PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julius Cesar Snellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno has chosen Umberto Tozzi - Gloria as his entrance music. Tim Pierno is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cesar Snellman
vs
Pierno

152 cm
25
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
MayheM sportswear

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Cesar Snellman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno swats away the attempt to clinch by Snellman.
Snellman tries to clinch but Pierno moves out of range.
Snellman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pierno counters with a left to the body.
Snellman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snellman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Snellman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snellman is defended easily by Pierno.
Pierno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pierno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snellman at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snellman moves into the clinch.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snellman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snellman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snellman pushes Pierno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snellman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno blocking some punches.
Pierno swings wildly with an uppercut but Snellman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snellman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snellman goes for a takedown attempt but Pierno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Cesar Snellman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pierno gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Snellman to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno controlling the position.
Snellman wants to control from the top but Pierno keeps moving.
Snellman won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.
Snellman postures up.
Snellman trying to control but Pierno is working from the bottom.
Snellman with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.

Pierno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snellman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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.
Snellman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierno wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Snellman distracts Pierno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierno looking to control.
Snellman is working Pierno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Snellman won't allow Pierno to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierno is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snellman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierno's guard.

Snellman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pierno looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierno, not yet.
Pierno is still trying to improve position.

Pierno is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snellman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Snellman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snellman passes into half guard.
Pierno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snellman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Julius Cesar Snellman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Snellman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snellman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Pierno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierno circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pierno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snellman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snellman pushes Pierno up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pierno.
Snellman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pierno is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Snellman on the inside.
Pierno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Snellman lands an uppercut.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snellman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snellman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Julius Cesar Snellman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snellman tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno taking a breather.
Snellman scores with a shoulder strike.
Snellman throws a head punch that misses.
Snellman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno wants to stall.
Snellman has a couple of punches blocked by Pierno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno wants to stall.
Pierno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snellman lands a right hand.
Pierno looking to slow down the pace here.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Snellman avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
Snellman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snellman backwards.
A short uppercut from Snellman.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pierno.
Snellman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Snellman wants to break free but Pierno has control.
Snellman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snellman misses with some punches.
Pierno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snellman backwards.
Snellman lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snellman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snellman.
Snellman can't break the clinch.
Pierno trying to stall but Snellman improves his position.
Snellman blocking some punches.
Snellman throws a head punch that misses.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snellman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snellmans head.
Snellman lands a shoulder strike.
Snellman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno lands a shot to the body.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but Snellman avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
Snellman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno lands a left hand.
Snellman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pierno is defending well.
Pierno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snellman's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno stalling the fight.
Snellman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pierno fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Cesar Snellman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snellman misses with a takedown attempt

and Pierno counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pierno.

Snellman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pierno can't fight it off and eventually Snellman manages to take the fight to the floor. Pierno looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snellman is fighting to break Pierno's control of his arms but Pierno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Snellman wants to control from the top but Pierno keeps moving.
Pierno is trying to keep Snellman in close.
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.

Snellman tries to get to full guard but Pierno has control of the leg.
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 Julius Cesar Snellman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pierno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Snellman wants to clinch
and Pierno counters with a nice uppercut.
Snellman misses with a takedown

and Pierno counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pierno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Snellman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piernos head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Pierno.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Snellman.
Pierno blocks a body shot from Snellman.
A short body shot lands from Snellman as the two fighters clinch.
Pierno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snellman blocking some punches.
Snellman misses with a punch on the inside.
Snellman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snellman misses with a hook from the clinch.

Snellman lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snellman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierno controlling the position.
Snellman postures up.
Snellman throws an elbow that misses. Pierno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snellman's guard. Nice move by Pierno!

Snellman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Snellman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Snellman is looking to sweep but instead, Pierno has passed into half guard.
Pierno passes to side control.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno wants to control but Snellman is keeping him busy.
Pierno gets to mount! Snellman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.

Pierno is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Snellman has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Pierno looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snellman is desperately trying to improve his position but Pierno has a good base and remains in mount.
Snellman tries to hold on but Pierno pushes him away.
Pierno tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Snellman is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Snellman tries to hold on but Pierno pushes him away.
Pierno throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Snellman tries to lock up and control but Pierno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pierno looking to control but Snellman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snellman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Snellman is squirming around, avoiding Pierno's attempts to control the action.
Pierno controlling from the full mount.
Pierno thowing shots but they're missing.
Snellman regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snellman is staying active underneath Pierno, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snellman trying to control but Pierno postures up.
Snellman missing with punches from the bottom.
Snellman is not content to let Pierno control the position.
Snellman wants to get back to full guard.
Snellman misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snellman wants to get back to full guard.
Snellman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pierno.
Snellman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pierno missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Pierno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Snellman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tim Pierno!
Tim Pierno thanked the fans post fight for their support.