PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 146 p4p, 20 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 273 p4p, 39 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Pierno is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Laine
vs
Pierno

181 cm
32
173 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
175 lbs
25 - 14 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
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Urban Fighter
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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Laine feints and then cracks Pierno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierno down.
Laine delivers a nice body kick.
Laine slips a straight right by Pierno.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Pierno avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Pierno misses.
Pierno walks forward, straight into a front kick from Laine.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Pierno saw that one coming.

Pierno forces Laine back against the cage and clinches.

Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Laine connects with a leg kick. Pierno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Laine throws a leg kick but Pierno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pierno appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine wants to slow Pierno down by chopping away at his legs.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laine misses the jab.
We've been hearing reports that Laine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierno moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Pierno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Laine.
Pierno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno with a hook.
Laine avoids the body shot from Pierno.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Laine and move into the clinch position.
Good leg kick by Laine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Laine feinted with a counter takedown.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierno on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Pierno moves his leg out of the way.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Pierno.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Pierno lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Laine takes one to the side of the head.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine throws a push kick but Pierno slaps the foot to one side.
Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Laine.

Pierno clinches.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Laine tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
Pierno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laine lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Laine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laine misses with some punches.
Pierno has Laine pressed against the cage, preventing Laine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Good body shot from Laine.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.

Laine gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno wants to improve his position but instead Laine has moved into half guard.
Pierno is trying to maintain the position but Laine is very close to passing his half guard.
Pierno is looking for a sweep. Laine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pierno trying to control but Laine postures up.
Laine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pierno lands the left hand.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pierno.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Pierno moves his leg out of the way.
Pierno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laine misses with a low kick as Pierno jumps back.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierno moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
Pierno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Laine.
Pierno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierno throws a hook but Laine blocks it.

Pierno rushes Laine and presses him up against the cage.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Pierno is pressed up against the cage. Laine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pierno down to the mat. Pierno avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Musta Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pierno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laine moves out of range as Pierno strikes.
Pierno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pierno scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Pierno there.
Laine thumps Pierno with a low kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierno misses the target.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Pierno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laine thinking.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierno.
Pierno tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pierno lands an overhand right.
Pierno checks a low kick from Laine.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierno blocks the leg kick.
Laine blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Laine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Laine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Laine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Laine moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pierno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is looking to regain half guard here but Laine keeps moving and retains side control.
Laine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pierno struggling a bit here.
Laine wants to control but Pierno is keeping him busy.
Laine is working Pierno over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierno tries to improve position but can't.
Pierno is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Laine off and has taken his back!
Laine tries to break free.

Pierno is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Laine has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Pierno is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pierno doesn't have the hooks in and Laine manages to turn into his guard.
Laine trying to control but Pierno is working from the bottom.
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 Musta Laine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pierno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That kick from Laine tenderised Pierno's leg. Pierno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine jabs Pierno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine with a poor takedown
and Pierno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierno tries to clinch up.
Pierno fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pierno misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Laine scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierno lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Pierno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pierno has managed to clinch.
Laine tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine blocks a body shot from Pierno.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Laine misses with some punches.
Laine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine is trying to break the clinch but Pierno has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.

Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Laine does no damage.
Pierno swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine is looking to chop away at Pierno's legs.
Pierno misses with a hook
and Laine counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine lands a front kick.

Pierno closes the distance and clinches.
Pierno tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laine's efforts to push away.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piernos head.
Laine tries to score a body lock takedown but Pierno shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Laine on the inside.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Laine.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Pierno takes a shot to the head.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Laine.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pierno.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Pierno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laine.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
Laine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno takes a shot to the head.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine lands a shot to the body.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierno lands with an overhand left.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pierno tries to clinch but Laine is having none of it.
Laine throws a good cross that connects.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Pierno seems unphased.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierno. That did some damage!
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Pierno's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierno tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Laine!
After the fight, Musta Laine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.