PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Baldaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Luke Pierriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldaia comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Stoner's Anthem . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Baldaia
vs
Luke Pierriot

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diogo Baldaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Luke Pierriot!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierriot tries to clinch up.
No luck for Baldaia with that takedown attempt.
Baldaia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pierriot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baldaia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pierriot's head.
Pierriot is looking to clinch.
Pierriot throws a series of punches but Baldaia avoids them all with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baldaia!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pierriot enables Baldaia to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pierriot manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Baldaia prevents Pierriot from getting back to his feet.
Pierriot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baldaia is one step ahead there.
Baldaia wants to stand but Pierriot is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Diogo Baldaia wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Baldaia dips to his left and cracks Pierriot with an uppercut!
Baldaia throws a right and a left that Pierriot avoids nicely.
Baldaia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baldaia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pierriot swivels and escapes.
Baldaia shoots in looking for a takedown. Pierriot tries to sprawl out of it but Baldaia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pierriot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diogo Baldaia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baldaia scores with a hook to the body. Pierriot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice takedown defense from Pierriot. No joy for Baldaia on that attempt.
Baldaia throws a right hand that Pierriot ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierriot also avoids with ease.
Pierriot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baldaia tries to avoid it but Pierriot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baldaia to the ground. Baldaia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baldaia throws a right hand that Pierriot ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierriot also avoids with ease.
Baldaia doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierriot circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldaia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baldaia shoots in for a double leg but Pierriot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pierriot loads up on a big right hand but Baldaia slips the punch.
Diogo Baldaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Pierriot. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baldaia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pierriot slaps away a takedown attempt from Baldaia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baldaia is breathing heavily.
Baldaia misses with an uppercut. Pierriot saw that one coming.
Baldaia avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baldaia.
Pierriot throws a sloppy head kick and Baldaia moves out of range easily.
Baldaia throws a series of punches but Pierriot moves out of range.
Baldaia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierriot.
Baldaia throws the kick towards the body but Pierriot avoids it.
Pierriot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldaia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pierriot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierriot throws a series of punches but Baldaia avoids them all with ease.
Baldaia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baldaia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierriot was well out of range. Poor timing from Baldaia.
Pierriot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Baldaia looks for a takedown but Pierriot sprawls well.
Pierriot lands with an uppercut that bounces Baldaia off the cage and back into range.
Pierriot misses with a takedown attempt - Baldaia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Baldaia blocks a head kick by Pierriot.
Pierriot misses with a two punch combination.
Pierriot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierriot walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baldaia just misses with a punch to the body.

Baldaia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baldaia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pierriot is desperately trying to improve his position but Baldaia has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baldaia is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baldaia throws a series of punches but Pierriot moves out of range.
Baldaia misses with a wild body shot.
Baldaia works Pierriot's body with a nice hook.
Pierriot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Baldaia both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baldaia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baldaia misses with a two punch combination.
Baldaia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierriot circles away quickly and effectively.
A cross from Baldaia lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baldaia connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pierriot is defended easily by Baldaia.
Baldaia slips a jab from Pierriot.
A punch combination from Pierriot misses.
Baldaia throws a solid leg kick but Pierriot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baldaia.
Baldaia looks to land a combination. Pierriot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Baldaia gets the takedown into side control.
Pierriot struggling a bit here.
Pierriot is trying to work for a sweep but Baldaia has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldaia controlling from the full mount.
Pierriot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Baldaia stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Baldaia. Those never looked like landing.
Pierriot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baldaia connects with a right hand. Pierriot shakes it off.
Pierriot throws a series of punches but Baldaia avoids them all with ease.
Pierriot walks into a stiff left hand from Baldaia.
Pierriot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierriot is breathing heavily.

Baldaia drives through with a takedown into guard.

Baldaia stands and steps away. Pierriot gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baldaia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baldaia is defended easily by Pierriot.
Baldaia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldaia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierriot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baldaia lands with a right hand.
Baldaia is looking to chop away at Pierriot's legs.
Baldaia lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Baldaia.
Danga de danga de dang - Baldaia scores with a four punch combination!
Baldaia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierriot under the eye.
Baldaia jabs Pierriot to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierriot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baldaia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierriot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Pierriot.

Baldaia has managed to clinch.

Baldaia manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierriot moves forwards but Baldaia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baldaia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldaia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baldaia tries to bum rush Pierriot with a series of wild strikes but Pierriot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baldaia misses with a takedown attempt - Pierriot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierriot swinging wildly here.
Diogo Baldaia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierriot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldaia connects with a body shot that sends Pierriot's belly button to the back.
Baldaia feints a jab promting Pierriot to slip. Baldaia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pierriot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baldaia lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierriot is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baldaia.
Pierriot throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Baldaia to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Baldaia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Baldaia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Baldaia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baldaia duly obliges.
Pierriot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pierriot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierriot throws a nice looking combination but Baldaia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diogo Baldaia is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierriot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldaia circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierriot shoots in for a takedown but Baldaia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierriot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baldaia.
Pierriot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baldaia fails with a takedown attempt.
Baldaia scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierriot throws a series of punches but Baldaia moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Baldaia scores with a four punch combination!
Baldaia misses with a few strikes there.
Baldaia fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldaia connects with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Pierriot is predictable there
and Baldaia counters with a one-two to the body.
Baldaia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pierriot is defended easily by Baldaia.
Baldaia shoots in for a takedown but Pierriot shows good takedown defense.
Pierriot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baldaia throws a series of punches but Pierriot moves out of range.
Pierriot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierriot shoots in for a takedown but Baldaia shows good takedown defense.
Diogo Baldaia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Luke Pierriot.
Baldaia scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baldaia dips to his left and cracks Pierriot with an uppercut!
Pierriot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice sprawl there from Baldaia as Pierriot shoots in.
Nice jab there from Baldaia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldaia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baldaia lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baldaia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierriot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baldaia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baldaia shoots in and drives through. Pierriot sprawls well.
Baldaia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baldaia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Pierriot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baldaia looks to land a combination but Pierriot avoids it well.

Pierriot shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baldaia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Baldaia uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Baldaia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierriot tries to clinch up but Baldaia circles away and keeps his distance.
Baldaia misses with a body kick.
Baldaia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierriot misses with a two punch combination.
Baldaia tries to bum rush Pierriot with a series of wild strikes but Pierriot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baldaia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pierriot tries to bum rush Baldaia with a series of wild strikes but Baldaia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baldaia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Baldaia misses with the combination.
Baldaia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierriot.
Pierriot tries to clinch but Baldaia moves out of range.
Baldaia throws a good cross that connects.
Pierriot walks into a stiff left hand from Baldaia.
Baldaia misses with a two punch combination.
Pierriot doesn't manage to clinch there - Baldaia circles away.
Juan Luke Pierriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldaia is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldaia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baldaia duly obliges.
Baldaia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierriot misses with the combination.
Baldaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baldaia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierriot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baldaia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierriot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierriot works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Baldaia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pierriot did well to prevent Baldaia getting side control.
Diogo Baldaia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pierriot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierriot tries to roll over but Baldaia keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Baldaia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baldaia has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Baldaia!
Diogo Baldaia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.