PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haber
vs
Pekka

182 cm
27
176 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

186 cm
33
180 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

PED Nutrition
Perkele!

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 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutaali Pekka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pekka scores with a shot to the body.
Haber throws a hook but Pekka blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Pekka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pekka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been hearing reports that Haber has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pekka throws a body kick that misses.
Pekka's coach down at DOG HOUSE!! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pekka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pekka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haber.
Haber swings for the body but Pekka moves out of range.
Pekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekka is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haber checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber lands with a nice body punch.
Pekka misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Pekka lands a glancing blow to the side of Haber's head.
Haber looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekka is just out of range.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Pekka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brutaali Pekka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekka throws an overhand right that lands on Haber's shoulder, as Haber tries to avoid the shot.
Haber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pekka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pekka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haber moves out of range as Pekka strikes.
Pekka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pekka defending well as Haber loads up on a big left hand.
Pekka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pekka.
Haber throwing a counter right hand but Pekka manages to avoid it.
Pekka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber. Pekka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pekka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Haber!
Haber lands a nice shot to the body.
Haber slips under a jab from Pekka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekka thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Haber misses
and Pekka counters with a good low kick that Haber was not able to check.
Pekka wants to slow Haber down by chopping away at his legs.
Pekka blocks a head kick by Haber.
Haber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pekka's head.
The crowd cheers as Pekka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haber doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Haber.
Haber blocks the body kick.
Haber throws a jab but it's blocked by Pekka.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
Uri Haber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekka feints and then cracks Haber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haber down.
Haber lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pekka.
Haber lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber slips under a jab from Pekka.
Pekka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A swing and a miss from Haber.
Pekka scores with a decent looking hook.
Haber shoots for a takedown but Pekka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pekka misses with a straight right.
Haber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pekka's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haber checks a leg kick.
Pekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Pekka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haber tries to counter by clinching up but Pekka breaks away and moves out of range.
A big left from Pekka misses.
A big right from Pekka misses.
Haber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Haber lands a leg kick that knocks Pekka off balance momentarily.
Haber misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Pekka misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber scores with a hook to the body. Pekka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekka with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pekka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Pekka.
A swing and a miss from Pekka.
Haber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pekka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haber slips under a jab.
Pekka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haber tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pekka manages to circle out of the way.
Haber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pekka lands a really nice looking cross but Haber seems unphased.
Pekka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Haber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pekka punishes Haber's body with a nice straight punch.
Pekka wants to slow Haber down by chopping away at his legs.
Haber wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutaali Pekka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pekka walks into a left hand.
Pekka misses with a hook. Haber ducked under it nicely.
Haber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pekka counters with a leg kick.
Haber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pekka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haber half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pekka throws a jab but it's blocked by Haber.
Pekka misses with a body shot.
Haber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pekka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pekka tries to land a body kick

and Haber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haber is keen to just control but Pekka is a slippery customer.
Haber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekka looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Haber is trying to work for a kimura but Pekka is defending well.

Haber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haber is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Pekka is defending against the submission attempts here by Haber.
Haber misses with a head shot. Pekka uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekka wants to stand and escape but Haber is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Haber chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Haber shoots in and gets a takedown into Pekka's guard.

Pekka has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Haber has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Haber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haber misses with a body punch.
Pekka scores with a shot to the side of Haber's head.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Pekka avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Pekka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pekka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haber blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pekka manages to break the clinch.
Pekka looks to score with a jab to the body but Haber is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haber.
Pekka connects with a solid leg kick.
Haber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pekka lands a nice shot that snaps Haber's head back.
Pekka scores with a punch to the head.
Pekka staying out of range there.
Haber misses with a head kick.
Haber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pekka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pekka is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brutaali Pekka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Haber throws a right and a left that Pekka avoids nicely.
Haber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekka doesn't seem bothered though.
Pekka dips to his left and cracks Haber with an uppercut!
Haber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekka misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Haber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Haber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haber misses with a hook to the body
enabling Pekka to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekka's head.
Haber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Pekka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haber scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pekkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haber throws a poor cross that misses
and Pekka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haber takes a swing at Pekka's ribcage but misses.
Pekka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haber.
Pekka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haber has time to react.
Haber fails with the takedown.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekka was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Pekka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Haber lands with a hook. Pekka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pekka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brutaali Pekka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haber throws a poor cross that misses
and Pekka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pekka throws a looping overhand right but Haber ducks down to avoid it.
Haber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haber walks into a left hand.
Haber tries to move into range but Pekka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haber misses with a straight left.
Pekka lands with an overhand left.
Haber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pekka doesn't seem bothered though.
Haber checks a low kick from Pekka.
Haber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekka counters with a body kick.
Pekka avoids the body shot from Haber.
Haber takes one to the chin there.
Pekka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haber throws an overhand right that lands on Pekka's shoulder, as Pekka tries to avoid the shot.
Haber catches Pekka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pekka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pekka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Pekka. Beautiful body shot.
Haber slips under a jab from Pekka.
Haber misses with a few strikes there.
Haber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pekka counters with a stiff right hand.
Haber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haber throws a head kick but Pekka moves out of range.
Pekka throws out a counter right but Haber avoids it with no problem.
Haber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pekka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pekka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haber defending well as Pekka loads up on a big left hand.
Pekka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekka looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pekka sprawls and moves away.
Haber tests Pekka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haber takes a swing at Pekka's ribcage but misses.
Pekka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haber shoots in for a double leg but Pekka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haber needs to keep his hands up - Pekka had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brutaali Pekka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pekka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

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