PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filippo Miragliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hirvonen
vs
Miragliani

185 cm
34
196 lbs
29 - 17 - 0

185 cm
28
200 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

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Conviction

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 29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Filippo Miragliani!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Miragliani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miragliani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hirvonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Hirvonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miragliani scoring well with a low kick there.
Miragliani looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Hirvonen throws a lazy right hand but Miragliani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hirvonen misses the target.
Miragliani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miragliani misses with a straight right.
Hirvonen shoots in but Miragliani avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miragliani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miragliani thuds his right hand into Hirvonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miragliani lands an overhand right.
Miragliani throws a shot from downtown. Hirvonen moves away and avoids it.
Hirvonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miragliani!
Hirvonen throws a big shot that misses.

Hirvonen feints and as Miragliani raises his hands in defense, Hirvonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hirvonen stands up over Miragliani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Miragliani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miragliani has control of Hirvonen's left arm, preventing Hirvonen from doing any damage.
Hirvonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Miragliani is retaining full guard.
Hirvonen is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miragliani keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Hirvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Hirvonen postures up.
Miragliani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miragliani looking for a sweep. Not yet Miragliani, not yet.
Hirvonen passes into half guard.

Hirvonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Miragliani is just riding it out for now. Hirvonen eventually gives up the hold.
Hirvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but Miragliani defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Miragliani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hirvonen wants to pass the guard but Miragliani is keeping the position.
Hirvonen postures up in Miragliani's guard and throws a big left but Miragliani blocks it.
Miragliani keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Hirvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking to pass the guard.
Miragliani can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hirvonen controls the pace.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Miragliani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miragliani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirvonen passes into half guard.
Hirvonen stalling away here and it's allowed Miragliani to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pentti Hirvonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hirvonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Miragliani avoids it really well and circles away.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body. Miragliani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hirvonen cracks Miragliani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot.
Hirvonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hirvonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hirvonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miragliani throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miragliani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen is looking to slow Miragliani down with leg kicks.
Miragliani loads up on a big right hand but Hirvonen slips the punch.
Miragliani looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Miragliani moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miragliani misses with a looping right.
Miragliani throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hirvonen checks a leg kick.
Hirvonen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hirvonen shoots in and drives through. Miragliani sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Hirvonen.
Miragliani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hirvonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Miragliani tries to sprawl out of it but Hirvonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miragliani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hirvonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Filippo Miragliani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miragliani thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirvonen blocks a head kick by Miragliani.
Good shot there by Miragliani.

Miragliani gets caught flat footed, as Hirvonen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking to sit in guard and control but Miragliani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hirvonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miragliani's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen advances position into side control!
Hirvonen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hirvonen cracks Miragliani with a big right hand but Miragliani just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Hirvonen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miragliani wants to get back to his feet but Hirvonen drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen tries to move to mount but Miragliani blocks the move with his legs.

Hirvonen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hirvonen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miragliani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hirvonen.
Miragliani parries the strikes from Hirvonen easily there. Hirvonen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miragliani to escape.
Miragliani is not content to let Hirvonen control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen advances to mount.
BOOM! Hirvonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hirvonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miragliani?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hirvonen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Miragliani can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Miragliani tries to hold on but Hirvonen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Hirvonen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hirvonen throwing shots but Miragliani is blocking nicely.
Hirvonen wants to take a breather but Miragliani is having none of it.
Hirvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hirvonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miragliani's head.
Hirvonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but Miragliani defending well.
Hirvonen wants to take a breather but Miragliani is having none of it.
Miragliani is trying to get back to full guard.
Miragliani wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miragliani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miragliani defending well though.
Hirvonen winds up and cracks Miragliani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hirvonen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Miragliani's thigh. Miragliani counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Miragliani is looking to stand up but Hirvonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Miragliani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filippo Miragliani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Miragliani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pentti Hirvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hirvonen stands up over Miragliani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hirvonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miragliani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hirvonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen is pushing down on Miragliani's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miragliani is fighting to maintain full guard but Hirvonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miragliani is looking to escape.
Hirvonen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miragliani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Miragliani manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Miragliani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miragliani looks to land a left hand but Hirvonen moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani thows a body shot but no joy.
Miragliani tries a head kick but it misses.
Miragliani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miragliani throws a head kick that half lands.
Miragliani ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miragliani motions for Hirvonen to come forward. Miragliani throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hirvonen swings widly with a right hand
and Miragliani counters with a stiff right hand.
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvonen throws a shot to the body.
Miragliani throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hirvonen, right into the meat.
Miragliani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hirvonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Miragliani did well to prevent Hirvonen getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen trying to mount his opponent but Miragliani defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miragliani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hirvonen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hirvonen trying to control the action but Miragliani is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen working the head and body with strikes.
Hirvonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hirvonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Miragliani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miragliani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miragliani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hirvonen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hirvonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hirvonen, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Hirvonen!
A relieved looking Pentti Hirvonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.