PBP Commentary

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

Partridge
vs
Pentti

185 cm
33
200 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

184 cm
30
197 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Partridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partridge can pounce on him.
Partridge throws a shot to the body.
Partridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partridge. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Partridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Partridge lands a slapping body shot.
Partridge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been informed that Pentti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Partridge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve Partridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pentti tries to work over Partridge's front leg with a kick but Partridge checks it.
Nice shot by Partridge.
Pentti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Partridge misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partridge throws a leg kick which misses Pentti's front leg but catches the back leg as Pentti tries to avoid it.
Pentti swings for the body but Partridge moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pentti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partridge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pentti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pentti, right into the meat.
Partridge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Steve Partridge has been cut.
Pentti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pentti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Partridge misses.
Pentti digs a good hook to Partridge's body.
Pentti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Partridge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pentti to score with a decent uppercut.
Pentti throws out a loose jab but Partridge uses good head movement to avoid it.

Partridge closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pentti has a couple of punches blocked by Partridge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pentti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti has Partridge pushed against the cage.
Partridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Partridge has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pentti misses with a punch on the inside.
Partridge tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Pentti tries to throw a body punch but Partridge avoids it by throwing Pentti back against the cage.
Partridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Partridge is working Pentti over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pentti - that landed with a thud.
Partridge pushes Pentti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pentti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Partridge blocking some punches.
A short left from Partridge.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Partridge softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pentti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentti digs a right hand into Partridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Partridge's gas tank.
Partridge lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands with a right to the head.
Partridge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partridge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pentti throws an elbow but it misses.
Partridge misses with a body punch.
Partridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pentti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Partridge backwards.
Pentti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pentti blocks a body shot from Partridge.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Partridge is keeping busy.
Pentti throws a head punch that misses.
Pentti can't break the clinch.
Partridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Pentti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pentti misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti pushes off an throws an elbow but Partridge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Partridge misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Partridge.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partridge can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
Partridge misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti is trying to stall.
Partridge lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Partridge.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Partridge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Partridge misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Partridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partridge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Partridge lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partridge.
A short uppercut from Pentti.
Partridge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pentti's face.
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 Steve Partridge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Partridge'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.

Partridge misses with a wild body shot.
Pentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Partridge throws a body punch but Pentti moves out of range.
Partridge connects with the punch.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
Partridge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pentti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Partridge.
An inside leg kick lands from Pentti.
Partridge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pentti throws out a loose jab but Partridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Partridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partridge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Partridge is looking to slow Pentti down with leg kicks.
Partridge misses with an uppercut
and Pentti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentti fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge misses with a double jab.
Pentti moves out of range of the strikes.
Pentti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pentti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partridge.
Pentti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Partridge.
Partridge tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Partridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pentti.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Partridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Partridge moves out of range as Pentti strikes.
Partridge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Partridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Pentti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partridge swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pentti.

Partridge clinches with his opponent.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Partridge.
A short left from Pentti.
Pentti can't find room to land a body shot as Partridge controls the action.
Partridge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentti blocks it with crossed arms.
Partridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partridge gets through Pentti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pentti.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Partridge backwards.
Pentti misses with a body punch.
Partridge misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Partridge managing to block the knees to the body from Pentti.
Partridge scores with a hook to the body.
Partridge lands a nice shot to the body.
Partridge misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is looking to control Partridge's arms but Partridge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pentti has his back to the cage.
Partridge can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
Pentti takes a shot to the head.
Pentti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Partridge's defenses.
A short right from Pentti on the inside.
Pentti is trying to stall.
Partridge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Pentti lands a shoulder strike.
Partridge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pentti's elbow.
Partridge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Partridge lands with a right to the head.
Partridge lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partridge tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Partridge as Pentti tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Partridge.
Partridge is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pentti is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Partridge is keeping busy.
Partridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Partridge using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pentti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pentti tries to throw a body punch but Partridge avoids it by throwing Pentti back against the cage.
Partridge digs a right hand into Pentti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pentti's gas tank.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Partridge lands a right hand.
Partridge blocks an uppercut.
Partridge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Partridge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pentti avoids it.
Pentti lands an elbow that stopped Partridge in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Partridge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Partridge cracks Pentti with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Partridge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Partridge's cut.
That's time! Partridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Partridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Partridge scores with a hook to the body. Pentti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Partridge jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Partridge swinging wildly here.
Pentti needs to keep his hands up - Partridge had a free shot at his head there.
Partridge throws a big shot that misses.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Partridge pushes him off.
Partridge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Pentti.
Partridge throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Partridge just misses with a punch to the body.
Partridge misses the shot to the body.
Pentti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steve Partridge is winning the standup battle so far.
Pentti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pentti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pentti throws a shot from downtown. Partridge moves away and avoids it.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pentti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Partridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pentti. That did some damage!
Pentti tried to score with a low kick but Partridge checks it.
Pentti cracks a nice hook into Partridge's ribs.
Pentti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pentti misses with an uppercut
and Partridge counters with a nice uppercut.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Partridge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pentti momentarily.
Pentti misses with a hook. Partridge ducked under it nicely.
Pentti misses with a lunging right hand
and Partridge counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partridge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Partridge tries to clinch there but Pentti circles away.
Partridge scores with a hook.

Partridge closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Partridge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pentti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Partridge throws a head punch that misses.
Pentti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Partridge tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Partridge.
Partridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Partridge as the two fighters clinch.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Partridge uses good head movement to avoid it.

Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti connects with the punch.
Arvo Pentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Pentti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pentti is looking to clinch.
Partridge scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Partridge fakes the leg kick and cracks Pentti in the body.
Pentti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Partridge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Partridge.
Partridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pentti moves away.
Partridge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pentti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Partridge.
Pentti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pentti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partridge swings for the body but Pentti moves out of range.
Pentti takes a swing at Partridge's ribcage but misses.
Partridge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Pentti is looking to chop away at Partridge's legs.
Partridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pentti.
Pentti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partridge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partridge jabs Pentti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Partridge throws a right and a left that Pentti avoids nicely.
Partridge ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Pentti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Partridge. Partridge obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Partridge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Partridge jabs Pentti right on the nose. Pentti blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Partridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Partridge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Partridge!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Steve Partridge made sure he mentioned TITAN, along with how happy he was to win his fight.