PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anabolinen Steroidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekko Persvako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steroidi comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Billie Jean. Persvako has chosen In Flames - Crawl through knives as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Steroidi
vs
Persvako

182 cm
23
168 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
174 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Combat Pro Design

Combat Pro Design
2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekko Persvako!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steroidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Persvako scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Persvako scoring with punches and elbows.
Persvako cracks Steroidi with a big right hand but Steroidi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Persvako is looking to take a break and control but Steroidi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steroidi prevents Persvako from improving position.
Steroidi is trying to improve his position.
Persvako takes a little break here. Steroidi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Persvako scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Steroidi to see if he's OK.
Persvako advances nicely into full mount.
Persvako controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steroidi tries to hold on but Persvako pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persvako lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Persvako dominating with strikes here.
Persvako with a couple of short strikes.
Steroidi tries to reverse the position but Persvako maintains control.
Persvako wants to control the pace but Steroidi is squirming around nicely.
Persvako looking to ground and pound but Steroidi is blocking nicely.
Persvako looking to control but Steroidi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Persvako postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steroidi looks a forlorn figure.
Steroidi working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persvako thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Persvako blocks Steroidi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Persvako throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Steroidi because Persvako loaded up on that one.
Persvako looking to control but Steroidi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steroidi is in a horrible position here. Persvako smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Steroidi is looking to get to half guard.
Persvako scoring with strikes but Steroidi is staying in there.
Steroidi is squirming around, avoiding Persvako's attempts to control the action.
Steroidi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persvako punishing his opponent with strikes.
Persvako content just to control the position here.
Persvako is landing with some decent strikes but Steroidi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Persvako trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Persvako landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steroidi is trying to escape the mount.
Persvako lands a nice shot to the head.
Persvako is landing with some decent strikes but Steroidi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Persvako landing strikes from the mount and Steroidi is in trouble!
Steroidi is in a horrible position here. Persvako smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Persvako postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Steroidi looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persvako looking to control but Steroidi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Persvako is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Persvako scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Persvako is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steroidi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Persvako is landing with some decent strikes but Steroidi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steroidi is breathing heavily.
Persvako cracks Steroidi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Persvako is landing with some decent strikes but Steroidi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Steroidi is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Persvako cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Steroidi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Persvako lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Persvako controlling his opponent.
Steroidi seems to have got his legs back now.
Persvako with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekko Persvako dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Persvako shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Steroidi is staying active underneath Persvako, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Persvako works his way into side control.
Persvako controls the position.
Persvako wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steroidi keeps working.
Persvako scores with a couple of short elbows.
Persvako wants to control but Steroidi is keeping him busy.
Persvako advances to mount.
Persvako thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persvako pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Persvako landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Persvako cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Persvako tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Persvako can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steroidi is looking to escape.
Persvako controlling from the full mount.
Steroidi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Persvako.
Steroidi tries to lock up and control but Persvako gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Steroidi is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persvako takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Persvako with shots to the head and body - Steroidi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Persvako tries to control but Steroidi wriggling away.
Persvako cracks Steroidi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Persvako breaks from Steroidi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Persvako sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Persvako landing punches.
Persvako cracks Steroidi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Persvako looking to finish Steroidi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steroidi!
Persvako sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Persvako scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steroidi?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persvako controlling the position easily from mount.
Persvako's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Pekko Persvako just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Persvako shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Persvako passes the guard and advances to mount!
Persvako looking to finish Steroidi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steroidi!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persvako controlling the pace for now.
Steroidi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Persvako controlling the position easily from mount.
Persvako has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steroidi's face.
Steroidi is trying desperately to improve position.
Steroidi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Persvako has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persvako is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekko Persvako showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Steroidi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steroidi is looking to score with low kicks.
Persvako fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Persvako shoots in and drives through. Steroidi sprawls well.
Persvako fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anabolinen Steroidi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekko Persvako.

