PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIP Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Peto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner's entrance music is Tornado of Souls - Megadeth. A fine choice. Peto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash: I walk the Line . This should be fireworks!

Evan Tanner
vs
Peto

180 cm
20
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

183 cm
22
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn Nutrition
THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, RIP Evan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaakko Peto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tanner counters with a single leg into guard. Peto didn't expect that.

Peto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tanner defends well.
Peto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tanner.
Tanner wants to pass the guard but Peto is keeping the position.
Tanner preventing the sweep.

Tanner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Peto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tanner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner trying to control from half guard but Peto is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanner lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanner pushes Peto up against the cage in a clinch.
Peto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tanner lands a damaging elbow.
Peto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peto blocks an uppercut.
Peto tries to pull guard but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Peto blocks it.
Tanner tries to pull guard but Peto won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Tanner.
Tanner avoiding damage.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peto tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.
Tanner pushes off an throws an elbow but Peto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peto blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peto has had enough of the clinch but Tanner keeps him there for the moment.
Peto can't break the clinch.
Peto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peto.
Tanner goes for a takedown attempt but Peto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto wants to clinch but Tanner slips to the side

and Tanner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Peto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peto.
Tanner stops a takedown attempt from Peto.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tanner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Tanner on the inside.

Tanner jumps guard.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Peto from controlling successfully.
Tanner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Tanner has his foot on Peto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peto works his way back into a safe position though.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Peto tries to pass.
Peto stopping the sweep attempt from Tanner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tanner throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Peto has control of an arm but Tanner manages to advance to Peto's back!
Tanner has Peto flattened out and is raining down punches.
Peto is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peto looks gassed!
Peto covering up well under a series of strikes from Tanner.

Tanner is looking for the choke from the back position but Peto is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tanner is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Peto knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Peto for a finish.

Tanner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Tanner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Tanner doesn't have the hooks in and Peto manages to turn into his guard.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Peto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

RIP Evan Tanner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Peto closes the distance and pushes Tanner back into the cage.
Tanner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Peto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tanner keeping full guard, as Peto tries to pass.

Tanner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peto wants to control from the top but Tanner keeps moving.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tanner has momentary wrist control but Peto slips an elbow through the middle.

Tanner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peto advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tanner tries to roll over but Peto keeps him under control.
Tanner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Peto pushes down on Tanner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Peto working Tanner over with strikes.
Peto thows a huge punch but Tanner dodges it nicely.
Peto is breathing heavily.
Tanner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tanner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tanner is keeping the position for now.

Tanner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
Peto forces his way into half guard.
Peto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tanner!
Tanner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Peto thowing shots but they're missing.
Peto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tanner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tanner gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Tanner throws his legs up looking for a submission but Peto uses it to pass to side control.
Tanner tries to improve position but can't.
Peto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tanner is trying to control Peto's posture but Peto avoids it.
Tanner tries to improve position but can't.
Tanner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tanner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Peto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tanner is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peto looking to control but Tanner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tanner is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Peto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The crowd cheers as Tanner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peto doesn't seem phased though.
Peto tries to clinch but Tanner is having none of it.
Tanner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanner wants to clinch

and Peto counters by moving into the clinch.
Peto wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Peto is working for takedown but Tanner is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Tanner.
Tanner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tanner.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
Tanner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tanner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Tanner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanner has Peto pressed against the cage, preventing Peto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Tanner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Peto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Peto tries to circle away but Tanner has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peto takes a shot to the head.
Tanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peto backwards.
Tanner slows down the pace here.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanner.
Peto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tanner misses with an elbow strike.

Tanner jumps guard and drags Peto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Tanner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Tanner looking for a guillotine here but Peto defends easily.

Tanner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peto defends well.
Peto working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peto wants to pass the guard but Tanner is keeping the position.

Peto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peto has managed to get both his arms back between Tanner's legs - danger averted.
Peto won't allow Tanner to sweep him here.
Peto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tanner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Peto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tanner can't keep his opponent in guard - Peto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Peto passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Tanner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanner is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tanner is looking to reverse the position.
Tanner is trying to control Peto's posture but Peto avoids it.
Peto tries to advance to mount but Tanner denies him.
Tanner regains half guard.
Tanner tries to roll over but Peto keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peto is looking to clinch.

Peto takes the fight into the clinch.
Peto working aggressively here.
Peto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanner taking a breather.
Tanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Peto uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peto.
Peto tries for a takedown but Tanner manages to get underhooks.
Tanner stalling.
Peto wants to get back to striking at distance but Tanner won't allow it.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike.
Peto tries to pull guard but Tanner holds him up against the cage and eventually Peto drops back down to his feet.
RIP Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Peto.
Tanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tanner manages to pull guard.
Tanner wants to sweep but no luck.

Peto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tanner to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Peto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tanner pulls down on the head and he's put Peto to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). RIP Evan Tanner!