PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Glossy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peltola
vs
Glossy

180 cm
43
156 lbs
31 - 23 - 2

196 cm
37
194 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

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 31 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Glossy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola shoots in for a takedown but Glossy shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Peltola misses.
Glossy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Atte Peltola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glossy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glossy. That's going to slow Peltola down.
Peltola scores with a decent looking hook.
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Glossy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peltola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glossy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Glossy misses with a series of wild punches.
Glossy shoots in looking for a takedown. Peltola tries to sprawl out of it but Glossy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peltola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Peltola looks to throw the jab but Glossy is out of range.
Glossy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glossy throws a jab but it's blocked by Peltola.
Glossy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola moves out of range of the strikes.
Peltola jabs Glossy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glossy connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Peltola.
Nice defenses there by Glossy.
Peltola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glossy tries to work over Peltola's front leg with a kick but Peltola checks it.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Glossy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Glossy slips under a jab.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
Glossy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glossy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peltola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Glossy.
A big left from Peltola misses.
Peltola is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Glossy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Glossy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a lunging right hand
and Glossy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glossy misses with a wild combination.
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Glossy slips the punch.
Glossy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Glossy slips the punch.
Glossy throws a counter combo.
Peltola cracks Glossy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peltola throws the left hand but Glossy avoids the punch easily.
Glossy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Glossy looks to land a left hand but Peltola moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Peltola finds it's target.
Glossy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltola lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Glossy there.
Glossy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Peltola misses.
Glossy throws a series of punches but Peltola avoids them all with ease.
Glossy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Peltola on the side of the head.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Peltola misses the body punch
and Glossy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peltola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glossy.
Glossy throws a right hand that Peltola ducks under and follows up with a left that Peltola also avoids with ease.
Glossy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch lands to the side of Glossy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glossy throws a looping overhand right but Peltola ducks down to avoid it.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Glossy moved out of range.
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!
Glossy throws a series of punches but Peltola moves out of range.
A slow jab from Peltola misses its intended target.
Peltola jabs at Glossy's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola throws a poor cross that misses
and Glossy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Peltola.
Glossy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glossy.
No joy there for Glossy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glossy counters with a stiff right hand.
Glossy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Peltola scores with a jab to the head.
Peltola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Peltola as he connects with a hook.
Glossy scores with a one two! Peltola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Peltola.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peltola misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Glossy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Glossy cracks Peltola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Glossy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Peltola thuds a left hand into Glossy's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dick Glossy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Peltola dips to his left and cracks Glossy with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Glossy. That snapped Peltola's head back.
Peltola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Peltola.
Glossy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peltola misses with a looping left.
Glossy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
Glossy throws out a counter right but Peltola avoids it with no problem.
Glossy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glossy moves away from the strike by Peltola.
A combination from Peltola does no damage.
Glossy scores with the left hand. Peltola knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Glossy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glossy dives in for a single leg takedown but Peltola sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Peltola half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peltola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peltola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peltola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Glossy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Glossy.
Peltola jabs at Glossy's body.
Peltola lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glossy throws a head kick that misses.
Glossy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glossy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
Peltola tests Glossy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peltola swats away the attempt to clinch by Glossy.
Peltola half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Glossy throws a series of punches but Peltola avoids them all with ease.
Peltola throws an overhand right that lands on Glossy's shoulder, as Glossy tries to avoid the shot.
Dick Glossy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a straight right.
Glossy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Glossy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glossy slips a jab from Peltola.
Glossy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola throws a lazy right hand but Glossy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Glossy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atte Peltola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glossy ducks under a wild hook from Peltola.
Glossy misses with the combination.
A left lands for Glossy.
Glossy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peltola throws a big shot that misses.
Glossy throws a big counter head kick but Peltola avoids it with no problem.
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glossy manages to avoid it.
Glossy doesn't manage to clinch there - Peltola circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Glossy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Glossy misses.
Nice defenses there by Peltola.

Glossy rushes Peltola and presses him up against the cage.
Peltola tries to work over Glossy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glossy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Glossy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glossy tries to throw a body punch but Peltola avoids it by throwing Glossy back against the cage.
Glossy working aggressively here.
Peltola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peltola lands a hook that snaps the head of Glossy backwards.

Glossy manages to break the clinch.
Peltola moves out of range as Glossy strikes.
Peltola misses with a body punch
and Glossy counters with a stiff right hand.
Peltola lands a glancing blow to the side of Glossy's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Glossy takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glossy prevents Peltola from breaking the clinch.
Peltola wants to get back to striking at distance but Glossy won't allow it.

Peltola gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Glossy is trying to maintain the position but Peltola is very close to passing his half guard.
Glossy is controlling Peltola's trapped leg to prevent Peltola from advancing to side control.
Glossy looks like he's trying to stand up.

Glossy kicks Peltola off and gets back to his feet.
Glossy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
Glossy tries to counter with a clinch but Peltola shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Atte Peltola will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Glossy misses with a straight right.
Glossy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peltola catches Glossy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peltola here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Peltola throws an off balance right hand
and Peltola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glossy tries to clinch but Peltola is having none of it.
Peltola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glossy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peltola throws the left hand but Glossy avoids the punch easily.
Glossy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Peltola misses with a left hand
and Glossy counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peltola swings for the body but Glossy moves out of range.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glossy.
Glossy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glossy throws a series of punches but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola loads up on a big right hand but Glossy slips the punch.
Glossy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glossy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glossy scores with a jab. Peltola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Glossy tries a head kick but it misses.
Peltola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glossy throws a head kick that misses.
Peltola half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peltola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Peltola backs off Glossy throws a huge counter combo but Peltola manages to avoid it all.
Peltola misses with an uppercut. Glossy saw that one coming.
Glossy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peltola half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Peltola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peltola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atte Peltola is winning the standup battle so far.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glossy manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Glossy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glossy manages to avoid it.
Glossy staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Peltola.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola connects with a nice looking jab.
Peltola misses with a body shot.
Glossy tries to clinch up.
Peltola throws a body punch but Glossy moves out of range.
Glossy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glossy manages to avoid it.
Glossy shoots in looking for a takedown but Peltola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Glossy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peltola swings for the body but Glossy moves out of range.
Peltola misses with a right hand
and Glossy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Glossy misses its intended target.
Glossy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peltola.
Glossy throws a fast counter high kick but Peltola manages to duck under it in time.
Glossy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glossy tries to close the distance and clinch but Peltola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peltola looks to throw the jab but Glossy is out of range.
Peltola throws a right hand that misses
and Glossy counters with a nice uppercut.
Peltola looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peltola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glossy misses with a wild combination.
Peltola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glossy misses with a series of wild punches.
Peltola throws a poor cross that misses
and Peltola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glossy tries to clinch there but Peltola circles away.
Peltola tries to bum rush Glossy with a series of wild strikes but Glossy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Glossy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola misses with a looping right.

Glossy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Peltola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peltola slips under a jab from Glossy.

Glossy clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Glossy on the inside.
Peltola has had enough of the clinch but Glossy keeps him there for the moment.
Glossy swings wildly with an uppercut but Peltola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glossy working aggressively here.
Glossy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Peltola is trying to break free.
Glossy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glossy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Glossy has a couple of punches blocked by Peltola.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Glossy.
I think Glossy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Atte Peltola!
After winning the bout, Atte Peltola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.