PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slobo Berganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali has chosen Immortal Technique - Obnoxius as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Berganovic
vs
Penaali

186 cm
30
180 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

180 cm
33
178 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slobo Berganovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penaali lands with a good body shot.
Penaali swinging wildly here.
Penaali misses with an uppercut.
Penaali connects with a crisp jab.
Berganovic 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.
Berganovic tries for a takedown but Penaali circles away easily
and Penaali counters with a nice uppercut.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berganovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penaali throws a one two combo.
Penaali connects with a right hand. Berganovic shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berganovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penaali's hands.
Penaali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penaali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berganovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Berganovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penaali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penaali swings for the body but Berganovic moves out of range.
Berganovic is looking to chop away at Penaali's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berganovic throws a hook to the side of Penaali's head but Penaali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penaali misses with a few strikes there.
Penaali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penaali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Berganovic defends it nicely.
Berganovic throwing a counter right hand but Penaali manages to avoid it.
Berganovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penaali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slobo Berganovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Penaali lands a jab-cross combination.
Slobo Berganovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penaali misses with a wild combination.
Berganovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berganovic, right into the meat.
Penaali leaves Berganovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berganovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berganovic misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Berganovic misses its intended target.
Penaali has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice defenses there by Penaali.
Penaali doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Berganovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Penaali counters with a straight right hand.
Berganovic tries to clinch

and Penaali counters with a nice double leg into half 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.

Penaali seems to be looking for submissions.
Penaali looks to land a strike but Berganovic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Berganovic trying to control the position.

Berganovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penaali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penaali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berganovic wants to get back to his feet but Penaali is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Berganovic working for a triangle but Penaali defends it easily.
Penaali landing with the ground and pound.
Penaali is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penaali chips away with some ground and pound.
Penaali works over Berganovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Penaali content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penaali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penaali throwing strikes from guard but Berganovic blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic wants to stand but Penaali is controlling the position.

Berganovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penaali defends well.
Penaali preventing the sweep.
Berganovic trying to strike off his back.
Penaali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penaali with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Berganovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penaali's guard.

Berganovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penaali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Berganovic stopping the sweep attempt from Penaali.
Penaali is trying to keep Berganovic in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Penaali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Berganovic looks to land a combination but Penaali avoids it well.
Penaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berganovic.
Berganovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berganovic throws a jab when Penaali was well out of range.
Penaali throws a right hand that Berganovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Berganovic also avoids with ease.
Berganovic is looking to counter the offense by Penaali and move into the clinch.
Penaali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Berganovic throws a hook but Penaali blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Berganovic.
Berganovic misses with an uppercut. Penaali saw that one coming.
Penaali looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Berganovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Penaali's head.
Penaali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berganovic.
Nice jab there from Berganovic.
Berganovic looks to land a left hand but Penaali moved out of range nicely.
Penaali misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penaali checks a low kick from Berganovic.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penaali digs a good body shot into Berganovic's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berganovic tries to work over Penaali's front leg with a kick but Penaali checks it.
Penaali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berganovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penaali.
Penaali misses with a two punch combination.
Penaali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berganovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Penaali.
Berganovic misses with a double jab
and Penaali counters with a nice body shot.
Penaali walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick from Berganovic misses.
Berganovic misses with a hook

and Penaali counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Berganovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Berganovic breaks from the clinch.
Berganovic throws a left and a right that both miss

and Penaali counters with a single leg into guard. Berganovic didn't expect that.
Penaali throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Berganovic is looking to sweep but instead, Penaali has passed into half guard.
Berganovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic is looking to escape.
Penaali winds up and cracks Berganovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penaali is nestled in close to Berganovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penaali thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berganovic's head.
Penaali with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Penaali lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penaali wants to take a breather but Berganovic is having none of it.
Penaali scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Berganovic is staying active underneath Penaali, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic wants to get back to his feet.
Penaali throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berganovic is trying to stand back up but Penaali is controlling him
Berganovic has hold of Penaali's hands but Penaali slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Berganovic wants to control but Penaali is keeping busy.
Berganovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Berganovic kicks off Penaali and gets to his feet.
Penaali scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penaali. Berganovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penaali takes a swing at Berganovic's ribcage but misses.
Berganovic misses with an uppercut.
Berganovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic misses with a leg kick.
Berganovic throws an overhand right that lands on Penaali's shoulder, as Penaali tries to avoid the shot.
Penaali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big right from Berganovic misses.
Nice shot by Penaali.
Arvo Penaali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penaali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Berganovic rushes Penaali and presses him up against the cage.
Berganovic stops a takedown attempt from Penaali.
Penaali drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berganovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Berganovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Berganovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Penaali circles away.
Penaali defending well as Berganovic loads up on a big left hand.
Berganovic swings for the body but Penaali moves out of range.
Penaali cracks Berganovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Penaali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Berganovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penaali connects with the punch.
Penaali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berganovic throws a leg kick but Penaali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penaali is looking for the big counter here.
Berganovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Penaali circles away.
Penaali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good standup being displayed there by Berganovic as he connects with a hook.
Berganovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penaali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Berganovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Penaali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berganovic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No joy there for Berganovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berganovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penaali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penaali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Berganovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Berganovic.
Penaali slips under a jab from Berganovic.
Penaali avoids the body shot from Berganovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berganovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penaali avoids the head kick by Berganovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berganovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penaali ducks under a wild hook from Berganovic.
Berganovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penaali feints the counter takedown.
A head kick by Berganovic misses
and Penaali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penaali connects with a jab.

Penaali scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penaali controls the position.
Berganovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penaali scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Berganovic to see if he's OK.
Berganovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penaali slips a nice elbow through Berganovic's hands, connecting with Berganovic's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic has hold of Penaali's hands but Penaali slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penaali winds up and cracks Berganovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Berganovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berganovic.

Berganovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penaali landing some decent shots from guard.
Penaali won't allow Berganovic to get back to his feet.
Berganovic wants to hit a switch here but Penaali passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berganovic there!
Berganovic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Berganovic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Penaali is looking for a triangle but Berganovic pushes his legs off easily.
Penaali trying to strike off his back.
Berganovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Penaali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penaali wants to sweep here but Berganovic controlling him for the moment.

Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berganovic won't allow Penaali to sweep him here.
Slobo Berganovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Berganovic wants to control from the top but Penaali keeps moving.

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

Penaali throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Penaali has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Berganovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berganovic passes Penaali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Penaali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penaali 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Penaali!
Post fight, an emotional Arvo Penaali said 'mo frazier thinks he´s a great fighter, his attitude is crap and i just wanna destroy him in anyway i can. ey boss give me a chance and let me send him to hospital....forever. '.