PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pennanen
vs
Pete

184 cm
23
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

174 cm
24
179 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Willy Pete!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pennanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pennanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pete.
A head kick misses from Pennanen.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Pete is just out of range.
Pennanen connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Pennanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pennanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pennanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pete on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pennanen. Pennanen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pennanen works the jab nicely.
Pennanen ducks under a wild hook from Pete.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennanen.
The fighters circling - Pennanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennanen feints and then cracks Pete's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pete down.
A big left from Pete misses.
Pete takes a swing at Pennanen's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pete takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pete closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pennanen 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.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pennanen manages to avoid it.
Pete misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Pete does no damage.
Pennanen misses with a few strikes there.
Pete throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pennanen.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennanen.
Pete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Pennanen wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Pete swings for the body but Pennanen moves out of range.
Pete tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pennanen misses.
Pete misses with the combination.
Pete swinging wildly here.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennanen.
Pennanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pete. Pete circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pete.
Pennanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pennanen wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Pete misses
and Pennanen counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pete misses the shot to the body.
Pete on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pete takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pete throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pennanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pete displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pennanen throws out the jab.
Pete takes a swing at Pennanen's ribcage but misses.
Pete lunges at Pennanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pennanen's hand.
Pete takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pennanen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pennanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pennanen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pete under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete looks to land a combination but Pennanen avoids it well.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut. Pete saw that one coming.
Pete thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pete tests Pennanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willy Pete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennanen lands a jab to the head.
Pennanen scores with a punch to the head.

Pete is rocked!
Pennanen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pete throws a looping overhand right but Pennanen ducks down to avoid it.
Pennanen delivers a nice body kick.
Pete lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pete throws an overhand right that lands on Pennanen's shoulder, as Pennanen tries to avoid the shot.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut.
Pete swings for the body but Pennanen moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Pete throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pete throws a right and a left that Pennanen avoids nicely.
Pete attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pennanen. Pete does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pennanen, right into the meat.
Pennanen staying out of range there.
Pete swinging wildly here.
Pete misses with a double jab.
Pennanen scores with a leg kick.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete staying out of range there.
Pennanen with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Pete. That snapped Pennanen's head back.
Pennanen tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Pennanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pete stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pete throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pennanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pennanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pete.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juho Pennanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pennanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pete will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennanen is just out of range.
Pete looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennanen is just out of range.
Pennanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pete throws a low kick but Pennanen avoids it.
Pennanen blocks a jab.
Pennanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pete on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pete swings for the body but Pennanen moves out of range.
Pete fails to land with a series of punches.
Pennanen moves away from the strike by Pete.
Pete throws a nice looking combination but Pennanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pennanen staying out of range there.
Pete's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pennanen moves out of range as Pete strikes.
Pennanen throws a head kick but Pete moves out of range.
Pennanen is looking to slow Pete down with leg kicks.
Pennanen looks to land a right hand but Pete moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen ducks under a wild hook from Pete.
Pete throws a lazy uppercut
and Pennanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pennanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pete doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Pennanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pete is breathing heavily.
Pennanen lands with a hook. Pete tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pennanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pete tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pete lands with a cross.
Pennanen thuds his right hand into Pete's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pennanen scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pete throws a jab when Pennanen was well out of range.
Pete takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pete is still on wobbly legs! Can Pennanen finish him?

Pennanen closes the distance and pushes Pete back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pete fails to land.
Pennanen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pennanen - that landed with a thud.
Pennanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pete missing with knees to the body.
Pete lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pete tries to work over Pennanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennanen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pete's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pete drops to his knees and Pennanen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juho Pennanen!
An out of breath Juho Pennanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.