PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leka Luu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Peruna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Peruna
vs
Luu

195 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Golden Lilium

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leka Luu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peruna is looking to slow Luu down with leg kicks.
Peruna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luu is looking to clinch but Peruna is avoiding it.
Peruna is looking to score with low kicks.
Luu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Peruna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Luu is blocking nicely.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna prevents Luu from breaking the clinch.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Luu wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luu is trying to break free.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna lands a knee to the body.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luu wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Luu looks gassed!
Luu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Peruna scores a nice knee to the body.
Peruna misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Luu wants to break free but Peruna has control.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Luu is trying to break the clinch but Peruna has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna landing knees to the body.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Peruna.
Peruna keeps control of Luu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.
Peruna stalling in the clinch but Luu improves position.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna connects with a knee to the head.

Luu breaks the clinch.
Peruna throws a leg kick which misses Luu's front leg but catches the back leg as Luu tries to avoid it.

Peruna clinches.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Luu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peruna wants to clinch but Luu slips to the side

and Luu counters by moving into the clinch.
Luu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Luu blocks it.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.

Luu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Peruna dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Peruna scores with a leg kick.
Peruna misses with a leg kick

and Luu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luu.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peruna here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Luu wants to break free but Peruna has control.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.

Luu breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Luu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peruna has him pressed against the ropes.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna scores a nice knee to the body.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Luu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna connects with a knee to the head.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Luu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.

Luu breaks from the clinch.
Luu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Peruna clinches.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luu is looking to break free of the clinch but Peruna has double underhooks.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Peruna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luu can't break the clinch.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Luu is blocking nicely.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Peruna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.
Peruna looking to throw knees to the head but Luu is blocking nicely.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Luu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.

Luu breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peruna clinches but Luu breaks the clinch

and Luu counters by moving into the clinch.
Pekka Peruna has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.

Luu breaks the clinch.
Peruna misses with a leg kick

and Luu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Luu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Peruna.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna landing knees to the body.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Luu managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.

Luu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luu tries to keep at a distance but Peruna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luu blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Peruna dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Peruna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peruna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luu.
Peruna looks to clinch
and Luu counters with a low kick, right behind Peruna 's knee.
Peruna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peruna wants to clinch

and Luu moves into the clinch.
Luu wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Peruna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luu blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peruna unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Luu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luu wants to break free but Peruna has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Peruna.
Luu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but Luu blocks with his arms.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
Peruna landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Luu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna lands a nice knee to the body.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luu blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.

Luu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Peruna gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peruna scores with a knee to the head.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Peruna - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luu avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Luu wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luu.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peruna connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luu's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna trying to stall but Luu improves his position.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Luu breaks the clinch.
Peruna throws a leg kick
and Luu counters with an inside leg kick.
Peruna circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peruna counters with a thumping low kick.
Luu tries to clinch but Peruna moves out of range.
Peruna throws a leg kick

and Luu counters by moving into the clinch.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luu blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Luu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luu wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna with a knee to the head.
Peruna throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luu blocks it with crossed arms.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Peruna stalls.
Peruna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leka Luu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Luu avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but Luu blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Peruna with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Peruna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peruna, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Peruna!