PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Constantin Toussaint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toussaint
vs
Pierre

177 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Constantin Toussaint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ruben Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toussaint throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toussaint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruben Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toussaint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toussaint throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre blocks the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.
Pierre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Toussaint's shoulder, as Toussaint tries to avoid the shot.
Toussaint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toussaint throws a head kick that misses.
Toussaint throws a series of punches but Pierre avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre lands a jab.
Toussaint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Toussaint misses with a hook
and Pierre counters with an inside leg kick.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre throws a lazy uppercut
and Toussaint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruben Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Toussaint slips the punch.
Toussaint moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Toussaint throws a leg kick which misses Pierre's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierre tries to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Toussaint.

Pierre is rocked!

It looks like Ruben Pierre has been cut.
Toussaint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Toussaint finish him?
Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Toussaint's front leg but catches the back leg as Toussaint tries to avoid it.
Pierre seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Toussaint.
A punch combination from Toussaint misses.
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!
Pierre lands with an overhand left.
Pierre connects with a right hand. Toussaint shakes it off.
Toussaint takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint throws a hook to the side of Pierre's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Toussaint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Pierre tenderised Toussaint's leg. Toussaint is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toussaint is looking to score with low kicks.
Toussaint moves out of range of the body kick from Pierre.
Toussaint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Toussaint misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick from Toussaint misses.
Pierre slips a jab and a cross from Toussaint.
Toussaint moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Toussaint shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toussaint cracks Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toussaint connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Toussaint throws a push kick but Pierre slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint closes the distance and clinches up with Pierre, looking for a takedown. Toussaint pushes Pierre against the cage but Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toussaint is breathing heavily.
Pierre moves out of range as Toussaint throws a body kick.
Toussaint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toussaint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pierre scores with a three punch combo!
Pierre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toussaint looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toussaint misses with a kick to the body.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Toussaint throws a body kick that misses.
Toussaint throws a sloppy head kick and Pierre moves out of range easily.
Pierre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Toussaint had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pierre thumps Toussaint with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre tests Toussaint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierre lands a jab to the head.
Toussaint throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toussaint on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toussaint is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toussaint on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pierre. Pierre obviously looking to wear him down.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toussaint manages to avoid it.
Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierre. That snapped Toussaint's head back.
Toussaint misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toussaint misses with a double jab
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toussaint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pierre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toussaint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Toussaint counters with a three punch combo that has Pierre backing up. Pierre nods at Toussaint to acknowledge the strikes.
Pierre checks a low kick from Toussaint.
Pierre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Toussaint backs up against the cage.
Toussaint gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierre.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Toussaint might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toussaint.
Toussaint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Constantin Toussaint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierre throws a series of punches but Toussaint avoids them all with ease.
Ruben Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toussaint takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toussaint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toussaint scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierre lands with a cross.
Toussaint scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Pierre.
Pierre throws a right and a left that Toussaint avoids nicely.
Toussaint goes for a double leg but Pierre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pierre continues to drive forward.
Pierre working aggressively here.
Toussaint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Pierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Toussaint uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pierre manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toussaint was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Toussaint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toussaint throws a leg kick but Pierre checks it.
Toussaint misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Toussaint darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Toussaint thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely.
Pierre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toussaint.
Toussaint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toussaint throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Toussaint seems to be working for a kimura but Pierre defends the submission attempt.
Toussaint throwing shots but Pierre is blocking nicely.
Toussaint thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely.
Pierre tries to roll over but Toussaint keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Toussaint is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Toussaint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toussaint.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Toussaint scores with a jab.
Pierre misses with the combination.
Toussaint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierre takes a swing at Toussaint's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruben Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruben Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
Toussaint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Toussaint staying out of range there.
Pierre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toussaint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Toussaint misses with the combination.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierre connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre works over Toussaint's head and body with a nice combination.
Toussaint tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toussaint drops his hands momentarily and Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Toussaint.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toussaint throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toussaint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toussaint looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Pierre.
Pierre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toussaint.
Toussaint throws a combination that misses
letting Pierre counter with a right hand.
Pierre scores with a leg kick.
Pierre jabs Toussaint right on the nose. Toussaint blinks but takes it well.
Toussaint takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pierre there.
Toussaint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Pierre with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Pierre.
Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre dodges the punch combination from Toussaint.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Toussaint.
Pierre scores with a jab to the head.
Toussaint swinging wildly here.
Toussaint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toussaint takes one on the button.
Pierre lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toussaint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre cracks the inside of Toussaint's front leg.
Pierre throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Toussaint.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pierre.
Toussaint throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierre's waist but Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Toussaint off to one side.
Toussaint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pierre.
Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierre checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toussaints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toussaint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pierre misses with a head kick.
Toussaint throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toussaint's knee momentarily.
A good leg kick by Pierre.
Toussaint with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierre to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Toussaint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Toussaint throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toussaint takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Toussaint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pierre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierre feints and then cracks Toussaint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toussaint down.
Pierre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre thuds his shin into the meat of Toussaint's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toussaint will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Pierre!