PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shepard Pie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Lard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pie
vs
Lard

178 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Shepard Pie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Lard!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lard throws a sloppy head kick and Pie moves out of range easily.
Lard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pie circles away.
Pie shoots in looking for a takedown. Lard tries to sprawl out of it but Pie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Lard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pie sprawls well initially but Lard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Pie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Pie working for a triangle but Lard defends it easily.
Lard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Pie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Pie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Lard drops back looking for a leg! Pie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pie manages to kick Lard off! Lard jumps back into Pie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pie is working an open guard so Lard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lard moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lard feints and as Pie raises his hands in defense, Lard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pie is breathing heavily.
Lard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pie's guard.
Lard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lard drops back looking for a leg! Pie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pie manages to kick Lard off! Lard jumps back into Pie's guard.

Pie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lard wants to control from the top but Pie keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pie controls Lard momentarily but Lard frees himself.

Lard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lard takes a decent strike to the side of the head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lard wants to clinch up but Pie keeps it at a distance.
Lard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lard moves away from the strike by Pie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pie has his takedown stuffed

and Lard counters with a single leg into guard. Pie didn't expect that.
Pie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lard manages to get himself to full guard.
Lard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Pie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lard is striking but Pie is not phased and passes to half guard.
Lard wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

A close round but Harry Lard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lard with a poor takedown

and Pie counters with a takedown into side control.

Pie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pie in side control, throwing shots but Lard defends.
Pie prevents Lard from escaping the position.
Lard taking punishment in the form of punches.
Shepard Pie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Pie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lard wants to control but Pie postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lard has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lard defending against the ground and pound.
Lard tries to buck Pie off but Pie is having none of it.
Pie wants to control but Lard is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pie stuffs the takedown.

Lard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pie tries to bench press Lard off him but Lard keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lard tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pie's legs.

Lard decides to stand back up.
Lard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shepard Pie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Lard.
Pie shoots in looking for a takedown. Lard tries to sprawl out of it but Pie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pie fails with a takedown attempt.
Lard misses with a body kick.

Lard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lard wants to control from the top but Pie keeps moving.

Pie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lard trying to control the position from guard on top but Pie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pie's guard.
Lard trying to control the position from guard on top but Pie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

and Lard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pie!

Lard working for a submission but Pie is keeping him at bay.
Pie wants to hold on but Lard pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lard controlling from the full mount.
Lard lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Lard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Lard stuffs the takedown.
Lard tries to bum rush Pie with a series of wild strikes but Pie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lard shoots in for a double leg but Pie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Pie is defending against the submission attempts here by Lard.
Pie trying to control here.
Lard is keen to just control but Pie is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pie is staying active underneath Lard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Lard seems to be looking for submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lard throws a series of punches but Pie avoids them all with ease.
Lard is looking to clinch but Pie is avoiding it.
Pie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lard falls off balance throwing a combination

and Pie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lard!
You get the feeling that Lard really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lard tries to hold on but Pie pushes him away.
Lard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pie lands a heavy elbow.
Lard holds of for dear life.
Pie avoids the attempt from Lard to control.
Lard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lard looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lard looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lard is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pie is staying active.
Lard is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shepard Pie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pie scores with strikes from the back.

Pie is persistently looking for the submission but Lard is defending it well.
Pie is not going to allow Lard to sit and survive in this position.
Lard trying to get back to his feet but Pie is in full control for now.
Pie keeps control of the position as Lard tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pie loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Lard hold on?
Lard controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Pie looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Lard taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shepard Pie!