PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kerjalainen
vs
Anier

179 cm
25
168 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kerjalainen moves into the clinch.
A short left from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen is working Anier over against the ropes.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kerjalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anier scores with a head kick. Kerjalainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick

and Anier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anier trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen trying to keep a closed guard but Anier is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Keijo Kerjalainen.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick
and Kerjalainen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Kerjalainen.

Anier has managed to clinch.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Anier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anier goes for a takedown attempt but Kerjalainen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kerjalainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kerjalainen throws a combination that misses

and Anier counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kerjalainen's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen has a closed guard, preventing Anier from standing up.
Kerjalainen is controlling Anier's posture.
Anier trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anier closes the distance and clinches.
Kerjalainen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anier tries to break free but Kerjalainen pushes him back against the ropes.
Anier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Anier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerjalainen wants to slow Anier down by chopping away at his legs.
Sloppy strikes from Anier. Those never looked like landing.
Anier has his takedown stuffed
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice leg kick.

Kerjalainen has Anier up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerjalainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerjalainen pressing his opponent against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerjalainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anier's elbow.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Anier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
Anier prevents a body shot from Kerjalainen.
A short uppercut from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Anier controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Anier's ribcage. Anier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerjalainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anier backwards.
Anier tries to break free but Kerjalainen pushes him back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Kerjalainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Anier throws a head kick but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Anier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kerjalainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Kerjalainen drops Anier with a beautiful combination! Anier stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kerjalainen is looking for the KO!

Anier is rocked!

It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerjalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anier is still on wobbly legs! Can Kerjalainen finish him?
Anier misses with a takedown attempt - Kerjalainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anier seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerjalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kerjalainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anier wants to land a leg kick but Kerjalainen is out of range.
Kerjalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Anier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerjalainen avoids the body shot from Anier.

Kerjalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kerjalainen can't find room to land a body shot as Anier controls the action.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Anier blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Anier jumps guard.
Kerjalainen wants to control from the top but Anier keeps moving.
Anier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kerjalainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kerjalainen passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kerjalainen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Anier looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Anier is keeping busy.
Kerjalainen wants to control but Anier manages to buck him off and is now in Kerjalainen's guard! Nice work there by Anier!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kerjalainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kerjalainen is pulling down on Anier's head. It's preventing any offense from Anier, at least for the moment.

Kerjalainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anier wants to stand but Kerjalainen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kerjalainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kerjalainen has an active guard here but Anier has managed to pass into half guard.
Kerjalainen regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anier trying to control the position from guard on top but Kerjalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kerjalainen pulls Anier in close to his closed guard and prevents Anier from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Anier shoots for a double leg takedown but Kerjalainen sprawls well. He's pushed Anier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anier 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.
Kerjalainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anier.

Kerjalainen has managed to clinch.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kerjalainen pushes off an throws an elbow but Anier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kerjalainen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Kerjalainen digs a right hand underneath Anier's ribcage. Anier let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerjalainen tries to work over Anier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kerjalainen effectively controlling the action here.
Anier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anier backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kerjalainen has Anier pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerjalainen.
Anier blocks an uppercut.
Anier tries to pull guard but Kerjalainen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anier drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerjalainen.
Nice body punch from Kerjalainen - that landed with a thud.
Anier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anier managing to block the knees to the body from Kerjalainen.
Anier wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kerjalainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Anier jumps into guard, dragging Kerjalainen to the mat.
Anier keeping moving, preventing Kerjalainen from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kerjalainen gets to his feet - Anier follows without any prompting.
Anier is looking to chop away at Kerjalainen's legs.

Kerjalainen clinches.
Kerjalainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anier avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kerjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kerjalainen after a bit of a struggle.
Anier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kerjalainen smiles and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kerjalainen scores with a four punch combination!
Anier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kerjalainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anier can do to turn this around?

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.

Anier successfully pulls guard.
Kerjalainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anier wants to sweep here but Kerjalainen controlling him for the moment.
Petter Anier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anier keeping moving, preventing Kerjalainen from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Keijo Kerjalainen.
Anier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Anier off balance momentarily.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Anier moves out of range easily.
Kerjalainen loads up on a big right hand but Anier slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerjalainen tests Anier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerjalainen is fending him off so far but Anier persists. Nope, Kerjalainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerjalainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kerjalainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petter Anier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keijo Kerjalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anier misses with a combination

and Kerjalainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kerjalainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!

Keijo Kerjalainen wins by unanimous decision!
Keijo Kerjalainen thanked the fans post fight for their support.