PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Powell
vs
Cierra

200 cm
29
248 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

197 cm
31
285 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cierra!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cierra has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.

Cierra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cierra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cierra staying calm.
Powell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell wants to control but Cierra postures up.
Cierra is looking to take a break and control but Powell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Powell trying his best to control but Cierra has mounted him.
Powell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Powell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell wants to hold on but Cierra pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cierra fails to move to back control.
Cierra controlling the pace for now.
Powell tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cierra is working for a guillotine from mount but Powell frees his head quite easily.
Powell tries to reverse the position but Cierra maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Cierra is looking to work his way around to Powell's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Powell tries to hold on but Cierra postures up.
Cierra controlling from mount.
Powell is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four 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.
Cierra looking to control but Powell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Powell tries to lock up and control but Cierra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cierra controlling the pace for now.
Cierra wants to control the pace but Powell is squirming around nicely.
Powell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cierra wants to hit a switch here but Powell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cierra there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Cierra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Cierra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Powell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cierra stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Cierra won't allow Powell to get back to his feet.
Powell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cierra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cierra slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cierra is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Powell is trying to get back to full guard.

Cierra is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cierra is keen to just control but Powell is a slippery customer.
Cierra prevents Powell from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cierra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cierra's corner calls for a 1-2. Cierra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Powell swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Cierra forces Powell back against the cage and clinches.
Powell lands a nice uppercut.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cierra backwards.
Powell is looking to control Cierra's arms but Cierra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powell has his back to the cage.

Cierra has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Powell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cierra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powell wants to control his opponent's hands but Cierra gets his hands free.
Cierra controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra keeps control of the position as Powell tries to break free.
Powell is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cierra wants to control but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Powell just trying to survive but Cierra is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Powell's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Powell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carlos Cierra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Cierra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Powell regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cierra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Cierra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Powell clinches with his opponent.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cierra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Powell prevents a body shot from Cierra.
Powell blocks a body shot from Cierra.
Cierra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cierra misses with a punch on the inside.
Cierra is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cierra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell presses Cierra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Cierra has picked Powell up - he's going for a ride! Cierra dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Powell tries to get to full guard but Cierra has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is working hard here to advance position.
Cierra is trying to control the action in half guard but Powell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cierra content to control rather than advance.
Cierra is continuing to stall.
Powell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cierra is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Powell is staying active underneath Cierra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Love-Hate Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell delivers a nice body kick.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cierra doesn't seem bothered though.
Cierra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powell with a hook.

It looks like Carlos Cierra has been cut.
Powell misses with a head kick.
Cierra scores with a head kick. Powell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Powell gets tackled into the cage by Cierra. Cierra maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cierra.
A short right from Powell.
Cierra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cierra managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell stalls.
Cierra managing to block the knees to the body from Powell.
Powell pushes Cierra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlos Cierra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cierra lands an elbow inside.
Powell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cierra landing knees to the head.
Powell misses with a punch to the body.
Powell is struggling to control the position.
Cierra missing with knees to the body.
Powell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cierra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cierra looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Cierra controls his hands.
Love-Hate Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cierra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Powell's face.
Cierra looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cierras head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cierra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cierra's elbow.
Cierra misses with a knee to the head.
Cierra prevents a body shot from Powell.
Cierra stalling in the clinch but Powell improves position.
Powell misses with the head strike.
Cierra misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Cierra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cierra 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Cierra!
Carlos Cierra thanked the fans post fight for their support.