PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pekkarinen
vs
Jonsson

170 cm
26
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
155 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pekkarinen moves away.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch.
Jonsson moves away from the strike by Pekkarinen.
Sloppy strikes from Jonsson. Those never looked like landing.
Jonsson misses with an uppercut. Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jonsson is just out of range.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Pekkarinen gets a clinch.
Pekkarinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jonsson is trying to break free.

Pekkarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pekkarinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonsson as he jumps to the side.
Jonsson ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jonsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jonsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pekkarinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pekkarinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pekkarinen is pushing Jonsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jonsson prevents a body shot from Pekkarinen.
Jonsson prevents a body shot from Pekkarinen.

Pekkarinen breaks from the clinch.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but Jonsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekkarinen looks to clinch
and Jonsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Jonsson.
Pekkarinen throws the left hand but Jonsson avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pekkarinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jonsson doesn't seem phased though.
Jonsson throws an off balance right hand

and Pekkarinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is trying to drag Jonsson to the mat but Jonsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pekkarinen can't find room to land a body shot as Jonsson controls the action.
Pekkarinen has Jonsson pressed against the cage.
Pekkarinen has Jonsson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jonsson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jonsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Jonsson as the two fighters clinch.
Jonsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.

Jonsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to bum rush Jonsson with a series of wild strikes but Jonsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jonsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jonsson.
Pekkarinen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pekkarinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jonsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jonsson is trying to force a seperation but Pekkarinen has the dominant position.
Pekkarinen has Jonsson pushed against the cage.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pekkarinen fails to land.
Jonsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Pekkarinen won't allow it.
Jonsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Pekkarinen has double underhooks.
Pekkarinen prevents Jonsson from breaking the clinch.

Jonsson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pekkarinen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jonsson to the mat. Jonsson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jonsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jonsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pekkarinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jonsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pekkarinen wants to control from the top but Jonsson keeps moving.
Jonsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Pekkarinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mauri Pekkarinen just wasn't active enough.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but Jonsson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pekkarinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pekkarinen leaning his opponent against the cage.

Jonsson breaks the clinch.
A jab from Jonsson misses.
Jonsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pekkarinen at a distance.
Pekkarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jonsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen dives in and grabs Jonsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jonsson pushes down on Pekkarinen's head and hops out.
Jonsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pekkarinen.

Pekkarinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen prevents Jonsson from breaking the clinch.
Pekkarinen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jonsson prevents it.
Jonsson blocks a body shot from Pekkarinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jonsson up against the cage.
Jonsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pekkarinen taking a breather.
Pekkarinen wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonsson blocks an uppercut.
Pekkarinen looking for a takedown.
Jonsson tries to break free but Pekkarinen pushes him back against the cage.
Pekkarinen is trying to drag Jonsson to the mat but Jonsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pekkarinen wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jonsson tries to circle away but Pekkarinen has him pinned against the cage.
The referee calls for Pekkarinen to work.
Pekkarinen is trying to drag Jonsson to the mat but Jonsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jonsson prevents the takedown attempt.
Pekkarinen is working for takedown but Jonsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Jonsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pekkarinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pekkarinen is trying to stall.
Pekkarinen stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jonsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pekkarinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pekkarinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonsson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jonsson is trying to force a seperation but Pekkarinen has the dominant position.
Pekkarinen can't find room to land a body shot as Jonsson controls the action.
Pekkarinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pekkarinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Pekkarinen misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pekkarinen is working for takedown but Jonsson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pekkarinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jonsson is trying to break the clinch but Pekkarinen has him pressed against the cage.
Pekkarinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jonsson's elbow.
Pekkarinen tries to score a body lock takedown but Jonsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pekkarinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jonsson tries to circle away but Pekkarinen has him pinned against the cage.

Pekkarinen has hold of one of Jonsson's legs. Jonsson is fighting the takedown attempt but Pekkarinen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jonsson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pekkarinen prevents Jonsson from breaking the clinch.
Jonsson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jon Jonsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pekkarinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Pekkarinen throws a body punch but Jonsson moves out of range.
Jonsson lands with a good body shot.
Pekkarinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pekkarinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jonsson with a jab.
Jonsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pekkarinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jonsson tries to avoid it but Pekkarinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jonsson to the ground. Jonsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jonsson feints a jab promting Pekkarinen to slip. Jonsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pekkarinen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jonsson digs a good body shot into Pekkarinen's ribs.
The fighters circling - Jonsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pekkarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jonsson.
Jonsson misses with a body punch
and Pekkarinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pekkarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jonsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut
and Jonsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pekkarinen staying out of range there.
Jonsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pekkarinen.
Jonsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen moves in looking to clinch but Jonsson pushes him off.
Jonsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekkarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonsson.
Jonsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jonsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pekkarinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jonsson circles away.
Jonsson swinging wildly here.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook to the body
and Jonsson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Jonsson.
The crowd cheers as Jonsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pekkarinen doesn't seem phased though.
Jonsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jonsson looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Pekkarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonsson.
Pekkarinen misses with a left hand
letting Jonsson counter with a right hand.
Pekkarinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jonsson.
Jonsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jonsson works the jab nicely.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jonsson avoids the head kick by Pekkarinen.
Nice defenses there by Pekkarinen.
A left lands for Jonsson.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch up but Jonsson keeps it at a distance.
Pekkarinen blocks a jab.
Jonsson misses with a hook

and Pekkarinen moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson stops a takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
Jonsson has had enough of the clinch but Pekkarinen keeps him there for the moment.
Pekkarinen keeps control of Jonsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pekkarinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jonsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jonsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pekkarinen misses the body punch
and Jonsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pekkarinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jonsson cracks a nice hook into Pekkarinen's ribs.
Pekkarinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pekkarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jonsson checks a leg kick.
Jonsson lands a head shot.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch but Jonsson slips to the side
and Jonsson counters with a straight right hand.
Pekkarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Jonsson moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pekkarinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pekkarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonsson.
Jonsson looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Pekkarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pekkarinen needs to keep his hands up - Jonsson had a free shot at his head there.
Jon Jonsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch but Jonsson moves away
and Jonsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pekkarinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pekkarinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jonsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pekkarinen scrambles back to his feet.
Pekkarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonsson.
Jonsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jonsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jonsson misses with a wild body shot.

Pekkarinen closes the distance and clinches.
Pekkarinen goes for a takedown attempt but Jonsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jon Jonsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jonsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jonsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jonsson 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Jonsson!