PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Mielikanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keid Pretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mielikanen comes to the cage accompanied by Häjyt. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mielikanen
vs
Pretti

201 cm
26
280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
225 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marko Mielikanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keid Pretti!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pretti throws a body punch but Mielikanen moves out of range.
Mielikanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pretti's sensitive parts.
Mielikanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mielikanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen keeps Pretti at a distance using the push kick.
Pretti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pretti duly obliges.
Pretti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mielikanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Pretti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mielikanen. That's going to slow Pretti down.
Pretti looks gassed!
Mielikanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen scoring well with a low kick there.

Mielikanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Mielikanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mielikanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mielikanen lands an elbow inside that Pretti shrugs off.
Pretti takes an elbow to the temple.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Keid Pretti has been cut.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mielikanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Mielikanen scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow.
Mielikanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mielikanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pretti blocks it with crossed arms.
Mielikanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pretti.
Mielikanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but Pretti blocks it.
Pretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mielikanen lands an elbow that stopped Pretti in his tracks for a moment.
Mielikanen lands an elbow just above Pretti 's eye.
Mielikanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mielikanen with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen lands a damaging elbow.
Mielikanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Pretti won't want to take too many of those.
Mielikanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pretti avoids the damage to the body.
Pretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mielikanen lands a body punch.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mielikanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Pretti won't want to take too many of those.
Mielikanen lands an elbow inside that Pretti shrugs off.
Mielikanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mielikanen is leaning against Pretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mielikanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pretti tries to stall but Mielikanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pretti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mielikanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pretti.
Pretti wants to stall.
Mielikanen looking to throw knees to the head but Pretti is blocking nicely.
Pretti managing to block the knees to the body from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pretti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mielikanen.
Pretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mielikanen trying to land knees to the body.
Mielikanen looking to throw knees to the head but Pretti is blocking nicely.
Pretti avoiding damage.
Pretti is leaning against Mielikanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pretti wants to break free but Mielikanen has control.
Pretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mielikanen on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Mielikanen.
Pretti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Mielikanen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mielikanen scores with a knee to the head.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pretti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mielikanen scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the head.

Pretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pretti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mielikanen is looking to slow Pretti down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mielikanen.
Pretti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mielikanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen is looking to slow Pretti down with leg kicks.
Pretti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Mielikanen has closed the distance and engaged Pretti in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Pretti won't want to take too many of those.
Mielikanen lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Mielikanen.
Pretti pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mielikanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pretti avoids it.
Mielikanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pretti avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Mielikanen controls his hands.

Pretti breaks from the clinch.
Mielikanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mielikanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Mielikanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keid Pretti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mielikanen lands a head shot.
Pretti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mielikanen. Mielikanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pretti dodges the punch combination from Mielikanen.
Pretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mielikanen can pounce on him.
Mielikanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pretti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mielikanen. Mielikanen obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pretti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mielikanen can pounce on him.
Pretti is breathing heavily.
Pretti tries to move into range but Mielikanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mielikanen can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mielikanen cracks the inside of Pretti's front leg.
Marko Mielikanen is winning the standup battle so far.

