PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolmonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolmonen comes to the cage accompanied by Patakakkonen. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kolmonen
vs
Petey

180 cm
21
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
176 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaakko Kolmonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petey !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolmonen.
Petey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Petey both land. Nice combination.
Petey loads up on a big right hand but Kolmonen slips the punch.
Petey slips under a jab.
Kolmonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kolmonen misses with an uppercut. Petey saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Petey or perhaps it was just good defense by Kolmonen which made him look bad.
Peter Petey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Petey misses.
Petey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petey .
Kolmonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petey throws a series of strikes that have Kolmonen backpedaling.
Petey throws a solid leg kick but Kolmonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petey .

Petey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petey tries to free his leg and advance position but Kolmonen is retaining full guard.
Petey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petey is pushing down on Kolmonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kolmonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Petey has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petey .
Petey uses his free foot to push down on Kolmonen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kolmonen.
Kolmonen is trying to escape the mount.
Petey misses with a head shot.
Petey punching from mount but Kolmonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Petey tries to control but Kolmonen wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Petey fails to advance to Kolmonen's back.
Petey wants to control the pace but Kolmonen is squirming around nicely.
Petey thowing shots but they're missing.
Kolmonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Petey has a good base and remains in mount.

Petey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Petey looking for a guillotine from mount but Kolmonen is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petey unloads with some shots from mount but Kolmonen bucks and avoids them well.
Petey unloads with some shots from mount but Kolmonen bucks and avoids them well.
Petey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kolmonen is looking to escape.
Kolmonen has given up his back here. Will Petey look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Petey trying to control momentarily.
Petey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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.
Kolmonen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Kolmonen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Petey 's guard. Nice work there by Kolmonen.
Kolmonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Petey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petey wants to sweep but no luck.
Kolmonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kolmonen stopping the sweep attempt from Petey .
Kolmonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Petey dominated that round.
That's time! Kolmonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Petey wants to slow Kolmonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Kolmonen scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Petey .
Petey 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.

Kolmonen rushes Petey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kolmonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kolmonen lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petey as Kolmonen tries to tie him up.
Kolmonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kolmonen.
Kolmonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Petey .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kolmonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kolmonen looking to throw knees to the head but Petey is blocking nicely.

Petey 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petey clobbers Kolmonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey cracks a nice hook into Kolmonen's ribs.
Jaakko Kolmonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petey blocks a jab.
Petey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kolmonen.
Kolmonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petey is breathing heavily.
Petey thows a body shot but no joy.
Kolmonen checks a leg kick.
Kolmonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petey to score with a decent uppercut.
Kolmonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petey at a distance.
Kolmonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petey .
Kolmonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Petey looks to land a right hand but Kolmonen moved out of range.
Kolmonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petey throws out the jab.
Petey misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Petey .
Jaakko Kolmonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kolmonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petey .
Kolmonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petey misses the shot to the body.
Kolmonen moves away from the strike by Petey .
Petey defending well as Kolmonen loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Kolmonen. That snapped Petey 's head back.
Kolmonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petey .
Petey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kolmonen.
Petey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kolmonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Petey .
Kolmonen throws and low kick but Petey moves out of range easily.
Petey looks for a takedown but Kolmonen sprawls well.
Petey misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petey .
Nice defenses there by Petey .
Petey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kolmonen is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Petey .
Kolmonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petey .
Petey throws a jab but it's blocked by Kolmonen.
Petey misses with a double jab.
Petey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kolmonen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kolmonen lands a slapping body shot.
Kolmonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kolmonen.

Petey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen is trying to control Petey 's posture but Petey avoids it.
Kolmonen stops Petey from passing to mount.
Petey staying calm.

Petey is trying to get an arm triangle but Kolmonen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kolmonen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Petey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Petey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peter Petey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Petey .
Kolmonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petey .
Kolmonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petey .
Petey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Petey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kolmonen defends it nicely.
Petey scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Petey misses the target.
Kolmonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kolmonen.
Petey loads up on a big right hand but Kolmonen slips the punch.
Kolmonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petey lands a jab.
Petey clobbers Kolmonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kolmonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Petey .
Petey thows a body shot but no joy.
Petey swings for the body but Kolmonen moves out of range.
Petey connects with a crisp jab.
Petey misses with a takedown attempt - Kolmonen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen throws a leg kick which misses Petey 's front leg but catches the back leg as Petey tries to avoid it.
Petey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petey looks to land a combination. Kolmonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petey misses with a few strikes there.
Kolmonen tries to clinch but Petey is having none of it.
Kolmonen walks into a straight right hand from Petey .
Petey scores with a punch to the head.
Petey connects with a jab.
Kolmonen misses with a looping left.
Kolmonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kolmonen throws a body punch but Petey moves out of range.
Petey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Kolmonen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolmonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kolmonen throws a hook but Petey avoids it easily.
Petey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kolmonen tries to clinch up but Petey circles away and keeps his distance.
Petey misses with a combination

and Kolmonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Petey wants to stall.
Petey leaning against his opponent.
Kolmonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kolmonen gets through Petey 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petey takes a shot to the head.
Petey digs a right hand underneath Kolmonen's ribcage. Kolmonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolmonen misses with an elbow over the top.
Petey has had enough of the clinch but Kolmonen keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Kolmonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Petey fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petey .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Petey breaks from the clinch.
Petey looks to land a combination but Kolmonen avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Kolmonen.
Petey throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown by Petey or perhaps it was just good defense by Kolmonen which made him look bad.
Jaakko Kolmonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petey .
Petey looks to land a right hand but Kolmonen moved out of range.
Petey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kolmonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petey .
Kolmonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Petey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kolmonen slips under a jab.
Kolmonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Petey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petey 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petey !