PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peltola
vs
Sinatra

180 cm
32
198 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

182 cm
36
201 lbs
34 - 18 - 4

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Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola looks to land a left hand but Sinatra moved out of range nicely.
Sinatra moves away from the strike by Peltola.
Sinatra slips a jab from Peltola.
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peltola but Peltola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sinatra shoots in but no luck this time.
Peltola looks for a takedown but Sinatra sprawls well.
Peltola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sinatra connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peltola scrambles back to his feet.
Sinatra cracks Peltola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sinatra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sinatra connects with a single shot there.
Sinatra misses with a body shot.
Peltola shoots in for a double leg but Sinatra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinatra avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Peltola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sinatra avoids the body shot from Peltola.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sinatra is defended easily by Peltola.
Sinatra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peltola.
Sinatra connects with a nice looking jab.
Peltola has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sinatra avoids the body shot from Peltola.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Peltola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola goes for a double leg but Sinatra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sinatra continues to drive forward.
Peltola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sinatra wants to get back to striking at distance but Peltola won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sinatra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinatra is looking to break free of the clinch but Peltola has double underhooks.
Peltola looking to slow down the pace here.
Peltola effectively controlling the action here.
Peltola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sinatra working hard to break the clinch.
Peltola keeps control of Sinatra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra blocks a body shot from Peltola.
Sinatra wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peltola has him pressed against the cage.
Sinatra tries to circle away but Peltola has him pinned against the cage.
Sinatra is trying to break free.
Sinatra is trying to break the clinch but Peltola has him pressed against the cage.
Peltola stops a takedown attempt from Sinatra.
Peltola has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sinatra after a bit of a struggle.
Sinatra is trying to drag Peltola to the mat but Peltola just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've been informed that Sinatra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Peltola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peltola trying to stall but Sinatra improves his position.
Sinatra tries to break free but Peltola pushes him back against the cage.
Sinatra can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sinatra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peltola misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Sinatra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sinatra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinatra tries to break free but Peltola pushes him back against the cage.
Peltola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sinatra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peltola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sinatra up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinatra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinatra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Peltola prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Sinatra is just out of range.
Sinatra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Peltola clobbers Sinatra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sinatra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peltola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinatra as he jumps to the side.
Sinatra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinatra misses with a wild body shot.
Sinatra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sinatra lands a lovely overhand right.
Sinatra moves away from the strike by Peltola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throws a lazy uppercut

and Sinatra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peltola won't be happy with that.
Peltola gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sinatra throwing strikes here but Peltola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sinatra misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sinatra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sinatra landing punches.
Sinatra lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinatra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Peltola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Sinatra tries to control but Peltola wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra prevents Peltola from getting the reversal.
Sinatra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peltola because Sinatra loaded up on that one.
Sinatra raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Peltola that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sinatra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Peltola looks a forlorn figure.
Peltola is looking to improve his position but Sinatra isn't that keen on the idea.
Peltola taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to control the pace but Peltola is squirming around nicely.
Sinatra controlling the position easily from mount.
Peltola tries to hold on but Sinatra postures up.
Peltola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sinatra.
Peltola is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sinatra landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra misses with a head shot.
Sinatra scoring with strikes but Peltola is staying in there.
Sinatra looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frank Sinatra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinatra wants to control but Peltola has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinatra moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltola is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Peltola takes a swing at Sinatra's ribcage but misses.
Sinatra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinatra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peltola takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinatra moves away.
Sinatra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peltola under the eye.
Peltola lands a right hook to the body.
Sinatra throws a right hand that misses

and Peltola counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sinatra!
Sinatra is not content to let Peltola control the position.
Sinatra takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola working the head with strikes.
Peltola content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sinatra manages to get back to half guard.
Peltola trying to control the action but Sinatra is working from the bottom.
Sinatra moves into full guard.
Sinatra controls Peltola momentarily but Peltola frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinatra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sinatra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peltola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sinatra keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
Sinatra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peltola is one step ahead there.
Peltola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinatra is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sinatra lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peltola!
Atte Peltola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinatra trying to control but Peltola is having none of it.
Sinatra with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peltola blocking the ground and pound.
Sinatra tries to control but Peltola wriggling away.
Sinatra punching from mount but Peltola doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sinatra sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinatra trying to control but Peltola is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra landing strikes from the mount and Peltola is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sinatra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sinatra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
After winning the bout, Frank Sinatra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.