PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Megareem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Pahkina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Megareem
vs
Pahkina

192 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
276 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Megareem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Pahkina!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Pahkina both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Alistair Megareem has been cut.
Pahkina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Megareem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Megareem lands a knee to the head.
Megareem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pahkina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Megareem scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megareem lands an elbow inside.
Megareem crunches a lovely knee into Pahkina's ribcage.
Pahkina looks gassed!
Megareem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pahkina in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Megareem lands a knee to the body.
Megareem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Megareem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pahkina's face.
Megareem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Megareem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Megareem landing knees to the head.
Megareem lands an elbow inside.
Megareem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pahkina's face.
Megareem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Megareem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pahkina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Megareem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pahkina takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Megareem.
Megareem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling him.
Megareem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megareem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Megareem.
Good body shot from Pahkina.
Megareem with a knee to the head.
Megareem landing knees to the body.
Pahkina is trying to maintain a safe position but Megareem gets an underhook and turns Pahkina into the cage.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pahkina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Megareem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pahkina misses with some punches.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling him.
Megareem blocks a body shot from Pahkina.
Megareem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling him.
Pahkina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pahkina tries to work over Megareem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pahkina is trying to force a seperation but Megareem has the dominant position.
Megareem blocking some punches.
Megareem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pahkina lands a left hand.
Megareem with a knee to the head.
Pahkina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling him.
Megareem lands an elbow inside.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pahkina avoiding damage as Megareem throws knees to the body.
Pahkina is trying to force a seperation but Megareem has the dominant position.
Pahkina fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Megareem prevents Pahkina from breaking the clinch.
Pahkina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pahkina is trying to break free.
Megareem keeps control of Pahkina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pahkina throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Megareem landing knees to the head.
Pahkina misses with a body punch.
Megareem has Pahkina pressed against the cage, preventing Pahkina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Pahkina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Pahkina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Megareem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Megareem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Megareem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Megareem lands an elbow inside that Pahkina shrugs off.
Megareem with a knee to the head.
Pahkina scores with a hook to the body.
Pahkina wants to stall.
Megareem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pahkina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Megareem blocks an uppercut.
Pahkina tries to circle away but Megareem has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Megareem.
Pahkina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megareem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pahkina struggles to land a body shot inside as Megareem controls his hands.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pahkina is trying to maintain a safe position but Megareem gets an underhook and turns Pahkina into the cage.
Megareem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megareem is trying to stall.
Megareem blocks a body shot from Pahkina.
A head punch on the inside from Pahkina fails to land.
Megareem scores a nice knee to the body.
Pahkina wants to break free but Megareem has control.
Pahkina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Megareem crunches a lovely knee into Pahkina's ribcage.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Pahkina.
Pahkina lands a nice uppercut.
Pahkina tries to circle away but Megareem has him pinned against the cage.
Megareem keeps control of Pahkina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Megareem misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Pahkina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Megareem keeps control of Pahkina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pahkina misses with the head strike.
Pahkina blocks an elbow strike from Megareem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahkina misses with the head strike.
Pahkina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Megareem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pahkina's face.
Megareem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pahkina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pahkina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megareem backwards.
Pahkina tries to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling the position.
Pahkina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Megareem has Pahkina pressed against the cage, preventing Pahkina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch but Megareem keeps him there for the moment.
Pahkina takes a knee right on the jaw!
Megareem misses with an elbow over the top.
Pahkina tries to circle away but Megareem has him pinned against the cage.
Pahkina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pahkina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Megareem keeps control of Pahkina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Megareem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pahkina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pahkina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pahkina tries to circle away but Megareem has him pinned against the cage.
Megareem avoiding damage as Pahkina throws knees to the body.
Pahkina can't break the clinch.
Pahkina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Megareem landing knees to the head.
Megareem is looking to control Pahkina's arms but Pahkina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Megareem has his back to the cage.
Pahkina tries to work over Megareem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Megareem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alistair Megareem's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pahkina misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Pahkina.
Pahkina throws a series of punches but Megareem moves out of range.
Pahkina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pahkina throws a shot to the body.
Pahkina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pahkina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Megareem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pahkina lands with a hook. Megareem tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Megareem thumps Pahkina with a low kick.
Megareem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pahkina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pahkina swats away the attempt to clinch by Megareem.
Pahkina connects with the punch.
Megareem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pahkina lands a nice hook to Megareem's body. Megareem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megareem takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pahkina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Megareem.
Pahkina throws a series of punches but Megareem avoids them all with ease.
Megareem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Megareem throws a sloppy body shot
and Pahkina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pahkina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Megareem circles away quickly and effectively.
Pahkina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megareem has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pahkina digs a good hook to Megareem's body.
Pekka Pahkina is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Megareem throws a lazy right hand but Pahkina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Pahkina both land. Nice combination.
Pahkina misses the shot to the body.
Megareem tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Pahkina does no damage.
Pahkina keeps the fight on the outside.
Pahkina stuns Megareem with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pahkina throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pahkina swats away the attempt to clinch by Megareem.
Pahkina connects with a looping right hand.
Pahkina throws a right and a left that Megareem avoids nicely.
Megareem misses with a looping left.
Pahkina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pahkina slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pahkina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Megareem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pahkina lands a two punch combo.
Megareem clinches but Pahkina breaks the clinch
and Pahkina counters with a left to the body.
Pahkina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Megareem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Megareem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pahkina lands with a nice combination. Megareem backs away looking to recover.
Pahkina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Megareem rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pahkina misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Pahkina.
Pahkina misses with a double jab.
Pahkina lands with a good body shot.
Pahkina throws a series of punches but Megareem avoids them all with ease.
Megareem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Megareem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Megareem walks into a left hand.
Pekka Pahkina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pahkina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pahkina avoids the body shot from Megareem.
Pahkina misses with a series of wild punches.

