PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavali Pietari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Morais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietari comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up. Morais has chosen Apaga mas não bate as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergio Morais has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pietari
vs
Morais

200 cm
23
188 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

185 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Paavali Pietari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergio Morais!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morais fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pietari misses with a low kick.
Pietari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morais shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Pietari closes the distance and pushes Morais back into the cage.
Pietari with a knee to the head.
Pietari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Morais looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pietari lands an elbow just above Morais 's eye.
Morais takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pietari lands a nice elbow.
Pietari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pietari lands an elbow inside that Morais shrugs off.
Morais goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pietari prevents it.
Paavali Pietari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Morais.
Pietari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pietari has Morais pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pietari for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Pietari scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pietari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pietari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pietari obliges.
Pietari avoiding damage.
Pietari lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pietari obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paavali Pietari.

Pietari has managed to clinch.
Pietari lands an elbow inside that Morais shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pietari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morais in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pietari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morais up against the cage.
Pietari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pietari lands a knee to the body.
Pietari scores with a knee to the head.
Pietari is pressed up against the cage. Morais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pietari down to the mat. Pietari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Morais shoots and misses
and Pietari counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pietari.

Morais tries to keep at a distance but Pietari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pietari scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietari lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pietari landing knees to the head.
Pietari lands an elbow that stopped Morais in his tracks for a moment.
Morais is working for takedown but Pietari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morais wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Pietari.
Pietari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morais tries for a takedown but Pietari manages to get underhooks.
Morais takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pietari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morais up against the cage.
Pietari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Morais is rocked!
Morais is working for takedown but Pietari is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pietari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morais is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pietari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morais in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Pietari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paavali Pietari.
Morais fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paavali Pietari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pietari swinging wildly here.

Pietari darts in and clinches Morais up against the cage.
Pietari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pietari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morais can do to turn this around?
Morais wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Pietari.
Paavali Pietari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pietari lands a knee to the body.
Pietari connects with a knee to the head.
Pietari landing knees to the body.
Morais takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morais is still on wobbly legs! Can Pietari finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietari lands an elbow that stopped Morais in his tracks for a moment.
Pietari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pietari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morais in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morais is breathing heavily.
Pietari scores a nice knee to the body.
Pietari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pietari.
Pietari stalls.
Morais takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pietari working the clinch nicely. Morais is working for position but Pietari cracks him with a big knee to the head! Morais crumples up against the cage and Pietari lands two more shots before the ref can save Morais! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Paavali Pietari!