PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Pierre (ranked 1316 p4p, 557 weight class) and Antti Railio (ranked 58 p4p, 34 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Pierre
vs
Railio

193 cm
28
264
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
30
260
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Pierre !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Railio. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Railio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Railio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre misses with a shot to the body
and Railio counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws the left hand but Railio avoids the punch easily.
Pierre lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Railio looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Pierre swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Railio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pierre scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Pierre .
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Railio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Railio throws a right hand that misses
and Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Railio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierre misses with a hook. Railio ducked under it nicely.
Railio throws an off balance right hand
and Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a right hand that misses
and Railio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antti Railio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Railio at a distance.
Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pierre cracks Railio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Railio manages to avoid it.
Pierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre looks to throw the jab but Railio is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Railio misses with a hook to the body
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Antti Railio's cut even more.

Pierre drops Railio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Railio looks back up at him and smiles so Pierre waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Railio! But no joy.
Railio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've been told by Pierre 's head coaches at Brotherhood MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Railio connects with a body shot that sends Pierre 's belly button to the back.
Railio swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Railio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Railio finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre 's head.
Railio throws a hook to the side of Pierre 's head but Pierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Railio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Railio throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Railio missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Pierre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Railio misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Railio misses with an uppercut
and Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Railio moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Railio! But no joy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Railio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pierre has got the better of the exchanges.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Railio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Railio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre .
Pierre appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Railio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Pierre scores with the left hand. Railio knows he should have avoided that one.

The cut above Antti Railio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A shot to the body from Railio misses
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Railio scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jacques Pierre 's cut is getting worse.
Railio cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jacques Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre cracks a nice hook into Railio's ribs.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Railio.
Railio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierre .
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Railio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierre misses the target.
Railio throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Railio misses the target.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Railio looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Railio lands the left hand.

Jacques Pierre 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Pierre lands a left and a right that send Railio crashing to the mat, dazed. Pierre thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Railio. Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Railio misses with a body punch
and Pierre counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Pierre !
Our winner, Jacques Pierre , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.