PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mika Saarenpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Saarenpaa
vs
Union

183 cm
25
176 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

178 cm
28
182 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Modern Wear Apparel
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mika Saarenpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Union moves out of range of the body kick.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to Union's body. Union takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saarenpaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Union misses with a double jab.
Union is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saarenpaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saarenpaa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa throws a counter high kick but Union was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarenpaa throws the left hand but Union avoids the punch easily.
Saarenpaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Union misses with a hook. Saarenpaa ducked under it nicely.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Union counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saarenpaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Union's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Union throws a series of punches but Saarenpaa avoids them all with ease.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Saarenpaa misses with a kick to the body.
Union on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saarenpaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Union.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Union throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saarenpaa on the side of the head.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Union takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Saarenpaa misses.
Union misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Union lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saarenpaa backs up against the cage.
Saarenpaa swings for the body but Union moves out of range.
Saarenpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa staying out of range there.
Saarenpaa is looking to slow Union down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Saarenpaa misses.
Union misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Union does a little dance to reset his feet.
Union lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union avoids the body shot from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Saarenpaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Union.
Saarenpaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Union.
Jab, jab by Saarenpaa - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Union.
Union bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Union swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Union misses with a low kick.
Saarenpaa needs to keep his hands up - Union had a free shot at his head there.
Union misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Union throws out a counter right but Saarenpaa avoids it with no problem.
Saarenpaa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Union counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Union looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Union cracks a nice hook into Saarenpaa's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Union takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Union scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saarenpaa doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa pushes Union away with a front kick.
Saarenpaa lands a nice hook to Union's body. Union takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Union checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Union lands a body shot.
Union throws a lazy uppercut
and Saarenpaa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Saarenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Saarenpaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Union.
Saarenpaa misses the shot to the body.
Saarenpaa connects with a looping right hand.

That has opened up Bregan Union's cut even more.
Union with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saarenpaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Union throws a leg kick but Saarenpaa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Union fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saarenpaa manages to avoid it.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Saarenpaa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Union throws a body punch but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Union takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Union misses with a shot to the body
and Saarenpaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarenpaa. Union does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Union looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saarenpaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Union walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Union moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Saarenpaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Union looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
Saarenpaa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Union thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mika Saarenpaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Union scores with a jab.
A jab lands there for Saarenpaa.
Union bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saarenpaa's head.
Saarenpaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Union misses with a two punch combination.
Union tries to score with a low kick but Saarenpaa moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Saarenpaa lands with a good body shot.
Saarenpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Union misses with a left hand
and Saarenpaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Union pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Union throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Saarenpaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa moves out of range of the body kick from Union.
Saarenpaa throws out a loose jab but Union uses good head movement to avoid it.
Union scores with a hook to the body. Saarenpaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Union sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Union avoids the body shot from Saarenpaa.
Union lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Union swings widly with a right hand
and Saarenpaa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Union jabs Saarenpaa right on the nose. Saarenpaa blinks but takes it well.
Union has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saarenpaa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Union is breathing heavily.
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!
Union misses with a kick to the body.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Union jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarenpaa is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Union might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saarenpaa has got the better of the exchanges.
Union with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saarenpaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Saarenpaa pushes Union away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union throws a head kick but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Saarenpaa defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Saarenpaa misses with a wild body shot.
Union takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Union checks it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Union! But no joy.
Saarenpaa connects with a body shot that sends Union's belly button to the back.
Saarenpaa lands with a nice body punch.
Union is looking to land body kicks.
As Union backs away, Saarenpaa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick which misses Union's front leg but catches the back leg as Union tries to avoid it.
Union thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saarenpaa connects with a leg kick. Union looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarenpaa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarenpaa, right into the meat.
Union throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union misses with a body shot.
Saarenpaa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Union just misses with a punch to the body.
Union just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSaarenpaa.
Saarenpaa is looking to slow Union down with leg kicks.
Union lands a nice looking body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Union lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saarenpaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarenpaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Union takes a swing at Saarenpaa's ribcage but misses.
Saarenpaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Union can do to turn this around?
Union ducks right into an uppercut from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick
and Union counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Union!
Saarenpaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Saarenpaa tenderised Union's leg. Union is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarenpaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Union takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarenpaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Union.
Union dodges the punch combination from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Union slips under a jab.
Saarenpaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa misses with a kick to the body.
Union looks to throw the jab but Saarenpaa is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saarenpaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saarenpaa throws a head kick but Union moves out of range.
Union lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Union misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Saarenpaa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bregan Union's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Saarenpaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saarenpaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Union has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saarenpaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarenpaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saarenpaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saarenpaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Union's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saarenpaa. Saarenpaa obviously looking to wear him down.
Union takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Union tries to bum rush Saarenpaa with a series of wild strikes but Saarenpaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saarenpaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Union.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saarenpaa!
A punch combination from Union misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa digs a good body shot into Union's ribs.
Saarenpaa lands a high kick!
Union throws a poor cross that misses
and Saarenpaa counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saarenpaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Union takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saarenpaa with a nice cross.
Saarenpaa throws a head kick that misses.
Union goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saarenpaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Union blocks a low kick nicely.
Union dodges the punch combination from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saarenpaa moves away from the strike by Union.
Union scores with a sloppy right hand. Saarenpaa should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saarenpaa ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Saarenpaa throws a leg kick but Union moved away.
Saarenpaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Union takes one on the button.
Union swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Union swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saarenpaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Union.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saarenpaa moves away.
Saarenpaa lands a jab.
Union just misses with a punch to the body.
Union uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saarenpaa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Union throws a counter combo.
Union misses with a hook
and Saarenpaa counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Union lands with a hook. Saarenpaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Union moves away.
Nice body kick there by Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saarenpaa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saarenpaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Union ducks under a wild hook from Saarenpaa.
Union is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saarenpaa with a body shot.
Union throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saarenpaa.
Union tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Union. Those never looked like landing.
Saarenpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Union manages to avoid it.
Union throws a counter combo.
Union thumps Saarenpaa with a low kick.
Saarenpaa connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Union.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union looks to land a left hand but Saarenpaa moved out of range nicely.
Union misses with a body punch
and Saarenpaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Saarenpaa dips to his left and cracks Union with an uppercut!

The cut above Bregan Union's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Union takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Union throws a leg kick
and Saarenpaa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Union connects with a crisp jab.
Saarenpaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Saarenpaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Saarenpaa.
Saarenpaa throws a wild body kick that Union sees coming a mile off.
Union throws the kick towards the body but Saarenpaa avoids it.
Nice jab there from Saarenpaa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Union swings for the body but Saarenpaa moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Saarenpaa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mika Saarenpaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saarenpaa 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mika Saarenpaa!
Mika Saarenpaa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.