PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massive Boner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pidasso comes to the cage accompanied by Lollipop Remix. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pidasso
vs
Boner

176 cm
28
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stu Pidasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Massive Boner!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pidasso as he jumps to the side.
Boner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pidasso counters with a shoot takedown. Boner fights it but they end up in guard.
Boner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pidasso manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pidasso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boner trying to control the position from guard on top but Pidasso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Boner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pidasso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pidasso looking for a guillotine here but Boner defends easily.
Pidasso doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pidasso keeping moving, preventing Boner from controlling successfully.
Pidasso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pidasso isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boner stacks Pidasso on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Boner!
Pidasso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Boner crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Boner are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pidasso is looking to regain half guard here but Boner keeps moving and retains side control.
Pidasso tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boner presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Boner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Boner thowing shots but they're missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Pidasso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pidasso is trying desperately to improve position.
Boner trying to control but Pidasso is having none of it.
Pidasso manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Pidasso, under a barage of strikes from Boner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pidasso is trying to control but can't.
Pidasso is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Boner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pidasso defending well though.
Boner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boner wants to control but Pidasso is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pidasso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boner is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pidasso gets the takedown into side control.

Pidasso is trying to get an arm triangle but Boner is defending well.
Boner throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Boner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pidasso working away.
Boner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pidasso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso cracks Boner with a big right hand but Boner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pidasso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pidasso working the head and body with strikes.
Pidasso advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boner is working to get back to half guard.
Pidasso controlling his opponent.
Boner regains half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pidasso wants to work for an arm triangle but Boner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boner is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stu Pidasso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Boner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pidasso counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pidasso leaves Boner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pidasso leaves Boner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stu Pidasso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Massive Boner.
Pidasso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pidasso digs a good hook to Boner's body.
Boner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pidasso avoids it really well and circles away.
Boner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pidasso avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boner has a takedown stuffed.
Boner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pidasso moves away.
Boner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boner throws a leg kick
and Pidasso counters with a one-two to the body.
Pidasso slaps away a takedown attempt from Boner, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Pidasso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Pidasso is trying to get an arm triangle but Boner is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pidasso off and has taken his back!
Boner is trying to stick to Pidasso's back but Pidasso is turning into Boner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Boner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pidasso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boner trying to control the position.
Pidasso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boner's guard.

Pidasso seems to be working for a kimura but Boner defends the submission attempt.
Boner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pidasso is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pidasso in particular looking to stall.

Boner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pidasso scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Pidasso.
Boner wants to control but Pidasso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pidasso lands a couple of digs.
Pidasso is pushing down on Boner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boner is fighting to maintain full guard but Pidasso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boner trying to control from the bottom.
Boner is refusing to be controlled, as Pidasso sits in half guard.
Pidasso is pressing down on Boner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boner is holding on for now.
Boner is in trouble now - Pidasso has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pidasso working for a submission but Boner is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boner is working to get back to half guard.

Pidasso looking to secure an arm triangle but Boner defends it well.
Boner working to try and regain half guard.
Boner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pidasso blocks Boner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pidasso dominating with strikes here.
Boner tries to lock up and control but Pidasso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pidasso unloading with bombs!

It looks like Massive Boner has been cut.

Boner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pidasso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Pidasso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Massive Boner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boner thows a leg kick but Pidasso checks it
and Pidasso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boner thows a leg kick but Pidasso checks it
and Pidasso counters with a nice uppercut.
Boner misses with a leg kick
and Pidasso counters with a stiff right hand.
Boner fails to land the takedown.
Boner tries to land a leg kick but Pidasso saw it coming and moves away.
Boner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pidasso can pounce on him.
Pidasso scoring well with a low kick there.
Boner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pidasso counters with a straight right hand.

Boner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pidasso 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.
Pidasso regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pidasso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boner thows a huge punch but Pidasso dodges it nicely.
Boner trying to control from half guard but Pidasso is working away.
Pidasso wants to get back to full guard.
Pidasso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pidasso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boner wants to take a breather but Pidasso is having none of it.
Pidasso trying to hold on to Boner's head to control him but Boner postures up.
Pidasso controlling the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boner throws a leg kick

and Pidasso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pidasso drags the fight down to the ground.
Pidasso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boner.
Stu Pidasso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pidasso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boner defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pidasso is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pidasso is keeping the position for now.
Boner trying to control the position from guard on top but Pidasso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boner looking to sit in guard and control but Pidasso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pidasso forces his way into half guard.
Boner wants to get back to full guard.
Boner punching from the bottom.

Pidasso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Boner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pidasso.

Boner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pidasso pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pidasso moves nicely into side control.
Pidasso trying to control the action but Boner is working from the bottom.
Boner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stu Pidasso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pidasso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boner tries to bench press Pidasso off him but Pidasso keeps the position.

Pidasso tries for a kimura but Boner is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boner is looking for a sweep.
Massive Boner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stu Pidasso.
Well Pidasso 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Pidasso!