PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 25109 p4p, 192 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 15381 p4p, 178 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pierno's choice of entrance music: Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Boy Harris
vs
Pierno

199 cm
41
197 lbs
29 - 40 - 0

180 cm
42
175 lbs
38 - 36 - 2

World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 40 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 36 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris thumps Pierno with a low kick.
Pierno moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Pierno takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Pierno throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harris takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Harris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a combination but Pierno avoids it well.

Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Pierno is trying to push Harris away but Harris has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pierno tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris lands a right hand.
Pierno is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Pierno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pierno tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the ropes.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pierno managing to block the knees to the body from Harris.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.

Pierno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Harris tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris moves into the clinch.

Pierno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baby Boy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris avoids the body shot from Pierno.
A little feinted left hand from Harris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Pierno tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pierno prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris gets through Pierno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Pierno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris looks to land a combination. Pierno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Boy Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harris scores with a decent looking hook.

Harris drives through and clinches with Pierno against the ropes.
Harris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.

Pierno breaks the clinch.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Harris has Pierno up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris lands a nice elbow.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Pierno blocks with his arms.
Pierno has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pierno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pierno tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Harris.
Baby Boy Harris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Pierno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Pierno lands a glancing blow to the side of Harris's head.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris scores with a nice head shot.
Harris avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Harris lands with a good body shot.
A left and a right from Harris both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Pierno's torso.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierno misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Pierno wants to clinch.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pierno is able to avoid easily.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Pierno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harris lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Boy Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris tries to clinch up but Pierno circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
Pierno is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris lands with a cross.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Pierno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harris prevents Pierno from breaking the clinch.
Harris misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno is trying to break free.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierno blocks it with crossed arms.
Pierno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Pierno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pierno blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierno blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Harris - that landed with a thud.
Baby Boy Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierno tries to break free but Harris pushes him back against the ropes.
Harris throws an elbow that misses.
Harris lands a nice knee to the body.

Pierno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Pierno gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Harris keeps control of Pierno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Boy Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Boy Harris!
An out of breath Baby Boy Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.