PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto has chosen Sabaton - Talvisota as his entrance music. Slim Star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Star
vs
Peto

190 cm
21
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
181 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

FinnFighters Nutrition

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Peto pushes Star up against the cage in a clinch.
Peto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Star wants to get back to striking at distance but Peto won't allow it.
Star swings wildly with an uppercut but Peto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Star wants to break free but Peto has control.
Star wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Star smiles and moves away.
Pertti Peto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Peto scores a takedown into full mount!
Star is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peto wants to control the pace but Star is squirming around nicely.
Peto unloads with some shots from mount but Star bucks and avoids them well.
Peto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Star holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Peto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Star is trying to escape the mount but Peto keeps good control and instead manages to take Star's back.
Peto throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Star holding both Peto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Peto tries to get the hooks in deep but Star pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Star fending off the submission attempt from Peto.
Well, with Peto on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Star is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

Star defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Star rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Star regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto throws and elbow that misses. Star uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Peto's guard. Nice move by Star!
Star wanted to stand there but Peto had control of the position.
Star won't allow Peto to sweep him here.

Peto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Star doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Star manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four 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.
Peto is looking to sweep but instead, Star has passed into half guard.
Peto trying to control from the bottom.
Peto is pressing down on Star's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peto is on top in guard.
Peto looking to sit in guard and control but Star gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Star trying to stand up but can't free himself from Peto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Peto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Star lands a nice shot that snaps Peto's head back.
No luck for Peto with that takedown attempt.
Peto throws a lazy right hand but Star sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peto was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.

Peto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Star wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Star can't break the clinch.
Peto throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Star.
Peto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Star dodges an elbow strike from Peto.
Peto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Slim Star has been cut.
Star blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Star's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peto just leaning against Star, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Peto.
Star is trying to break free.

Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peto sizes up Star with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Star keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Star misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peto.
Star misses with a two punch combination.
Star displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peto.
Slim Star has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Peto.
Star takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice takedown defense from Star. No joy for Peto on that attempt.

Peto drives through and clinches with Star against the cage.

Star manages to break the clinch.

Peto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Peto is breathing heavily.
Peto doesn't manage to clinch there - Star circles away.
Star's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Star duly obliges.
Star throws a jab when Peto was well out of range.
Peto lands with a right hand.
Peto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Star avoids it really well and circles away.
Peto looks for a takedown but Star sprawls well.
Peto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peto tries to clinch but Star is having none of it.
Slim Star is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Star misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
Peto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Star.
Peto lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peto.
Star misses with a jab, cross combination.
Star lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Pertti Peto has been cut.
Star misses with a straight left.
Peto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Star connects with a nice looking jab.
Star jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Peto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Star throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peto tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Star scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Star misses its intended target.
Peto tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Star swings for the body but Peto moves out of range.
Peto shoots in but Star avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Star throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Star misses with a double jab.

Peto moves into the clinch.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Star's efforts to push away.
Peto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peto keeps control of Star as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peto stalling in the clinch but Star improves position.
Star working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Star dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Peto tries to clinch up.
Peto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Star moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Star punishes Peto's body with a nice straight punch.
Peto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Peto lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peto.
Peto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peto blocks a jab.
Star looks to land a left hand but Peto moved out of range nicely.

Peto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Star prevents Peto from improving position.
Peto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peto tries to advance to mount but Star instead regains half guard.
Star won't allow Peto to pass to mount.
Star is staying active underneath Peto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Star!
Peto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Star because Peto loaded up on that one.
Star manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Star won't allow Peto to pass to mount.
Star wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto trying to advance position but Star counters by regaining guard.
Peto trying to control the position from guard on top but Star is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Peto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Star looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Star looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Star!
Peto is trying to work for a sweep but Star has mounted him!

That's four 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.
Peto is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Star content just to control the position here.
Peto tries to hold on but Star pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peto is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Star showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Star 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Star!