PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Krohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krohn has chosen Superman Socks as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pelkonen
vs
Krohn

196 cm
26
262 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Pelkonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Krohn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krohn misses with a takedown attempt
and Pelkonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but Krohn moves out of range easily.
Pelkonen throws out a leg kick but Krohn moves out of range and Pelkonen only half commits.
Pelkonen lands a leg kick that knocks Krohn off balance momentarily.

Pelkonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krohn looking to slow down the pace here.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Krohn looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Michael Krohn has been cut.
Pelkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Michael Krohn's cut even more.
Pelkonen connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn being controlled against the cage.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pelkonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pelkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Pelkonen has Krohn up against the cage in a clinch.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.

The cut above Michael Krohn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eero Pelkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Krohn clinches.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pelkonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Krohn has Pelkonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pelkonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krohn wants a takedown.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Krohn fails to pull guard.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but Krohn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pelkonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krohn is out of range and Pelkonen settles back down.
Eero Pelkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Krohn blocks the low kick.
Pelkonen throws out a leg kick but Krohn moves out of range and Pelkonen only half commits.

Pelkonen clinches with his opponent.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen slowing the pace effectively.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.

Pelkonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Pelkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pelkonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krohn checks the leg kick nicely there.

Pelkonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelkonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krohn up against the cage.
Krohn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelkonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Krohn is trying to stall.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn tries to stall but Pelkonen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pelkonen has Krohn pushed against the cage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow just above Krohn 's eye.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Krohn can't get the takedown.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eero Pelkonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.

Pelkonen has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Krohn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelkonen's elbow.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krohn avoids it.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Krohn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelkonen with a knee to the head.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Krohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pelkonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Krohn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pelkonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn wants a takedown but no success here.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn fails to pull guard.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pelkonen as Krohn tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krohn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krohn is defending well for now.
Krohn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krohn is working for takedown but Pelkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn tries to work over Pelkonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pelkonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn can't get the takedown.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Krohn is working for takedown but Pelkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn looking to slow down the pace here.
Krohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen gets underhooks to prevent Krohn's takedown attempt.
Pelkonen leaning against his opponent.
Pelkonen lands an elbow that stopped Krohn in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pelkonen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Krohn tries to pull guard but Pelkonen won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krohn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krohn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pelkonen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Pelkonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pelkonen closes the distance and pushes Krohn back into the cage.
Pelkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krohn can do to turn this around?
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krohn up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.
Krohn looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn goes for a takedown attempt but Pelkonen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.

Pelkonen closes the distance and pushes Krohn back into the cage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pelkonen.
Krohn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen stalls.
Krohn jumps guard but Pelkonen stands there with Krohn around his waist. Krohn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pelkonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Pelkonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krohn up against the cage.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.

Pelkonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Krohn can't find room to land a body shot as Pelkonen controls the action.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pelkonen.

Pelkonen moves into range and clinches up with Krohn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pelkonen connects with a knee to the head.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krohn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Pelkonen has Krohn pushed against the cage.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krohn jumps guard but Pelkonen stands there with Krohn around his waist. Krohn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krohn tries a body shot but Pelkonen blocks it.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Krohn is working for takedown but Pelkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Pelkonen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pelkonen misses with a low kick as Krohn jumps back.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but Krohn avoids it.

Krohn takes the fight into the clinch.
Krohn wants a takedown.
Krohn fails to pull guard.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelkonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krohn's defenses.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krohn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelkonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Eero Pelkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krohn.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pelkonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Krohn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Krohn shrugs off.
Pelkonen stalling in the clinch.
Krohn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pelkonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krohn is defending well for now.
Krohn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pelkonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krohn.
Krohn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pelkonen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Krohn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krohn misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pelkonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krohn's brow.
Krohn tries to pull guard but Pelkonen holds him up against the cage and eventually Krohn drops back down to his feet.
Krohn wants a takedown.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Krohn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Krohn tries to pull guard but Pelkonen won't allow it.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Krohn's ribcage.
Pelkonen landing knees to the head.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pelkonen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Krohn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelkonen walks away with a smile on his face. Krohn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelkonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pelkonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Pelkonen drives through and clinches with Krohn against the cage.
Krohn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krohn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pelkonen is stalling here.
Pelkonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krohn tries to throw a body punch but Pelkonen avoids it by throwing Krohn back against the cage.
Pelkonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krohn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krohn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pelkonen smiles and moves away.
Pelkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Pelkonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pelkonen avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krohn looking for a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pelkonen.

Michael Krohn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pelkonen lands a damaging elbow.
Pelkonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Pelkonen had his way with Michael Krohn in that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Krohn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pelkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krohn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pelkonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Krohn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krohn misses with a takedown attempt

and Pelkonen moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Krohn won't want to take too many of those.
Pelkonen working Krohn over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Pelkonen to work.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Krohn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eero Pelkonen!
Eero Pelkonen retains his heavyweight title!