PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piza Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batman Bin Suparman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batman Bin Suparman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pie
vs
Bin Suparman

225 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piza Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batman Bin Suparman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pie throws a front kick aimed at Bin Suparman's knee but Bin Suparman avoids it well.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick from Pie.
Pie slips under a jab from Bin Suparman.
Pie is looking to chop away at Bin Suparman's legs.
Bin Suparman looks to land a combination but Pie avoids it well.
A big right from Bin Suparman misses.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range.
Pie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bin Suparman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pie doesn't seem bothered though.
Pie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range.
Pie avoids the body shot from Bin Suparman.
Pie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pie misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Suparman throws a hook to the side of Pie's head but Pie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bin Suparman is looking to clinch.
Bin Suparman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin Suparman checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Suparman swings for the body but Pie moves out of range.
Bin Suparman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bin Suparman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pie manages to avoid it.
Bin Suparman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pie connects with a solid leg kick.
Bin Suparman moves out of range of the leg kick from Pie.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bin Suparman blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bin Suparman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bin Suparman misses the shot to the body.
Pie tried to score with a low kick but Bin Suparman checks it.
Bin Suparman moves in looking to clinch but Pie pushes him off.
Pie throws a leg kick that misses.
Bin Suparman misses with an uppercut.
Pie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bin Suparman is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bin Suparman missing with a left hand there. Pie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Suparman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pie tries to work over Bin Suparman's front leg with a kick but Bin Suparman checks it.
Bin Suparman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pie was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman thows a body shot but no joy.
Pie defending well as Bin Suparman loads up on a big left hand.
Piza Pie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range and Pie settles back down.
Pie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bin Suparman.
A telegraphed right hand from Bin Suparman misses the target.
Pie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range and Pie settles back down.
Bin Suparman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Bin Suparman closes the distance and clinches.
Bin Suparman blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bin Suparman has Pie pressed against the cage, preventing Pie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Bin Suparman - that landed with a thud.
Bin Suparman taking a breather.
Pie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bin Suparman misses with an elbow strike.
Pie has had enough of the clinch but Bin Suparman keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bin Suparman managing to block the knees to the body from Pie.

Pie manages to break the clinch.
Pie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie tries a low kick but Bin Suparman avoids it.
Bin Suparman checks a leg kick.
Pie misses with a head kick.
Pie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bin Suparman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick from Pie.
Bin Suparman loads up on a big right hand but Pie slips the punch.
Bin Suparman checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Batman Bin Suparman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bin Suparman avoids the head kick by Pie.
Bin Suparman lands a nice looking body shot.
Pie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pie tries a low kick but Bin Suparman avoids it.
Bin Suparman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bin Suparman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pie throws a front kick aimed at Bin Suparman's knee but Bin Suparman avoids it well.
Bin Suparman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bin Suparman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bin Suparman looks to score with a jab to the body but Pie is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Suparman. Pie does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Pie misses.
Pie tried to score with a low kick but Bin Suparman checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie tries to work over Bin Suparman's front leg with a kick but Bin Suparman checks it.
Pie throws out a leg kick but Bin Suparman moves out of range and Pie only half commits.
Pie walks into a left hand.
Pie throws a low kick but Bin Suparman avoids it.
Pie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin Suparman.
Pie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin Suparman. Pie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pie slips a straight right by Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pie back to the cage. Bin Suparman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pie throws a head kick but Bin Suparman moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pie.
Bin Suparman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pie.
A jab from Bin Suparman misses.
Pie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bin Suparman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pie rather than just go for the knockout.
Bin Suparman just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pie.
Bin Suparman misses with a double jab.
Pie throws a low kick, looking for Bin Suparman's leg but Bin Suparman calmly moves out of range.
Pie throws a low kick, looking for Bin Suparman's leg but Bin Suparman calmly moves out of range.
Bin Suparman throws the left hand but Pie avoids the punch easily.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pie throws a chopping leg kick but Bin Suparman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bin Suparman takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Bin Suparman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pie.
Bin Suparman checks a leg kick.
Pie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Suparman blocks a low kick nicely.
Bin Suparman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pie counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pie, right into the meat.
Bin Suparman blocks a head kick by Pie.
Bin Suparman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin Suparman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bin Suparman checks a low kick from Pie.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pie throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman checks it.
Bin Suparman blocks a low kick nicely.
Bin Suparman takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Bin Suparman throws a body punch but Pie moves out of range.
Bin Suparman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bin Suparman misses with a straight left.
Pie throws a head kick that Bin Suparman semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman works Pie's body with a nice hook.
Bin Suparman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bin Suparman swings widly with a right hand
and Pie counters with an inside leg kick.

Bin Suparman rushes Pie and presses him up against the cage.
Bin Suparman slowing the pace effectively.
Bin Suparman throws an elbow that misses.
Bin Suparman controlling the action here for a moment.
Bin Suparman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bin Suparman is stalling here.

Pie breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Piza Pie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bin Suparman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pie.

Bin Suparman forces Pie back against the cage and clinches.
Pie avoids the elbow strike from Bin Suparman, against the cage.
Bin Suparman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pie avoids the elbow strike from Bin Suparman, against the cage.
Pie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pie breaks from the clinch.
Bin Suparman throws a jab but it's blocked by Pie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Suparman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bin Suparman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pie counters with a big head kick but Bin Suparman shrugs it off.
A left lands for Bin Suparman.
Pie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bin Suparman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bin Suparman swings for the body but Pie moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Suparman tries to close the distance and clinch but Pie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bin Suparman checks a leg kick nicely.
Pie throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman moved away.
Bin Suparman moves in looking to clinch but Pie pushes him off.
Bin Suparman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pie can pounce on him.
Bin Suparman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bin Suparman misses with a wild body shot.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bin Suparman checks the leg kick.
Pie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bin Suparman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pie tries a low kick but Bin Suparman avoids it.
Pie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range and Pie settles back down.
Bin Suparman moves in looking to clinch but Pie pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pie wants to land a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range.
Pie lands with a slapping head kick.
Pie throws out a leg kick but Bin Suparman moves out of range and Pie only half commits.
Bin Suparman looks to land a combination but Pie avoids it well.
Pie throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman moved away.
Bin Suparman blocks a leg kick.
Bin Suparman swings for the body but Pie moves out of range.
Bin Suparman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pie connects with a leg kick. Bin Suparman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bin Suparman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pie counters with a good low kick that Bin Suparman was not able to check.

Bin Suparman moves into the clinch.
Bin Suparman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Pie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Suparman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pie throws a low kick but Bin Suparman moves out of range easily.
Pie throws a leg kick but Bin Suparman moved away.

Bin Suparman closes the distance and clinches.
Bin Suparman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bin Suparman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pie's brow.
Bin Suparman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pie avoids a wild elbow strike from Bin Suparman.
Bin Suparman lands a nice shot to the body.

Pie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Suparman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch up.
Bin Suparman takes a swing at Pie's ribcage but misses.
Pie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bin Suparman's sensitive parts.
Pie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bin Suparman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Bin Suparman blocks the leg kick.
Pie misses with a low kick.
Pie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Piza Pie is winning the standup battle so far.
Bin Suparman tries to clinch but Pie moves out of range.
Bin Suparman thows a body shot but no joy.
Pie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bin Suparman is out of range and Pie settles back down.
Bin Suparman digs a good body shot into Pie's ribs.

Bin Suparman clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Piza Pie.
I think Pie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Piza Pie!