PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasse Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Winterbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winterbourne has chosen face the pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Pesonen
vs
Winterbourne

182 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Valhalla War Gear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasse Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Winterbourne!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen tries to clinch but Winterbourne moves out of range.
Winterbourne dives in and grabs Pesonen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pesonen pushes down on Winterbourne's head and hops out.

Pesonen drives through and clinches with Winterbourne against the cage.
Pesonen with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Winterbourne has been cut.
Pesonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winterbourne tries to pull guard but Pesonen won't allow it.
Pesonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winterbourne's face.
Pesonen stalling.
Pesonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winterbourne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pesonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winterbourne's face.
Winterbourne tries to stall but Pesonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pesonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pesonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winterbourne blocks it with crossed arms.
Winterbourne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pesonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jasse Pesonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Winterbourne.
Pesonen landing knees to the body.
Pesonen tries a knee to the head but Winterbourne blocks it.
Winterbourne is trying to drag Pesonen to the mat but Pesonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pesonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pesonen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Winterbourne is trying to keep an underhook but Pesonen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pesonen drops an elbow to the side of Winterbourne's head.

Pesonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Winterbourne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pesonen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterbourne tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Winterbourne is trying to maintain the position but Pesonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Winterbourne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pesonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winterbourne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Winterbourne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pesonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Pesonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Winterbourne is looking to improve his position but Pesonen isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winterbourne hang on?
Winterbourne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pesonen landing punches.
Pesonen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pesonen landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winterbourne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pesonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pesonen lands a big elbow.
Pesonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pesonen breaks from Winterbourne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winterbourne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pesonen with shots to the head and body - Winterbourne looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen scoring with strikes but Winterbourne is staying in there.
Pesonen with a couple of short strikes.
Pesonen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pesonen scoring with strikes but Winterbourne is staying in there.
Pesonen with shots to the head and body - Winterbourne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pesonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pesonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Winterbourne's face.
Pesonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winterbourne hang on?

Pesonen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pesonen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winterbourne hang on?
A nice elbow there by Pesonen.

Winterbourne is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Pesonen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Winterbourne is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasse Pesonen!