PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgie Landis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pieru
vs
Landis

180 cm
31
184 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

180 cm
28
189 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georgie Landis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru fails with the takedown
and Landis counters with a nice uppercut.
Landis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pieru's head backwards.
Landis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pieru slips a jab from Landis.
Landis looks to land a right hand but Pieru moved out of range.
Landis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Landis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Pieru looking to score a takedown here. Landis is defending well but Pieru drives through and ends up in Landis's guard.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pieru throws an elbow that misses. Landis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Landis!
Landis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Landis trying to control but Pieru is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru looking for a sweep. Not yet Pieru, not yet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Georgie Landis wasn't active enough on the ground.

Pieru looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pieru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Landis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pieru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Landis wants to control but Pieru is keeping busy.
Pieru misses with a head shot. Landis uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Landis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pieru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Landis looking for a sweep. Not yet Landis, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pieru throws a strike but Landis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pieru wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Landis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pieru is trying to control the position but Landis postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landis's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pieru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pieru throws a big elbow that misses.
Pieru wants to control from the top but Landis keeps moving.
Pieru scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
Pieru postures up in Landis's guard and throws a big left but Landis blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pieru trying to control but Landis is working from the bottom.
Landis looking for a sweep. Not yet Landis, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pieru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Landis misses with a hook

and Pieru counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pieru.
Pieru works over Landis with some ground and pound from guard.
Landis trying to keep a closed guard but Pieru is proving a slippery customer.
Pieru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pieru working some strikes from top position.
George Pieru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Landis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pieru lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pieru postures up and lands a big shot to Landis's brow.
Landis keeping moving, preventing Pieru from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landis wants to sweep but no luck.
Pieru postures up.
Landis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pieru throws a big elbow that misses.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Landis has wrist control.
Pieru throws an elbow that misses. Landis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Landis!
Pieru is trying to hold Landis in close to prevent damage but Landis has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is trying to get back to full guard.
Pieru moves into full guard.
Landis preventing the sweep.
Pieru is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Landis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Landis has his hands on Pieru's head, controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Landis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pieru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pieru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pieru throws an elbow that misses. Landis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Landis!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pieru is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
Landis trying to control the position here.
Pieru lands a couple of digs.
Pieru has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pieru throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Landis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Pieru dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Horrible takedown by Pieru or perhaps it was just good defense by Landis which made him look bad.
Pieru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Landis throws out the jab.
Georgie Landis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pieru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Landis is fending him off so far but Pieru persists. Nope, Landis circles away and we're back to standing.

Landis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pieru, pushing him back against the cage.
Landis gets underhooks to prevent Pieru's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pieru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Landis manages to get underhooks.
Landis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Landis trying to control the position but instead, Pieru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Landis into the cage.
Landis gets underhooks to prevent Pieru's takedown attempt.

Pieru has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Landis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pieru misses with an elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru gets his hands free as Landis looks to control.
Pieru misses with punches from the back.
Pieru controlling well, preventing Landis from escaping the position.
Pieru not allowing Landis to control his hands.
Pieru is throwing shots to the body but Landis manages to wriggle free. Pieru pounces on him again and ends up in Landis's guard.
Pieru postures up in Landis's guard and throws a big left but Landis blocks it.
Pieru throws an elbow that misses. Landis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Landis!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Landis won't allow Pieru to sweep him here.
Georgie Landis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pieru is pulling down on Landis's head. It's preventing any offense from Landis, at least for the moment.
Pieru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Landis manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Landis has wrist control.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pieru throws an elbow that misses. Landis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Landis!
Pieru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Landis's guard.
Pieru connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru trying to control the position from guard on top but Landis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru working some strikes from top position.
Landis keeping moving, preventing Pieru from controlling successfully.
Landis pulls Pieru in close to his closed guard and prevents Pieru from doing any damage or advancing position.
George Pieru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pieru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pieru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pieru, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pieru!