PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavali Pietari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietari has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Carlson
vs
Pietari

175 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

:: Happy Pills ::

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Carlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Pietari!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pietari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carlson is breathing heavily.
Pietari with a lazy takedown attempt

and Carlson counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pietari sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pietari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlson.
Pietari trying to control but Carlson postures up.
Pietari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlson trying to control from half guard but Pietari is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietari trying to control from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pietari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carlson defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pietari.
Mickey Carlson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavali Pietari.
Pietari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Pietari has managed to clinch.
Pietari lands a nice knee to the body.
Pietari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carlson's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pietari decides to pull guard.
Pietari working a defensive guard here.
Pietari pulls Carlson in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pietari 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.
Pietari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pietari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari punching from mount but Carlson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Carlson blocking the ground and pound.
Carlson tries to hold on but Pietari pushes him away.
Pietari looking to finish with strikes here!
Pietari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pietari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Carlson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlson tries to hold on but Pietari postures up.
Carlson is in a horrible position here. Pietari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pietari scoring with strikes but Carlson is staying in there.
Pietari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pietari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietari unloads with some shots from mount but Carlson bucks and avoids them well.
Carlson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pietari.
Carlson wants to control but Pietari is having none of it.
Pietari fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carlson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pietari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carlson wants to hold on but Pietari pushes him away.
Pietari throws some wild stikes that Carlson manages to avoid easily.
Pietari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carlson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carlson is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paavali Pietari dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pietari pushes Carlson up against the cage in a clinch.

Carlson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pietari is trying to keep an underhook but Carlson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Carlson is thwarting Pietari's attempts to control the position.
Carlson is looking to advance position but Pietari won't allow it.
Carlson stops Pietari from getting back to his feet.
Carlson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pietari keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pietari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlson's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietari missing with strikes from the back.
Pietari missing with punches from the back.
Pietari throwing sloppy strikes.

Pietari patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Carlson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Pietari.
Even with his hooks in, Pietari manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Pietari misses with a punch to the head.
Carlson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carlson wants to control but Pietari is having none of it.
Carlson is looking to get to half guard.
Pietari throws some wild stikes that Carlson manages to avoid easily.

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.
Pietari landing strikes from the mount.
Pietari misses with a head shot.
Carlson is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Pietari.
Pietari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carlson is desperately trying to improve his position but Pietari has a good base and remains in mount.
Pietari throwing strikes here but Carlson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pietari looking to ground and pound but Carlson is blocking nicely.
Pietari throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Pietari unloads with some shots from mount but Carlson bucks and avoids them well.
Carlson blocking the ground and pound.
Carlson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carlson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pietari.
Pietari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson is trying to escape the mount.
Pietari looking to finish with strikes here!
Carlson is trying to escape the mount.
Carlson blocking the ground and pound.
Pietari trying to control but Carlson is having none of it.
Pietari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carlson because Pietari loaded up on that one.
Carlson blocking the ground and pound.
Pietari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

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.
Carlson blocking the ground and pound.
Pietari throwing strikes here but Carlson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Carlson wants to hold on but Pietari pushes him away.
Carlson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pietari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carlson because Pietari loaded up on that one.
Carlson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pietari thows a huge punch but Carlson dodges it nicely.
Carlson gets back to full guard.
Carlson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pietari's guard.
Pietari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlson advances to half guard.
Carlson is keen to just control but Pietari is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Carlson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Carlson shoots in and drives through. Pietari sprawls well.

Pietari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pietari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carlson up against the cage.

Pietari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pietari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlson's waist but Carlson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pietari off to one side.

Carlson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pietari!
Carlson trying to control but Pietari is having none of it.
Pietari stops Carlson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson avoids the attempt from Pietari to control.
Pietari is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Carlson working Pietari over with strikes here.
Pietari tries to reverse the position but Carlson maintains control.
Carlson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Pietari sneaks a leg under to get to half 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.
Pietari tries to roll over but Carlson keeps him under control.
Carlson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pietari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pietari wants to get back to his feet.
Pietari is not content to let Carlson control the position.
Carlson trying to mount his opponent but Pietari defends it.
Pietari has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlson is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Pietari clinches up against the cage.
Pietari scores a nice knee to the body.
Pietari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Pietari successfully pulls guard.
Pietari is trying to keep Carlson in close.
Carlson wants to pass the guard but Pietari is keeping the position.

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.
Carlson forces his way into half guard.
Pietari preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Pietari is trying to maintain the position but Carlson is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Carlson is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paavali Pietari.
I think Pietari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavali Pietari!