PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (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
Troy

180 cm
37
189 lbs
23 - 16 - 2

187 cm
32
195 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

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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 23 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola shoots in looking for a takedown but Troy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Peltola's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peltola lands a jab to the nose.
Troy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been informed that Troy 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.
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy connects with a single shot there.
Peltola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peltola misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peltola smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Troy.
Peltola lands with a straight right. Troy didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Peltola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Troy moves into the clinch.
Troy wants to break free but Peltola has control.
Peltola struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
Peltola lands a nice shot to the body.

Troy manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Peltola.

It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Troy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peltola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peltola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peltola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peltola feinted with a counter takedown.

Peltola drops Troy with a big left hand and mounts him. Troy is in big trouble!

Troy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peltola lands a nice shot to the head.
Troy is still in real trouble! Can Peltola finish him?
Peltola sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peltola wants to control the pace but Troy is squirming around nicely.
Troy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Troy seems to have recovered his senses.
Peltola thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Troy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Peltola working the ground and pound effectively.
Troy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola looking to control but Troy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Troy gets back to half guard.
Peltola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peltola misses with a head shot. Troy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Troy is trying to keep Peltola in close.
Peltola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Peltola with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peltola throwing strikes from guard but Troy blocks nicely.
Peltola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Troy is keeping the position for now.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Troy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peltola is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peltola looking to pass the guard.
Peltola scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atte Peltola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Peltola lands a nice looking body shot.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
Troy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Troy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peltola swings widly with a right hand

and Troy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Troy is trying to maintain a safe position but Peltola gets an underhook and turns Troy into the cage.
Peltola misses with a punch on the inside.
Peltola scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peltola working aggressively here.
Peltola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troy.
Peltola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peltola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Troy can do to turn this around?
Troy is breathing heavily.
Peltola pushes Troy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is trying to pull guard but Peltola turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Peltola is controlling him.
Troy tries to work over Peltola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peltola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peltola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peltola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Peltola.
Peltola is working for takedown but Troy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peltola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peltola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peltola misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Troy jumps into guard, dragging Peltola to the mat.
Peltola trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Peltola postures up and lands a big shot to Troy's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is pushing down on Troy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Troy is fighting to maintain full guard but Peltola has managed to sneak the leg through.
Troy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peltola 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.
Peltola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Troy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peltola trying to control from half guard but Troy is working away.
Troy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peltola.
Troy is controlling Peltola's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Peltola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peltola is trying to control. Troy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peltola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troy's head.
Peltola trying to pass the guard but Troy defending well.
Peltola trying to control from half guard but Troy is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola lands with a punch from half guard.
Peltola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troy's head.
Peltola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Troy wants to improve his position but Peltola is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Troy is looking to escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltola blocks a low kick nicely.
Hektor Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Troy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peltola is out of range.
A cross from Troy lands.
Troy throws a hook to the side of Peltola's head but Peltola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Peltola waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Troy. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Troy to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Peltola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peltola trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atte Peltola dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Troy misses with a hook
and Troy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Peltola tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Troy.
Peltola misses with a shot to the body
and Troy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peltola tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Troy fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Peltola was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Troy.
Troy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peltola on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy misses with a series of wild punches.
Peltola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola avoids the head kick by Troy.
Peltola throws a hook to the side of Troy's head but Troy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peltola misses with a looping left.
Hektor Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peltola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Troy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Peltola somewhat.
Peltola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Troy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a hook. Troy ducked under it nicely.
Troy connects with the punch.
Peltola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peltola throws a sloppy body shot
and Troy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Troy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troy tests Peltola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peltola looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Peltola swings widly with a right hand
and Troy counters with a right hand to the body.
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!
Peltola lands the left hand.
Peltola misses with a hook
and Troy counters with a left and a right that stings Peltola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peltola throws a jab but it's blocked by Troy.
Troy tests Peltola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peltola scores with a shot to the body.
Troy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Peltola.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Peltola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Troy - the referee stops the clock and Peltola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Troy. Peltola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Troy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peltola is able to avoid easily.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy throws a leg kick that misses.
Peltola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atte Peltola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troy.
Troy throws a head kick but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy connects with a nice looking jab.
Peltola lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Troy misses.
Peltola drops down looking for a counter takedown but Troy sprawls and moves away.
Peltola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peltola defending well as Troy loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hektor Troy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Peltola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atte Peltola!
An out of breath Atte Peltola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.