PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden comes to the cage accompanied by Cunt of a day. Jack Raiden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yrjo Pieru's chin.

Raiden
vs
Pieru

183 cm
29
168 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
182 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pieru shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raiden defends it nicely.
Raiden tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pieru counters with a single leg into guard. Raiden didn't expect that.

Raiden working for a triangle but Pieru defends it easily.
Pieru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Raiden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pieru defends it easily.
Pieru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raiden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pieru.

Raiden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pieru is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru throws and elbow that misses. Raiden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pieru's guard. Nice move by Raiden!
Raiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru striking off his back but it's not causing Raiden any problems.
Pieru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raiden's guard.
Pieru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raiden is keeping the position for now.
Pieru postures up in Raiden's guard and throws a big left but Raiden blocks it.
Pieru trying to control but Raiden is working from the bottom.
Pieru trying to move into half guard but instead Raiden has managed to sweep!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru wants to sweep here but Raiden controlling him for the moment.
Pieru controls Raiden momentarily but Raiden frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raiden preventing the sweep.
Raiden showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raiden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pieru closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raiden trying to hold on to Pieru's head to control him but Pieru postures up.
Raiden is doing well to control the position and prevent Pieru from advancing to side control.
Raiden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pieru.
Pieru prevents Raiden from standing back up.
Raiden is looking to improve his position.
Pieru working the head and body with strikes.
Raiden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pieru working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pieru wants to take a breather but Raiden is having none of it.
Pieru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raiden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Raiden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pieru.
Pieru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pieru works his way into side control.
Pieru throws an elbow but Raiden slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throws a strike aimed at the side of Raiden's head but Raiden avoids it well.
Pieru works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Pieru are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Raiden taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pieru working the ground and pound from side control.
Pieru scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Raiden to see if he's OK.
Pieru working the ground and pound but Raiden is defending the strikes.
Raiden tries to bench press Pieru off him but Pieru keeps the position.
Pieru cracks Raiden with a big elbow.
Raiden managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pieru.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pieru wants to take a breather but Raiden manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Pieru.
Pieru wants to pass the guard but Raiden is keeping the position.
Pieru trying to control the position from guard on top but Raiden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pieru postures up.
Pieru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raiden is keeping the position for now.
Pieru throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is looking to work some ground and pound but Raiden has wrist control.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raiden is on top in guard.
Raiden wants to control from the top but Pieru keeps moving.
Pieru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pieru wants to improve his position but instead Raiden has moved into half guard.
Raiden prevents Pieru from improving his position.
Pieru is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Raiden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Raiden's back!
Pieru looks gassed!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Raiden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Poor strikes thrown by Pieru there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Raiden tries to lock up and control but Pieru gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pieru throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Raiden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raiden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pieru cracks Raiden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pieru misses with a head shot.
Pieru thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pieru landing shots from mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pieru thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raiden is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pieru throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pieru cracks Raiden with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pieru working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pieru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raiden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Raiden tries to reverse the position but Pieru maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yrjo Pieru 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. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pieru.
The ground and pound from Pieru seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Raiden wants to control but Pieru postures up.
Pieru sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Raiden is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pieru fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pieru with the ground and pound but Raiden regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Raiden manages to get to full guard.
Raiden keeping full guard, as Pieru tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru thows a big elbow that misses.
Yrjo Pieru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pieru throws a strike but Raiden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pieru 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.
Raiden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pieru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raiden controls the pace.
Pieru has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Raiden has passed into side control.
Raiden blocks the strikes from Pieru.
Raiden content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Pieru is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raiden's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raiden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pieru keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru is trying to get back to full guard.
Pieru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pieru.
Pieru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pieru is breathing heavily.
Pieru trying to control the position.
Pieru wants to sweep but no luck.
Raiden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pieru swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raiden is pushing down on Pieru's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pieru is fighting to maintain full guard but Raiden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Raiden prevents Pieru from improving his position.
Pieru is trying to maintain the position but Raiden is very close to passing his half guard.

Raiden is looking for a kimura but Pieru is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raiden to get the leverage.

Raiden is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pieru is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Raiden!