PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pierno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 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
Harris

180 cm
27
175 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

184 cm
26
184 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Nuggetori's Nutritionals

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 17 - 8 - 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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierno is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harris.
Harris catches Pierno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierno swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Harris misses with a hook. Pierno ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Pierno misses its target.
Harris tries for a takedown but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Harris.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Pierno misses with a body shot.
Pierno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Nice jab there from Harris.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Pierno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pierno under the eye.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris lands with a right hand.
Harris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.
Pierno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harris with a hook.
Pierno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Pierno slips a straight right by Harris.
Pierno misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierno. Pierno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pierno stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pierno leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Harris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Harris misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Harris tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Pierno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierno holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pierno taking a breather.
Pierno gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pierno misses with some punches.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pierno had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Tim Pierno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Pierno sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tim Pierno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anselmo Harris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
Nice shot lands for Pierno.
Harris lands a slapping body shot.
Pierno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Pierno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Pierno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Harris as he connects with a hook.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierno.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Pierno moves out of range easily.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Pierno ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris swings widly with a right hand

and Pierno moves into the clinch.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris throws a series of punches but Pierno avoids them all with ease.
Pierno is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierno swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Pierno.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Harris cracks Pierno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierno misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pierno slips a jab from Harris.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Pierno's defenses.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Pierno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
Pierno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Pierno takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Pierno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harris throws a combination. Pierno tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harris scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harris throws a hook but Pierno avoids it easily.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris cracks Pierno with an open hand slap.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Pierno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harris momentarily.
Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierno tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Harris manages to circle out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierno was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Pierno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Pierno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Pierno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris throws a series of punches but Pierno avoids them all with ease.
Pierno throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierno should have avoided that one.
Harris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Pierno's shoulder, as Pierno tries to avoid the shot.
Pierno misses with a looping right.

Harris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harris lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.
Pierno trying to keep a closed guard but Harris is proving a slippery customer.
Pierno keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.

Pierno postures up.
Pierno is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pierno trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.

Harris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harris trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pierno fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Harris moved out of range.
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierno at a distance.
Pierno keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierno defends it nicely.
Pierno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierno's waist but Pierno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Pierno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierno was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierno misses with a hook.
Anselmo Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierno at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Pierno. Those never looked like landing.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pierno on the side of the head.
A big right from Pierno misses.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
As Harris tries to get set, Pierno tries to push him back and clinch up but Harris manages to avoid the attempt.
A cross from Pierno lands.
Harris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris misses with a hook.
Pierno is looking to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris throws a series of punches but Pierno moves out of range.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Harris with a hook.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierno.

Harris looking to score a takedown here. Pierno is defending well but Harris drives through and ends up in Pierno's guard.
Harris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harris distracts Pierno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierno trying to control the position.
Harris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris working some strikes from top position.
Harris connects with a couple of short punches.
Pierno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Harris sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pierno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierno has momentary wrist control but Harris slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Pierno is retaining full guard.
Anselmo Harris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harris cracks Pierno with a solid left hand.
Harris is working Pierno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pierno has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Pierno's legs - danger averted.
Harris stands up over Pierno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierno looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris trying to control but Pierno is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harris chips away with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harris 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!