Megareem has closed the distance and engaged Pahkina in a clinch.
Pahkina takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pahkina is looking to break free of the clinch but Megareem has double underhooks.
Megareem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alistair Megareem has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling him.
Megareem lands an elbow that stopped Pahkina in his tracks for a moment.
Megareem lands a nice elbow.
Megareem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pahkina's face.
Pahkina takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megareem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pahkina lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Megareem scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megareem.
Megareem slows down the pace here.
Pahkina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pahkina.
Megareem blocks a body shot from Pahkina.
Megareem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pahkina's defenses.
Megareem misses with a knee strike.
Pahkina wants to break free but Megareem has control.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling him.
Megareem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pahkina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pahkina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Megareem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pahkina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pahkina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alistair Megareem's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pahkina throws a series of punches but Megareem moves out of range.
Megareem takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Pahkina.

Megareem closes the distance and clinches.
Pahkina scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pahkina.
Pahkina tries a body shot but Megareem blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Pahkina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch but Megareem keeps him there for the moment.
Megareem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Megareem landing knees to the head.
Megareem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Megareem misses with a knee to the head.
Pahkina misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Megareem.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch but Megareem keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pahkina wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Megareem has him pressed against the cage.
Megareem blocking some punches.
Megareem connects with a knee to the head.
Pahkina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pahkina throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahkina wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pahkina tries to work over Megareem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megareem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pahkina's efforts to push away.
Megareem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pahkina lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megareem backwards.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch but Megareem keeps him there for the moment.
Pahkina scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Pahkina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Megareem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pahkina is trying to force a seperation but Megareem has the dominant position.
Megareem lands a knee to the head.
Pahkina wants to stall.
Pahkina tries to break free but Megareem pushes him back against the cage.
Pahkina tries to break free but Megareem pushes him back against the cage.
Megareem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pahkina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Megareem.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Megareem obliges.
Megareem utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pahkina is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megareem connects with a knee to the head.
Pahkina is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pahkina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pahkina is trying to break the clinch but Megareem has him pressed against the cage.
Megareem landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Megareem.
Pahkina stalling in the clinch but Megareem improves position.
Megareem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Megareem misses with a knee strike.
Megareem keeps control of Pahkina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pahkina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Megareem.
Pahkina misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Megareem landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Megareem lands an elbow inside that Pahkina shrugs off.
Megareem crunches a lovely knee into Pahkina's ribcage.
Pahkina lands a shot to the body.
Pahkina managing to block the knees to the body from Megareem.
Pahkina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Megareem blocks it with crossed arms.
Megareem with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Megareem.
Pahkina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megareem keeps control of Pahkina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pahkina wants to get back to striking at distance but Megareem won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megareem landing knees to the body.
Megareem scores with a knee to the head.
Megareem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megareem tries a knee to the head but Pahkina blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Megareem.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch but Megareem keeps him there for the moment.
Pahkina missing with knees to the body.
Megareem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pahkina's face.
Pahkina tries to break free but Megareem pushes him back against the cage.
Megareem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Megareem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Megareem lands a nice shot to the body.
Megareem lands a knee to the head.
Megareem tries to land a knee to the head but Pahkina blocks with his arms.
A short left from Pahkina.
Pahkina managing to block the knees to the body from Megareem.
Megareem has Pahkina pressed against the cage, preventing Pahkina from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pahkina wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pahkina is trying to break free.
Megareem scores with a knee to the head.
Pahkina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Megareem avoids it.
Megareem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Megareem lands a good knee to the midsection. Pahkina won't want to take too many of those.
Pahkina working hard to break the clinch.

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.
Megareem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pahkina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pahkina is trying to force a seperation but Megareem has the dominant position.
Pahkina goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Megareem obliges.
Pahkina tries to break free but Megareem pushes him back against the cage.
Megareem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pahkina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Megareem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Megareem is struggling to control the position.
Megareem misses with a knee to the head.
Megareem misses with a knee to the head.
Megareem avoids a wild elbow strike from Pahkina.
Pahkina has had enough of the clinch but Megareem keeps him there for the moment.
Megareem lands an elbow that stopped Pahkina in his tracks for a moment.
Pahkina is looking to break free of the clinch but Megareem has double underhooks.
Megareem misses with the head strike.
Megareem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megareem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pahkina's face.
Pahkina tries to circle away but Megareem has him pinned against the cage.
Pahkina tries to break free but Megareem pushes him back against the cage.
Megareem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pahkina blocks it with crossed arms.
Megareem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pahkina has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pahkina tries to throw a body punch but Megareem avoids it by throwing Pahkina back against the cage.
Pahkina tries to break the clinch but Megareem is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Megareem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Megareem 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Megareem!