PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah McAdoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierno comes to the cage accompanied by Umberto Tozzi - Gloria. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pierno
vs
McAdoo

180 cm
26
175 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

175 cm
26
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear
Urban Fighter

Conviction

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah McAdoo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAdoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAdoo cracks the inside of Pierno's front leg.
Pierno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
McAdoo throws a chopping leg kick but Pierno manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pierno slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Noah McAdoo has been cut.
McAdoo on the wrong end of a nice hook.

McAdoo closes the distance and pushes Pierno back into the cage.
McAdoo misses with a punch on the inside.

McAdoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAdoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierno tries to bum rush McAdoo with a series of wild strikes but McAdoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McAdoo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno looks to score with a jab to the body but McAdoo is just out of range.
McAdoo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
McAdoo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pierno with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from McAdoo misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAdoo manages to avoid it.
McAdoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
McAdoo ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
A shot to the body from McAdoo misses
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McAdoo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pierno throws a jab when McAdoo was well out of range.
Despite the aggression on McAdoo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McAdoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McAdoo loads up on a big right hand but Pierno slips the punch.
McAdoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierno was well out of range. Poor timing from McAdoo.
Pierno wants to clinch up but McAdoo keeps it at a distance.
Pierno looks to land a combination but McAdoo avoids it well.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
McAdoo missing with a left hand there. Pierno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo looks to throw the jab but Pierno is out of range.
Pierno fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAdoo drops his hands momentarily and Pierno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAdoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
McAdoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pierno falls off balance throwing a combination
and McAdoo counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McAdoo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierno backing away here, and McAdoo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by McAdoo.
A countering left hand to the body from McAdoo misses.
McAdoo feints and then cracks Pierno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierno down.
Pierno misses with an uppercut
and McAdoo counters with a straight right hand.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from McAdoo.
Pierno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierno scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but McAdoo moved out of range.
McAdoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
McAdoo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pierno is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by McAdoo. That's going to slow Pierno down.
McAdoo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
McAdoo slips a jab from Pierno.
Pierno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McAdoo. McAdoo obviously looking to wear him down.
Pierno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Pierno takes the fight into the clinch.
McAdoo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pierno lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McAdoo breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno tries to clinch up.
McAdoo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Pierno does no damage.
Pierno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McAdoo tries to land a leg kick but Pierno saw it coming and moves away.
Pierno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pierno is looking to clinch.
Pierno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McAdoo throws a sloppy body shot
and Pierno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McAdoo slips under a jab from Pierno.
McAdoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierno lands the left hand.
Pierno scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno looks to clinch
and McAdoo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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 Tim Pierno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pierno loads up on a big right hand but McAdoo slips the punch.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAdoo unleashes a big counter combination but Pierno bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pierno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
McAdoo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Pierno misses the target.
McAdoo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierno is out of range and McAdoo settles back down.
Pierno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Pierno.
McAdoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierno thuds a left hand into McAdoo's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McAdoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAdoo throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAdoo can do to turn this around?
Pierno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pierno. That snapped McAdoo's head back.
Pierno lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pierno throws a hook but McAdoo blocks it.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. McAdoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McAdoo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Pierno misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McAdoo! But no joy.
Jab from Pierno.
McAdoo throws a body punch but Pierno moves out of range.
Pierno moves out of range as McAdoo strikes.
Pierno slips under a jab from McAdoo.
Noah McAdoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McAdoo moves away from the strike by Pierno.
McAdoo throws out a counter right but Pierno avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - McAdoo coming out on top.

Pierno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAdoo.
McAdoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by McAdoo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAdoo misses with a punch on the inside.
McAdoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pierno tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McAdoo lands with a right to the head.
McAdoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McAdoo as Pierno tries to tie him up.
Pierno lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from McAdoo fails to land.
Pierno throws a punch but it's blocked by McAdoo.
Pierno is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McAdoo is looking to break free of the clinch but Pierno has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pierno blocks a body shot from McAdoo.
Pierno has a couple of punches blocked by McAdoo.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno avoiding damage.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as McAdoo controls the action.
McAdoo prevents a body shot from Pierno.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.

That has opened up Noah McAdoo's cut even more.
Pierno tries to work over McAdoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McAdoo backwards.
McAdoo slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierno taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno keeps control of McAdoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McAdoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAdoo tries to work over Pierno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno is looking to control McAdoo's arms but McAdoo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pierno has his back to the cage.
Pierno tries to throw a body punch but McAdoo avoids it by throwing Pierno back against the cage.
Pierno has McAdoo pressed against the cage.
McAdoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pierno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McAdoo misses with the head strike.
Pierno stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Pierno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Noah McAdoo's cut.
That's time! Pierno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McAdoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno throws a body punch but McAdoo moves out of range.
McAdoo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
McAdoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from McAdoo.
Pierno avoids the body shot from McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a right hand

and Pierno counters by clinching up.
McAdoo prevents a body shot from Pierno.
McAdoo is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
McAdoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierno just leaning against McAdoo, taking a breather.
McAdoo is trying to maintain a safe position but Pierno gets an underhook and turns McAdoo into the cage.
Pierno lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pierno.
Pierno lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAdoo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McAdoo misses with a body punch.
Pierno gets through McAdoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McAdoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pierno is keeping busy.
Pierno takes a shot to the head.
Pierno leaning against his opponent.
McAdoo lands with a right to the head.
Pierno gets through McAdoo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pierno.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pierno.
Pierno displaying some good clinch control by pressing McAdoo up against the cage.
Pierno misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAdoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pierno avoids the damage to the body.
Pierno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pierno pushes McAdoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pierno.
McAdoo takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierno stalling in the clinch.
Pierno tries a body shot but McAdoo blocks it.
McAdoo prevents a body shot from Pierno.
Pierno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAdoo misses with some punches.
Noah McAdoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McAdoo blocking some punches.
Pierno avoiding damage.
McAdoo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pierno.
McAdoo controlling the action here for a moment.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
McAdoo blocks a body shot from Pierno.
McAdoo tries a body shot but Pierno blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAdoo.
McAdoo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McAdoo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pierno or not.

McAdoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Pierno - just one landing.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McAdoo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McAdoo throws a combination that misses
and Pierno counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierno steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McAdoo. That one must have hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - McAdoo scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAdoo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno connects with a body shot that sends McAdoo's belly button to the back.
Pierno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from McAdoo misses.
McAdoo defending well as Pierno loads up on a big left hand.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McAdoo.
McAdoo misses with a looping left.
A big left from Pierno misses.

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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Pierno!
After winning the bout, Tim Pierno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.