PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peto has chosen Sabaton - Talvisota as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawk
vs
Peto

184 cm
23
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
181 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Combat Pro Design
Recos Laboratory

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Peto!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peto shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but Peto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Peto avoids nicely.
Peto shoots in for a double leg but Hawk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk swinging wilding here.
Hawk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawk cracks Peto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Peto avoids them all with ease.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Peto moves out of range.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peto.
Peto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mike Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Peto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto walks into a jab.
Peto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawk.
Mike Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk throws a right hand that Peto ducks under and follows up with a left that Peto also avoids with ease.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Hawk lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Peto sprawling to the canvas. Hawk follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Peto hang on?

It looks like Pertti Peto has been cut.
Peto punching from the bottom.
Hawk prevents Peto from improving his position.

Hawk decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Peto.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawk swivels and escapes.
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peto fails with the takedown.
Peto looks gassed!
Peto fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawk connects with a looping right hand.
Peto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hawk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peto circles away quickly and effectively.
Peto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peto tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Hawk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawk lands with a nice body punch.
A nice combination there by Hawk.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hawk duly obliges.
Hawk is looking to wear down Peto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to de liver by Hawk. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawk throws a series of punches but Peto avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Hawk.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Peto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Peto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawk cracks Peto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
Peto slips a jab from Hawk.
No luck for Peto with that takedown attempt.
Hawk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Peto doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk throws a one two combo.
Hawk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawk throws a body punch but Peto moves out of range.
Peto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Peto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Peto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hawk lands with a right hand.
Peto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hawk misses with the combination.
Hawk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawk scores with a one two! Peto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Peto avoids it well.
Mike Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawk thows a body shot but no joy.
Peto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawk circles away.
Peto slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
Peto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawk misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peto clinches up against the cage.

Peto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hawk regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peto wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Peto manages to pass to side control.

Peto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Peto wants to pass to mount but Hawk is defending the position.
Hawk moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hawk's guard.
Hawk is staying active underneath Peto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hawk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peto fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Peto.
Hawk throws a right hand that Peto ducks under and follows up with a left that Peto also avoids with ease.
Peto tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Peto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mike Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Peto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Peto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks like he's trying to stand up.

Peto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hawk defends it well.
Hawk is refusing to be controlled, as Peto sits in half guard.

Hawk has one foot on Peto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Peto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawk lands a jab to Peto's midsection.

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.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Peto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.

Peto has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Peto keeps him there for the moment.

Peto has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hawk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hawk is trying to get back to his feet but Peto has full control of the position and if anything, Hawk has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Peto looking for the RNC.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peto slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Hawk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pertti Peto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Peto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawk thows a body shot but no joy.
Peto closes the distance and clinches up with Hawk, looking for a takedown. Peto pushes Hawk against the cage but Hawk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Peto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk misses with a double jab.
Hawk lands a with a good body shot.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peto can do to turn this around?
Hawk looks to land a combination but Peto avoids it well.
Donk. Hawk catches Peto right on the button with a cross.
Peto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hawk throws a series of punches but Peto avoids them all with ease.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peto fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Hawk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Peto.
Peto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Peto successfully pulls guard.

Hawk gets to his feet - Peto follows without any prompting.
Peto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Peto fails with the takedown.
Hawk swinging wilding here.
Peto tries to clinch up.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peto manages to avoid it.
Peto avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Peto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Peto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto tries to clinch up.
Hawk misses with a double jab.

Hawk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hawk strikes from the bottom but Peto passes into mount!
Hawk is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Peto dominating with strikes here.

Peto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hawk is surviving well by controlling Peto's body position as best he can.
Peto forces the positional change into back control.
Hawk tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peto works his way to his opponent's back.
Hawk rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.

Peto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hawk pushes Peto off looking to stand but Peto dives back in and keeps control.
Mike Hawk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Peto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawk is trying to stand.
Hawk is in trouble now - Peto has advanced to mount!
Hawk wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pertti Peto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawk defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peto.
Hawk is trying to stand up.
Peto tries to control but Hawk wriggling away.
Peto won't let Hawk get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Peto is landing with some decent strikes but Hawk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Peto has control of Hawk's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hawk regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Peto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawk 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Hawk!