PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Piano (ranked 40 p4p, 32 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class). Piano comes to the cage accompanied by Rick going ham on a bitch. Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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.

Piano
vs
Rain

190 cm
32
275
34 - 12 - 0

222 cm
36
252
32 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Piano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Rain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Piano throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
It seemed like Rain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rick Piano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piano lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Piano 's head coaches at Power Shark Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piano throws a right hand that Rain ducks under and follows up with a left that Rain also avoids with ease.
Rain dodges the punch combination from Piano .
Piano throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Rain to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Piano .
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rain looks winded!

Piano gets a clinch.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Piano tries to work over Rain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piano tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
We've been informed that Rain has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rain prevents a body shot from Piano .

Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Piano .
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Piano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano . Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Rain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano .
Rain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
Piano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Rain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Piano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano lands with a nice body punch.
Rain motions for Piano to come forward. Rain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rain misses with a double jab.
Rain avoids the body shot from Piano .
A head kick by Piano misses
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Piano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
Piano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piano 's knee momentarily.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Piano moves away and avoids it.
Piano tries to bum rush Rain with a series of wild strikes but Rain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piano .
Piano is looking to wear down Rain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.

Piano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Piano lands a shoulder strike.

Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Piano scores with a push kick.

Piano moves into range and clinches up with Rain.
Piano misses with a body punch.
Piano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Piano pushes Rain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Piano .
Piano lands a damaging elbow.
Rain is trying to break free.

Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Piano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Piano . Beautiful body shot.
Piano throws a sloppy head kick and Rain moves out of range easily.
Piano misses with a double jab.
Piano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Rain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Despite the aggression on Rain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Piano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rain can do to turn this around?
Rain avoids the head kick by Piano .
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Piano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Piano was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rain - that will leave a mark!
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piano misses with a two punch combination.
Piano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Piano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Piano 's knee momentarily.
Piano looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Piano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
Piano throws a series of strikes that have Rain backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Rain finds it's target.
Rick Piano is winning the standup battle so far.
Piano jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Piano throws a lazy body kick
and Rain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Piano thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain misses with a hook to the body
and Piano counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Piano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Piano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Piano .
Piano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Piano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rain lands with a short shot to the head.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Piano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Piano lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a series of wild punches.
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rain! But no joy.
Rain misses with the combination.
Rain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Piano takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Piano throws a body shot but no joy.
Rain wants to slow Piano down by chopping away at his legs.
Piano throws a head kick but Rain moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
Piano misses with a kick to the body
letting Rain counter with a right hand.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Piano is looking to counter with a body kick.
Piano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Piano misses
and Rain counters with a nice body shot.
Piano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rain.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain connects with a looping right hand.
Piano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Piano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rain lunges at Piano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Piano 's hand.
Piano misses with a head kick.
Piano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rain swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
Piano lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Piano saw that one coming.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano .
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano .
Rain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piano lands a high kick!
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.

Piano closes the distance and pushes Rain back into the cage.
Rain lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain tries to break the clinch but Piano is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Piano .
Rain lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Rain on the inside.
Piano throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Piano - that landed with a thud.

Rain manages to break the clinch.
Piano lands a nice looking body kick.

Piano darts in and clinches Rain up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Piano .
Piano tries a body shot but Rain blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Rain fails to land.
Piano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piano creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rain's defenses.
Piano can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Heavy Rain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano tries to throw a body punch but Rain avoids it by throwing Piano back against the cage.
Piano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piano lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Heavy Rain's cut even more.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piano blocks an uppercut.
Rain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rain's elbow.
Rick Piano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain moves out of range of the body kick.
Piano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Piano works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Piano misses with a few strikes there.
Rain misses with a hook. Piano ducked under it nicely.
Piano lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a kick to the body
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Piano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Piano digs a good hook to Rain's body.
Piano misses with a body kick.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piano misses with a hook to the body
and Rain counters with a nice body shot.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
Piano looks to land a body kick but Rain moved away.
Piano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rain counters with a body kick.
Piano misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a jab.
Piano thuds his shin into the meat of Rain's side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Piano !
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piano lands with a nice combination. Rain backs away looking to recover.
Rain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Piano works Rain's body with a nice hook.
Rain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Piano s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Piano 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.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Piano .
Rain throws out a counter right but Piano avoids it with no problem.
Rain scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Piano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piano 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Piano !
Rick Piano bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.