Steroidi gets a takedown into half guard.
Persvako moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Persvako is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Persvako tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persvako trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steroidi wants to pass the guard but Persvako is keeping the position.
Persvako trying to control the position.
Steroidi wants to pass the guard but Persvako is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Persvako chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steroidi can pounce on him.

Persvako closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Persvako trying to control the position but Steroidi is working away.
Persvako tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Persvako misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Steroidi misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Persvako trying to control the action but Steroidi is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Persvako working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Steroidi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steroidi tries to bench press Persvako off him but Persvako keeps the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steroidi misses with a body kick.

Persvako shoots in and bounces Steroidi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Steroidi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi keeping moving, preventing Persvako from controlling successfully.

Steroidi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Persvako connects with a couple of short punches.
Persvako throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steroidi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Persvako forces his way into half guard.
Persvako wants to take a breather but Steroidi is having none of it.
Persvako not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Persvako drops an elbow to the side of Steroidi's head.
Persvako moves into full mount! Steroidi won't be happy about that!
Persvako pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Steroidi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Persvako unloading with bombs!
Persvako sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Persvako landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekko Persvako really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Persvako shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Persvako was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Persvako scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Steroidi?
Persvako tries to control but Steroidi wriggling away.
Persvako scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Persvako dominating with strikes here.
Persvako with shots to the head and body - Steroidi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steroidi is squirming around, avoiding Persvako's attempts to control the action.
Steroidi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Persvako. What's that going to do exactly?
Persvako punishing his opponent with strikes.
Persvako fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Persvako controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi is desperately trying to improve his position but Persvako has a good base and remains in mount.
Steroidi wants to hold on but Persvako pushes him away.
Persvako content just to control the position here.
Persvako lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Steroidi hang on?
Persvako trying to control but Steroidi is having none of it.
Persvako content just to control the position here.
Persvako tries to control but Steroidi wriggling away.

That's two 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.
Persvako is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Steroidi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Persvako trying to control but Steroidi is having none of it.
Persvako in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Persvako tries to control but Steroidi wriggling away.
Steroidi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Persvako working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi is squirming around, avoiding Persvako's attempts to control the action.
Persvako controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Pekko Persvako just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Persvako tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steroidi swivels and escapes.

Persvako shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Steroidi's guard.

Steroidi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Persvako gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Persvako wants to control from the top but Steroidi keeps moving.
Persvako lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Persvako content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persvako is stalling in the full guard.

Steroidi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Persvako avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steroidi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Persvako controls the pace.
Persvako chips away with some ground and pound.
Persvako slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Persvako throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekko Persvako dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Persvako decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Persvako performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Steroidi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steroidi is staying active underneath Persvako, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Steroidi wants to control but Persvako passes into side.
Persvako in side control lands a decent elbow.
Steroidi is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Persvako.
Persvako landing strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Steroidi prevents Persvako from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persvako works to advance to full mount. Steroidi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Persvako looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pekko Persvako has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steroidi working to try and regain half guard.
Persvako with shots to the head and body - Steroidi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Persvako landing strikes, looking to finish!
Persvako sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steroidi can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persvako landing strikes, looking to finish!
Persvako trying to control but Steroidi is having none of it.
Steroidi can't escape the position.
Persvako controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Persvako connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anabolinen Steroidi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Persvako pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi is squirming around, avoiding Persvako's attempts to control the action.
Steroidi working to try and regain half guard.
Steroidi is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Persvako connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Persvako fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steroidi tries to lock up and control but Persvako gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Persvako lands a big shot there that rocks Steroidi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Persvako controlling the position easily from mount.
Persvako looking to control but Steroidi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pekko Persvako is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persvako takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steroidi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steroidi is in a horrible position here. Persvako smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Persvako controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Persvako cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekko Persvako comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Persvako winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 43:50
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 43:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekko Persvako!
Pekko Persvako is the new welterweight champion!