PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Samaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pekkarinen
vs
Samaras

188 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
191 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MayheM sportswear

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Samaras!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samaras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Samaras throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pekkarinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Samaras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samaras misses with a lunging right hand
and Pekkarinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but Samaras moves out of range easily.
Pekkarinen throws a nice looking combination but Samaras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pekkarinen works over Samaras's head and body with a nice combination.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Pekkarinen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samaras misses with an uppercut. Pekkarinen saw that one coming.
Pekkarinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samaras connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with a jab to the body
and Samaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samaras feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pekkarinen's calf.
Pekkarinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samaras throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekkarinen.
Samaras avoids the body shot from Pekkarinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pekkarinen gets a clinch.
Samaras lands a shoulder strike.
Samaras struggles to land a body shot inside as Pekkarinen controls his hands.
Samaras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pekkarinen fails to land.
Samaras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samaras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pekkarinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samaras backwards.
Samaras is looking to break free of the clinch but Pekkarinen has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Pekkarinen - that landed with a thud.
Pekkarinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samaras lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pekkarinen tries to score a body lock takedown but Samaras shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pekkarinen blocking some punches.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Samaras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pekkarinen lands a body shot in the clinch.

Samaras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samaras throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pekkarinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Samaras scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekkarinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Samaras misses with a body kick.
Samaras misses with a double jab.
Pekkarinen loads up on a big right hand but Samaras slips the punch.
Samaras misses with a hook.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut.
Samaras gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pekkarinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Samaras looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
A jab from Samaras misses.
Samaras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pekkarinen.
Samaras with a jab.
Samaras jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Pekkarinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samaras trying to get back to full guard but Pekkarinen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Samaras tries to lock up and control but Pekkarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samaras is trying to escape the mount.
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pekkarinen controlling from the full mount.
Samaras tries to hold on but Pekkarinen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Samaras tries to lock up and control but Pekkarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pekkarinen with shots to the head and body - Samaras looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pekkarinen controlling the pace for now.
Samaras tries to lock up and control but Pekkarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Samaras tries to lock up and control but Pekkarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samaras scores with a jab to the body.
Pekkarinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Pekkarinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Pekkarinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Samaras is rocked!
Pekkarinen lands a brutal head kick. Samaras looks out on his feet and Pekkarinen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.