PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perttu Peikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Peto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peikkola
vs
Peto

187 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

183 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
American Outlaw Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Perttu Peikkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaakko Peto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peikkola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peikkola scores with a jab. Peto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Peikkola slips a jab from Peto.
Peto throws a big shot that misses.
Peikkola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peto.
Peto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peikkola scores with a jab. Peto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peikkola lands a two punch combo.
Peto misses with a wild body shot.
Peikkola scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peikkola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peikkola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peto throws a hook but Peikkola blocks it.
Peikkola lands a head kick!
Peto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peikkola.

Peikkola rushes Peto and presses him up against the cage.
Peto working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peto taking a breather.
Peikkola scores with a knee to the head.
Peto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peikkola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peikkola lands a really nice looking cross but Peto seems unphased.
Peto cracks a nice hook into Peikkola's ribs.
Peikkola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Peto.
Peikkola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perttu Peikkola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peikkola connects with a body shot.
Peto looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Peikkola.
Peto misses with a two punch combination.
Peikkola lands with a cross.
Peikkola stuns Peto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peikkola scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Peikkola.

Peikkola has closed the distance and engaged Peto in a clinch.
Peikkola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peikkola landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peikkola landing knees to the body.
Peikkola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peto's face.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peikkola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Peikkola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola scores with a punch to the head.
Peto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Peikkola.
Peikkola dips to his left and cracks Peto with an uppercut!
Peikkola lands a glancing blow to the side of Peto's head.
A good leg kick by Peikkola.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peikkola lands an elbow just above Peto 's eye.
Peikkola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peto up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Peikkola.
Peikkola lands an elbow inside that Peto shrugs off.
Peikkola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peikkola lands a shot to the body.

Peikkola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peikkola scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peikkola.
Peikkola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peto's calf.
Peikkola connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto walks into a left hand.
Peikkola lands a head shot.
Peikkola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Peikkola there.
Peikkola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peikkola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peikkola.
Peto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Peikkola darts in and clinches Peto up against the cage.
Peikkola working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Peikkola stalling against the cage.
Peikkola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peikkola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peto tries to throw a body punch but Peikkola avoids it by throwing Peto back against the cage.
Peikkola lands an elbow that stopped Peto in his tracks for a moment.
Peikkola tries to land knees in the clinch but Peto avoids the damage to the body.

Peikkola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Peikkola instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Peikkola.
Peikkola landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Peikkola manages to break the clinch.
Peikkola works Peto's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut there from Peikkola.
Peikkola thuds his shin into the meat of Peto's side.

Peikkola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peikkola putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peikkola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peikkola lands an elbow just above Peto 's eye.
Peikkola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peikkola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peto's defenses.
Peikkola has Peto pushed against the cage.
Peto is trying to break the clinch but Peikkola is controlling him.
Peto misses with a punch on the inside.
Peikkola scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Peikkola - that landed with a thud.
Peikkola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Peikkola.
Nice elbow from Peikkola.
Peikkola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peikkola putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perttu Peikkola dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Peikkola scores with a body shot.
Perttu Peikkola is winning the standup battle so far.
Peikkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peikkola clobbers Peto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheers as Peikkola lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peto doesn't seem phased though.
Peikkola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peto misses with a looping right.
Peikkola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peikkola digs a good body shot into Peto's ribs.
Nice body punch from Peikkola.
Peikkola scores with the left hand. Peto knows he should have avoided that one.
Peikkola ducks under a wild hook from Peto.
Peikkola cracks Peto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Peikkola gets a clinch.
Peikkola lands a nice knee to the body.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peikkola lands a body shot.

