PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari has chosen Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pete
vs
Saari

180 cm
30
220 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Hellbent

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aku Saari!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saari instigates a clinch.
Pete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Pete manages to break the clinch.
Pete misses with an uppercut. Saari saw that one coming.
Saari is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pete pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Saari clinches up with Pete and pushes him back against the cage.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pete.
Pete scores with a shot to the side of Saari's head.
Pete dodges an elbow strike from Saari.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pete lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pete throws a head punch that misses.
Saari misses with a body punch.
Saari working aggressively here.
Pete can't find room to land a body shot as Saari controls the action.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari lands a right hand.
Pete has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete presses Saari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pete lands a hook that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Still in the clinch, Saari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pete working aggressively here.
Pete tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing Pete back against the cage.
Pete blocks an uppercut.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Pete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saari takes a shot to the head.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pete lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pete.
A short uppercut from Pete.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.

Pete breaks the clinch.
Saari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pete manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pete keeps the fight on the outside.
Pete swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aku Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Saari tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Pete on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saari wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Saari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pete connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saari. Saari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but Pete pushes him off.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pete swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pete misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
Saari tries to counter with a clinch but Pete shakes him off and moves away.
Pete just misses with a punch to the body.
Pete circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pete is looking to wear down Saari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saari tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Pete wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Pete lands a jab.
Saari is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete throws the left hand but Saari avoids the punch easily.
Saari looks to clinch
and Pete counters with a right hand to the body.

Saari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pete, pushing him back against the cage.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pete misses with the head strike.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Pete tries to break free but Saari pushes him back against the cage.
Pete lands a nice uppercut.
Pete lands a nice uppercut.
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!

Pete's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saari is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
Pete misses with a right hand
and Saari counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Saari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Pete lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pete's efforts to push away.
Saari tries to stall but Pete uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Pete.
Pete doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Texas Pete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aku Saari'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.

A slapping body kick lands there for Pete.
Saari wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
Saari tries to clinch there but Pete circles away.
Saari tries to clinch up but Pete circles away and keeps his distance.
Pete lands a nice looking body kick.
Pete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saari wants to counter the offense by Pete and move into the clinch position.
Saari wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari moves to clinch but Pete breaks away
and Pete counters with a left to the body.
Pete is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saari can do to turn this around?
Pete looks to throw the jab but Saari is out of range.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete misses with an attempted mid kick.
Texas Pete is winning the standup battle so far.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Pete tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Saari clinches.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Pete misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but Pete avoids it by throwing Saari back against the cage.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pete.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pete.
Pete working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pete scores with a shoulder strike.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Saari prevents a body shot from Pete.
Texas Pete has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pete has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
Pete digs a right hand underneath Saari's ribcage. Saari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pete lands with a left to the head.
Saari blocking some punches.
Pete misses with a body punch.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petes head.
Pete scores with a shoulder strike.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
Saari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pete lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pete lands with a right to the head.
Saari prevents a body shot from Pete.
Saari trying to control the position but instead, Pete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saari into the cage.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
Pete struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Pete.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pete misses with a punch to the body.
Saari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari prevents a body shot from Pete.
Pete lands a left hand.
Saari blocks a body shot from Pete.
Pete throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pete doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Pete scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Saari is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Pete.
A short right from Pete.
Pete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Pete lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saari.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
A short right from Pete on the inside.
Pete lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pete.

That has opened up Aku Saari's cut even more.
A right handed body shot lands from Pete.
Pete lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.

Saari is rocked!
Pete scores with a shot to the side of Saari's head.
Saari is still on wobbly legs! Can Pete finish him?
Pete dips a shoulder and cracks Saari with a mighty uppercut! Saari falls back against the cage and Pete unloads with a barrage of strikes! Saari is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pete screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Texas Pete!
Texas Pete seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Aku Saari was interviewed post fight and said 'I apologize to all of my fans, it is time for me to get back to the gym. Next time I will show the world what I am capable of.'.