PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slayt legit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pekkarinen
vs
legit

170 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slayt legit!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pekkarinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen postures up in legit's guard and throws a big left but legit blocks it.
legit keeping moving, preventing Pekkarinen from controlling successfully.
legit looking to control.
Pekkarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Pekkarinen postures up in legit's guard and throws a big left but legit blocks it.
legit wants to stand and escape but Pekkarinen is having none of it.
Pekkarinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pekkarinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pekkarinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. legit is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
legit throws a head kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
Pekkarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from legit.

Pekkarinen gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pekkarinen lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
legit is trying to maintain the position but Pekkarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Pekkarinen working legit over with strikes.
legit gets full guard.
Pekkarinen cracks legit with a solid left hand.
Pekkarinen with a nice head shot there.
legit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pekkarinen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pekkarinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pekkarinen stands up over legit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
legit working a defensive guard here.
legit looks gassed!
Pekkarinen looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - legit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pekkarinen gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
legit is looking to control Pekkarinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can legit avoid being mounted?
Pekkarinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
legit is looking to improve his position.
Pekkarinen winds up and cracks legit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen slips a nice elbow through legit's hands, connecting with legit's forehead.
legit wants to get back to his feet.
legit is not content to let Pekkarinen control the position.
Pekkarinen is controlling the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pekkarinen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. legit is trying to defend but Pekkarinen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
legit tries to kick Pekkarinen off but Pekkarinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pekkarinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pekkarinen drops an elbow to the side of legit's head.
Pekkarinen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
legit is looking to improve his position.
Pekkarinen is looking to advance position but legit won't allow it.
Pekkarinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
legit moves in looking to clinch but Pekkarinen pushes him off.

Pekkarinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pekkarinen scoring with punches from side control.
legit struggling a bit here.

Pekkarinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pekkarinen cracks legit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
legit taking a bit of punishment here - Pekkarinen scoring with strikes.
Pekkarinen lands a few punches from side control.
Pekkarinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but legit sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
legit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pekkarinen off and has taken his back!
Pekkarinen is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from legit 's hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pekkarinen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
legit is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkarinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pekkarinen wants to pass to mount but legit is defending the position.
Pekkarinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
legit is trying to stand.
legit trying to hold on to Pekkarinen's head to control him but Pekkarinen postures up.
legit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pekkarinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pekkarinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. legit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pekkarinen.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Pekkarinen blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pekkarinen scores a takedown into full mount!
legit taking shots to the head.
legit wants to control but Pekkarinen is having none of it.
Pekkarinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot there that rocks legit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
legit is working to get back to half guard.
Pekkarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Pekkarinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
legit wants to hold on but Pekkarinen pushes him away.
Pekkarinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Pekkarinen is going olschool here, as he tries to force legit to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so legit shrugs it off.
Pekkarinen landing punches.
legit wants to hold on but Pekkarinen pushes him away.
Pekkarinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pekkarinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
legit wants to try and get back to his feet.
legit tries to hold on but Pekkarinen pushes him away.
Pekkarinen lands a heavy elbow.
Pekkarinen landing strikes from the mount.
You get the feeling that legit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
BOOM! Pekkarinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen landing shots from mount.
Pekkarinen with a couple of short strikes.
Pekkarinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of legit's face.
Pekkarinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Pekkarinen throws some wild stikes that legit manages to avoid easily.
legit tries to buck Pekkarinen off but he can't manage it.
Pekkarinen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. legit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that legit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
legit wants to hold on but Pekkarinen pushes him away.
Pekkarinen cracks legit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pekkarinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
legit sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pekkarinen blocks the strikes from legit.
legit striking from the bottom.
Pekkarinen stops legit from getting back to his feet.
Pekkarinen lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pekkarinen is trying to control. legit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
legit moves into full guard.
Pekkarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
legit looking for a sweep. Not yet legit, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Pekkarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
legit is looking to get back to is feet but Pekkarinen passes into side control.
legit tries to improve position but can't.
Pekkarinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
legit is trying to control Pekkarinen's posture but Pekkarinen avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

legit throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pekkarinen showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pekkarinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but legit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekkarinen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
legit wants to get back to his feet but Pekkarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pekkarinen postures up and lands a big shot to legit's brow.
Pekkarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
legit throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mauri Pekkarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of elbows.
legit keeping moving, preventing Pekkarinen from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pekkarinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pekkarinen has managed to clinch.
legit is working for takedown but Pekkarinen is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
legit is looking to break free of the clinch but Pekkarinen has double underhooks.
legit fails to pull guard.
Pekkarinen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Pekkarinen has picked legit up - he's going for a ride! Pekkarinen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
legit wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Pekkarinen.
legit trying to control here.
Pekkarinen working over legit with some ground and pound. legit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
legit is trying to stand up here but Pekkarinen is controlling him well.
legit holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
legit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and legit wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
legit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
legit slaps away a takedown attempt from Pekkarinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
legit moves in looking to clinch but Pekkarinen pushes him off.

Pekkarinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in legit's half guard.
Pekkarinen is looking to take a break and control but legit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pekkarinen trying to control the pace.
Pekkarinen winds up and cracks legit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pekkarinen prevents legit from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
legit wants to get back to full guard.
Pekkarinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pekkarinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pekkarinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pekkarinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
legit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
legit working a defensive guard here.
legit being controlled here, momentarily.
legit trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen stops legit from standing up.
Pekkarinen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
legit tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
legit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mauri Pekkarinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slayt legit.

Pekkarinen gets the takedown into side control.
Pekkarinen cracks legit with a big right hand but legit just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pekkarinen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
legit is trying to control Pekkarinen's posture but Pekkarinen avoids it.
Slayt legit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pekkarinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused legit some visible discomfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pekkarinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Pekkarinen!