PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veikko Pilvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilvi has chosen Faded as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shaker
vs
Pilvi

180 cm
32
196 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

188 cm
29
195 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veikko Pilvi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Shaker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Coffee Shop in the buildup to the fight.
Shaker throws a solid leg kick but Pilvi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaker.
Shaker 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pilvi!
Pilvi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pilvi throws a leg kick
and Shaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shaker misses with a looping left.
Shaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pilvi throws out the jab.
Pilvi throws a sloppy head kick
and Shaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pilvi thinking.
Pilvi throws a head kick that misses.
Pilvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaker ducks under a wild hook from Pilvi.
Pilvi throws a low kick but Shaker avoids it.
Pilvi wants to clinch.
Shaker blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilvi looks to land a left hand but Shaker moved out of range nicely.
Shaker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good leg kick by Pilvi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shaker throws a leg kick but Pilvi checks it.
Nice body kick from Pilvi.

Pilvi drives through and clinches with Shaker against the cage.
Shaker has Pilvi pushed against the cage.
Pilvi prevents the takedown attempt.
Pilvi working aggressively here.
Pilvi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Shaker manages to break the clinch.
Shaker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Shaker tries to land a leg kick but Pilvi saw it coming and moves away.
Pilvi misses with a left hand

and Shaker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shaker wants to control but Pilvi is keeping him busy.

Shaker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pilvi defends it well.
Shaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pilvi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pilvi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shaker throwing strikes but missing.
Shaker throws a strike but Pilvi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pilvi's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shaker manages to get himself to full guard.

Shaker trying to control the position.
Shaker pulls Pilvi in close to prevent any damage.
Shaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pilvi passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaker is pressing down on Pilvi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pilvi's guard.

Pilvi controlling the position.
Shaker stands and throws Pilvi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pilvi is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Shaker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pilvi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Pilvi taking a bit of punishment here - Shaker scoring with strikes.
Shaker working the body and head with strikes.
Shaker cracks Pilvi with a big right hand but Pilvi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
What's Pilvi going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Shaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaker is looking to take a break and control but Pilvi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Arman Shaker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shaker staying out of range there.
Pilvi cracks Shaker with a good jab.

Shaker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pilvi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pilvi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pilvi defending well though.
Pilvi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shaker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pilvi tries to get to full guard but Shaker has control of the leg.
Pilvi wants to control but Shaker is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker is looking to take a break and control but Pilvi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pilvi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pilvi is trying is best to control the position here.
Pilvi is looking for a sweep. Shaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pilvi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pilvi wants to improve his position but Shaker is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shaker thows a huge punch but Pilvi dodges it nicely.
Pilvi wants to control but Shaker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shaker lands a nice short elbow.
Pilvi wants to control but Shaker is keeping busy.
Pilvi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaker.
Pilvi trying to control but Shaker postures up.
Shaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shaker winds up and cracks Pilvi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shaker is trying to control. Pilvi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pilvi is looking for a sweep. Shaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaker is just content to waste time from the top position. Pilvi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shaker lands a couple of elbows.
Pilvi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaker's guard.

Shaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaker controlling the position.
Pilvi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shaker has his hands on Pilvi's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Pilvi passes Shaker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Shaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pilvi wants to stand but Shaker has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pilvi manages to get himself to full guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arman Shaker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pilvi scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilvi, right into the meat.
Pilvi throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shaker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pilvi - the referee stops the clock and Shaker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pilvi. Shaker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pilvi needs to keep his hands up - Shaker had a free shot at his head there.
Pilvi missing with a left hand there. Shaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pilvi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pilvi misses with a wild body shot.
Pilvi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pilvi misses with a wild combination.
Pilvi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker throws a push kick but Pilvi slaps the foot to one side.
Shaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shaker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shaker misses with a kick to the body.
Pilvi scores with a hook to the body. Shaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shaker throws an overhand right that lands on Pilvi's shoulder, as Pilvi tries to avoid the shot.
Veikko Pilvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaker moves out of range of the leg kick from Pilvi.
Shaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pilvi checks it well.
Shaker misses with a body shot.
Shaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pilvi is able to avoid easily.
Shaker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pilvi throws the kick towards the body but Shaker avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi looks to land a combination but Shaker avoids it well.
Pilvi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shaker.
Shaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Pilvi.
A punch combination from Pilvi misses.
Good exchange - Pilvi coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pilvi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Veikko Pilvi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilvi throws a lazy head kick
and Shaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pilvi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Shaker counter with a right hand.
Veikko Pilvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaker throws a head kick but Pilvi moves out of range.
Pilvi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shaker throws a sloppy head kick and Pilvi moves out of range easily.
Shaker takes a swing at Pilvi's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Pilvi.
Shaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pilvi.
Good leg kick by Shaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pilvi thumps Shaker with a low kick.
Pilvi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shaker counters with a nice body kick.
Pilvi throws a body kick that misses.

Shaker shoots in and bounces Pilvi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Arman Shaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shaker scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilvi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shaker looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Arman Shaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arman Shaker!
A very excited looking Arman Shaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.