PBP Commentary

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

Peikkola
vs
Su

187 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Perttu Peikkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jew Su!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peikkola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Su shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Su was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peikkola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peikkola manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Peikkola moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peikkola tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Su gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Peikkola clinches with his opponent.
Peikkola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Su lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Su takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peikkola misses with a knee strike.
Peikkola is working for takedown but Su is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peikkola misses with a knee to the head.
Peikkola drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Peikkola has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Su is trying to keep an underhook but Peikkola manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Peikkola is breathing heavily.

Su kicks off Peikkola and gets to his feet.
Su swats away the attempt to clinch by Peikkola.
Peikkola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Su goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Su shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Su is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Su's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Su is tying to control. Peikkola wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peikkola wants to get back to his feet.
Peikkola is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Su looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peikkola is trying to get back to full guard.
Peikkola manages to get to full guard.
Peikkola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Su's guard.
Peikkola passes Su's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peikkola is looking to advance position but Su won't allow it.
Peikkola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Su blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peikkola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Su defending well though.

Peikkola is working for a kimura but Su is defending it quite comfortably.
Su won't allow Peikkola to pass to mount.
Peikkola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Su's head.
Peikkola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peikkola lands a nice short elbow.
Peikkola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peikkola 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.
Peikkola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peikkola is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Peikkola with shots to the head and body - Su looks very uncomfortable down there.
Su tries to hold on but Peikkola pushes him away.
Peikkola blocks Su's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Peikkola with the ground and pound from mount.
Peikkola with shots to the head and body - Su looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peikkola lands a heavy elbow.
Peikkola lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Su is rocked!

Peikkola is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Su is surviving well by controlling Peikkola's body position as best he can.
Su is still in real trouble! Can Peikkola finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peikkola landing strikes from the mount.
Peikkola in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peikkola with the ground and pound from mount.
Peikkola postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Su looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Peikkola.
Peikkola dominating with strikes here.
Su in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Peikkola scoring with strikes but Su is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peikkola lands a nice shot to the head.
Peikkola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Su's face.
Peikkola lands a heavy elbow.
Su is in a horrible position here. Peikkola smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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.

Peikkola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Su counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peikkola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Su swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peikkola tries to clinch but Su moves out of range.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses.
Peikkola swinging wilding here.
Peikkola fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perttu Peikkola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peikkola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peikkola misses with a double jab.
Peikkola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peikkola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peikkola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Su circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Perttu Peikkola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Su blocks a head kick by Peikkola.
Peikkola wants to clinch up but Su keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Peikkola.
Peikkola throws a nice looking combination but Su bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peikkola misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peikkola misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peikkola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peikkola misses with a head kick.
Peikkola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peikkola throws a head kick but Su moves out of range.
Su blocks a head kick by Peikkola.
Su avoids the head kick by Peikkola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peikkola tries a head kick but it misses.
Peikkola closes the distance and clinches up with Su, looking for a takedown. Peikkola pushes Su against the cage but Su circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peikkola shoots in looking for a takedown. Su tries to sprawl out of it but Peikkola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Su manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Peikkola.
Peikkola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peikkola is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peikkola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Su avoids the head kick by Peikkola.
Su slips a jab and a cross from Peikkola.
A head kick misses from Peikkola.
Peikkola tries a head kick but it misses.
Peikkola misses with a two punch combination.
Peikkola throws a series of punches but Su moves out of range.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses.
Peikkola throws a nice looking combination but Su bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peikkola swinging wilding here.
Peikkola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peikkola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Su circles away from the clinch attempt.
Su slips a jab and a cross from Peikkola.
Peikkola misses with a straight right.
Peikkola shoots in looking for a takedown. Su tries to sprawl out of it but Peikkola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Su manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peikkola shoots for a double leg takedown but Su sprawls well. He's pushed Peikkola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su swats away the attempt to clinch by Peikkola.
Peikkola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peikkola shoots in and drives through. Su sprawls well.
Peikkola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Su dodges the punch combination from Peikkola.
Peikkola fails to land with a series of punches.
Peikkola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peikkola tries to clinch but Su moves out of range.
Su blocks a head kick by Peikkola.
Peikkola doesn't manage to clinch there - Su circles away.
Su avoids the head kick by Peikkola.
Peikkola shoots in for a takedown but Su shows good takedown defense.
Peikkola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peikkola misses with a head kick.
Peikkola shoots in but no luck this time.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses.
Su keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Peikkola misses with a head kick.
Peikkola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Su's waist but Su gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peikkola off to one side.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peikkola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Su slips a straight right by Peikkola.
Peikkola moves in looking to clinch but Su pushes him off.
Peikkola swinging wilding here.
Peikkola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Su avoids a punch combination nicely.
Su ducks under a wild hook from Peikkola.
A head kick misses from Peikkola.
No joy there for Peikkola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peikkola throws a head kick but Su moves out of range.
Su keeps the fight on the outside.
Peikkola misses with the combination.
Peikkola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peikkola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jew Su showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Peikkola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Su has a takedown stuffed.
Crack! A monster head kick from Peikkola and Su falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Peikkola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Perttu Peikkola!