PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 521 p4p, 68 weight class) and Tim Pierno (ranked 446 p4p, 62 weight class). Pierno has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down as his entrance music. Tim Pierno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corson
vs
Pierno

185 cm
34
178 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

180 cm
35
175 lbs
32 - 20 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Corson misses with a wild combination.
Corson misses with a hook.
Pierno lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Corson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pierno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corson.
Corson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pierno misses the jab.
Corson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.

Corson has Pierno up against the cage in a clinch.
Corson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Pierno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corson can't find room to land a body shot as Pierno controls the action.
Corson misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pierno successfully pulls guard.
Pierno keeping moving, preventing Corson from controlling successfully.
Corson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Corson passes Pierno's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corson is looking to advance position but Pierno won't allow it.

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.
Corson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Corson moves nicely into side control.
Pierno is being controlled here.
Pierno tries to buck Corson off but Corson is having none of it.

Corson stands up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corson.
Corson misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson jabs at Pierno's body.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Corson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Corson throws a sloppy head kick and Pierno moves out of range easily.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Corson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Corson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pierno has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Corson throws a leg kick but Pierno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pierno bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Corson's head.
Crunch! Corson slams his shin into Pierno's torso.
Corson slips under a jab.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Corson thuds a left hand into Pierno's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pierno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Pierno.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
Pierno thuds a left hand into Corson's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Corson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierno moves forwards but Corson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pierno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Corson tries to keep at a distance but Pierno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pierno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Corson smiles and moves away.
Corson swings for the body but Pierno moves out of range.
Corson keeps the fight on the outside.
Corson misses with a shot to the body
and Corson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Corson moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pierno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Corson won't allow it.

Pierno pulls guard.
Corson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pierno's guard.
Corson is taking a breather. Pierno says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson 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.

Pierno throws a shot from downtown. Corson moves away and avoids it.
Shayne Corson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
Corson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Corson misses
and Pierno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corson throws a hook to the side of Pierno's head but Pierno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corson throws a shot to the body.
Pierno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shayne Corson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Corson.
Corson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pierno lands a slapping body shot.
Corson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Pierno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierno misses the jab.
Pierno might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Corson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
Corson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corson ducks under a wild hook from Pierno.
Pierno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corson.
Pierno takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Corson staying out of range there.
Pierno lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierno lands with an overhand left.
Pierno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pierno tries to clinch but Corson moves out of range.
Corson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierno throws a hook but Corson avoids it easily.
Pierno changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 jab but it's blocked by Corson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Pierno tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Pierno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierno takes one to the chin there.
Pierno avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Corson just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Corson.
Pierno wants to counter the offense by Corson and move into the clinch position.
Pierno throws a big shot that misses.
Pierno gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corson moves away.
Corson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pierno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corson throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Corson moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierno scores with a sloppy right hand. Corson should have avoided that one.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Corson thuds a left hand into Pierno's body.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pierno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierno ducks under a wild hook from Corson.
Corson throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corson misses with a hook
letting Pierno counter with a right hand.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Corson.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but Corson pushes him away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corson takes a swing at Pierno's ribcage but misses.
Pierno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corson.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierno is looking to clinch but Corson is avoiding it.
Corson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pierno avoids it.
Corson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierno works Corson's body with a nice hook.

Corson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corson scores with a hook to the body.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Corson has him pressed against the cage.
Pierno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pierno tries to work over Corson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Corson has him pressed against the cage.
Shayne Corson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Pierno.
Pierno is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierno misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Corson.
Corson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shayne Corson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Corson coming out on top.
Pierno ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corson staying out of range there.
Corson throws a hook but Pierno avoids it easily.
Corson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corson is looking to slow Pierno down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Corson.
Pierno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson looks to land a right hand but Pierno moved out of range.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Corson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierno.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Pierno wants to counter with a clinch but Corson pushes him away.
Pierno misses with a hook.
Pierno avoids the body shot from Corson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierno lands an overhand right.
A jab from Pierno finds it's way through Corson's defenses.
Pierno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheers as Pierno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Corson doesn't seem phased though.
Pierno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Pierno doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corson cracks a nice hook into Pierno's ribs.
Corson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierno.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Corson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pierno moves away from the strike by Corson.
Pierno throws out a counter right but Corson avoids it with no problem.
Pierno throws a good cross that connects.
Corson tries to clinch but Pierno moves out of range.
Corson throws a series of punches but Pierno avoids them all with ease.
Corson looks to land a left hand but Pierno moved out of range nicely.
Pierno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corson misses with a straight right.
Pierno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pierno at a distance.
Corson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierno.
A big right from Corson misses.
Corson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierno can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierno, as that shot connected.
Pierno swings for the body but Corson moves out of range.
Pierno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson scores with a body shot.
Corson lands a body shot.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corson lands with a cross.
Corson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pierno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Pierno pushes Corson up against the cage in a clinch.
Corson misses with some punches.
Corson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pierno backwards.

Pierno jumps guard and drags Corson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Corson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierno wants to hit a switch here but Corson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pierno there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Corson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pierno wants to control but Corson is having none of it.
Shayne Corson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Corson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Corson tries to stand up but Pierno had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.

Pierno is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shayne Corson.
Well Corson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shayne Corson!
In his post fight interview, Shayne Corson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.