PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti has chosen Benny Benassi & Public Enemy - Bring The Noise as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wight
vs
Pentti

205 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

184 cm
25
197 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Wight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight avoids the body shot from Pentti.
Pentti throws a series of strikes that have Wight backpedaling.
Wight lands a right hook to the body.
Pentti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pentti misses with a head kick.

Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Wight is trying to maintain a safe position but Pentti gets an underhook and turns Wight into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Wight.
Pentti is looking to control Wight's arms but Wight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pentti has his back to the cage.
Wight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pentti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pentti is trying to stall.
Wight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentti blocks it with crossed arms.

Pentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wight moves in looking to clinch but Pentti pushes him off.
Pentti throws a jab when Wight was well out of range.
Pentti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
Pentti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentti scores with a hook to the body. Wight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Pentti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wight can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Wight prevents a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wight's elbow.
Wight keeps control of Pentti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wight blocks a body shot from Pentti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pentti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pentti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pentti is looking to break free of the clinch but Wight has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Wight.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Wight.
Pentti misses with the head strike.
Wight looking to throw knees to the head but Pentti is blocking nicely.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Wight trying to control the position but instead, Pentti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wight into the cage.
Pentti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pentti misses with the head strike.
Wight swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti avoids the elbow strike from Wight, against the cage.
Wight blocks a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries a body shot but Wight blocks it.
Pentti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Wight.
Wight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wight lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Pentti.
Pentti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pentti.
Wight pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pentti lands a right hand.
A short right from Pentti on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wight looking to stall.
Pentti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Wight prevents a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wight throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Pentti avoids the damage to the body.
Pentti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pentti misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Wight.
Pentti stalling in the clinch but Wight improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pentti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentti circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pentti throws the kick towards the body but Wight avoids it.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentti connects with a jab.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
Wight throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wight struggles to land a body shot inside as Pentti controls his hands.
Wight lands an elbow just above Pentti 's eye.
Pentti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wight misses with a punch to the body.
Wight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Wight trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wight.
Pentti takes an elbow to the temple.
Wight misses with a knee strike.
Wight tries to land a knee to the head but Pentti blocks with his arms.
Pentti tries to circle away but Wight has him pinned against the cage.
Pentti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wight has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pentti tries to stall but Wight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pentti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pentti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wight blocks an uppercut.
Wight scores a nice knee to the body.
Pentti is breathing heavily.
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!
Wight is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti taking a breather.
Wight avoiding damage.
Pentti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wight holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pentti presses Wight against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wight misses with a body punch.
Wight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wight presses Pentti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pentti avoids it.
Pentti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Wight on the inside.
Wight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pentti lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wight.
Wight blocks an elbow strike.
Pentti trying to control the position but instead, Wight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pentti into the cage.
Wight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pentti dodges an elbow strike from Wight.
Pentti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wight lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wight misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Pentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pentti fails to land with a series of punches.
Pentti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wight was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentti.
Pentti throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti swings for the body but Wight moves out of range.
Wight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pentti is trying to force a seperation but Wight has the dominant position.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pentti up against the cage.
Pentti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pentti misses with some punches.
Pentti is looking to control Wight's arms but Wight gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pentti has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Wight.
Wight looking to slow down the pace here.

Pentti manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lex Wight dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pentti fails to land with a series of punches.

Pentti forces Wight back against the cage and clinches.
Wight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentti blocks it with crossed arms.
Pentti takes a shot to the head.
Wight effectively controlling the action here.
Wight misses with a knee to the head.
Pentti taking a breather.
Lex Wight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pentti throws an elbow but it misses.
Pentti is trying to break the clinch but Wight is controlling him.
Pentti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wight backwards.
Wight misses with a knee strike.
Pentti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pentti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wight gets through Pentti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wight.
Wight pushes Pentti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Wight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pentti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wight's brow.
Wight pushes off an throws an elbow but Pentti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wight is keeping busy.
Pentti working aggressively here.
Wight stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pentti fails to land.
Pentti avoids a wild elbow strike from Wight.
Pentti stalling in the clinch but Wight improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Pentti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lex Wight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pentti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wight.
Pentti misses with a head kick.

Wight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wight tries to land knees in the clinch but Pentti avoids the damage to the body.

Pentti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Pentti.
Pentti scores with a body shot.
Pentti looks to land a right hand but Wight moved out of range.
Wight is looking to clinch.
Wight fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Wight misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pentti sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Wight closes the distance and clinches.
Wight prevents a body shot from Pentti.
Pentti is trying to force a seperation but Wight has the dominant position.
Pentti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pentti dodges an elbow strike from Wight.
Wight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pentti blocks the elbow strike.
Pentti tries to break free but Wight pushes him back against the cage.
Pentti looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pentti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pentti's defenses.
Pentti avoids a wild elbow strike from Wight.
Pentti lands an elbow just above Wight 's eye.
Pentti just leaning against Wight, taking a breather.
Wight stalling against the cage.
Pentti prevents a body shot from Wight.
Pentti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wight misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pentti wants to get back to striking at distance but Wight won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lex Wight.
I think Wight has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lex Wight!
Lex Wight seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.