PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 365 p4p, 47 weight class) and Rudy Rhod (ranked 581 p4p, 78 weight class). Pesonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Rudy Rhod will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pesonen
vs
Rhod

165 cm
31
156 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

180 cm
31
162 lbs
19 - 12 - 2

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pesonen has managed to clinch.
Rhod lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rhod lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pesonen or not.

Rhod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pesonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesonen thows a leg kick but Rhod checks it
and Pesonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Rhod gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Rhod.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen throws out a leg kick but Rhod moves out of range and Pesonen only half commits.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Rhod's leg but Rhod calmly moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Rhod displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Rhod thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pesonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhod connects with a jab.

Pesonen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rhod sprawls well initially but Pesonen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rhod on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rhod trying to hold on to Pesonen's head to control him but Pesonen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rhod's head.
Rhod trying to control from the bottom.
Rhod has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Pesonen trying to mount his opponent but Rhod defends it.
Rhod is staying active underneath Pesonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pesonen is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Rhod to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Rhod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rhod swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rhod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pesonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rhod avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhod has momentary wrist control but Pesonen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesonen postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Rhod trying to keep a closed guard but Pesonen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen avoids a kick to the body.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen lands a nice shot that snaps Rhod's head back.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rhod lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Rhod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Rhod. Beautiful body shot.
Rhod throws a sloppy head kick and Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Rhod uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen wants to clinch.
Rhod stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pesonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhod, which made it look bad.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Rhod misses with a straight left.
Pesonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhod counters with a nice body shot.
Pesonen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen misses the jab.
Pesonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rhod misses with a hook.
Rhod lands a right hook to the body.
Rhod ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
Pesonen misses the jab.
It seemed like Rhod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Rhod finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pesonen moves out of range as Rhod strikes.
Rhod misses with an uppercut.
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 Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pesonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhod at a distance.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. Rhod looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pesonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhod pinned against the cage. Rhod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pesonen throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Pesonen misses with a body shot
and Rhod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesonen ducks under a wild hook from Rhod.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Rhod tries to sprawl but Pesonen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pesonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rhod defending well though.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but Rhod dodges it nicely.
Pesonen trying to control from Rhod's half guard. Rhod has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pesonen trying to control but Rhod is working from the bottom.
Pesonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen stands up over Rhod, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pesonen lands a couple of digs.
Rhod keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rhod keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhod pulls Pesonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Pesonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pesonen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pesonen is fighting to break Rhod's control of his arms but Rhod is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been hearing that Pesonen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Pesonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pesonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen lands a couple of elbows.
Pesonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rhod controlling Pesonen's posture.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Rhod blocks nicely.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
Pesonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhod looking to control.
Rhod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Rhod keeps moving.
Pesonen postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Rhod blocks nicely.

That's four 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.
Rhod is trying to keep Pesonen in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Pesonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhod takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhod.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.
Rudy Rhod seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
Pesonen defending well as Rhod loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but Rhod checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed right hand from Pesonen misses the target.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhod throws out the jab.
Pesonen slips under a jab.
Rhod throws a hook to the side of Pesonen's head but Pesonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rhod sprawls well. Rhod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jallu Pesonen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rhod moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod throws out a counter right but Pesonen avoids it with no problem.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rhod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
Rhod throws a head kick that Pesonen semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pesonen takes one to the chin there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rhod!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen checks the leg kick.
Rhod cracks the inside of Pesonen's front leg.
Rhod thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rhod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhod tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen throws a right hand that misses
letting Rhod counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut.
Rhod is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rhod slips a jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen moves in looking to clinch but Rhod pushes him off.
Rhod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Pesonen throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Rhod counters by clinching up.
Rhod working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Rhod breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhod scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod checks a leg kick.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen wants to slow Rhod down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Rhod scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pesonen.

Pesonen looking to score a takedown here. Rhod is defending well but Pesonen drives through and ends up in Rhod's guard.
Pesonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.
Pesonen 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.
Rhod is pulling down on Pesonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Pesonen, at least for the moment.
Pesonen throwing strikes from guard but Rhod blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pesonen postures up in Rhod's guard and throws a big left but Rhod blocks it.
Pesonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rhod pulls Pesonen in close to prevent any damage.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rhod is keeping the position for now.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rudy Rhod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Rhod has wrist control.

Rhod escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pesonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pesonen throwing strikes but missing.
Pesonen with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pesonen lands a glancing blow to the side of Rhod's head.
Rhod fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhod throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pesonen scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.

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 Jallu Pesonen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pesonen, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jallu Pesonen!
Jallu Pesonen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.