Mielikanen moves into the clinch.
Mielikanen landing knees to the body.
Mielikanen with a knee to the head.
Mielikanen with a knee to the head.
Pretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mielikanen lands a shot to the body.
Mielikanen gets through Pretti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pretti takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mielikanen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mielikanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mielikanen obliges.
Pretti avoiding damage as Mielikanen throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pretti.
Mielikanen lands an elbow that stopped Pretti in his tracks for a moment.
Pretti takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pretti avoiding damage as Mielikanen throws knees to the body.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but Pretti blocks it.
Pretti tries to break the clinch but Mielikanen is controlling the position.
Mielikanen lands an elbow inside that Pretti shrugs off.
Mielikanen missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pretti avoiding damage as Mielikanen throws knees to the body.
Pretti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pretti lands a shot to the body.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mielikanen misses with a knee strike.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marko Mielikanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pretti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mielikanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the body.
Pretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pretti is trying to break the clinch but Mielikanen has him pressed against the cage.
Mielikanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pretti.
Pretti wants to break free but Mielikanen has control.
Mielikanen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pretti up against the cage.
Pretti avoiding damage as Mielikanen throws knees to the body.
Pretti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mielikanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pretti can do to turn this around?
Mielikanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen lands a knee to the head.
Mielikanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pretti avoids the damage to the body.
Mielikanen misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Pretti to work.
Pretti stalling in the clinch but Mielikanen improves position.
Mielikanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pretti avoids it.
Pretti tries to break free but Mielikanen pushes him back against the cage.
Pretti takes an elbow to the temple.
Mielikanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pretti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mielikanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Mielikanen missing with knees to the body.
Pretti working hard to break the clinch.
Mielikanen has Pretti pressed against the cage, preventing Pretti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Mielikanen controls his hands.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mielikanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pretti tries to work over Mielikanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mielikanen lands an elbow just above Pretti 's eye.
Pretti wants to get back to striking at distance but Mielikanen won't allow it.
Mielikanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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.
Knees to the body from Mielikanen.
Pretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mielikanen missing with knees to the body.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mielikanen has Pretti pressed against the cage.
Pretti can't break the clinch.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pretti working aggressively here.
Mielikanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mielikanen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pretti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mielikanen is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Mielikanen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mielikanen.
Mielikanen lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mielikanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Mielikanen on the inside.
A knee to the head by Mielikanen.
Pretti misses with a punch to the body.
Mielikanen connects with a knee to the head.
Pretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Mielikanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keid Pretti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mielikanen takes one on the button.
Marko Mielikanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pretti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pretti misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pretti swinging wildly here.
Mielikanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mielikanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mielikanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mielikanen feints and then cracks Pretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pretti down.
Mielikanen lands with a cross.
Mielikanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mielikanen lands with a good body shot.
Mielikanen throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mielikanen scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mielikanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mielikanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mielikanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pretti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mielikanen lands with a kick to the temple. Pretti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mielikanen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pretti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crunch! Mielikanen slams his shin into Pretti's torso.
Mielikanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Mielikanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mielikanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mielikanen connects with a solid leg kick.

Mielikanen moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mielikanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pretti backwards.
Mielikanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Mielikanen.
Pretti takes an elbow to the temple.
Mielikanen connects with a knee to the head.
Mielikanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mielikanen obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen lands a left hand.
Pretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mielikanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pretti letting Mielikanen take a breather here.
Mielikanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mielikanen gets through Pretti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mielikanen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mielikanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pretti is trying to stall.
Mielikanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mielikanen is leaning against Pretti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mielikanen with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pretti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mielikanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pretti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pretti wants to stall.
Pretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mielikanen tries a knee to the head but Pretti blocks it.
Pretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pretti misses with a punch to the body.
Pretti blocks the elbow strike.
Mielikanen landing knees to the head.
Mielikanen missing with knees to the body.
Mielikanen throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Pretti.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow.
Mielikanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pretti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mielikanen connects with a knee to the head.
Mielikanen looking to slow down the pace here.
Pretti tries to stall but Mielikanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Mielikanen.
Mielikanen pushes Pretti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mielikanen scores with a shoulder strike.

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.
Mielikanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pretti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mielikanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pretti's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mielikanen.
Pretti is trying to break the clinch but Mielikanen is controlling him.
Mielikanen scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Pretti.
Mielikanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mielikanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Keid Pretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pretti takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mielikanen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mielikanen crunches a lovely knee into Pretti's ribcage.
Mielikanen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pretti's face.
Mielikanen taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Mielikanen.
Nice body punch from Mielikanen - that landed with a thud.
Pretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mielikanen backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mielikanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mielikanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mielikanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mielikanen lands a nice elbow.
Marko Mielikanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mielikanen connects with a knee to the head.
Pretti presses Mielikanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marko Mielikanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mielikanen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Marko Mielikanen!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Marko Mielikanen!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Marko Mielikanen!

Marko Mielikanen wins by unanimous decision!