PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Dudzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veeti Pelto Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dudzinski
vs
Pelto Pekka

176 cm
24
164 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

193 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Dudzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veeti Pelto Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelto Pekka lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudzinski off the cage and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Pelto Pekka.
Dudzinski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelto Pekka wants to clinch.
Pelto Pekka looks to land a right hand but Dudzinski moved out of range.

Dudzinski moves into the clinch.
Pelto Pekka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dudzinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelto Pekka has him pressed against the cage.
Dudzinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pelto Pekka backwards.
Pelto Pekka is pushing Dudzinski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudzinski.
Pelto Pekka prevents a takedown attempt there.

Dudzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudzinski jabs at Pelto Pekka's body.
Dudzinski misses with a looping right.
Pelto Pekka misses with a hook to the body

and Dudzinski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Pelto Pekka pushes Dudzinski off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka lands the left hand.
Pelto Pekka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudzinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dudzinski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pelto Pekka circles away.
Dudzinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pelto Pekka slips a jab and a cross from Dudzinski.
Dudzinski misses with a looping left.
Dudzinski misses with an uppercut
and Pelto Pekka counters with a three punch combo that has Dudzinski backing up. Dudzinski nods at Pelto Pekka to acknowledge the strikes.
Pelto Pekka scores with a hook to the body. Dudzinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dudzinski misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pelto Pekka clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka trying to land knees to the body.
Pelto Pekka has Dudzinski pressed against the cage, preventing Dudzinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pelto Pekka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelto Pekka trying to land knees to the body.
Dudzinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dudzinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelto Pekka lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Pelto Pekka.
Pelto Pekka lands a nice shot to the body.
Dudzinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelto Pekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dudzinski.
Pelto Pekka tries to land a knee to the head but Dudzinski blocks with his arms.
Pelto Pekka trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dudzinski managing to block the knees to the body from Pelto Pekka.
Dudzinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dudzinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelto Pekka tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudzinski avoids the damage to the body.
Pelto Pekka scores with a knee to the head.
Pelto Pekka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dudzinski is defending well for now.
Dudzinski is trying to break the clinch but Pelto Pekka is controlling him.
Dudzinski tries to break free but Pelto Pekka pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelto Pekka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelto Pekka lands a good knee to the midsection. Dudzinski won't want to take too many of those.
Dudzinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veeti Pelto Pekka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Pelto Pekka.
Pelto Pekka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Dudzinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelto Pekka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dudzinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Dudzinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dudzinski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dudzinski slips under a jab.
Dudzinski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dudzinski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudzinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelto Pekka.
Marek Dudzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pelto Pekka.

Dudzinski is rocked!
Dudzinski shoots in looking for a takedown but Pelto Pekka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dudzinski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Oh Dudzinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marek Dudzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelto Pekka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pelto Pekka is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Pelto Pekka shuts the power down on Dudzinski. Lights out, game over! Pelto Pekka is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Veeti Pelto Pekka!