PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahzek Ahiriman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahiriman has chosen The Exiled as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pera
vs
Ahiriman

150 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

183 cm
27
182 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Pera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahzek Ahiriman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pera blocks a jab.
Ahiriman misses with a looping right.
Pera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahiriman throws a sloppy head kick and Pera moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pera misses the target.
Ahiriman blocks a low kick nicely.
Ahiriman connects with a nice looking jab.
Ahiriman misses with a looping right.
Pera throws a chopping leg kick but Ahiriman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pera moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahiriman blocks a leg kick.
Ahiriman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ahiriman throws a head kick that misses
and Pera counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Ahiriman as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Ahiriman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahiriman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pera.
Ahiriman throws a poor cross that misses
and Pera counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pera, right into the meat.
Ahiriman avoids the body shot from Pera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pera moves out of range as Ahiriman strikes.
As Ahiriman backs away, Pera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahiriman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahiriman.
Pera lands with a right hand.
Ahiriman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahiriman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pera tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahiriman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ahiriman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pera takes a swing at Ahiriman's ribcage but misses.
Ahiriman throws a hook to the side of Pera's head but Pera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahiriman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ahiriman misses with a head kick.
Pera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahiriman on the side of the head.
Ahiriman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahzek Ahiriman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahiriman scores with a head kick.

It looks like Pekka Pera has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahiriman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ahiriman checks a low kick from Pera.
Ahiriman loads up on a big right hand but Pera slips the punch.
Pera lands a glancing blow to the side of Ahiriman's head.
Ahiriman misses the jab.
Pera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pera shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahiriman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ahiriman moves out of range as Pera strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahiriman! But no joy.
Pera blocks a head kick by Ahiriman.
Ahiriman throws a looping overhand right but Pera ducks down to avoid it.
Ahiriman lands a lovely overhand right.

Pera has closed the distance and engaged Ahiriman in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pera controlling the action here for a moment.
Ahiriman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahiriman lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Pera.
Pera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahiriman blocking some punches.
Pera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Ahiriman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahiriman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pera misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Ahiriman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pera thumps Ahiriman with a low kick.
Ahiriman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pera throws a hook but Ahiriman avoids it easily.
Ahiriman misses with a hook. Pera ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahiriman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pera throwing a counter right hand but Ahiriman manages to avoid it.
Pera lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ahiriman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pera rushes Ahiriman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pera misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ahiriman breaks the clinch.
Pera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahiriman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pera wants to clinch up but Ahiriman keeps it at a distance.
Pera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ahiriman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pera blocks a head kick by Ahiriman.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pera.
A low kick from Pera is predictable there
and Ahiriman counters with a straight right hand.
Pera looks for the body kick but Ahiriman saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahiriman was well out of range. Poor timing from Pera.
Pera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ahiriman is out of range and Pera settles back down.
Ahiriman throws out a counter right but Pera avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ahzek Ahiriman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
That's time! Pera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ahiriman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahiriman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pera throws a leg kick which misses Ahiriman's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahiriman tries to avoid it.
Ahiriman throws a looping overhand right but Pera ducks down to avoid it.
Ahiriman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pera blocks a head kick by Ahiriman.
Pera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahiriman to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahzek Ahiriman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahiriman checks the leg kick.
Ahiriman misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Ahiriman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pera throws a leg kick but Ahiriman moved away.
Pera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pera misses the shot to the body.
Ahzek Ahiriman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahiriman.
Pera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahiriman at a distance.
Ahiriman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pera counters with a thumping low kick.
Ahiriman throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Ahiriman blocks the low kick.
Pera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahiriman! But no joy.
Pera defending well as Ahiriman loads up on a big left hand.
Ahiriman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ahiriman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ahiriman misses with a hook.
Pera scores with a jab. Ahiriman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ahiriman throws a hook to the side of Pera's head but Pera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahiriman ducks right into an uppercut from Pera.
Ahiriman misses with a straight left.

Pera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahiriman wants to sweep here but Pera controlling him for the moment.
Pera wants to control from the top but Ahiriman keeps moving.
Pera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pera is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahiriman has wrist control.
Pera wants to control from the top but Ahiriman keeps moving.
Ahiriman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ahiriman keeping moving, preventing Pera from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahiriman throws a sloppy head kick and Pera moves out of range easily.
Pera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahiriman on the side of the head.
Ahiriman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Ahiriman.
Pera throws a sloppy body shot
and Ahiriman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pekka Pera's cut is getting worse.
Ahiriman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ahiriman checks a low kick from Pera.
Ahiriman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Pera looking to score a takedown here. Ahiriman is defending well but Pera drives through and ends up in Ahiriman's guard.
Pera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ahiriman keeping full guard, as Pera tries to pass.
Pera is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahiriman has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ahiriman wants to stand up but Pera is controlling him.
Pera looking to sit in guard and control but Ahiriman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ahiriman wants to stand and escape but instead Pera has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahiriman is keeping the position for now.
Ahiriman managing to control the position.
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 Pekka Pera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Pera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ahiriman scores with a punch to the head.
Pera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pera misses with a low kick.
Pera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pera. Ahiriman does a little dance to reset his feet.

Pera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ahiriman did well to prevent Pera getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahiriman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahiriman is refusing to be controlled, as Pera sits in half guard.
Ahiriman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ahiriman is looking to control Pera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ahiriman avoid being mounted?
Pekka Pera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pera thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pera not doing much here.
Pera trying to control from Ahiriman's half guard. Ahiriman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ahiriman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahiriman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pera trying to control but Ahiriman is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahiriman moves away.
Pera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahiriman.
Ahiriman throws a looping overhand right but Pera ducks down to avoid it.
Ahiriman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahiriman misses with a head kick.
Pera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahiriman momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ahiriman as he connects with a hook.
Ahiriman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahiriman throws a hook but Pera blocks it.
Pera blocks a jab.
Ahiriman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ahiriman lands a high kick!
Pera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahiriman misses with an uppercut.
Ahiriman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pera.
Pera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ahiriman moves away from the strike by Pera.
Ahiriman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahiriman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pera.
Ahiriman drops his hands momentarily and Pera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahiriman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pera scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pera prevents Ahiriman from improving his position.
Pera trying to control from half guard but Ahiriman is working away.
Pera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ahiriman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahiriman wants to control but Pera is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pekka Pera.
I think Pera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pekka Pera!
A relieved looking Pekka Pera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ahzek Ahiriman spoke after the fight, saying 'You Win or You Learn. '.