PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gomer Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pyle comes into the arena with The Marines' Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Mercurius has chosen Amplifier - The Wave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pyle
vs
Mercurius

183 cm
31
182 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

181 cm
33
180 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gomer Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercurius throws a jab when Pyle was well out of range.
Mercurius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Mercurius.
Mercurius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mercurius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pyle.
A head kick misses from Mercurius.
Mercurius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercurius's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercurius counters with a straight right hand.
Pyle misses with a head kick.
Mercurius scores with a jab to the head.
Mercurius misses with a straight left.
Mercurius misses with a low kick.

Pyle forces Mercurius back against the cage and clinches.
Mercurius lands a body punch.
Mercurius tries a body shot but Pyle blocks it.
Mercurius misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mercurius.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mercurius.
Mercurius tries to break free but Pyle pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pyle lands an uppercut.

Mercurius manages to break the clinch.
Mercurius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Pyle drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mercurius trying to control the position.
Mercurius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercurius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mercurius looking for a sweep. Not yet Mercurius, not yet.
Mercurius pulls Pyle in to control the position.
Mercurius trying to control the position.
Mercurius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyle is trying to control the position but Mercurius postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pyle trying to control the position.
Mercurius preventing the sweep.
Mercurius throws a big elbow that misses.

Pyle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mercurius is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pyle.
Sloppy strikes there by Mercurius.
Pyle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle gets back to half guard.
Mercurius prevents Pyle from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercurius working over Pyle with some ground and pound. Pyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mercurius drops an elbow to the side of Pyle's head.
Pyle is trying to control but can't.
Mercurius is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mercurius controlling the action here.
Mercurius scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pyle tries to get to full guard but Mercurius has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle is working hard here to advance position.

Mercurius seems to be working for a kimura but Pyle defends the submission attempt.
Mercurius wants to take a breather but Pyle is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyle is looking for a sweep. Mercurius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mercurius wants to free his trapped foot but Pyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pyle is looking to control Mercurius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pyle avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Mercurius is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pyle has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Mercurius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pyle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gomer Pyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Mercurius.
A jab from Pyle misses.
Pyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Mercurius does no damage.
Mercurius with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercurius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pyle scrambles back to his feet.
Mercurius scores with a punch to the head.

Pyle is rocked!
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Pyle.
Mercurius throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyle.
A big left from Pyle misses.
Pyle throws a body punch but Mercurius moves out of range.
Pyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurius lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercurius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyle.
Mercurius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pyle shoots in for a takedown but Mercurius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pyle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mercurius sprawls well initially but Pyle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mercurius defending well though.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping busy.
Mercurius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercurius moves into full guard.
Mercurius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyle stopping the sweep attempt from Mercurius.
Pyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pyle working some strikes from top position.
Pyle 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.
Mercurius wants to sweep but no luck.
Mercurius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mercurius might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pyle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rocky Mercurius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mercurius is pulling down on Pyle's head to control his posture.

Rocky Mercurius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mercurius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercurius takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercurius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pyle misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyle. Mercurius does a little dance to reset his feet.

Pyle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mercurius's guard.
Pyle preventing the sweep.
Pyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pyle connects with a couple of short punches.
Pyle throwing strikes from guard but Mercurius blocks nicely.
Pyle landing with the ground and pound.
Mercurius has momentary wrist control but Pyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercurius keeping moving, preventing Pyle from controlling successfully.
Mercurius 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.
Mercurius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pyle preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing strikes but missing.
Pyle distracts Mercurius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercurius lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pyle!
Pyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pyle gets back to half guard.
Mercurius prevents Pyle from improving his position.
Mercurius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mercurius is trying to control. Pyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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 Gomer Pyle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A telegraphed right hand from Mercurius misses the target.

Pyle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mercurius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pyle is keeping the position for now.
Mercurius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pyle is proving hard to escape from.
Mercurius throwing strikes from guard but Pyle blocks nicely.
Mercurius postures up and lands a big shot to Pyle's brow.
Pyle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mercurius puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pyle wants to improve his position but Mercurius is controlling well.
Mercurius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercurius is looking to advance position but Pyle won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping him busy.
Mercurius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mercurius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pyle wants to control but Mercurius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping him busy.
Pyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mercurius.
Mercurius wants to control but Pyle is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pyle won't allow Mercurius to pass to mount.
Mercurius is looking to take a break and control but Pyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mercurius enables Pyle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mercurius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Mercurius controls Pyle momentarily but Pyle frees himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Mercurius is retaining full guard.
Pyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pyle postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Mercurius looking for a guillotine here but Pyle defends easily.
Pyle being controlled here momentarily.
Pyle connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pyle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Pyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mercurius keeping moving, preventing Pyle from controlling successfully.
Mercurius pulls Pyle in close to prevent any damage.
Mercurius is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pyle postures up in Mercurius's guard and throws a big left but Mercurius blocks it.
Pyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius has momentary wrist control but Pyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Mercurius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mercurius is keen to just control but Pyle is a slippery customer.
Pyle wants to get back to full guard.

Pyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pyle is looking for a sweep. Mercurius is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like Mercurius is going to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius is controlling the pace.

Pyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mercurius pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercurius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
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