PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Piiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piiska comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Till I Collapse. Pertti Piiska has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Piiska
vs
One

178 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pertti Piiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, K One!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Piiska pushes One up against the cage in a clinch.

Piiska pulls guard effortlessly.

Piiska looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Piiska might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Piiska kicks One off and gets to his feet.
One tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Piiska moves into the clinch.
One misses with an elbow strike.
One wants to get back to striking at distance but Piiska won't allow it.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Piiska is blocking nicely.

Piiska jumps into guard, dragging One to the mat.
Piiska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Piiska is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Piiska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. One manages to get himself to full guard.
Piiska has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Piiska forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Piiska stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Piiska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Piiska jumps into guard, dragging One to the mat.
Piiska is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst One is controlling him.
One slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Piiska is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piiska looks to move to half guard but instead One has passed into mount! Damn!
One wants to get back to his feet but Piiska is holding on tight.
Piiska is breathing heavily.

One goes for an armbar but Piiska turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Piiska.
One is striking from the bottom but Piiska uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
One tries to get to full guard but Piiska has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piiska is trying to control the action in half guard but One is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Piiska uses his free foot to push down on One's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for One.
One really wants to buck Piiska off and get back to his feet.
Piiska tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piiska trying to control but One is having none of it.

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.
One is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Piiska with the ground and pound from mount.
Piiska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
One is trying to escape the mount.
Piiska controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Piiska dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Piiska with that takedown attempt.
Piiska circles away from the clinch attempt

and Piiska counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piiska trying to control but One is working from the bottom.
Piiska controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Piiska wants to pass the guard but One is keeping the position.

Piiska drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but One manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Piiska has One in his guard.
One would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piiska wants to control the position but One says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

One wants to work for an arm triangle but Piiska is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Piiska lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
One seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piiska does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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.
Piiska tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.
Piiska trying to control from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
One tries for a takedown but Piiska circles away easily

and Piiska counters with a takedown into side control.
Pertti Piiska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Piiska decides to take the fight back to the feet.
One fails with the takedown

and Piiska counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Piiska trying to mount his opponent but One defends it.
One moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Piiska drops back, looking for a kneebar! One looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. One looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from One!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to stand but Piiska is controlling his head.
Piiska is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but One has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Piiska wants to control but One postures up.
One tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
I wouldn't like to be where Piiska is right now.

One decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
One clinches but Piiska breaks the clinch

and Piiska counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piiska.
Piiska won't allow One to sweep him here.
Piiska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now.
Piiska trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piiska stops One from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
One working a defensive guard here.
Piiska distracts One with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Piiska dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

One shoots and misses

and Piiska counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piiska.
Piiska is pushing down on One's leg trying to pass to half guard. One is fighting to maintain full guard but Piiska has managed to sneak the leg through.
Piiska trying to control from half guard but One is working away.

Piiska is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
One is trying to maintain the position but Piiska is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Piiska is looking for submissions but instead, One has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

One is looking for a triangle but Piiska pushes his legs off easily.

Piiska is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but One has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Piiska is looking to defend but One has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Piiska! One pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Piiska taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). K One!