PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Piiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steam Roller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piiska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Till I Collapse. Steam Roller looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Piiska
vs
Roller

178 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pertti Piiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steam Roller!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piiska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roller tries a head kick but it misses.

Piiska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piiska is trying to break the clinch but Roller has him pressed against the cage.
Piiska blocks an elbow strike.
Roller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roller missing with knees to the body.
Roller looks gassed!

Piiska successfully pulls guard.
Piiska tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roller trying to control but Piiska is working from the bottom.
Piiska is pulling down on Roller's head. It's preventing any offense from Roller, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piiska looking for a sweep. Not yet Piiska, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piiska is working hard here to advance position.

Piiska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Piiska has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Piiska wants to control but Roller passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piiska is trying to maintain the position but Roller is very close to passing his half guard.
Roller prevents Piiska from improving his position.
Piiska tries to kick Roller off but Roller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piiska gets full guard.

Piiska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Piiska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roller is controlling him.
Roller trying to control the position from guard on top but Piiska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piiska wants to sweep here but Roller controlling him for the moment.
Roller postures up.

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.

Piiska has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Roller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Piiska looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Piiska looking for submissions off his back.
Piiska is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Roller decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Piiska dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Piiska cracks Roller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piiska showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roller.
Roller darts in trying to clinch

and Piiska counters with a takedown into side control.

Roller is rocked!
Piiska controls the position from side control.
Roller is still in real trouble! Can Piiska finish him?

Piiska wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roller, who protects the arm well.

Piiska decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Roller seems to have recovered his senses.
Roller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Piiska.
Piiska looks for a takedown but Roller sprawls well.
Roller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Piiska's calf.
Roller stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Roller.
Steam Roller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roller throws a lazy head kick

and Piiska moves into the clinch.
Roller misses with a knee to the head.
Piiska tries for a takedown but Roller manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Piiska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roller wants to get back to striking at distance but Piiska won't allow it.
Roller looking to throw knees to the head but Piiska is blocking nicely.
Piiska has Roller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Roller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Piiska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roller smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Roller.
Piiska lands a brutal head kick. Roller looks out on his feet and Piiska throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Pertti Piiska!