PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eder Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekkarinen comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. Falcao has chosen Goldberg Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lauri Pekkarinen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pekkarinen
vs
Falcao

188 cm
22
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eder Falcao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen misses with a few strikes there.
Pekkarinen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Falcao counter with a right hand.

It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen misses with a takedown
and Falcao counters with a stiff right hand.
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 throws a leg kick which misses Falcao's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcao tries to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pekkarinen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen thumps Falcao with a low kick.
Good exchange - Pekkarinen coming out on top.

It looks like Eder Falcao has been cut.
Falcao misses with an uppercut.
Pekkarinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcao.
Falcao looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Falcao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pekkarinen cracks Falcao with a right hand to the side of the head.

Falcao is rocked!
Pekkarinen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Falcao takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Pekkarinen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Falcao bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lauri Pekkarinen!
In his post fight interview, Lauri Pekkarinen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Eder Falcao had this to say: 'I am disappointed. I knew I had him but hes a great fighter. hats off to him. Good luck in the finals. I'm pulling for you. Get your tickets now! Thanks to my manager Matt Donovan, my sponsors; Instinct and Machiavelli. Thank you!'.