PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Krom
vs
Pieru

180 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
182 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Krom ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pieru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pieru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krom.

Pieru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krom sprawls well initially but Pieru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pieru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krom is trying to stand up here but Pieru is controlling him well.
Pieru looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krom is looking to escape.
Pieru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krom's head.
Krom tries to kick Pieru off but Pieru keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krom but Krom pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom throws a jab when Pieru was well out of range.

Pieru looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pieru is controlling him.
Pieru throwing strikes but missing.
Krom wants to stand and escape but Pieru is having none of it.
Pieru cracks Krom with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krom has his feet on Pieru's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Good exchange - Pieru coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pieru.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
Pieru dives in and grabs Krom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krom pushes down on Pieru's head and hops out.

Pieru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krom did well to prevent Pieru getting side control.
Pieru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pieru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Krom kicks off Pieru and gets to his feet.
Pieru walks into a stiff left hand from Krom.
Krom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krom throws out a loose jab but Pieru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom lands a nice shot to the body.
Krom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pieru.
Pieru ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Pieru closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krom circles away.
Pieru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krom.
Krom misses the jab.
Krom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krom misses with the combination.
Pieru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krom misses with a hook.
Krom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pieru.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krom looks to land a left hand but Pieru moved out of range nicely.
Terry Krom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krom misses with a double jab.
Pieru moves out of range of the strikes.
Pieru moves forwards but Krom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krom looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.

Pieru closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krom did well to prevent Pieru getting side control.
Pieru not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Krom is looking to escape.
Pieru throwing shots but Krom is blocking nicely.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Krom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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 Terry Krom will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A big left from Krom misses.
Krom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pieru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krom jabs Pieru right on the nose. Pieru blinks but takes it well.
Pieru looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krom is fending him off so far but Pieru persists. Nope, Krom circles away and we're back to standing.
Pieru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krom.
Krom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krom scores with a punch to the head.
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Pieru pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pieru takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krom throws a jab but it's blocked by Pieru.
Krom throws the left hand but Pieru avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pieru.
A jab from Krom finds it's way through Pieru's defenses.
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.
Pieru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krom as he jumps to the side.
Pieru is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry Krom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrjo Pieru.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pieru.
Pieru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pieru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pieru slips under a jab from Krom.
A big left from Krom misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pieru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pieru manages to avoid it.
Krom throws a hook but Pieru blocks it.
Pieru slips under a jab.
Pieru moves away from the strike by Krom.
Pieru fails to land with a series of punches.
Pieru tries for a takedown but Krom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krom loads up on a big right hand but Pieru slips the punch.
No luck for Pieru with that takedown attempt.
Pieru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Yrjo Pieru has been cut.
Pieru tries to move into range but Krom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Krom misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom fails to land with a series of punches.
Krom's corner calls for a 1-2. Krom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Pieru fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krom sprawls well initially but Pieru persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Krom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Krom is trying to stand up here but Pieru is controlling him well.
Krom trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pieru in particular looking to stall.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pieru prevents Krom from standing back up.
Pieru throwing shots but Krom is blocking nicely.
Pieru prevents Krom from improving his position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru moves out of range of the strikes.
Krom works the jab nicely.

Pieru shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Krom trying desperately to get to his feet.
Krom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krom squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
You get the feeling that Krom really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pieru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pieru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krom looks a forlorn figure.
Pieru lands a nice shot to the head.
Pieru is landing with some decent strikes but Krom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Krom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Pieru's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Krom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Pieru bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krom wants to get back to his feet but Pieru drags him back down.
Pieru scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pieru in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pieru prevents Krom from escaping the position.
Pieru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krom keeps working.
Pieru scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pieru scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Krom to see if he's OK.
Pieru scores with punches from side control.
Pieru lands a nice forearm strike.

Krom explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom throws a shot from downtown. Pieru moves away and avoids it.
Pieru keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krom.
Pieru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krom pinned against the cage. Krom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pieru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pieru slips a straight right by Krom.

Pieru scores a takedown into full mount!
Pieru thowing shots but they're missing.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom wants to get back to his feet.
Pieru unloading with bombs!
Krom wants to get back to his feet.
Pieru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pieru landing strikes from the mount and Krom is in trouble!
Krom really wants to buck Pieru off and get back to his feet.
Krom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pieru scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krom?
Pieru lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru raining down shots from the mount!
Krom is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pieru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krom taking shots to the head.
Krom is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pieru controlling his opponent.
Pieru with shots to the head and body - Krom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pieru unloading with bombs!
Pieru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krom looks a forlorn figure.
Krom taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krom can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pieru landing shots from mount.
Pieru cracks Krom with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pieru looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Krom is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pieru scoring with strikes but Krom is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pieru cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru with good strikes from the mount here!
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krom really wants to buck Pieru off and get back to his feet.
Yrjo Pieru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yrjo Pieru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krom 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Krom!