PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huppu Pelikaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Lefty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Lefty will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pelikaani
vs
Lefty

180 cm
18
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huppu Pelikaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucky Lefty!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelikaani cracks Lefty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lefty misses with the combination.
Pelikaani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pelikaani thuds his right hand into Lefty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pelikaani misses with a double jab.
Lefty tries to move into range but Pelikaani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pelikaani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Pelikaani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lefty.
Lefty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lefty misses.
Nice body punch from Pelikaani.
Pelikaani swings for the body but Lefty moves out of range.
As Pelikaani backs off Lefty throws a huge counter combo but Pelikaani manages to avoid it all.
Lefty throws an overhand right that lands on Pelikaani's shoulder, as Pelikaani tries to avoid the shot.
Pelikaani ducks under a wild hook from Lefty.
Pelikaani fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelikaani lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lefty misses with a hook. Pelikaani ducked under it nicely.

Pelikaani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lefty, pushing him back against the cage.
Pelikaani tries a body shot but Lefty blocks it.
Lefty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lefty tries to stall but Pelikaani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pelikaani misses with the head strike.
Pelikaani scores with a shoulder strike.
Lefty controlling the action here for a moment.
Lefty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelikaani is keeping busy.
Lefty is trying to pull guard but Pelikaani turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pelikaani lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefty blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pelikaani.
Lefty stalling in the clinch but Pelikaani improves position.
Pelikaani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lefty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pelikaani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pelikaani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pelikaani tries a body shot but Lefty blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Lefty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pelikaani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lefty stalling in the clinch but Pelikaani improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Pelikaani on the inside.
Pelikaani lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lefty backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelikaani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pelikaani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lefty working hard to break the clinch.
Lefty has had enough of the clinch but Pelikaani keeps him there for the moment.
Pelikaani misses with a punch to the body.
Lefty is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pelikaani to keep the fight standing.
Huppu Pelikaani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Lefty.
Lefty trying to control the position but instead, Pelikaani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lefty into the cage.
Pelikaani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pelikaani tries to work over Lefty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelikaani lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Pelikaani.
A head punch on the inside from Pelikaani fails to land.
Pelikaani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pelikaani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lefty blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelikaani digs a right hand underneath Lefty's ribcage. Lefty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pelikaani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lefty is trying to stall.
Pelikaani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelikaani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leftys head.
Pelikaani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pelikaani.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelikaani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lefty is looking to control Pelikaani's arms but Pelikaani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lefty has his back to the cage.
Pelikaani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pelikaani misses with a body punch.
Lefty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pelikaani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelikaani.
Pelikaani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huppu Pelikaani dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lefty misses with a straight right.
Lefty throws a shot to the body.
Pelikaani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lefty misses with a wild body shot.
Pelikaani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lefty's head backwards.
Lefty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pelikaani's head backwards.
Danga de danga de dang - Pelikaani scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Pelikaani finds it's way through Lefty's defenses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pelikaani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lefty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pelikaani is looking for a counter combo.
Lefty walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Lefty misses its intended target.
Pelikaani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lefty can do to turn this around?
Pelikaani throws the left hand but Lefty avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefty throws a series of punches but Pelikaani moves out of range.
Pelikaani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lefty throws a body punch but Pelikaani moves out of range.
No joy there for Pelikaani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lefty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pelikaani is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pelikaani throws out a powerful jab.
Lefty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Lefty.
Lefty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pelikaani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Huppu Pelikaani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Pelikaani moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelikaani swings wildly with an uppercut but Lefty uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelikaani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefty is looking to control Pelikaani's arms but Pelikaani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lefty has his back to the cage.
Lefty trying to stall but Pelikaani improves his position.
Lefty seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Lefty has had enough of the clinch but Pelikaani keeps him there for the moment.
Pelikaani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lefty backwards.
Lefty tries to break the clinch but Pelikaani is controlling the position.
Lefty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelikaani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelikaani misses with some punches.
Pelikaani swings wildly with an uppercut but Lefty uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pelikaani on the inside.
Pelikaani misses with some punches.
Pelikaani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huppu Pelikaani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lefty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lefty is trying to break the clinch but Pelikaani is controlling him.
Pelikaani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelikaani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lefty or not.
Lefty tries to pull guard but Pelikaani won't allow it.
Pelikaani lands with a right to the head.
Pelikaani lands with a left to the head.
Lefty's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Pelikaani fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pelikaani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lefty tries to break free but Pelikaani pushes him back against the cage.
Pelikaani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelikaani lands with a left to the head.
Pelikaani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pelikaani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Lefty tries to break free but Pelikaani pushes him back against the cage.
Lefty tries to stall but Pelikaani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pelikaani has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lefty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelikaani has Lefty pressed against the cage, preventing Lefty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lefty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pelikaani throws a head punch that misses.
Pelikaani scores with a hook to the body.
Pelikaani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lefty's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelikaani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huppu Pelikaani dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pelikaani staying out of range there.
Pelikaani throws a hook to the side of Lefty's head but Lefty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelikaani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Pelikaani misses its intended target.
Lefty swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pelikaani lands a jab to Lefty's midsection.
Lefty throws a right hand that misses

and Pelikaani counters by moving into the clinch.
Pelikaani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pelikaani has Lefty pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelikaani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pelikaani stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lefty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lefty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelikaani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leftys head.
Pelikaani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lefty is trying to pull guard but Pelikaani has him pressed against the cage.
Pelikaani misses with a body punch.
Lefty is trying to maintain a safe position but Pelikaani gets an underhook and turns Lefty into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lefty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lefty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pelikaani lands with a short shot to the head.
Pelikaani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pelikaani works on Lefty's body with a couple of short punches.
Lefty taking a breather.
Lefty is trying to maintain a safe position but Pelikaani gets an underhook and turns Lefty into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelikaani just leaning against Lefty, taking a breather.
Lefty has had enough of the clinch but Pelikaani keeps him there for the moment.
Pelikaani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pelikaani.
A short body shot lands from Pelikaani as the two fighters clinch.
Pelikaani lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pelikaani.
Lefty is trying to push Pelikaani away but Pelikaani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Pelikaani.
Pelikaani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Pelikaani on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefty trying to stall but Pelikaani improves his position.
Pelikaani misses with some punches.
Pelikaani has Lefty pressed against the cage, preventing Lefty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelikaani scores with a hook to the body.
Lefty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelikaani is keeping busy.
Lefty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lefty is trying to break free.
Pelikaani stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lefty.
Lefty blocks an uppercut.
Lefty is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelikaani is keeping busy.
Lefty is trying to pull guard but Pelikaani has him pressed against the cage.
Huppu Pelikaani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Lefty.
Pelikaani lands a right hand.
Lucky Lefty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pelikaani lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lefty backwards.
Pelikaani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pelikaani works on Lefty's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelikaani lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Pelikaani.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lefty.
Lefty prevents a body shot from Pelikaani.
Lefty misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefty tries to break free but Pelikaani pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pelikaani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pelikaani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pelikaani managing to block the knees to the body from Lefty.
Pelikaani managing to block the knees to the body from Lefty.
Pelikaani lands a hook that snaps the head of Lefty backwards.
Pelikaani is working Lefty over against the cage.
Lefty misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Pelikaani.
A nice left hand lands by Pelikaani.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pelikaani.
Pelikaani taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pelikaani.

And that's the end of the fight!
Huppu Pelikaani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pelikaani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Huppu Pelikaani!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Huppu Pelikaani!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Huppu Pelikaani!

Huppu Pelikaani wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Lucky Lefty stepped up to the mic, saying 'I guess I just got unlucky..'.