PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierdot (ranked 4796 p4p, 4794 weight class) and Yuri Kazushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pierdot
vs
Kazushi

188 cm
25
177
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Pierdot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Kazushi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazushi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kazushi stuffs the takedown.
Kazushi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierdot.
Pierdot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kazushi defends it nicely.
As Pierdot backs off Kazushi throws a huge counter combo but Pierdot manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierdot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierdot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazushi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierdot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kazushi.
It looked like Pierdot was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Pierdot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kazushi is looking for a sweep.
Kazushi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pierdot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierdot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kazushi keeps working.
Kazushi tries to improve position but can't.
Pierdot controlling from side mount.
Kazushi tries to buck Pierdot off but Pierdot is having none of it.
Pierdot misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pierdot is looking to take a break and control but Kazushi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kazushi's face as Pierdot controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazushi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pierdot's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pierdot wants to take a breather but Kazushi is having none of it.
Pierdot is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kazushi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Pierdot gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pierdot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierdot wants it to stay on the feet.
Kazushi avoids the head kick by Pierdot.
Pierdot tries to clinch there but Kazushi circles away.
Pierdot keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierdot is looking to counter the offense by Kazushi and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierdot moves into range and clinches up with Kazushi.
Kazushi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pierdot is defending well.

Pierdot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazushi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierdot circles away.
Kazushi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kazushi doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierdot circles away.
Pierdot moves in looking to clinch but Kazushi pushes him off.
Pierdot sets himself, and Kazushi steps forward looking for the clinch! Pierdot avoids it this time.

Pierdot moves into the clinch.
Kazushi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierdot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kazushi looking for a takedown.
Kazushi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pierdot just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kazushi's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kazushi letting Pierdot take a breather here.

Kazushi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pierdot has Kazushi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kazushi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierdot.
Kazushi tries to pull guard but Pierdot holds him up against the cage and eventually Kazushi drops back down to his feet.
Kazushi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pierdot to keep the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazushi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pierdot prevents it.
Kazushi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pierdot moves in looking to clinch but Kazushi pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierdot.

Kazushi moves into range and clinches up with Pierdot.
Kazushi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pierdot walks away with a smile on his face. Kazushi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kazushi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierdot tries to avoid it but Kazushi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierdot to the ground. Pierdot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierdot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazushi can do to turn this around?
Pierdot tries to clinch up.
Pierdot wants to clinch but Kazushi slips to the side
and Kazushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Pierdot. No joy for Kazushi on that attempt.
Pierdot is looking for a counter combo.
Jean Pierdot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Kazushi.
Nice takedown defense from Kazushi. No joy for Pierdot on that attempt.
Kazushi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pierdot.
Pierdot leaves Kazushi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Pierdot with that takedown attempt.
Kazushi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierdot is fending him off so far but Kazushi persists. Nope, Pierdot circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierdot shoots in for a double leg but Kazushi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Pierdot closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pierdot is trying to pull guard but Kazushi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kazushi fails to pull guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierdot.

Kazushi breaks from the clinch.
Kazushi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kazushi is breathing heavily.
Pierdot throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierdot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pierdot.
Kazushi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kazushi leaves Pierdot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierdot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jean Pierdot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazushi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierdot defends it nicely.
Kazushi misses with a takedown attempt - Pierdot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierdot tries to close the distance and clinch but Kazushi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierdot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierdot wants to clinch.

Pierdot clinches.
Pierdot holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Kazushi manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi tries to clinch but Pierdot is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Kazushi.
Pierdot throws a head kick that misses.
Pierdot checks a low kick from Kazushi.
Pierdot stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazushi. Kazushi gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierdot leaves Kazushi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Pierdot. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazushi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierdot.

Kazushi pushes Pierdot up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Pierdot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pierdot looks to land a body kick but Kazushi moved away.
And Kazushi tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierdot pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pierdot misses with a takedown attempt - Kazushi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kazushi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierdot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazushi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierdot swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazushi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kazushi is defended easily by Pierdot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kazushi takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierdot tries to pull guard but Kazushi holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierdot drops back down to his feet.
Kazushi is trying to pull guard but Pierdot has him pressed against the cage.

Kazushi pulls guard.
Pierdot looking to sit in guard and control but Kazushi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kazushi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kazushi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierdot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pierdot moves into the clinch successfully.
Pierdot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kazushi manages to break the clinch.

Kazushi closes the distance and clinches.
Kazushi trying to land knees to the body.
Pierdot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kazushi up against the cage.
Pierdot looking for a takedown.

Pierdot breaks from the clinch.
Jean Pierdot is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazushi shoots for a double leg takedown but Pierdot sprawls well. He's pushed Kazushi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pierdot went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kazushi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierdot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Pierdot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Pierdot clinches up against the cage.

Pierdot gets control of Kazushi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pierdot will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kazushi wants to pass the guard but Pierdot is keeping the position.
Pierdot trying to control the position.
Pierdot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pierdot trying to keep a closed guard but Kazushi is proving a slippery customer.
Kazushi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierdot has Kazushi pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kazushi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierdot tries to avoid it but Kazushi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierdot to the ground. Pierdot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Pierdot wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pierdot dives in and grabs Kazushi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kazushi pushes down on Pierdot's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierdot shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kazushi but Kazushi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazushi throws a nice looking combination but Pierdot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuri Kazushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Pierdot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazushi looks to land a combination but Pierdot avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Kazushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pierdot has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pierdot!