PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 51 p4p, 11 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 103 p4p, 18 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Pierno is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Laine
vs
Pierno

181 cm
34
173 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

180 cm
34
175 lbs
30 - 16 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Top Nutrition 160Q\250$ 140Q\150$ 100Q\50$

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pierno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Laine gets a takedown into half guard.
Pierno wants to get back to full guard.
Pierno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Laine is working away from the top position though.
Laine working the head and body with strikes.
Pierno wants to control but Laine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Laine working over Pierno with some ground and pound. Pierno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Pierno looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pierno is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierno is looking to control Laine's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pierno avoid being mounted?
Laine prevents Pierno from improving his position.
Pierno is looking to get back to full guard here but Laine has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Laine scores with a couple of short elbows.
Laine lands a few punches from side control.
Pierno tries to bench press Laine off him but Laine keeps the position.
Pierno is trying to control Laine's posture but Laine avoids it.
Laine lands an elbow.
Pierno is looking for a sweep.
Laine working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierno gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno wants to improve his position but Laine is controlling well.
Pierno has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pierno regains full guard. Nicely done.
Laine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pierno holds on and takes a little breather.
Laine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierno's head.
Laine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pierno is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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.
Pierno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine wants to control from the top but Pierno keeps moving.
Laine distracts Pierno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierno is on top in guard.

Pierno trying to control the position from guard on top but Laine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierno pushing down on Laine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pierno is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pierno.
Pierno is trying to control the action in half guard but Laine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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 throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Pierno moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laine lands a nice hook to Pierno's body. Pierno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Laine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pierno manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Laine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Laine won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.

Pierno has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Laine is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pierno.
Pierno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laine lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Laine is chipping away with strikes.
Pierno gets back to half guard.
Laine lands strikes from half guard.
Laine prevents Pierno from improving his position.
Laine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pierno wants to control the action here but instead Laine manages to pass to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno tries to reverse the position but Laine maintains control.
Pierno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laine lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Laine wants to control the pace but Pierno is squirming around nicely.
Pierno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine with the ground and pound from mount.
Pierno tries to hold on but Laine postures up.
Pierno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pierno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Laine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Laine's back!
Pierno is not going to allow Laine to sit and survive in this position.
Laine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pierno's guard. Nice work there by Laine.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pierno's head.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Laine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierno pulls his head out easily.

Pierno is looking for a kimura here.
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!

Pierno is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Laine is just riding it out for now. Pierno eventually gives up the hold.
Laine regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Pierno as he checks the leg kick.
Pierno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laine misses with a low kick as Pierno jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Pierno does it's job there.

It looks like Musta Laine has been cut.
Pierno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laine misses with a takedown attempt - Pierno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Pierno avoids it.
A lazy left from Pierno finds it's target.
Pierno misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pierno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierno smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierno wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pierno. Those never looked like landing.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Pierno misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Laine.

Laine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Pierno looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pierno looking for subs from the bottom but Laine mounts him!
Laine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pierno is looking to escape.
Laine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pierno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pierno gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Laine there.
Pierno is looking to improve his position.
Laine perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pierno is trying to control but Laine manages to pass to mount!
Laine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierno is trying to escape the mount.
Laine with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pierno's face.
Laine working the ground and pound effectively.
Laine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pierno is desperately trying to improve his position but Laine has a good base and remains in mount.
Pierno bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierno slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Laine looking for a sweep. Not yet Laine, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Musta Laine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pierno tries to clinch up but Laine circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Laine slips a straight right by Pierno.
Pierno throws a nice looking combination but Laine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laine attempts a counter takedown but Pierno avoids it well and moves away.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine works the jab nicely.
Laine throws a leg kick but Pierno moved away.
A little jabbing left from Pierno on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pierno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laine misses with a low kick as Pierno jumps back.
Laine slips under a jab from Pierno.
Laine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pierno eats them both and turns towards Laine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Pierno moves into range and clinches up with Laine.
Pierno keeps control of Laine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pierno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Laine lands a jab to Pierno's midsection.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pierno misses the jab.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno avoids a kick to the body.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine with a hook.
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierno in his tracks.
Laine scores with the left hand. Pierno knows he should have avoided that one.
Laine throws out a powerful jab.
Laine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Pierno clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Laine.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Laine to keep the fight standing.
Laine misses with some punches.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Laine as the two fighters clinch.
Pierno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Musta Laine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Pierno.
Laine lands a left hand.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.
Pierno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Laine turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Laine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crunch! Laine slams his shin into Pierno's torso.
Pierno doesn't manage to clinch there - Laine circles away.
Laine lands with a hook. Pierno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierno might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine thumps Pierno with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierno.
Pierno takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laine seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pierno tries to bum rush Laine with a series of wild strikes but Laine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laine slips a straight right by Pierno.
Laine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierno was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pierno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Laine tries for a takedown but Pierno circles away easily
and Pierno counters with a straight right hand.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Musta Laine had his way with Tim Pierno in that round.
The cut man is working on Musta Laine's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Laine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Laine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierno is out of range and Laine settles back down.
Laine is looking to slow Pierno down with leg kicks.
Laine throws a series of punches but Pierno moves out of range.
Laine takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Pierno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pierno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine feints and then cracks Pierno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierno down.
Laine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pierno.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pierno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laine.
Musta Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierno as he connects with a hook.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laine is looking to counter with head kicks.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Laine.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierno throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Pierno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
Pierno staying out of range there.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine with a jab.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierno.
Pierno fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Pierno manages to avoid it.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but Laine pushes him away.
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Pierno's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierno tries to avoid it.
Laine throws a leg kick but Pierno checks it.
Pierno misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
Pierno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.
Laine drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pierno sprawls and moves away.
Laine displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Laine slips under a jab from Pierno.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
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!
Pierno lands a slapping body shot.
Laine punishes Pierno's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine with a nice cross.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Laine tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laine catches Pierno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pierno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierno just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pierno to counter with a crisp jab.
Pierno cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.

And that's the end of the fight!
Musta Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musta Laine!
Musta Laine retains his welterweight title!
Musta Laine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.