PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Peruna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erno Porilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porilainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Simo Salminen - Pornolaulu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peruna
vs
Porilainen

195 cm
19
220 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peruna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erno Porilainen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porilainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Porilainen throws a head kick that misses.
Peruna tries to land a leg kick but Porilainen saw it coming and moves away.
Porilainen misses with a hook. Peruna ducked under it nicely.
Peruna tries to clinch up but Porilainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Porilainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porilainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Peruna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Peruna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Peruna misses with a body kick.
Peruna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peruna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porilainen.
Peruna looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peruna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Porilainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peruna thows a leg kick but Porilainen checks it
and Porilainen counters with an outside leg kick.
Porilainen throws the kick towards the body but Peruna avoids it.
Peruna dodges the punch combination from Porilainen.
Peruna wants to slow Porilainen down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Peruna.
Porilainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Porilainen looks for the body kick but Peruna saw that one coming.
Porilainen with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Porilainen blocks the leg kick.
Peruna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Porilainen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peruna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peruna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Porilainen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Pekka Peruna has been cut.
Pekka Peruna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peruna throws a low kick but Porilainen avoids it.
Peruna tries to score with a low kick but Porilainen moves his leg out of the way.
Porilainen tries to land a front kick but Peruna steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peruna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Porilainen throws a head kick but Peruna moves out of range.
Peruna ducks under a wild hook from Porilainen.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Porilainen.
Porilainen misses with the ground and pound.
Porilainen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Porilainen in side control, throwing shots but Peruna defends.
Peruna parries the strikes from Porilainen easily there. Porilainen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Peruna to escape.
Peruna is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peruna keeps Porilainen under control for a moment.
Peruna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Porilainen stops Peruna from getting back to his feet.
Peruna won't allow Porilainen to pass to mount.
Peruna pushes Porilainen off looking to stand but Porilainen dives back in and keeps control.
Peruna is breathing heavily.
Porilainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peruna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peruna avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porilainen.
Peruna is in trouble now - Porilainen has advanced to mount!
Porilainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peruna really wants to buck Porilainen off and get back to his feet.
Porilainen lands a big shot there that rocks Peruna but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porilainen misses with a head shot.
Porilainen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Peruna is bucking up trying to escape but Porilainen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Porilainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Porilainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Porilainen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Peruna is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Peruna is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Porilainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peruna taking shots to the head.
Porilainen throwing strikes here but Peruna is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peruna avoids a series of strikes thrown by Porilainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peruna can't escape the position.
Peruna's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Porilainen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Peruna is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Porilainen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Peruna tries to buck Porilainen off but he can't manage it.
Porilainen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Porilainen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Porilainen looking to control but Peruna is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Porilainen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Peruna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porilainen on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peruna is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Peruna is in a horrible position here. Porilainen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erno Porilainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Peruna's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Peruna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Porilainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peruna blocks a head kick by Porilainen.
Porilainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peruna doesn't manage to clinch there - Porilainen circles away.
Peruna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Porilainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porilainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Peruna. That did some damage!
Peruna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peruna avoids the body shot from Porilainen.
Peruna darts in trying to clinch
and Porilainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peruna throws the kick towards the body but Porilainen avoids it.
Peruna tries to clinch up
enabling Porilainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Peruna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peruna feints and then cracks Porilainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porilainen down.
Peruna slips a straight right by Porilainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porilainen throws a front kick that sends Peruna stumbling back into the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peruna tries to land a front kick but Porilainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Peruna instigates a clinch.
Porilainen lands a left hand.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porilainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Porilainen missing with knees to the body.
Porilainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porilainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Porilainen managing to block the knees to the body from Peruna.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porilainen.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Porilainen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Porilainen lands with a right to the head.
Porilainen misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Porilainen avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Porilainen avoiding damage as Peruna throws knees to the body.
Porilainen tries to work over Peruna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peruna misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porilainen lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porilainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Peruna won't allow it.
Peruna takes a shot to the head.
Porilainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peruna backwards.
Porilainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Porilainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Porilainen scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Porilainen dominating with strikes here.
Porilainen scoring with strikes but Peruna is staying in there.
Porilainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Peruna that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Porilainen.
Porilainen landing strikes from the mount and Peruna is in trouble!
Peruna's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Peruna is squirming around, avoiding Porilainen's attempts to control the action.
Porilainen breaks from Peruna's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porilainen landing strikes from the mount.
Peruna regains half guard.

