PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pultti Pyssy (ranked 1989 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Nick Peterson (ranked 252 p4p, 322 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pyssy
vs
Peterson

173 cm
25
169
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
167
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

FUClothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pultti Pyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyssy throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Pyssy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peterson.
Peterson throws a body punch but Pyssy moves out of range.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pyssy manages to avoid it.
Pyssy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyssy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Pyssy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peterson just manages to avoid it.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Pyssy saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Peterson.
Pyssy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.

Peterson moves into the clinch.
Pyssy prevents a body shot from Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peterson.
Pyssy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Pyssy swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Pyssy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyssy.
Pyssy digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
Pyssy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson pushes Pyssy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Pyssy's ribcage. Pyssy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pyssy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson tries to work over Pyssy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyssy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pyssy works on Peterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Pyssy prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Pyssy misses with a body punch.
Pyssy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pyssy blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy lands a right hand.
Pyssy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyssy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pyssy looking to stall.
Pyssy stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyssy is keeping busy.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Pyssy.
Pyssy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyssy lands a shot to the body.
Pyssy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Pyssy.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a hook but Pyssy blocks it.
Pyssy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pyssy misses with a double jab.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson throws a looping overhand right but Pyssy ducks down to avoid it.
Pyssy is looking to counter punch.
Nick Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyssy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pyssy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pyssy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pyssy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Pyssy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pyssy.

Pyssy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pyssy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Peterson!

Pyssy has control of Peterson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Peterson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Peterson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Peterson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyssy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Peterson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peterson stops Pyssy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Pyssy jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Peterson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Peterson and Pyssy has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Pyssy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pyssy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pultti Pyssy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pyssy ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
Pyssy lands with a right hand.
Pyssy pushes Peterson away with a front kick.
Peterson tries to clinch but Pyssy is having none of it.

Pyssy has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Pyssy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pultti Pyssy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Pyssy misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pyssy or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyssy has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pyssy as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyssy misses with the head strike.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pyssy backwards.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pyssy scores with a shot to the side of Peterson's head.
Pyssy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Pyssy avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson looking to stall.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Pyssy.
Pyssy lands a body punch.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Pyssy.
Pyssy lands a body shot.
Peterson is trying to maintain a safe position but Pyssy gets an underhook and turns Peterson into the cage.
Pyssy misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pyssy's elbow.
Pyssy tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to work over Pyssy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyssy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Pyssy.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyssy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyssy pushes Peterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Pyssy as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyssy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson working aggressively here.

Pyssy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Peterson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pyssy with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Pyssy closes the distance and clinches.
Pyssy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pyssy avoiding damage.
Pyssy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pyssy connects with a single shot there.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pyssy is just out of range.
Pyssy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A left lands for Pyssy.
Pyssy scores with a jab to the head.

Peterson is rocked!

Pyssy has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pyssy finish him?
Pyssy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pyssy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Peterson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pyssy is unloading with more strikes now! Peterson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pultti Pyssy!
Pultti Pyssy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.