PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pedrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pedrera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kill your God. Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pedrera
vs
Louhikko

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
305 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Pedrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louhikko misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Louhikko.

It looks like Jose Pedrera has been cut.
Louhikko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pedrera.
Pedrera avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Pedrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Louhikko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Louhikko.
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!
Pedrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louhikko.
Pedrera avoids the body shot from Louhikko.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louhikko misses with a body shot.
Pedrera blocks a low kick nicely.
Louhikko swings for the body but Pedrera moves out of range.
Pedrera blocks the body kick.
Louhikko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pedrera fails with a takedown attempt.
Pedrera defending well as Louhikko loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Louhikko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pedrera, pushing him back against the cage.
Louhikko lands a left hand.
Louhikko scores a nice knee to the body.
Pedrera is breathing heavily.
Louhikko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pedrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedrera blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pedrera is defending well for now.
Louhikko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Louhikko.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
Louhikko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko presses Pedrera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Louhikko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Louhikko pushes Pedrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louhikko lands a knee to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko lands a body shot.
Pedrera takes a shot to the head.
Louhikko misses with a knee strike.
Pedrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louhikko working Pedrera over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Louhikko as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Louhikko.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a shot to the side of Pedrera's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Louhikko lands a damaging elbow.
Pedrera can't get the takedown.
Pedrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko lands a shot to the body.
Pedrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louhikko scores with a shoulder strike.
Louhikko lands a left hand.
Louhikko crunches a lovely knee into Pedrera's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louhikko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pedrera takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jose Pedrera's cut is getting worse.
Louhikko gets through Pedrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Louhikko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pedrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko works on Pedrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Louhikko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pedrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Nice elbow from Louhikko.
Louhikko pushes Pedrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Louhikko pushes Pedrera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louhikko gets through Pedrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louhikko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pedrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Louhikko misses with a straight right.
Louhikko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louhikko just misses with a punch to the body.
Louhikko throws a head kick but Pedrera moves out of range.

Louhikko moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Louhikko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Louhikko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louhikko digs a right hand into Pedrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedrera's gas tank.
A short right from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Louhikko with a knee to the head.
Lauri Louhikko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Louhikko.
Nice body punch from Louhikko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko lands a damaging elbow.
Louhikko digs a right hand underneath Pedrera's ribcage. Pedrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louhikko lands an elbow inside.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louhikko.
Knees to the body from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louhikko lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Good body shot from Louhikko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko looking to throw knees to the head but Pedrera is blocking nicely.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louhikko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Louhikko.
Louhikko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Louhikko looking to throw knees to the head but Pedrera is blocking nicely.
Louhikko is leaning against Pedrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louhikko tries to land knees in the clinch but Pedrera avoids the damage to the body.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head.
Louhikko lands a hook that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Louhikko throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrera.
Louhikko lands a body punch.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedrera blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands a body punch.
Louhikko lands a good knee to the midsection. Pedrera won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
Louhikko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pedrera.
Louhikko lands an elbow that stopped Pedrera in his tracks for a moment.
Louhikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louhikko lands an elbow inside.
Louhikko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a knee to the head.
Louhikko scores a nice knee to the body.
Louhikko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Louhikko scores with a knee to the head.
Louhikko digs a right hand into Pedrera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pedrera's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Louhikko.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Louhikko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pedrera avoids it.
A short left from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Louhikko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Louhikko lands a shoulder strike.
Louhikko misses with a knee strike.
Louhikko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pedrera blocks it with crossed arms.
Louhikko scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Louhikko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko throws a punch but it's blocked by Pedrera.
Still in the clinch, Louhikko scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Louhikko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Pedrera's cut.
That's time! Pedrera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pedrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louhikko. Pedrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pedrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedrera defending well as Louhikko loads up on a big left hand.
Pedrera moves out of range as Louhikko strikes.
Pedrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louhikko.
Pedrera slips a jab from Louhikko.
Louhikko looks to throw the jab but Pedrera is out of range.
Pedrera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louhikko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Louhikko. No joy for Pedrera on that attempt.
Louhikko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Louhikko. No joy for Pedrera on that attempt.
Louhikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedrera is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Louhikko clinches.
Louhikko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pedrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louhikko digs a right hand underneath Pedrera's ribcage. Pedrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louhikko lands a right hand.
Louhikko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pedrera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Pedrera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow.
Louhikko cracks Pedrera with a nice body shot.
Louhikko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Louhikko.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louhikko landing knees to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice knee to the body.
Jose Pedrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Louhikko.
Louhikko looking to throw knees to the head but Pedrera is blocking nicely.
Louhikko digs a right hand underneath Pedrera's ribcage. Pedrera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Louhikko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Louhikko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pedrera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Louhikko lands a shoulder strike.
Louhikko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Nice body punch from Louhikko - that landed with a thud.
Louhikko lands a nice shot to the body.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
Louhikko is leaning against Pedrera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Louhikko lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Louhikko.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
A short body shot lands from Louhikko as the two fighters clinch.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Louhikko is working Pedrera over against the cage.
Louhikko tries a knee to the head but Pedrera blocks it.
Louhikko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pedrera's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Louhikko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice elbow from Louhikko.

Jose Pedrera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Louhikko missing with knees to the body.
Louhikko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Louhikko gets through Pedrera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Louhikko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louhikko lands a shot to the body.
Louhikko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Louhikko works on Pedrera's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pedrera backwards.
Lauri Louhikko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Louhikko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedrera or not.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louhikko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pedrera looking to throw knees to the head but Louhikko is blocking nicely.
Pedrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Louhikko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Louhikko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 24:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 24:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Louhikko!