PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvin Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa has chosen Cock sparrer - Take 'em all as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pennanen
vs
Wasa

182 cm
21
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Divine - Drugs (158 products)
Divine - Drugs (158 products)

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edvin Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa lands with an uppercut that bounces Pennanen off the cage and back into rage.
Wasa throws a nice looking combination but Pennanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasa works Pennanen's body with a nice hook.
Pennanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Wasa.
Pennanen staying out of range there.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Pennanen fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wasa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pennanen.
Wasa moves in looking to clinch but Pennanen pushes him off.
Pennanen slips a jab and a cross from Wasa.
Wasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wasa.

It looks like Juho Pennanen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wasa stuffs the takedown attempt from Pennanen. Pennanen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juho Pennanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pennanen throws a leg kick but Wasa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pennanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wasa tries to clinch but Pennanen moves out of range.
Pennanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Edvin Wasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasa is looking to clinch.
Wasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wasa wants to clinch.
Pennanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasa.
Edvin Wasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wasa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wasa wants it to stay on the feet.
Pennanen closes the distance and clinches up with Wasa, looking for a takedown. Pennanen pushes Wasa against the cage but Wasa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Wasa misses the shot to the body.
Pennanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Wasa.

Pennanen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Pennanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wasa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pennanen working the strikes but Wasa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pennanen content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen is looking to take a break and control but Wasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wasa preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasa gets full guard.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pennanen trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.
Wasa working a defensive guard here.
Wasa wants to sweep but no luck.
Pennanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pennanen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wasa's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wasa misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvin Wasa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juho Pennanen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wasa misses with a two punch combination.
Pennanen shoots in and drives through. Wasa sprawls well.
Wasa tries to clinch there but Pennanen circles away.
Wasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasa. Pennanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pennanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasa throws a shot to the body.
Wasa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pennanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pennanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wasa thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pennanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wasa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pennanen.
Juho Pennanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wasa misses with a hook. Pennanen ducked under it nicely.
Wasa throws the left hand but Pennanen avoids the punch easily.
Wasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Wasa pushes Pennanen up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wasa as the two fighters clinch.
Pennanen tries to break the clinch but Wasa is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Wasa.
Pennanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juho Pennanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasa presses Pennanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen is trying to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wasa has Pennanen pushed against the cage.
Pennanen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pennanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pennanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pennanen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wasa just stands there and leans against the cage.

Pennanen lands a takedown into guard.
Pennanen trying to control but Wasa is working from the bottom.

Pennanen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wasa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wasa has escaped and now he's on top!
Pennanen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa tries to free his leg and advance position but Pennanen is retaining full guard.
Wasa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Pennanen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wasa stacks Pennanen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wasa!
Pennanen is trying to work for a sweep but Wasa has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wasa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pennanen is looking to escape.
Pennanen is trying to reverse the position but instead Wasa has taken his back - oops!
Pennanen prevents Wasa from getting a body triangle.
Pennanen tries to roll but Wasa sticks to his back.
Pennanen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Pennanen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edvin Wasa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juho Pennanen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wasa misses with a hook.
Wasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wasa throws a shot to the body.
Wasa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wasa tries to clinch there but Pennanen circles away.

Pennanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wasa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Pennanen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wasa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pennanen's best efforts.
Pennanen throws a strike but Wasa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wasa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pennanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wasa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
Pennanen throws and elbow that misses. Wasa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pennanen's guard. Nice move by Wasa!
Pennanen trying to keep a closed guard but Wasa is proving a slippery customer.

Pennanen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wasa escapes and throws Pennanen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Edvin Wasa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wasa staying calm.
Pennanen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Wasa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Wasa works his way to his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wasa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pennanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pennanen tries to escape but Wasa has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Pennanen is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
I really don't envy Pennanen right now.
Pennanen wants to control his opponent's hands but Wasa gets his hands free.
Good control from Wasa.
Pennanen tries to roll but Wasa sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pennanen turns into Wasa and is now in his guard.
Wasa keeping moving, preventing Pennanen from controlling successfully.
Pennanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wasa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pennanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pennanen ducks right into an uppercut from Wasa.
Juho Pennanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wasa lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edvin Wasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wasa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edvin Wasa!