PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hirvonen
vs
Scott

185 cm
23
196 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

183 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hirvonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Hirvonen pushes him off.

Scott clinches up with Hirvonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but Scott holds him up against the cage and eventually Hirvonen drops back down to his feet.

Hirvonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen shoots in and drives through. Scott sprawls well.
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Scott is looking to clinch but Hirvonen is avoiding it.
Scott tries to clinch up but Hirvonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hirvonen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hirvonen misses with a few strikes there.

Hirvonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Hirvonen getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hirvonen working the head and body with strikes.
Hirvonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen working the head and body with strikes.
Scott wants to improve his position but Hirvonen is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hirvonen seems content to control.
Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen trying to control from half guard but Scott is working away.
Hirvonen is just content to waste time from the top position. Scott takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.

That's two 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.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hirvonen throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hirvonen.
Christian Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott tries to clinch up but Hirvonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Scott saw that one coming.
Hirvonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirvonen. That's going to slow Scott down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a jab to the head.
Hirvonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.

Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Hirvonen is trying to break free.
Hirvonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Scott won't allow it.
Scott working Hirvonen over with knees to the body.

Hirvonen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Scott regains guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Scott looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Hirvonen trying to move into half guard but instead Scott has managed to sweep!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hirvonen has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Scott landing with the ground and pound.
Scott must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hirvonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Hirvonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Hirvonen moved away.
Scott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hirvonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
Hirvonen tries to score with a low kick but Scott moves his leg out of the way.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hirvonen throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hirvonen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scott. That one must have hurt.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott darts in and clinches Hirvonen up against the cage.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Scott.
Scott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scott landing knees to the head.

It looks like Pentti Hirvonen has been cut.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott lands an elbow that stopped Hirvonen in his tracks for a moment.
Scott slowing the pace effectively.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Scott using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Scott is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hirvonen is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Scott.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Scott utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scott leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hirvonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott gets through Hirvonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scott lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scott.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Hirvonen is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Hirvonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hirvonen's efforts to push away.
Hirvonen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scott lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scott landing knees to the head.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hirvonen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott stops a takedown attempt from Hirvonen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hirvonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Scott smiles and moves away.
Pentti Hirvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hirvonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Hirvonen circles away.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hirvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Scott's shoulder, as Scott tries to avoid the shot.
Hirvonen cracks Scott with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott is looking to clinch but Hirvonen is avoiding it.
Hirvonen checks the leg kick.
Hirvonen has a takedown stuffed.
Hirvonen throws a nice looking combination but Scott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

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.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scott wants to clinch up but Hirvonen keeps it at a distance.
Scott avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.

Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hirvonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scott defending well though.
Scott manages to get to full guard.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hirvonen trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pentti Hirvonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Scott is looking to clinch.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hirvonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hirvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.

Hirvonen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scott to the mat! Scott manages to get full guard.
Hirvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hirvonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Scott wants to get back to his feet but Hirvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scott pulls Hirvonen in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott working a defensive guard here.
Scott avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Hirvonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Scott gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hirvonen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hirvonen wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.

That's two 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.
Hirvonen is working hard here to advance position.
Scott is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Hirvonen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Scott's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to mount his opponent but Scott defends it.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hirvonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Scott drives through and clinches with Hirvonen against the cage.
Scott with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hirvonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Hirvonen jumps guard but Scott stands there with Hirvonen around his waist. Hirvonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hirvonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scott just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hirvonen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hirvonen is trying to break the clinch but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Hirvonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.

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.
Scott avoiding damage.
Scott receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Scott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hirvonen jumps guard but Scott stands there with Hirvonen around his waist. Hirvonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott wants to stall.
Hirvonen takes an elbow to the temple.

Hirvonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hirvonen scores with a nice strike.
Hirvonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scott avoids it really well and circles away.
Hirvonen thows a leg kick but Scott checks it
and Scott counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirvonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hirvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hirvonen 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Hirvonen!