PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perttu Peikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson has chosen Dope - Debonair as his entrance music. Perttu Peikkola is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Peikkola
vs
Sanderson

187 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

189 cm
25
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 10 - 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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sanderson misses.
A big left from Sanderson misses.
Sanderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peikkola.
Peikkola tests Sanderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peikkola works Sanderson's body with a nice hook.
Sanderson lands a really nice looking cross but Peikkola seems unphased.
Sanderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peikkola. Peikkola obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanderson looks to throw the jab but Peikkola is out of range.
Peikkola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanderson.
Sanderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peikkola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peikkola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Peikkola misses.

Sanderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peikkola is trying to defend but Sanderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson is trying to control. Peikkola wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peikkola kicks off Sanderson and gets to his feet.
Sanderson scores with a jab. Peikkola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Peikkola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Perttu Peikkola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peikkola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanderson.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.
Sanderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peikkola throws out the jab.
Peikkola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peikkola throws a hook but Sanderson avoids it easily.
Peikkola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanderson missing with a left hand there. Peikkola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peikkola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peikkola. Sanderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Sanderson misses.
Peikkola scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson cracks Peikkola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Peikkola misses.
Perttu Peikkola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peikkola misses with a hook.
Peikkola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peikkola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanderson at a distance.
Peikkola fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Peikkola.

Peikkola clinches with his opponent.
Sanderson is working for takedown but Peikkola is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peikkola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanderson avoids it.
Knees to the body from Peikkola.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peikkola throws an elbow but misses.
Sanderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peikkola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peikkola gets underhooks to prevent Sanderson's takedown attempt.
Perttu Peikkola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Sanderson.
Sanderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peikkola prevents it.
Sanderson looks gassed!
Peikkola looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sanderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Peikkola is trying to keep Sanderson in close.
Sanderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peikkola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanderson is controlling him.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson walks into a left hand.
Peikkola tries to clinch but Sanderson is having none of it.
Sanderson ducks under a wild hook from Peikkola.
Peikkola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Peikkola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peikkola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peikkola moves in looking to clinch but Sanderson pushes him off.
Peikkola throws a low kick, looking for Sanderson's leg but Sanderson calmly moves out of range.
Sanderson misses with a looping right.
Sanderson staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Sanderson blocks the low kick.
Peikkola throws a head kick but Sanderson moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson drops his hands momentarily and Peikkola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peikkola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Peikkola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Sanderson feints and as Peikkola raises his hands in defense, Sanderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perttu Peikkola dominated that 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.

Sanderson dodges the punch combination from Peikkola.
Peikkola moves out of range as Sanderson strikes.
Peikkola thows a body shot but no joy.
Peikkola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peikkola.
Peikkola swinging wildly here.
Peikkola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanderson manages to avoid it.
Sanderson misses the jab.
Peikkola lands a head shot.
Peikkola misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sanderson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Peikkola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peikkola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peikkola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Sanderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanderson blocks the leg kick.
Sanderson wants to clinch up but Peikkola keeps it at a distance.

Peikkola feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peikkola trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peikkola!
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peikkola is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson landing punches.

Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Peikkola is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola is looking to improve his position but Sanderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Peikkola slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peikkola keeps working.
Peikkola is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peikkola!
Peikkola really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola tries to lock up and control but Sanderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peikkola can't escape the position.
Sanderson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Peikkola tries to hold on but Sanderson pushes him away.
Sanderson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Peikkola manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peikkola manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peikkola wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Peikkola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanderson is one step ahead there.
Peikkola controls Sanderson momentarily but Sanderson frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Peikkola keeps moving.
Sanderson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanderson slips nicely into half guard.

Peikkola kicks Sanderson off and gets back to his feet.
Peikkola tries to clinch up.
Peikkola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peikkola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peikkola dodges the punch combination from Sanderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cael Sanderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sanderson slips under a jab.
Peikkola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanderson moves away.
Sanderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peikkola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peikkola.
Sanderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Peikkola.
Peikkola throws a sloppy head kick and Sanderson moves out of range easily.
Peikkola scores with a body shot.
Peikkola throws the left hand but Sanderson avoids the punch easily.
Sanderson takes a swing at Peikkola's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Sanderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Peikkola.
Sanderson throws out a loose jab but Peikkola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peikkola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanderson moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peikkola blocks a jab.
Sanderson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Peikkola throws the left hand but Sanderson avoids the punch easily.
Sanderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanderson misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Peikkola misses its intended target.
Peikkola throws out a powerful jab.
Sanderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peikkola misses with a straight left.
Peikkola misses with an uppercut. Sanderson saw that one coming.
Peikkola tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perttu Peikkola is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peikkola.
Peikkola throws an overhand right that lands on Sanderson's shoulder, as Sanderson tries to avoid the shot.
Sanderson blocks a head kick by Peikkola.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab by Peikkola.
Peikkola connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola jabs at Sanderson's body.
Peikkola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Peikkola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanderson.
Sanderson misses the body punch
and Peikkola counters with an inside leg kick.
Peikkola throws a nice head kick!
Peikkola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peikkola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peikkola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanderson on the side of the head.
Sanderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peikkola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanderson at a distance.
A lazy left from Peikkola finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Peikkola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peikkola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanderson blocks a jab.
Peikkola throws a lazy right hand but Sanderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Peikkola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peikkola.
Peikkola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peikkola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Peikkola is just out of range.
Peikkola throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanderson.
Sanderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peikkola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanderson misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Peikkola misses.
Sanderson fails with the takedown.
A head kick from Peikkola lands but Sanderson takes it in his stride.
Sanderson takes a swing at Peikkola's ribcage but misses.
Peikkola misses with a hook.
Peikkola digs a good body shot into Sanderson's ribs.
Sanderson thuds a left hand into Peikkola's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peikkola lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanderson's sensitive parts.
Sanderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peikkola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanderson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peikkola.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Peikkola is looking for a sweep. Sanderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Peikkola makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Peikkola throws a hook but Sanderson blocks it.
Peikkola throws out a loose jab but Sanderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peikkola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanderson defending well as Peikkola loads up on a big left hand.
Peikkola throws a jab when Sanderson was well out of range.
Sanderson blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perttu Peikkola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Peikkola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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