Peikkola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Peikkola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peto takes an elbow to the temple.
Peikkola is leaning against Peto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perttu Peikkola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peto is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peikkola obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peikkola lands with a left to the head.
Peikkola is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Peikkola lands an elbow inside that Peto shrugs off.
The referee calls for Peikkola to work.
Peikkola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peikkola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peikkola lands a nice elbow.
Peikkola connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peikkola obliges.
Peikkola misses with an elbow strike.
Peikkola lands a knee to the body.
Peikkola pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peikkola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peikkola lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peikkola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Peikkola moves into the clinch.
Peikkola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Peto breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peikkola staying out of range there.
A solid body kick from Peikkola.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peikkola. That's going to slow Peto down.
Nice cross by Peikkola.
Peto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peikkola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peikkola scores with a jab to the head.
Peikkola connects with a solid leg kick.
Peto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peto with a hook.
Peto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Peto throws a combination that misses
and Peikkola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peikkola lands a slapping body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Peikkola - the referee stops the clock and Peto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Peikkola. Peto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola jabs at Peto's body.
Peto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peikkola scoring well with a low kick there.
Peikkola scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peikkola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peikkola scores with a decent looking hook.
Peikkola lands a nice hook to Peto's body. Peto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peikkola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peikkola lands with a nice body punch.
Peikkola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peto can do to turn this around?
Peto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peikkola. Peikkola obviously looking to wear him down.
Peto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peikkola.
Peikkola cracks Peto with a good jab.
Peikkola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Peikkola lands a head kick. Peto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaakko Peto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peto tries to clinch up
and Peikkola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peikkola counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Peikkola.
Peikkola lands with a shot to the body.
Peikkola throws a shot to the body.
Peikkola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A lazy left from Peikkola finds it's target.
A jab lands there for Peikkola.
Peikkola lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peto walks into a straight right hand from Peikkola.
Peikkola 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.
Peikkola lands a jab to Peto's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peikkola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peikkola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peikkola lands a nice shot to the body.
Peikkola is looking to wear down Peto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peikkola's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Peikkola duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perttu Peikkola dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Peikkola lands a nice hook to Peto's body. Peto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peikkola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Peikkola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peikkola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Peikkola.
Peto is trying to maintain a safe position but Peikkola gets an underhook and turns Peto into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Peikkola - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Peikkola scores with a shoulder strike.

Peikkola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peto looks to land a right hand but Peikkola moved out of range.
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch but Peikkola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Peikkola.
Peikkola lands with a straight right. Peto didn't see that one coming.
Peikkola scores with a nice strike.
Peto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peikkola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peto throws the left hand but Peikkola avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Peikkola.
An inside leg kick lands from Peikkola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peikkola takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peikkola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Peikkola scores with a jab to the body.
Peto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peikkola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peto doesn't seem bothered though.
Peikkola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peikkola, as that shot connected.
Peto misses with a straight right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peikkola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peto's defenses.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peikkola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peikkola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peikkola lands an elbow that stopped Peto in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Peikkola.
Peto takes an elbow to the temple.
Peikkola scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peikkola breaks from the clinch.
Peikkola lands the left hand.

Peikkola darts in and clinches Peto up against the cage.
Peikkola lands an elbow just above Peto 's eye.

Peikkola breaks the clinch.
Peto looks to throw the jab but Peikkola is out of range.
Peikkola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peikkola swats away the attempt to clinch by Peto.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peikkola.
Peto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peikkola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Peto.
Peikkola works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peikkola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peto at a distance.
Peikkola stuns Peto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola lands a nice shot to the body.
Peikkola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perttu Peikkola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peikkola thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peto if he has to take too many more of those.
Peikkola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peto tries to move into range but Peikkola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peikkola lands a jab to Peto's midsection.
Peikkola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peikkola cracks Peto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peikkola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peikkola scores with a jab. Peto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peikkola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peikkola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peikkola tests Peto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peikkola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peikkola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peikkola scores with a one two! Peto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto misses with a combination
and Peikkola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Peikkola clinches with his opponent.
Peikkola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peikkola obliges.
Peikkola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peto up against the cage.
Peikkola lands a damaging elbow.
Peikkola is leaning against Peto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaakko Peto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peikkola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peikkola unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peikkola working Peto over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peikkola.
Peto letting Peikkola take a breather here.
Peikkola lands an elbow inside that Peto shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perttu Peikkola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peikkola 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perttu Peikkola!