PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 448 p4p, 72 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 421 p4p, 66 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Williams has chosen Rooster as his entrance music. Stanly Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Pierno
vs
Williams

180 cm
32
175 lbs
25 - 15 - 2

178 cm
42
180 lbs
44 - 27 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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IniTech Nutrition

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 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Pierno does it's job there.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
Pierno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierno misses with a double jab.
Pierno looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams slips under a jab from Pierno.
Williams is looking to chop away at Pierno's legs.
Pierno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierno slips a straight right by Williams .
Williams throws an off balance right hand
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pierno scores with a hook.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierno moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Pierno tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierno on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Pierno blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Pierno slips a straight right by Williams .
Pierno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams slips under a jab from Pierno.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.

Pierno has managed to clinch.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Pierno gets through Williams 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierno tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierno digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Pierno misses with a double jab
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierno scores with a nice right hand.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierno. Pierno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierno scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Pierno tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.

Pierno forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierno or not.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierno lands a body shot.
Pierno lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Pierno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Williams misses the jab.
We've been told by Pierno's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Pierno saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierno lands with a nice body punch.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pierno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tim Pierno is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno slips a jab from Williams .
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Pierno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams . Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams slips under a jab.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams looks to land a combination but Pierno avoids it well.
Pierno scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Pierno saw that one coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pierno lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Tim Pierno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Pierno avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams wants to break free but Pierno has control.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Williams .
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Pierno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierno moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Pierno misses its target.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
Pierno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams misses with a jab to the body

and Pierno moves into the clinch.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Williams .
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
Williams tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pierno's elbow.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by Williams .

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pierno scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierno as he connects with a hook.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Pierno jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierno misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Pierno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pierno connects with a body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Pierno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pierno lands with a right hand.
Pierno lands a slapping body shot.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pierno slips a jab from Williams .
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Pierno.
Williams with a nice cross.

Pierno moves into range and clinches up with Williams .
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Williams only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an off balance right hand

and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pierno.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Williams .
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Pierno.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Williams .
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Pierno lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
Williams tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Pierno misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Pierno 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Pierno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Pierno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pierno is looking to clinch.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno scores with a nice head shot.
Pierno cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierno moves away.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Pierno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams .
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pierno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Pierno takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Pierno misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Pierno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pierno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pierno slips under a jab.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Pierno.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierno.

Williams is rocked!

Pierno instigates a clinch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Pierno finish him?

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams with a jab.
Pierno scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pierno.
Pierno throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Williams .

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Pierno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pierno 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
Our winner, Tim Pierno, 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.