PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lentti Pindegren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pindegren
vs
Sorsa

181 cm
22
216 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
29
218 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lentti Pindegren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalevi Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sorsa wants it to stay on the feet.
Pindegren connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pindegren shoots for a takedown but Sorsa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sorsa misses with a left hand

and Pindegren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sorsa won't be happy with that.

Pindegren tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sorsa parries the strikes from Pindegren easily there. Pindegren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sorsa to escape.
Pindegren trying to control the position but Sorsa is working away.
Sorsa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pindegren.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren wants to control but Sorsa is keeping him busy.
Pindegren laying and praying for a moment but Sorsa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pindegren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pindegren trying to control the action but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
Sorsa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pindegren.

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.
Pindegren looking to sit in guard and control but Sorsa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pindegren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sorsa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pindegren looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sorsa stays in close to Pindegren's body and controls the position.
Pindegren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sorsa's guard.
Pindegren wants to control from the top but Sorsa keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pindegren's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sorsa wants to stand up but Pindegren is controlling him.
Pindegren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorsa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pindegren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pindegren is pushing down on Sorsa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sorsa is fighting to maintain full guard but Pindegren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sorsa is trying to maintain the position but Pindegren is very close to passing his half guard.
Sorsa is in trouble now - Pindegren has advanced to mount!
Pindegren controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pindegren with shots to the head and body - Sorsa looks very uncomfortable down there.

Pindegren goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sorsa is on top in guard.

Pindegren is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sorsa is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pindegren is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pindegren scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lentti Pindegren dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pindegren is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sorsa's half guard.
Pindegren trying to control the action but Sorsa is working from the bottom.

Pindegren looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pindegren seems to be working for a kimura but Sorsa defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Sorsa is defending against the submission attempts here by Pindegren.
Pindegren trying to pass the guard but Sorsa defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Pindegren is looking to pass Sorsa's guard but actually Sorsa recovers to full guard.
Pindegren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pindegren advances to half guard.
Pindegren trying to control the action but Sorsa is working from the bottom.
Pindegren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pindegren missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa won't allow Pindegren to pass to mount.
Sorsa is staying active underneath Pindegren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sorsa is looking to improve his position.
Pindegren is looking to pass Sorsa's guard but actually Sorsa recovers to full guard.
Pindegren is pushing down on Sorsa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sorsa is fighting to maintain full guard but Pindegren has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pindegren thows a huge punch but Sorsa dodges it nicely.
Pindegren wants to pass the guard but Sorsa is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pindegren is trying to control. Sorsa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pindegren is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Pindegren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sorsa is just riding it out for now. Pindegren eventually gives up the hold.
Sorsa is looking for a sweep. Pindegren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lentti Pindegren dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pindegren tries to bum rush Sorsa with a series of wild strikes but Sorsa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sorsa misses with a right hand
and Pindegren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pindegren misses with a takedown attempt - Sorsa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sorsa slips under a jab from Pindegren.
Pindegren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorsa manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pindegren throws a sloppy head kick and Sorsa moves out of range easily.
Sorsa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pindegren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sorsa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lentti Pindegren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pindegren fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Pindegren misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pindegren.
Pindegren looks to land a combination but Sorsa avoids it well.
Sorsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalevi Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sorsa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
Sorsa looks to land a body kick but Pindegren moved away.
Pindegren scores with a decent looking hook.
Pindegren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Pindegren scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sorsa being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is not content to let Pindegren control the position.
Sorsa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lentti Pindegren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Pindegren working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sorsa struggling a bit here.
Lentti Pindegren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa stops Pindegren from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa is trying to escape the position but Pindegren is controlling the position.
Sorsa throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Sorsa tries to bench press Pindegren off him but Pindegren keeps the position.
Sorsa is being controlled here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lentti Pindegren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pindegren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lentti Pindegren!