PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli comes to the cage accompanied by Juha Vainio - Nakkila. This should be a great matchup!

Pelli
vs
Engineer

193 cm
24
266 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

199 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engineer scores with a hook.
Engineer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Engineer.
Sloppy strikes from Pelli. Those never looked like landing.
Pelli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pelli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Engineer connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Engineer can pounce on him.
Kullervo Pelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Engineer moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pelli.
Some bone on bone action there as Engineer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Engineer just misses with a punch to the body.
Engineer connects with a crisp jab.
Pelli falls off balance throwing a combination

and Engineer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelli's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pelli wants to get back to his feet but Engineer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Engineer wants to pass the guard but Pelli is keeping the position.
Engineer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Engineer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pelli's head.
Engineer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engineer landing with the ground and pound.
Pelli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Engineer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Engineer throwing strikes but missing.
Engineer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Engineer wants to control from the top but Pelli keeps moving.
Engineer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pelli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Engineer on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Engineer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Engineer trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engineer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Polish Engineer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pelli lands a nice looking body shot.
Pelli misses with a two punch combination.
Pelli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Engineer momentarily.
Engineer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pelli avoids it really well and circles away.
Engineer misses with a takedown attempt - Pelli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pelli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Engineer.

It looks like Kullervo Pelli has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Engineer misses with a looping right.
Pelli scores with a jab. Engineer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pelli throws a sloppy body shot
and Engineer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Pelli. Beautiful body shot.
Engineer jabs Pelli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Engineer works Pelli's body with a nice hook.
Pelli is breathing heavily.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.
Pelli thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pelli.
A combination from Pelli does no damage.
Nice jab there from Engineer.
Pelli throws a nice looking combination but Engineer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pelli misses with a body shot
and Engineer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pelli throws out a loose jab but Engineer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Engineer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Engineer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polish Engineer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kullervo Pelli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pelli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Engineer.
Polish Engineer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Engineer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pelli's head backwards.
Engineer lands a right hook to the body.
Engineer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Engineer misses with a body shot.
Pelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Engineer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pelli.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Engineer.
Engineer lands a nice looking body shot.
Pelli throws a right and a left that Engineer avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Pelli misses the target.

Engineer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Pelli's face as Engineer controls the position.
Engineer landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Engineer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Polish Engineer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Engineer connects with a decent elbow.
Engineer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Engineer scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Engineer crashes against the mat.
Engineer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Engineer is chipping away with strikes.
Pelli prevents Engineer from improving position.
Engineer advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engineer scoring with strikes but Pelli is staying in there.
Engineer working the ground and pound effectively.
Engineer lands a big shot there that rocks Pelli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Engineer postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pelli badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Engineer around the waist but Engineer pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Engineer is the winner by TKO! Engineer jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polish Engineer!
During a confident post fight interview, Polish Engineer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.