PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Weathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Pesusieni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pesusieni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prorect ya neck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Weathers
vs
Pesusieni

190 cm
24
221 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

192 cm
29
205 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carl Weathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Pesusieni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesusieni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesusieni looks gassed!

Weathers closes the distance and pushes Pesusieni back into the cage.
Weathers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pesusieni backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Weathers misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Weathers.
A shot in the inside from Weathers.
Weathers digs a right hand into Pesusieni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pesusieni's gas tank.
Weathers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pesusieni prevents a body shot from Weathers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers has Pesusieni pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Weathers.
A short right from Weathers.
Pesusieni being controlled against the cage.
Weathers misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesusieni can't get the takedown.
Pesusieni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Weathers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weathers lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Weathers.
A right hook to the body lands for Weathers.
Weathers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weathers throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesusieni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weathers controlling the action here for a moment.
Weathers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weathers stalling in the clinch.
Weathers seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carl Weathers.
Weathers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pesusieni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weathers scores with a sloppy right hand. Pesusieni should have avoided that one.
Weathers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Weathers clinches up against the cage.
Weathers lands a right hand.
Weathers lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weathers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Weathers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Pesusieni's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Weathers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Weathers clinches with his opponent.
Weathers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesusieni backwards.
Weathers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weathers lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Pesusieni is rocked!
Weathers lands a hook that snaps the head of Pesusieni backwards.
Pesusieni is still on wobbly legs! Can Weathers finish him?
Weathers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pesusieni is breathing heavily.
Weathers lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weathers lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pesusieni to his knees! Weathers keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Weathers!