PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Private Pile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pile is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jelly Doughnut. Private Pile has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Storm
vs
Pile

191 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

198 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Silas Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Private Pile!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm misses with a two punch combination.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pile.
Storm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm wants to slow Pile down by chopping away at his legs.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Pile counters with a nice uppercut.
Pile throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pile tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Pile.
Pile throws a big shot that misses.
Pile misses with a low kick as Storm jumps back.
Pile checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a solid body kick.
Pile tests Storm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a low kick, right behind Storm 's knee.
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!
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pile was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Pile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Storm momentarily.
Pile lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Storm misses.
Storm ducks right into an uppercut from Pile.
Pile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm 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.
Pile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pile connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Pile counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
A punch lands to the side of Storm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Storm tried to score with a low kick but Pile checks it.
Pile checks a low kick from Storm.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Pile counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Storm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Pile throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Pile lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pile blocks a leg kick.
Pile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm tries a low kick but Pile avoids it.
A cross from Storm lands.
Storm throws a leg kick but Pile sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Pile blocks the low kick.
Pile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pile.
Pile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice defenses there by Storm.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Pile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silas Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Pile both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pile throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Pile as he checks the leg kick.
Storm tries to work over Pile's front leg with a kick but Pile checks it.
Storm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Storm throws a low kick but Pile moves out of range easily.

Storm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pile avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
Storm trying to control from half guard but Pile is working away.
Storm thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Storm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Storm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Pile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pile trying to control but Storm postures up.
Storm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pile on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pile has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Storm is working away from the top position though.
Pile regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Storm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Storm wants to control from the top but Pile keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Private Pile will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm throws a low kick but Pile moves out of range easily.
Pile thuds a left hand into Storm's body.
Pile misses with a two punch combination.
Pile scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pile throws a series of punches but Storm moves out of range.
Pile checks a low kick from Storm.
Pile checks a leg kick.
Storm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm staying out of range there.
Pile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Storm misses.
Storm drops his hands momentarily and Pile takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pile loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
Storm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pile on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pile lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pile checks it well.
Pile fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
Storm throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pile throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Storm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pile moves away.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pile.
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pile.
Storm thows a leg kick but Pile checks it
and Pile counters with a nice kick to the body.
Private Pile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Pile. Those never looked like landing.
Pile throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pile moves out of range of the leg kick from Storm.
Pile misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pile keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a nice body kick.
Storm throws a low kick but Pile moves out of range easily.
Pile lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Storm misses with a takedown
and Pile counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Private Pile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pile lands with an uppercut that bounces Storm off the ropes and back into range.
Storm throws a low kick but Pile avoids it.
Pile jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pile scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Storm misses with a low kick as Pile jumps back.
Storm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pile.
Pile has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Storm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pile scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pile. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Pile catches Storm right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Pile.
Pile will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Pile blocks the low kick.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a nice leg kick.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pile was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Pile lands with a thumping leg kick.
Storm throws a low kick, looking for Pile's leg but Pile calmly moves out of range.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Storm misses the shot to the body.
Pile checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pile checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pile.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Pile finds it's way through Storm's defenses.
Pile lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pile misses with a series of wild punches.
Pile throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Storm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Storm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pile.
Storm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm dives in and grabs Pile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pile pushes down on Storm's head and hops out.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pile blocks a low kick nicely.
Pile misses with a body shot.
Storm tries to score with a low kick but Pile moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Private Pile showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Storm misses
and Pile counters with a two punch combo.
Private Pile is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pile checks a low kick from Storm.
Pile misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Pile blocks the leg kick.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a leg kick.
Pile throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Storm throws a leg kick but Pile moved away.
Storm tries a low kick but Pile avoids it.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Pile moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Pile counters with a straight right hand.
Pile throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pile scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Pile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Storm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pile's sensitive parts.
Storm throws a leg kick that misses.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Pile counters with a left and a right that stings Storm.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Storm thows a leg kick but Pile checks it
and Pile counters with a straight right hand.
Pile connects with a leg kick. Storm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pile misses with a looping left.

Storm shoots in and gets a takedown into Pile's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pile keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pile wants to stand up but Storm is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pile is keeping the position for now.
Storm lands a couple of digs.
Pile is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pile 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.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Pile blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pile keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Pile counters with a two punch combo.
Storm throws a big shot that misses.
Pile pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pile avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pile throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Pile lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm throws a leg kick but Pile sees it coming and moves out of range.
Storm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Some bone on bone action there as Pile checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pile checks a leg kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pile misses with a straight right.
Pile avoids the body shot from Storm.
Storm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pile lunges at Storm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Storm's hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pile. Pile obviously looking to wear him down.
Storm throws a leg kick but Pile sees it coming and moves out of range.
Storm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Private Pile.
I've got Pile winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Private Pile!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Private Pile!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Private Pile!

Private Pile wins by unanimous decision!
Private Pile really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BALCO UNIFORM logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.