PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayao Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti comes to the cage accompanied by DJ RZY feat. VA - Tervetuloo Helsinkiin . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pentti
vs
Miyazaki

184 cm
21
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
197 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hayao Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miyazaki scores with a hook.
Miyazaki moves out of range as Pentti strikes.

Pentti moves into the clinch.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyazaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti pushes off an throws an elbow but Miyazaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miyazaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Pentti breaks the clinch.
Miyazaki scores with a nice right hand.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
Miyazaki ducks right into an uppercut from Pentti.

It looks like Hayao Miyazaki has been cut.
Miyazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyazaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Pentti has Miyazaki pressed against the cage, preventing Miyazaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pentti is keeping busy.
Pentti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Pentti manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki takes one to the side of the head.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Pentti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miyazaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentti.
Pentti staying out of range there.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Miyazaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Pentti misses.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miyazaki tests Pentti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentti. Miyazaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miyazaki avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Miyazaki throws a shot from downtown. Pentti moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miyazaki misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki misses with a two punch combination.
Pentti scores with a head kick.
Miyazaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti slips a jab from Miyazaki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
A bone on bone clash there as Pentti blocks the leg kick.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Pentti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miyazaki's head backwards.
Miyazaki tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyazaki circles away.
Pentti scores with a three punch combo!
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyazaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miyazaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Miyazaki swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Miyazaki. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki lands a right hook to the body.
Miyazaki connects with a jab.
Miyazaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pentti.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Miyazaki is avoiding it.
Miyazaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pentti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miyazaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyazaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Pentti.
Pentti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Miyazaki.
Pentti dodges the punch combination from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pentti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pentti lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyazaki off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pentti lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyazaki off the cage and back into range.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyazaki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miyazaki takes a swing at Pentti's ribcage but misses.
Miyazaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Miyazaki moves out of range easily.
Pentti stuns Miyazaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pentti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Miyazaki eats them both and turns towards Pentti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentti.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miyazaki misses with a straight left.
Pentti cracks Miyazaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazaki connects with a crisp jab.
Miyazaki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Miyazaki moves out of range easily.
Miyazaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
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 Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hayao Miyazaki's cut.
That's time! Pentti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Pentti misses.
Miyazaki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miyazaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot.
Pentti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pentti tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti jabs Miyazaki right on the nose. Miyazaki blinks but takes it well.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Miyazaki pushes him off.
Miyazaki misses with a hook. Pentti ducked under it nicely.
Pentti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Miyazaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pentti scrambles back to his feet.
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arvo Pentti is winning the standup battle so far.
Miyazaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miyazaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Miyazaki misses.
Miyazaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miyazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pentti.
Pentti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miyazaki's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miyazaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Pentti connects with a high kick.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Pentti avoids the body shot from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Pentti both land. Nice combination.
Miyazaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Miyazaki is rocked!
Pentti ducks under a wild hook from Miyazaki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyazaki takes a swing at Pentti's ribcage but misses.
Pentti's corner calls for a 1-2. Pentti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miyazaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentti finish him?
Pentti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pentti tries to clinch but Miyazaki moves out of range.
Pentti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pentti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miyazaki throws out the jab.
Miyazaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Miyazaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Miyazaki walks into a straight right hand from Pentti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Miyazaki moves out of range as Pentti strikes.
Miyazaki misses with an uppercut.
Miyazaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyazaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pentti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Miyazaki is breathing heavily.
Miyazaki misses with a jab to the body
and Pentti counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Miyazaki.
Miyazaki misses with a body shot.
Pentti throws a front kick that sends Miyazaki stumbling back into the cage.
Miyazaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pentti scores with a nice right hand.
Pentti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miyazaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Pentti thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Pentti lands but Miyazaki takes it in his stride.
Miyazaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miyazaki avoids the head kick by Pentti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miyazaki.
Decent striking displayed by Pentti there.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Miyazaki misses with a hook.
Miyazaki misses with a body punch
and Pentti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miyazaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miyazaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pentti.
Pentti tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentti missing with a left hand there. Miyazaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyazaki scores with a nice head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Pentti.
Miyazaki throws a nice looking combination but Pentti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentti throws a body kick that misses.

Pentti closes the distance and pushes Miyazaki back into the cage.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pentti scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Miyazaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to stall but Pentti improves his position.
A short uppercut from Pentti.
Miyazaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miyazaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miyazaki trying to stall but Pentti improves his position.
Miyazaki misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti keeps control of Miyazaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miyazaki tries to break free but Pentti pushes him back against the cage.
Miyazaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miyazaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pentti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti blocks a body shot from Miyazaki.
Miyazaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pentti lands with a short shot to the head.
Miyazaki tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pentti lands a big right hand that drops Miyazaki! The killer instinct kicks in and Pentti finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pentti!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arvo Pentti!
Arvo Pentti spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.