PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. The key to victory for David Berkowitz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Berkowitz
vs
Peltola

180 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

Brute
Outkast Clothing Line

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Berkowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkowitz misses the jab.
Peltola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Peltola misses its intended target.
Berkowitz misses with a lunging right hand

and Peltola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peltola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Peltola trying to control but Berkowitz is working from the bottom.
Peltola looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Atte Peltola hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Berkowitz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkowitz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Berkowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berkowitz cracks a nice hook into Peltola's ribs.
Peltola moves out of range of the strikes.
David Berkowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkowitz misses with a hook.
Berkowitz loads up on a big right hand but Peltola slips the punch.
Berkowitz throws a lazy right hand but Peltola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Berkowitz misses.
David Berkowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berkowitz.
Berkowitz misses with a body shot.
A cross from Berkowitz lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkowitz throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berkowitz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peltola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peltola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berkowitz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peltola's sensitive parts.
Berkowitz lands a slapping body shot.
Peltola walks into a jab.
Berkowitz throws a chopping leg kick but Peltola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berkowitz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berkowitz.
Nice uppercut there from Berkowitz.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Berkowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peltola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peltola throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berkowitz's waist but Berkowitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Peltola off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkowitz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berkowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peltola moves out of range as Berkowitz throws a body kick.
Berkowitz misses with a hook

and Peltola counters with a single leg into guard. Berkowitz didn't expect that.
Peltola throwing strikes from guard but Berkowitz blocks nicely.
Peltola slips nicely into half guard.
Peltola is keen to just control but Berkowitz is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Peltola maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Berkowitz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Peltola has cracked it and Berkowitz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Peltola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Atte Peltola!
Atte Peltola very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.