PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Penev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jarni Kutsoo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Penev
vs
Kutsoo

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)
Reaper Combatwear

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Penev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penev gets the takedown into side control.
Kutsoo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Penev decides to stand back up. Penev steps back and let's Kutsoo get back to his feet.
Kutsoo shoots for a takedown but Penev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kutsoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kutsoo avoids the attempt from Penev to control.
Kutsoo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Penev is trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kutsoo working for a submission but Penev is keeping him at bay.
Penev bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Penev postures up.
Penev looking to pass the guard.
Kutsoo is trying to keep Penev in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo wants to sweep but no luck.
Kutsoo keeping moving, preventing Penev from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jarni Kutsoo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Penev fails with the takedown.
Kutsoo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kutsoo wants it to stay on the feet.
Kutsoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo lands with a good body shot.
Penev shoots in for a takedown but Kutsoo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Penev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penev is breathing heavily.
Penev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penev defends it nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kutsoo.
Kutsoo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kutsoo gets a double leg takedown into Penev's guard.
Penev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kutsoo stands up over Penev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penev looking to control but Kutsoo passes into half guard.
Kutsoo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutsoo passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jarni Kutsoo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kutsoo throws a head kick but Penev moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kutsoo.

Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kutsoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutsoo lands a heavy elbow.
Penev is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutsoo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kutsoo avoids the attempt from Penev to control.
Penev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo working Penev over with strikes here.
Kutsoo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kutsoo with shots to the head and body - Penev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penev throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kutsoo. What's that going to do exactly?
Jarni Kutsoo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kutsoo dominating with strikes here.
Penev is squirming around, avoiding Kutsoo's attempts to control the action.
Kutsoo working Penev over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo lands a heavy elbow.
Kutsoo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo landing strikes from the mount and Penev is in trouble!
Penev wants to control but Kutsoo is having none of it.
Kutsoo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kutsoo raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kutsoo lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarni Kutsoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kutsoo lands a head kick!

Penev is rocked!
Penev tries for a takedown but Kutsoo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oh Penev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penev is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Kutsoo moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarni Kutsoo!
Jarni Kutsoo very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*) 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.