PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pena
vs
Teppo

185 cm
27
197 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Teppo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
Teppo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teppo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teppo.
Teppo scores with a hook to the body. Pena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teppo moves away.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Teppo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pentti Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena moves out of range as Teppo strikes.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Teppo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Teppo.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pena scores with a hook to the body. Teppo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Teppo misses.
Pena misses the body punch
and Teppo counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Teppo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teppo.
Teppo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena moves away from the strike by Teppo.
Pena swinging wildly here.
Pena looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo walks into a jab.
Teppo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Pena misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Teppo lands a right hook to the body.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Teppo.
Teppo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Pena has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pena there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pena throws a right and a left that Teppo avoids nicely.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Teppo throws a shot to the body.
Pena is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena lands a jab to Teppo's midsection.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Teppo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Teppo's shoulder, as Teppo tries to avoid the shot.
Pena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Teppo misses with a double jab.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Teppo.
Teppo misses the body punch
and Pena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Teppo saw that one coming.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Teppo lands a nice hook to Pena's body. Pena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena throws a body punch but Teppo moves out of range.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena throws the left hand but Teppo avoids the punch easily.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Teppo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Pena.
Pena swings for the body but Teppo moves out of range.
Pena takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pena avoids the body shot from Teppo.
Teppo moves away from the strike by Pena.
Teppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teppo throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Teppo - just one landing.
Teppo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Teppo slips under a jab.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Teppo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pena.
Teppo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Teppo scores with a four punch combination!
Pena throws a hook but Teppo avoids it easily.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teppo.
Teppo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
Teppo digs a good hook to Pena's body.
Nice cross by Pena.
A punch combination from Pena misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo staying out of range there.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teppo lands with an uppercut that bounces Pena off the cage and back into rage.
Pena takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws a series of punches but Teppo avoids them all with ease.
Pena throws a combination that misses
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
Teppo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Pena needs to keep his hands up - Teppo had a free shot at his head there.
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teppo.
Teppo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teppo misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Pena misses.
A slow jab from Pena misses its intended target.
Teppo takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Teppo.
Pena misses with a shot to the body
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Teppo counters with a three punch combo that has Pena backing up. Pena nods at Teppo to acknowledge the strikes.

Pena is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pena to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Pena misses.
Teppo moves away from the strike by Pena.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teppo moves away.
Teppo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teppo lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Teppo slips a jab from Pena.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Teppo saw that one coming.
Teppo slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Teppo drops Pena with a left right combo! Teppo follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Pena is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena gets back to half guard.
Pena wants to control but Teppo is keeping busy.
Pena seems to have got his legs back now.
Teppo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pena's head.
Teppo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pena keeps working.
Pena slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Teppo gets to his feet - Pena follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pena.
Teppo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.
Teppo throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Teppo moves away from the strike by Pena.
Teppo dips to his left and cracks Pena with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Teppo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teppo throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Teppo ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Pena misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Teppo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Teppo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Teppo thows a body shot but no joy.
Pena throws a jab but it's blocked by Teppo.
Pena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teppo misses with a looping right.
Pena throws a series of punches but Teppo avoids them all with ease.
Teppo swinging wildly here.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Teppo's shoulder, as Teppo tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo scores with the left hand. Pena knows he should have avoided that one.
Teppo connects with a right hand. Pena shakes it off.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena throws a body punch but Teppo moves out of range.
Teppo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pena wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teppo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena takes a swing at Teppo's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Pena connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Teppo counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teppo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Teppo sizes up Pena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teppo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pena stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena walks into a left hand.
Teppo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pena stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pena misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Teppo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teppo scores with a jab to the head.
Pena misses with a shot to the body
and Teppo counters with a huge left! Pena is in big trouble! He's backing up but Teppo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pena from any more damage. A dominating finish by Teppo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Teppo!