PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan de Madrid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerma Pekoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan de Madrid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

de Madrid
vs
Pekoni

168 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 1 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Sharon Needles Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan de Madrid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kerma Pekoni!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Madrid stuffs the takedown attempt from Pekoni. Pekoni gets slowly back to his feet.
de Madrid fails to land with a series of punches.
de Madrid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekoni moves away.
de Madrid misses with a hook. Pekoni ducked under it nicely.
Pekoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juan de Madrid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Madrid.
Pekoni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Madrid tries to avoid it but Pekoni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Madrid to the ground. de Madrid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
de Madrid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
de Madrid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pekoni.
Pekoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Madrid misses with a looping right.
A big left from de Madrid misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Madrid.
Danga de danga de dang - de Madrid scores with a four punch combination!
de Madrid tries to bum rush Pekoni with a series of wild strikes but Pekoni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Madrid throws a series of punches but Pekoni moves out of range.
de Madrid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from de Madrid. Pekoni does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekoni fails to land the takedown.
Juan de Madrid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kerma Pekoni.
de Madrid misses with a few strikes there.
de Madrid misses with a series of wild punches.
de Madrid scores with a jab to the head.
de Madrid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de Madrid misses with an uppercut. Pekoni saw that one coming.
de Madrid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Madrid misses with a straight right.
A jab from de Madrid misses.
de Madrid throws a series of punches but Pekoni moves out of range.

Pekoni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Madrid is staying active underneath Pekoni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pekoni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, de Madrid has managed to free his arm - good work.

de Madrid is defending against the submission attempts here by Pekoni.
de Madrid is staying active underneath Pekoni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
de Madrid is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pekoni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pekoni's back!
Pekoni is trying to get back to his feet but de Madrid has full control of the position and if anything, Pekoni has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pekoni rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pekoni wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, if de Madrid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pekoni wants to get back to his feet.
de Madrid is keen to just control but Pekoni is a slippery customer.
de Madrid slows the pace down in half guard.
de Madrid passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pekoni!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan de Madrid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

de Madrid misses with a few strikes there.
de Madrid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pekoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Madrid takes a swing at Pekoni's ribcage but misses.
Pekoni dodges the punch combination from de Madrid.
de Madrid looks to land a right hand but Pekoni moved out of range.
Pekoni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
de Madrid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pekoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekoni blocks a jab.
Pekoni tries to move into range but de Madrid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
de Madrid throws a hook but Pekoni avoids it easily.

Pekoni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pekoni trying to control the position from guard on top but de Madrid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekoni takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Pekoni passes de Madrid's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
de Madrid trying to control but Pekoni postures up.
de Madrid is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two 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.

Pekoni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
de Madrid is trying to control but can't.

Pekoni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Pekoni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but de Madrid sees it coming and defends easily.
Pekoni is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid is controlling Pekoni's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de Madrid misses with a two punch combination.
de Madrid throws a nice looking combination but Pekoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from de Madrid does it's job there.
de Madrid throws a series of punches but Pekoni avoids them all with ease.
Juan de Madrid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Madrid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekoni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
de Madrid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
de Madrid misses with a two punch combination.
Pekoni shoots in for a takedown but de Madrid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pekoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekoni fails with the takedown.
Pekoni shoots in looking for a takedown. de Madrid tries to sprawl out of it but Pekoni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. de Madrid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juan de Madrid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kerma Pekoni.
No joy there for de Madrid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de Madrid swinging wildly here.
de Madrid missing with a left hand there. Pekoni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from de Madrid does no damage.
de Madrid connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan de Madrid dominated that second round.
That's time! de Madrid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pekoni defending well as de Madrid loads up on a big left hand.
de Madrid misses with a wild body shot.
de Madrid throws out a loose jab but Pekoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
de Madrid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekoni.
Pekoni slips under a jab.
Pekoni moves out of range as de Madrid strikes.
de Madrid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
de Madrid throws a right and a left that Pekoni avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from de Madrid misses the target.
de Madrid throws out a powerful jab.
de Madrid fails to land with a series of punches.
de Madrid just misses with a punch to the body.
Pekoni moves away from the strike by de Madrid.
de Madrid moves into range and connects with a jab.
de Madrid throws a right hand that Pekoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekoni also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Madrid just misses with a punch to the body.
de Madrid throws a big shot that misses.
de Madrid fails to land with a series of punches.
Pekoni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but de Madrid avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from de Madrid misses.
de Madrid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
de Madrid throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekoni.
Pekoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekoni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Madrid's waist but de Madrid gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekoni off to one side.
de Madrid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekoni.

Pekoni scores with a takedown into de Madrid's guard.
de Madrid is trying to control the position but Pekoni postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekoni pushes down on de Madrid's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pekoni working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on de Madrid's thigh. de Madrid counters though and makes it back to full guard.
de Madrid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pekoni manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid works over Pekoni with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pekoni scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pekoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
de Madrid lands with a cross.

Pekoni looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Pekoni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so de Madrid is just riding it out for now. Pekoni eventually gives up the hold.
Pekoni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Madrid keeping control of the position.

de Madrid actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan de Madrid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Madrid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Juan de Madrid!

Juan de Madrid wins by unanimous decision!