PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Kraljevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kraljevic
vs
Pennanen

174 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Kraljevic!
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, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraljevic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pennanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Mario Kraljevic has been cut.
Kraljevic tries to clinch
and Pennanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pennanen looks to land a combination but Kraljevic avoids it well.
Kraljevic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pennanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kraljevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Kraljevic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kraljevic misses with a series of wild punches.
Kraljevic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kraljevic slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen looks to land a combination but Kraljevic avoids it well.
Pennanen just misses with a punch to the body.

Kraljevic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kraljevic showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like Kraljevic is going to stand back up.
Pennanen wants to get back to full guard.
Kraljevic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pennanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kraljevic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pennanen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kraljevic working the head and body with strikes.
Kraljevic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kraljevic wants to control but Pennanen is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraljevic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pennanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kraljevic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pennanen wants to control but Kraljevic is keeping busy.
Pennanen wants to get back to full guard.
Pennanen trying to hold on to Kraljevic's head to control him but Kraljevic postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pennanen cracks Kraljevic with an open hand slap.
Juho Pennanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pennanen stuns Kraljevic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraljevic wants to clinch
and Pennanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Pennanen catches Kraljevic right on the button with a cross.
Pennanen lands with an overhand left.

Pennanen moves into the clinch.

Kraljevic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pennanen regains guard immediately.
Kraljevic is working Pennanen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pennanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pennanen wants to sweep here but Kraljevic controlling him for the moment.
Pennanen has Kraljevic pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen is trying to control the position but Kraljevic postures up.
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.
Kraljevic stopping the sweep attempt from Pennanen.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kraljevic won't allow Pennanen to get back to his feet.
Pennanen trying to control the position.

Juho Pennanen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kraljevic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pennanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraljevic throws a body punch but Pennanen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kraljevic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pennanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pennanen dips to his left and cracks Kraljevic with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juho Pennanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Kraljevic's cut.
That's time! Kraljevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kraljevic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kraljevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pennanen lands with a hook. Kraljevic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pennanen throws a jab when Kraljevic was well out of range.
Kraljevic looks to land a combination but Pennanen avoids it well.
Pennanen punishes Kraljevic's body with a nice straight punch.
Kraljevic darts in trying to clinch
letting Pennanen counter with a right hand.

Kraljevic is rocked!
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraljevic ducks into an uppercut from Pennanen and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juho Pennanen!