PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grandmaster Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasse Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pesonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Red
vs
Pesonen

181 cm
23
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grandmaster Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jasse Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pesonen's head.

It looks like Jasse Pesonen has been cut.

Pesonen closes the distance and pushes Red back into the cage.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but Pesonen has double underhooks.
Pesonen prevents Red from breaking the clinch.
Red trying to stall but Pesonen improves his position.
Red gets underhooks to prevent Pesonen's takedown attempt.
Red wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Red is looking to break free of the clinch but Pesonen has double underhooks.

Pesonen jumps guard and drags Red to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Red won't allow Pesonen to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pesonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
Red knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pesonen on the ground.
Red is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pesonen is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen is pulling down on Red's head to control his posture.
Pesonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pesonen, not yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Red displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Grandmaster Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Red misses.

Pesonen clinches up with Red and pushes him back against the cage.
Red taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pesonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Red's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pesonen misses with a knee to the head.
Red working hard to break the clinch.
Pesonen looking for a takedown.
Red managing to block the knees to the body from Pesonen.
Pesonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red avoiding damage as Pesonen throws knees to the body.
Pesonen is working for takedown but Red is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grandmaster Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasse Pesonen.
Pesonen looks gassed!
Pesonen prevents Red from breaking the clinch.
Pesonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pesonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pesonen misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pesonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pesonen with a knee to the head.
Red can't break the clinch.
Pesonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pesonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pesonen prevents Red from breaking the clinch.
Red lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pesonen or not.
Red wants to get back to striking at distance but Pesonen won't allow it.
Red avoiding damage as Pesonen throws knees to the body.
Red tries to break the clinch but Pesonen is controlling the position.
Red pressing his opponent against the cage.
Red wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pesonen has him pressed against the cage.
Pesonen trying to land knees to the body.
Pesonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pesonen missing with knees to the body.
Pesonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pesonen looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Pesonen tries to land a knee to the head but Red blocks with his arms.
Red trying to control the position but instead, Pesonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Red into the cage.
Red working hard to break the clinch.
Pesonen prevents Red from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen keeps control of Red as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Red scores with a hook to the body.
Pesonen taking a breather.
Pesonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red checks a low kick from Pesonen.
Red looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Pesonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red.
Red displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Pesonen is rocked!
Red avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Red lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pesonen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Red dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grandmaster Red!