Porilainen seems to be working for a kimura but Peruna defends the submission attempt.
Porilainen thows a huge punch but Peruna dodges it nicely.
Peruna is looking to escape.
Porilainen throws a strike but Peruna avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peruna is looking to stand up but Porilainen isn't so interested in that idea.
Peruna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four 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.
Porilainen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peruna's guard.
Porilainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peruna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Porilainen.
Porilainen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Porilainen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Peruna wants to stand back up but Porilainen manages to pass into side control.
Porilainen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Peruna!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peruna working to try and regain half guard.
Porilainen looking to finish with strikes here!
Peruna is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erno Porilainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Peruna's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Peruna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Porilainen misses the jab.
Porilainen checks a leg kick.
Peruna throws a wild body kick that Porilainen sees coming a mile off.
Peruna tries to clinch up
and Porilainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Porilainen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Peruna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porilainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Peruna.
Peruna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Porilainen is out of range and Peruna settles back down.
Peruna wants to clinch but Porilainen slips to the side
and Porilainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Peruna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peruna keeps Porilainen at a distance using the push kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Porilainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Peruna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peruna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porilainen fails to pull guard.
Porilainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peruna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Porilainen.
Porilainen lands with a light punch inside.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Porilainen.
Porilainen landing knees to the head.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Porilainen throws a head punch that misses.
Porilainen misses with a knee to the head.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
Porilainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porilainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Porilainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peruna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porilainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peruna tries to land knees in the clinch but Porilainen avoids the damage to the body.
Peruna lands a knee to the head.
Peruna trying to land knees to the body.
Porilainen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peruna avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Peruna missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porilainen.
A head punch on the inside from Porilainen fails to land.
Porilainen lands a body punch.
Porilainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Porilainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Porilainen breaks the clinch.
Porilainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Porilainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Porilainen.
Porilainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Porilainen scores with a hook to the body. Peruna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekka Peruna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid body kick from Porilainen.
A low kick from Peruna misses
and Porilainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peruna thinking.
Porilainen throws a head kick but Peruna moves out of range.
Porilainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Porilainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Porilainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erno Porilainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porilainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peruna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peruna wants to clinch
and Porilainen counters with a solid body kick.
Peruna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Porilainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Porilainen does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peruna 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 Porilainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Porilainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peruna connects with a solid leg kick.
Porilainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Peruna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Porilainen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peruna is looking to clinch but Porilainen is avoiding it.
Peruna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peruna.
A swing and a miss from Porilainen.

Peruna moves into the clinch.
Peruna pushes off an throws an elbow but Porilainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Porilainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Peruna backwards.
Porilainen tries a body shot but Peruna blocks it.
Porilainen scores with a hook to the body.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Porilainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porilainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porilainen pushes Peruna back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Porilainen.
Porilainen lands a shoulder strike.
Peruna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Porilainen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porilainen lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Porilainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Porilainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Peruna has double underhooks.
Porilainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peruna has him pressed against the ropes.
Porilainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Porilainen misses with some punches.
Peruna misses with a knee strike.
Peruna landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peruna.
Porilainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Peruna avoids the damage to the body.
Porilainen lands a body punch.
Porilainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peruna backwards.
Porilainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peruna backwards.
Pekka Peruna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Porilainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peruna blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Porilainen.
Peruna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porilainen works on Peruna's body with a couple of short punches.
Peruna blocks an uppercut.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Porilainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Porilainen.
A knee to the head by Porilainen.
Porilainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Porilainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peruna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Porilainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erno Porilainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Porilainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erno Porilainen!