PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Meikalainen
vs
Pei

197 cm
31
250 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

195 cm
36
266 lbs
29 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matti Meikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Wei Pei!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pei tries a quick counter leg kick but Meikalainen is wise to it.
Pei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pei throws a head kick but Meikalainen moves out of range.
Meikalainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been told by Meikalainen's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pei misses with a takedown attempt - Meikalainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Meikalainen as he connects with a hook.
Pei jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meikalainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Meikalainen is looking to slow Pei down with leg kicks.
Pei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meikalainen.
Pei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meikalainen can pounce on him.
A low kick from Meikalainen is predictable there
and Pei counters with a three punch combo that has Meikalainen backing up. Meikalainen nods at Pei to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meikalainen is able to avoid easily.
A good leg kick by Pei.
Meikalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pei misses with a wild body shot.
Meikalainen throws a right and a left that Pei avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei lands with a cross.
Pei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meikalainen.
Pei connects with a body shot that sends Meikalainen's belly button to the back.
Meikalainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meikalainen.
Pei throws a leg kick but Meikalainen moved away.
Pei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meikalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pei moves away.
Pei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pei throws a lazy head kick
and Meikalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meikalainen lunges at Pei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pei's hand.

It looks like Wei Pei has been cut.
Meikalainen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pei checks a low kick from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pei.
Meikalainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Meikalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pei throws a low kick, looking for Meikalainen's leg but Meikalainen calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Meikalainen.
Pei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meikalainen.
Pei takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meikalainen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Meikalainen scores with a jab.
Meikalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pei throws a looping overhand right but Meikalainen ducks down to avoid it.
Pei looks to throw the jab but Meikalainen is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Meikalainen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pei looks to land a body kick but Meikalainen moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pei avoids it really well and circles away.
Meikalainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pei under the eye.
Pei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen thuds his right hand into Pei's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pei's head backwards.
Meikalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pei was well out of range. Poor timing from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen scores with a jab.
Jab from Meikalainen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pei.

Meikalainen rushes Pei and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Pei.
Meikalainen is breathing heavily.
Meikalainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Meikalainen has a couple of punches blocked by Pei.
Meikalainen misses with the head strike.
Meikalainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pei.
A head punch on the inside from Meikalainen fails to land.
Pei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meikalainen blocks a body shot from Pei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Pei.
Meikalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Pei.
Pei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meikalainens head.

Pei breaks the clinch.
Meikalainen misses with a low kick.
Pei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Meikalainen. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meikalainen wants to clinch
and Pei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pei lands a big head kick that sends Meikalainen tumbling to the mat! Pei takes a step backwards and waves Meikalainen back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Meikalainen is rocked!

It looks like Matti Meikalainen has been cut.
Pei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meikalainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Meikalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Meikalainen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pei up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Matti Meikalainen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Pei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meikalainen is looking to clinch.
Meikalainen takes a swing at Pei's ribcage but misses.
Meikalainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pei's head.
Meikalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pei.
Meikalainen looks to throw the jab but Pei is out of range.
Pei is looking to land body kicks.

Meikalainen moves into range and clinches up with Pei.
Meikalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pei.
Pei tries a body shot but Meikalainen blocks it.
Pei swings wildly with an uppercut but Meikalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meikalainen stalling in the clinch.
Pei misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pei.
Pei misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pei breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Pei.
Pei's corner calls for a 1-2. Pei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Meikalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pei throws an uppercut from hell that sends Meikalainen clean off his feet! He's out cold! Pei stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wei Pei!
Wei Pei thanked the fans post fight for their support.