PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Piiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlson comes to the ring accompanied by The Feel good drag. Piiska has chosen Eminem - Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Pertti Piiska has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Carlson's chin.

Carlson
vs
Piiska

166 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pertti Piiska!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piiska shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlson throws a nice looking combination but Piiska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matt Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlson throws a series of punches but Piiska avoids them all with ease.
Piiska avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlson lands with a nice combination. Piiska backs away looking to recover.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carlson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piiska tries for a takedown but Carlson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlson stuffs the takedown.
Matt Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pertti Piiska.
Carlson throws a right hand that Piiska ducks under and follows up with a left that Piiska also avoids with ease.
Carlson swinging wilding here.
Carlson tries to clinch but Piiska is having none of it.
Piiska takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piiska tries to clinch there but Carlson circles away.
Piiska throws a right hand that Carlson ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlson also avoids with ease.
Carlson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Piiska counters with a nice leg kick.

Piiska shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carlson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Carlson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Piiska manages to get himself to full guard.
Piiska looks gassed!
Carlson thows a big elbow that misses.
Carlson throws a big right hand that misses.
Piiska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlson throwing strikes from guard but Piiska blocks nicely.
Piiska keeping moving, preventing Carlson from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Piiska wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Carlson.
Carlson tries to bum rush Piiska with a series of wild strikes but Piiska uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Piiska has taken the fight to the clinch.

Piiska breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Carlson.
Carlson throws a series of punches but Piiska moves out of range.
Carlson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carlson duly obliges.
Carlson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piiska.
Carlson throws a combination that misses
and Piiska counters with a big head kick but Carlson shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Piiska or perhaps it was just good defense by Carlson which made him look bad.
Carlson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Piiska counters by moving into the clinch.

Piiska pulls guard successfully.
Piiska trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Piiska manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Piiska is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carlson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Carlson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Piiska trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piiska is trying to take his opponent's back.
Piiska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carlson is looking to improve his position but Piiska isn't that keen on the idea.
Piiska controlling the position easily from mount.
Carlson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Piiska stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Carlson misses with a combination

and Piiska counters with a shoot takedown. Carlson fights it but they end up in guard.
Carlson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carlson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Piiska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson with a couple of short strikes.
Carlson 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.
Carlson raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carlson looking to finish Piiska with some ground and pound. This is bad for Piiska!
BOOM! Carlson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Piiska tries to hold on but Carlson postures up.
Piiska regains half guard.
Piiska taking some punishment here, with Carlson in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carlson throwing shots but Piiska is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pertti Piiska will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carlson misses with a double jab.

Piiska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Piiska blocks the strikes from Carlson.
Carlson tries to improve position but can't.
Carlson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carlson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carlson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carlson is staying active underneath Piiska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Piiska prevents Carlson from improving his position.

Piiska seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Carlson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pertti Piiska!