PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 321 p4p, 44 weight class) and Kostas Mytilinaios (ranked 1204 p4p, 161 weight class). Pekkarinen comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Mytilinaios has chosen Sanitarium as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pekkarinen
vs
Mytilinaios

188 cm
29
193 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

185 cm
36
200 lbs
19 - 12 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Project Mayhem

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 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Kostas Mytilinaios!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen looks to throw the jab but Mytilinaios is out of range.
Pekkarinen walks into a stiff left hand from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pekkarinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mytilinaios's calf.
Mytilinaios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Mytilinaios digs a good hook to Pekkarinen's body.
Sloppy strikes from Pekkarinen. Those never looked like landing.
Pekkarinen closes the distance but Mytilinaios moves to the side
and Mytilinaios counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mytilinaios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mytilinaios takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pekkarinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mytilinaios swings widly with a right hand
letting Pekkarinen counter with a right hand.
Pekkarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mytilinaios scores with a shot to the body.
Pekkarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Pekkarinen gets caught napping as Mytilinaios dives in and scores a takedown. Pekkarinen manages to retain guard.
Mytilinaios controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pekkarinen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios tries to free his leg and advance position but Pekkarinen is retaining full guard.
Pekkarinen managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pekkarinen is on top in guard.

Mytilinaios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pekkarinen is one step ahead there.
Pekkarinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pekkarinen trying to control but Mytilinaios is working from the bottom.
Mytilinaios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mytilinaios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mytilinaios is on top in guard.

Pekkarinen keeping full guard, as Mytilinaios tries to pass.
Mytilinaios wants to control from the top but Pekkarinen keeps moving.
Mytilinaios looking to sit in guard and control but Pekkarinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pekkarinen working some strikes from top position.
Pekkarinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mytilinaios swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pekkarinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mytilinaios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mytilinaios is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pekkarinen defends well.
Pekkarinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pekkarinen landing some decent shots from guard.

Mytilinaios looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mytilinaios looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mytilinaios is trying to keep Pekkarinen in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mytilinaios is on top in guard.

Pekkarinen is pulling down on Mytilinaios's head. It's preventing any offense from Mytilinaios, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen wants to sweep here but Mytilinaios controlling him for the moment.
Pekkarinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.
Mytilinaios throws a strike but Pekkarinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mytilinaios keeping moving, preventing Pekkarinen from controlling successfully.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of digs.
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 Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mytilinaios misses the shot to the body.
Pekkarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mytilinaios is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pekkarinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios misses with a body shot.
Mytilinaios misses with a hook. Pekkarinen ducked under it nicely.
Mytilinaios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pekkarinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kostas Mytilinaios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses.

Pekkarinen clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mytilinaios.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mytilinaios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pekkarinen.

Mytilinaios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mytilinaios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mytilinaios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekkarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Mytilinaios.
Pekkarinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mytilinaios manages to circle out of the way.
Pekkarinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mytilinaios slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pekkarinen blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pekkarinen, right into the meat.
Pekkarinen is looking to clinch but Mytilinaios is avoiding it.

Mytilinaios instigates a clinch.
Mytilinaios blocking some punches.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Mytilinaios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mytilinaios misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Pekkarinen.
Mytilinaios tests Pekkarinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mytilinaios circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Mytilinaios was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pekkarinen.

Mytilinaios clinches up with Pekkarinen and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mytilinaios.
Pekkarinen has a couple of punches blocked by Mytilinaios.
Pekkarinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mytilinaios's elbow.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body.
Mytilinaios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pekkarinen or not.
Mytilinaios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pekkarinen's elbow.
Pekkarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pekkarinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mytilinaios prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pekkarinen can't find room to land a body shot as Mytilinaios controls the action.
Pekkarinen lands an uppercut.
Mytilinaios tries to throw a body punch but Pekkarinen avoids it by throwing Mytilinaios back against the cage.
Mytilinaios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mytilinaios throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mytilinaios misses with some punches.

Pekkarinen breaks the clinch.
Mytilinaios getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Mytilinaios misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Pekkarinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mytilinaios throws a leg kick that misses.
Pekkarinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot.
Mytilinaios misses with a wild combination.
As Mytilinaios tries to get set, Pekkarinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Mytilinaios manages to avoid the attempt.
Pekkarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Mytilinaios moves out of range easily.
Pekkarinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mytilinaios backs up against the cage.
Mytilinaios throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mytilinaios throws out a loose jab but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mytilinaios lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pekkarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Mytilinaios moves out of range easily.
Mytilinaios replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Pekkarinen blocks it well.
Pekkarinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mytilinaios.
Mytilinaios throws out a counter right but Pekkarinen avoids it with no problem.
Mytilinaios just misses with a punch to the body.
Mytilinaios blocks the body kick.
Mytilinaios throws a big shot that misses.
Pekkarinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mytilinaios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mytilinaios is looking for the big counter here.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Mytilinaios's head but Mytilinaios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mytilinaios clobbers Pekkarinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pekkarinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mytilinaios jabs at Pekkarinen's body.
Pekkarinen lands a leg kick that knocks Mytilinaios off balance momentarily.
Mytilinaios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tries to bum rush Mytilinaios with a series of wild strikes but Mytilinaios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mytilinaios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pekkarinen blocks a head kick by Mytilinaios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kostas Mytilinaios will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mytilinaios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice shot by Pekkarinen.
Mytilinaios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pekkarinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pekkarinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Pekkarinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pekkarinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pekkarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Pekkarinen misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mytilinaios.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mytilinaios throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mytilinaios moves away from the strike by Pekkarinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mytilinaios throws a body shot but no joy.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Mytilinaios gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lands a nice hook to Mytilinaios's body. Mytilinaios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Mytilinaios looking to score a takedown here. Pekkarinen is defending well but Mytilinaios drives through and ends up in Pekkarinen's guard.
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!
Mytilinaios trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytilinaios stopping the sweep attempt from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen managing to control the position.
Pekkarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mytilinaios is one step ahead there.
Pekkarinen keeping full guard, as Mytilinaios tries to pass.
Pekkarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mytilinaios is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mytilinaios wants to pass the guard but Pekkarinen is keeping the position.
Kostas Mytilinaios has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pekkarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Mytilinaios is proving a slippery customer.
Pekkarinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mytilinaios manages to get himself to full guard.

Mytilinaios wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mytilinaios is on top in guard.

Pekkarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Mytilinaios is proving a slippery customer.
Mytilinaios trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mytilinaios preventing the sweep.
Mytilinaios trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekkarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mytilinaios stays in close to Pekkarinen's body and controls the position.
Mytilinaios looking to pass the guard.
Pekkarinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mytilinaios is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pekkarinen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position.
Pekkarinen keeping moving, preventing Mytilinaios from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mytilinaios connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pekkarinen staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Pekkarinen misses its target.
Pekkarinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mytilinaios lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lauri Pekkarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick
and Mytilinaios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Mytilinaios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mytilinaios 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a draw!