PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Talvisota . Bandito has chosen Slayer - Hell Awaits as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Peto
vs
Bandito

180 cm
25
181 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
25
179 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chino Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peto thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bandito if he has to take too many more of those.
Bandito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Chino Bandito has been cut.
Peto misses with a few strikes there.

Bandito shoots in and bounces Peto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Peto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bandito is aware though and is defending well.
Peto working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Peto is looking for a triangle but Bandito pushes his legs off easily.
Bandito wants to control from the top but Peto keeps moving.
Bandito controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peto keeping moving, preventing Bandito from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chino Bandito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Peto just misses with a punch to the body.
Peto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peto avoids the head kick by Bandito.
Bandito throws a solid leg kick but Peto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bandito.
Chino Bandito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peto.
Nice jab there from Bandito.
Bandito checks a low kick from Peto.
Bandito misses with a body shot.
Peto swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bandito counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peto won't be happy with that.
Peto tries to buck Bandito off but Bandito is having none of it.
Bandito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Peto is looking to regain half guard here but Bandito keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandito trying to control the action but Peto is working from the bottom.
Peto is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto is not content to let Bandito control the position.
Peto wants to control but Bandito postures up.
Bandito landing a few strikes.
Peto sneaks back into half guard.
Bandito passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peto!
Peto is trying desperately to improve position.
Bandito controlling from the full mount.
Bandito prevents Peto from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito wants to control the pace but Peto is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Peto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandito lands a heavy elbow.
Peto is in a horrible position here. Bandito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Peto trying desperately to get to his feet.
Peto is looking to improve his position but Bandito isn't that keen on the idea.
Bandito tries to control but Peto wriggling away.
Peto is trying desperately to improve position.
Bandito in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito with shots to the head and body - Peto looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Peto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandito tries to control but Peto wriggling away.
Bandito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandito avoids the attempt from Peto to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chino Bandito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chino Bandito's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good shot there by Bandito.
Peto throws a head kick that misses.
Bandito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peto throws a lazy head kick
and Bandito counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Peto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Peto misses the shot to the body.
Bandito shoots for a takedown but Peto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Peto misses with a kick to the body.
Bandito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bandito throws a leg kick but Peto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bandito cracks the inside of Peto's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Bandito misses.
Peto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bandito steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peto.
Peto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peto scores with a hook.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peto as he avoids it easily.
Pertti Peto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chino Bandito.
Peto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peto.
Peto misses with a leg kick

and Bandito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bandito.
Come on Peto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peto wants to break free but Bandito has control.
Bandito fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Peto.
Peto is struggling to control the position.
Bandito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bandito tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Peto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Peto throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandito.
Bandito throws a punch but it's blocked by Peto.
Peto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bandito fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Peto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandito lands a leg kick that knocks Peto off balance momentarily.
Pertti Peto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandito checks the leg kick.
Bandito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Peto is predictable there
and Bandito counters with a stiff right hand.
Peto tries to clinch there but Bandito circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandito wants to clinch up but Peto keeps it at a distance.
Peto blocks a leg kick.
Peto lands a nice looking body kick.
Peto misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Bandito misses
and Peto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Peto.
Bandito takes one on the button.
Bandito blocks a jab.
Peto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peto throws out a loose jab but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Peto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peto looks to throw a body kick
and Bandito counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito misses with an uppercut
and Peto counters with a nice uppercut.
Peto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandito throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito cracks Peto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bandito scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bandito.
Bandito is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pertti Peto is winning the standup battle so far.
Peto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bandito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peto.
That kick from Peto tenderised Bandito's leg. Bandito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peto jabs Bandito right on the nose. Bandito blinks but takes it well.
Peto stuffs the takedown.
Peto tries to clinch but Bandito moves out of range.
Bandito cracks Peto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Peto works the jab nicely.
Peto bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bandito is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Peto misses
and Bandito counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Peto as Bandito shoots in.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peto sprawls well. Peto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bandito gets slowly back to his feet.
Bandito fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Bandito misses.
Peto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandito. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Bandito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peto feints and then cracks Bandito's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandito down.

Peto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bandito misses with some punches.
Bandito misses with a punch to the body.
Peto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bandito is keeping busy.
Peto misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Peto breaks from the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Peto - that will leave a mark!
Bandito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto throws a low kick, looking for Bandito's leg but Bandito calmly moves out of range.
Bandito shoots in looking for a takedown but Peto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bandito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Peto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chino Bandito's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Peto. That's going to slow Bandito down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandito.
Peto throws a leg kick which misses Bandito's front leg but catches the back leg as Bandito tries to avoid it.
Peto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bandito. That did some damage!
Bandito moves out of range of the leg kick from Peto.
Bandito walks into a jab.
Peto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bandito makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Bandito misses.
A head kick by Bandito misses
and Peto counters with a low kick, right behind Bandito 's knee.
Peto tries a head kick but it misses.
Peto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bandito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bandito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peto throws a chopping leg kick but Bandito manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peto connects with a high kick.
Peto throws out a loose jab but Bandito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandito cracks the inside of Peto's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Bandito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Peto!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandito looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bandito wants to control the pace but Peto is squirming around nicely.
Bandito lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Peto is looking to improve his position but Bandito isn't that keen on the idea.
Bandito tries to control but Peto wriggling away.
Bandito working the ground and pound effectively.
Peto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto is looking to improve his position but Bandito isn't that keen on the idea.
Peto is squirming around, avoiding Bandito's attempts to control the action.
Peto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Bandito has hold of Peto's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Peto manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bandito landing punches.
Bandito tries to control but Peto wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peto can't escape the position.
Peto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chino Bandito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bandito avoids the attempt from Peto to control.
Bandito looking to finish Peto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peto!
Bandito controlling the position easily from mount.
Peto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bandito wants to control the pace but Peto is squirming around nicely.
Bandito cracks Peto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto tries to reverse the position but Bandito maintains control.
Peto is in a horrible position here. Bandito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bandito lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandito controlling from the full mount.
Peto is looking to get to half guard.
Bandito with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chino Bandito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bandito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chino Bandito!