PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Arpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topohanta comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Proteus : Illuminati. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Topohanta
vs
Arpa

201 cm
31
275 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

208 cm
25
280 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Topohanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juri Arpa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arpa takes a swing at Topohanta's ribcage but misses.
Topohanta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arpa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Topohanta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Topohanta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arpa.
Arpa throws a jab when Topohanta was well out of range.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arpa moves away.
Arpa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arpa throws a head kick but Topohanta moves out of range.
Arpa misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Topohanta.
Arpa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Topohanta in his tracks.
Topohanta blocks a jab.
Arpa blocks the body kick.
A combination from Arpa does no damage.
Topohanta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arpa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa delivers a nice body kick.
Arpa throws a right hand that Topohanta ducks under and follows up with a left that Topohanta also avoids with ease.
Arpa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Topohanta's sensitive parts.
Topohanta is looking to slow Arpa down with leg kicks.
Topohanta lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Topohanta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arpa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Topohanta digs a good body shot into Arpa's ribs.
Arpa looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arpa misses with a kick to the body.
Topohanta lands a front kick.
Topohanta lands the left hand.
Topohanta thumps Arpa with a low kick.
Arpa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arpa thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick from Topohanta lands but Arpa takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arpa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Topohanta.
Arpa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Topohanta.
Topohanta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arpa throws a body kick the misses
letting Topohanta counter with a right hand.
Arpa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topohanta.
Arpa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Topohanta finds it's way round the side to connect with Arpa's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Topohanta.
Arpa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A punch lands to the side of Arpa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Topohanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Topohanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arpa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Topohanta counters with a good low kick that Arpa was not able to check.
Topohanta scores with the left hand. Arpa knows he should have avoided that one.
Arpa looks for the body kick but Topohanta saw that one coming.
Juri Arpa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta's corner calls for a 1-2. Topohanta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arpa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Topohanta cracks Arpa with a good jab.
Arpa moves out of range as Topohanta throws a body kick.
Topohanta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arpa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Topohanta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Topohanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arpa if he has to take too many more of those.
Topohanta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Topohanta.
Nice cross by Topohanta.
Arpa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Topohanta.
Arpa blocks a head kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta lands a lovely overhand right.
Topohanta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arpa's sensitive parts.
Topohanta tries to land a front kick but Arpa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arpa ducks right into an uppercut from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice jab there from Topohanta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Topohanta. Arpa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Topohanta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arpa swinging wildly here.
Topohanta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Topohanta throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Topohanta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Topohanta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Juri Arpa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arpa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Arpa misses with a double jab.
Topohanta cracks Arpa with a good jab.
Topohanta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arpa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topohanta moves away.
Topohanta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Topohanta throws a series of punches but Arpa avoids them all with ease.
Topohanta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice straight punches there by Topohanta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Topohanta.
Topohanta lands with a hook. Arpa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Arpa is rocked!
Arpa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arpa is still on wobbly legs! Can Topohanta finish him?
Arpa is breathing heavily.
Topohanta throws a leg kick which misses Arpa's front leg but catches the back leg as Arpa tries to avoid it.
Arpa seems to have recovered his senses.
Topohanta throws a leg kick which misses Arpa's front leg but catches the back leg as Arpa tries to avoid it.
Topohanta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arpa can do to turn this around?
Arpa moves out of range as Topohanta throws a body kick.
Arpa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arpa misses the body punch
and Topohanta counters with a good, hard body kick but Arpa shrugs it off.
Topohanta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Topohanta misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arpa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Topohanta has got the better of the exchanges.
Arpa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topohanta manages to avoid it.
Arpa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arpa's sensitive parts.
Topohanta misses with a series of wild punches.
Arpa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Topohanta lands a front kick.
Arpa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Topohanta rather than just go for the knockout.
Topohanta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Topohanta.
Topohanta slips a jab and a cross from Arpa.
Topohanta scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arpa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arpa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Topohanta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arpa under the eye.
Topohanta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Topohanta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Topohanta has knocked Arpa down with a huge combo! Topohanta steps away and waves a wobbly Arpa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Topohanta cracks Arpa on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Arpa falls backwards against the cage. Topohanta follows up with more strikes that drop Arpa to his knees. Topohanta keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Arpa! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Topohanta!
Pekka Topohanta thanked the fans post fight for their support.