PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piero Panzanaro has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pirzmak
vs
Panzanaro

195 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
29
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzanaro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Panzanaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pirzmak.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pirzmak misses with a two punch combination.
Pirzmak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro misses with a two punch combination.
Panzanaro with a nice cross.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Pirzmak with a series of wild strikes but Pirzmak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Pirzmak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Panzanaro, pushing him back against the cage.
Pirzmak just leaning against Panzanaro, taking a breather.

Pirzmak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Panzanaro scores with a four punch combination!
Panzanaro throws a series of punches but Pirzmak moves out of range.
Panzanaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Panzanaro does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Panzanaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Pirzmak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzanaro slips a jab and a cross from Pirzmak.
Panzanaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pirzmak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pirzmak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panzanaro lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Panzanaro misses.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Pirzmak.
Panzanaro scores with a sloppy right hand. Pirzmak should have avoided that one.
Panzanaro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pirzmak shoots in for a double leg but Panzanaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pirzmak eats them both and turns towards Panzanaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pirzmak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Panzanaro breaks the clinch.

Pirzmak darts in and clinches Panzanaro up against the cage.
Pirzmak keeps control of Panzanaro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Panzanaro can't break the clinch.
Pirzmak tries to work over Panzanaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pirzmak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panzanaro feints a jab promting Pirzmak to slip. Panzanaro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pirzmak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pirzmak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Panzanaro catches Pirzmak right on the button with a cross.
Pirzmak looks to score with a jab to the body but Panzanaro is just out of range.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panzanaro lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
Panzanaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pirzmak.
Panzanaro lands with a right hand.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panzanaro connects with a jab.
Panzanaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pirzmak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pirzmak gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Panzanaro regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Panzanaro is looking to stand back up but Pirzmak counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Panzanaro.
Pirzmak throwing shots but Panzanaro is blocking nicely.
Panzanaro taking some punishment here, with Pirzmak in his half guard.
Panzanaro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pirzmak wants to control but Panzanaro is keeping him busy.
Panzanaro looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirzmak is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piero Panzanaro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mariusz Pirzmak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pirzmak fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirzmak circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro misses with the combination.
Panzanaro scores with a jab. Pirzmak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Pirzmak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pirzmak tries to clinch up but Panzanaro circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the liver by Panzanaro. Beautiful body shot.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panzanaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Panzanaro.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pirzmak circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirzmak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak misses with a body shot.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pirzmak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piero Panzanaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pirzmak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panzanaro moves away.
Panzanaro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Panzanaro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pirzmak tries to close the distance and clinch but Panzanaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pirzmak is looking to wear down Panzanaro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Panzanaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pirzmak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panzanaro.

Pirzmak is rocked!
Pirzmak finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Panzanaro's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Pirzmak falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piero Panzanaro!