PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pendleton (ranked 1435 p4p, 184 weight class) and Mikko Alatalo (ranked 1508 p4p, 194 weight class). Pendleton comes to the cage accompanied by Walk - Pantera. Johnny Pendleton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pendleton
vs
Alatalo

180 cm
35
280 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

202 cm
27
260 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Pendleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Alatalo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendleton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Alatalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Pendleton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnny Pendleton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendleton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alatalo back to the cage. Pendleton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Mikko Alatalo has been cut.
Alatalo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pendleton is looking to clinch.
Pendleton throws a looping overhand right but Alatalo ducks down to avoid it.
Alatalo connects with a crisp jab.
Pendleton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pendleton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pendleton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alatalo takes a swing at Pendleton's ribcage but misses.
Alatalo misses with a hook.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Pendleton darts in and clinches Alatalo up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Alatalo manages to break the clinch.

Pendleton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alatalo, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Alatalo.
Pendleton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendleton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Alatalo landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo can't break the clinch.
Alatalo misses with a knee to the head.
Pendleton gets through Alatalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alatalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Pendleton.

Pendleton breaks the clinch.
Alatalo misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Pendleton has Alatalo up against the cage in a clinch.

Pendleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Alatalo.
Pendleton misses with an uppercut.
Alatalo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pendleton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alatalo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pendleton scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Alatalo misses.
Pendleton looks to clinch
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alatalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alatalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Pendleton's shoulder, as Pendleton tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Pendleton misses the target.
Pendleton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Pendleton ducks down to avoid it.
Alatalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Pendleton.
Pendleton misses with a straight right.
Alatalo throws a sloppy head kick and Pendleton moves out of range easily.
Pendleton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alatalo misses with a body shot.
Alatalo lands with an overhand left.
Alatalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alatalo throws a nice looking combination but Pendleton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alatalo 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.
Pendleton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alatalo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alatalo throws an overhand right that lands on Pendleton's shoulder, as Pendleton tries to avoid the shot.
Alatalo moves out of range of the strikes.

Pendleton clinches.
Pendleton tries to throw a body punch but Alatalo avoids it by throwing Pendleton back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendleton blocks an elbow strike.
Alatalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pendleton lands a right hand.
Pendleton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alatalos head.
Alatalo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pendleton scores with a shoulder strike.
Pendleton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pendleton managing to block the knees to the body from Alatalo.
Pendleton throws a punch but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Pendleton can't find room to land a body shot as Alatalo controls the action.
Pendleton tries to work over Alatalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alatalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Alatalo.

It looks like Johnny Pendleton has been cut.
Pendleton tries to work over Alatalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Pendleton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pendleton moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pendleton manages to break the clinch.
Alatalo scores with a nice strike.

Pendleton pushes Alatalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Alatalo is trying to force a seperation but Pendleton has the dominant position.
Pendleton misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendleton lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pendleton fails to land.
Pendleton working aggressively here.
Pendleton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.

Pendleton breaks from the clinch.
Pendleton lands a lovely overhand right.
Pendleton tries to clinch but Alatalo moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alatalo looks to land a left hand but Pendleton moved out of range nicely.
Alatalo throws a series of punches but Pendleton avoids them all with ease.
Alatalo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pendleton misses with an uppercut. Alatalo saw that one coming.
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 Johnny Pendleton will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pendleton throws a hook to the side of Alatalo's head but Alatalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pendleton moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendleton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pendleton is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pendleton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alatalo tries to counter with a clinch but Pendleton shakes him off and moves away.
Alatalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendleton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pendleton takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target.
Alatalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pendleton's hands.
Pendleton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alatalo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pendleton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pendleton wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo takes a swing at Pendleton's ribcage but misses.
Pendleton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alatalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pendleton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alatalo to score with a decent uppercut.
Pendleton fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendleton is looking to clinch.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the body.
Pendleton takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
Pendleton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo.
Pendleton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alatalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendleton is just out of range.
Alatalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pendleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alatalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pendleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pendleton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pendleton lands a nice shot that snaps Alatalo's head back.
Alatalo clobbers Pendleton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Alatalo as he connects with a hook.
Pendleton tries to move into range but Alatalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alatalo gets tackled into the cage by Pendleton. Pendleton maintains the clinch.
Pendleton misses with a punch on the inside.

Pendleton manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendleton.
Pendleton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo stalks Pendleton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pendleton's face. Pendleton staggers backwards, shaken.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendleton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pendleton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pendleton.
Nice uppercut there from Pendleton.
Alatalo throws a hook but Pendleton blocks it.
Pendleton lands a body shot.
Alatalo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pendleton moves into the clinch successfully.
Alatalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pendleton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pendleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alatalo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendleton pushes Alatalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alatalo is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Pendleton scores with a nice short uppercut.

Pendleton manages to break the clinch.

Pendleton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pendleton breaks from the clinch.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut. Pendleton saw that one coming.
Pendleton misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo throws out a counter right but Pendleton avoids it with no problem.
Alatalo keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendleton misses with a wild body shot.
Alatalo throws out a counter right but Pendleton avoids it with no problem.

Pendleton takes the fight into the clinch.
Alatalo tries a knee to the head but Pendleton blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pendleton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pendleton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pendleton.
Pendleton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Pendleton scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pendleton.
Pendleton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alatalo backwards.
Pendleton lands a hook to the side of the head.

Alatalo is rocked!

That has opened up Mikko Alatalo's cut even more.
Pendleton lands a big right hand that drops Alatalo! The killer instinct kicks in and Pendleton finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Pendleton!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pendleton!
Johnny Pendleton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.