PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petri Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludovicus De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pikkarainen
vs
De Jong

180 cm
27
152 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

170 cm
23
148 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petri Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludovicus De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jong throws an overhand right that lands on Pikkarainen's shoulder, as Pikkarainen tries to avoid the shot.
Pikkarainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Jong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Jong lands a high kick!

Pikkarainen is rocked!
A head kick misses from De Jong.
De Jong looks to score with a jab to the body but Pikkarainen is just out of range.
De Jong throws a leg kick which misses Pikkarainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pikkarainen tries to avoid it.
Pikkarainen misses with a takedown attempt
and De Jong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Jong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pikkarainen with a poor takedown
and De Jong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petri Pikkarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pikkarainen is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Jong.
De Jong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pikkarainen momentarily.
De Jong scores with a jab to the head.
De Jong thumps Pikkarainen with a low kick.
Pikkarainen fails with the takedown
and De Jong counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Jong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pikkarainen's sensitive parts.
De Jong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Jong throws a sloppy head kick and Pikkarainen moves out of range easily.
De Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
De Jong misses with a head kick.
Pikkarainen keeps the fight on the outside.
De Jong is looking to slow Pikkarainen down with leg kicks.

De Jong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pikkarainen, pushing him back against the cage.

De Jong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pikkarainen has his takedown stuffed
and De Jong counters with a head kick. That will keep Pikkarainen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pikkarainen's sensitive parts.
Pikkarainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pikkarainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pikkarainen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Pikkarainen tries to keep at a distance but De Jong has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Jong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

De Jong breaks the clinch.
De Jong throws a sloppy head kick and Pikkarainen moves out of range easily.
De Jong is looking to slow Pikkarainen down with leg kicks.
De Jong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pikkarainen on the side of the head.
De Jong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pikkarainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Jong.
De Jong feints and then cracks Pikkarainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pikkarainen down.
De Jong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pikkarainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pikkarainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong scores with a head kick.
Oh Pikkarainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Jong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Jong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pikkarainen seems to have got his legs back now.
De Jong is looking to slow Pikkarainen down with leg kicks.
De Jong tries to clinch but Pikkarainen is having none of it.
De Jong connects with a leg kick. Pikkarainen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Jong looks to land a combination but Pikkarainen avoids it well.
De Jong lands a high kick!
De Jong lands a leg kick that knocks Pikkarainen off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pikkarainen avoids the head kick by De Jong.
De Jong lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Jong lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Jong swings for the body but Pikkarainen moves out of range.
Pikkarainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pikkarainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pikkarainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Jong cracks the inside of Pikkarainen's front leg.

De Jong lands a big head kick that sends Pikkarainen tumbling to the mat! De Jong takes a step backwards and waves Pikkarainen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Oooooh!!! De Jong has knocked Pikkarainen down with a huge combo! De Jong steps away and waves a wobbly Pikkarainen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
De Jong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by De Jong.
De Jong scores with a leg kick.
De Jong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludovicus De Jong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Jong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Jong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Jong throws a head kick that half lands.
De Jong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pikkarainen's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by De Jong as he connects with a hook.
De Jong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Oooooh!!! De Jong has knocked Pikkarainen down with a huge combo! De Jong steps away and waves a wobbly Pikkarainen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Jong seems to be stalking Pikkarainen here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Pikkarainen drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ludovicus De Jong!