PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - Grinning Mouths. Paniikki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. N'sync - Bye Bye Bye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pelle Paniikki enters the cage!

Plo
vs
Paniikki

173 cm
23
150 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo throws a looping overhand right but Paniikki ducks down to avoid it.

Paniikki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Plo to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Paniikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paniikki is keeping the position for now.
Plo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.
Plo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paniikki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Paniikki has an active guard here but Plo has managed to pass into half guard.
Paniikki is refusing to be controlled, as Plo sits in half guard.
Plo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Paniikki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Plo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Plo wants to take a breather but Paniikki is having none of it.
Plo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Plo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paniikki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plo cracks a nice hook into Paniikki's ribs.
Plo missing with a left hand there. Paniikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Plo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Plo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paniikki's face.
Plo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Plo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Paniikki manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is looking to reverse the position.
Plo looks up at the clock and then as Paniikki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Plo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Paniikki is looking to reverse the position.
Plo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paniikki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Plo 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.
Plo controls the position.
Plo landing a few strikes.
Plo moves into full mount!
Paniikki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paniikki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paniikki tries to get to full guard but Plo has control of the leg.

Paniikki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paniikki looks gassed!
Plo lands with a punch from half guard.
Paniikki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Paniikki actively working from the bottom here.
Plo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Plo with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paniikki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plo wants to pass the guard but Paniikki is keeping the position.

Plo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Paniikki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paniikki keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

Paniikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Paniikki is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paniikki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Plo has passed into half guard!
Plo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Plo is trying to control the action in half guard but Paniikki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Plo lands a nice short elbow.

Plo moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Paniikki.
Plo scores with a couple of short elbows.

Plo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paniikki tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the action but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Paniikki is looking to regain half guard here but Plo keeps moving and retains side control.
Plo wants to control but Paniikki is keeping him busy.
Plo lands a nice forearm strike.
A lull in the action here.
Paniikki is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Paniikki to see if he's OK.
Paniikki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paniikki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Paniikki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plo pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Plo there.
Plo drops an elbow to the side of Paniikki's head.
Plo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Plo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Paniikki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Paniikki has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Plo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Plo!

Plo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Plo works to advance to full mount. Paniikki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Plo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Paniikki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paniikki down.
Paniikki tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paniikki manages to get back to half guard.
Plo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Plo there.

Paniikki with the active half guard here but Plo passes nicely into side control.
Paniikki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paniikki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Plo trying to control the action but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Paniikki manages to get back to half guard.

Paniikki looking for a kimura from the bottom but Plo passes into side control!
Paniikki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Plo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Plo staying calm.
Plo is working Paniikki over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands an elbow.
Plo scoring with punches from side control.
Plo is putting a hurting on Paniikki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Plo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Paniikki is looking to reverse the position.
Paniikki is not content to let Plo control the position.
Paniikki is looking to regain half guard here but Plo keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Paniikki!
Plo scoring with strikes but Paniikki is staying in there.
Plo looking to control but Paniikki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Plo cracks Paniikki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paniikki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Plo landing strikes from the mount.
Paniikki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paniikki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Plo is controlling Paniikki's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Plo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Plo has escaped and now he's on top!

Paniikki is looking for a triangle here but Plo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paniikki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Paniikki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plo off and has taken his back!
Plo trying to control the action but Paniikki just sinks the hooks in.
Pelle Paniikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Paniikki looking for the choke but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!