PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kok Svin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Know your enemy - Rage against the machine. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Svin
vs
Pennanen

176 cm
23
183 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%
Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kok Svin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen misses with a leg kick.
Svin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pennanen.
Pennanen lands with a cross.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Svin misses the target.
Svin tries to clinch up but Pennanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Svin is just out of range.
Pennanen with a jab.
Svin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennanen.
Pennanen moves away from the strike by Svin.
A big right from Svin misses.
Pennanen catches Svin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Svin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Svin on the side of the head.
Pennanen slips a straight right by Svin.
Pennanen lands a jab to Svin's midsection.
Pennanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pennanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svin.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut. Svin saw that one coming.

Svin rushes Pennanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennanen.
Svin misses with a knee to the head.
Pennanen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Svin misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svin.
A bit of stalling here from Pennanen.
Pennanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Svin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennanen is trying to break the clinch but Svin has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennanen avoiding damage.
Pennanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pennanen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Svin tries to throw a body punch but Pennanen avoids it by throwing Svin back against the cage.
Svin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pennanen misses with a body punch.
Svin throws a head punch that misses.
Pennanen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pennanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennanen.
Svin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pennanen's face.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Svin jumps guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Svin is working an open guard so Pennanen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Svin moves in looking to clinch but Pennanen pushes him off.
Pennanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svin was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennanen.
Pennanen throws a series of punches but Svin avoids them all with ease.
Pennanen throws a lazy right hand but Svin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pennanen moves out of range as Svin strikes.
Pennanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Svin counters with a straight right hand.
Svin just misses with a punch to the body.
Pennanen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Pennanen finds it's way through Svin's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen swings for the body but Svin moves out of range.
Svin scores with a jab to the body.
Pennanen looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svin throws a looping overhand right but Pennanen ducks down to avoid it.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from Svin.
Svin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Svin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Pennanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Svin misses.
Svin throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juho Pennanen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pennanen misses with a body shot.
Pennanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennanen.
Svin throws a hook but Pennanen blocks it.
Svin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pennanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pennanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Svin finds it's way round the side to connect with Pennanen's head.
The fighters circling - Svin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Svin. That's going to slow Pennanen down.
Svin lands with a shot to the body.
Pennanen is breathing heavily.

Svin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennanen.
Svin scores with a shoulder strike.
Pennanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svin blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svin.
Svin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svin misses with a knee strike.
Svin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennanen's elbow.
Svin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
Pennanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Svin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pennanen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Svin misses with a knee to the head.
Svin pushes Pennanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svin looking to throw knees to the head but Pennanen is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svin gets through Pennanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pennanen is looking to control Svin's arms but Svin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennanen has his back to the cage.
Svin tries to throw a body punch but Pennanen avoids it by throwing Svin back against the cage.
Svin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svin lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pennanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pennanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Svin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennanen tries a body shot but Svin blocks it.
Svin blocking some punches.
Pennanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svin misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennanen wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svin.
Svin gets through Pennanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennanen's elbow.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pennanen has a couple of punches blocked by Svin.
Pennanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Svin backwards.
Svin tries to work over Pennanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennanen working aggressively here.
Pennanen looking to slow down the pace here.
Svin blocking some punches.

Pennanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pennanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Svin is looking to clinch but Pennanen is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen missing with a left hand there. Svin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Svin misses.
Svin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pennanen ducks under a wild hook from Svin.
Good exchange - Svin coming out on top.
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!
Svin scores with a nice head shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pennanen.
Pennanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svin throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pennanen can pounce on him.
Svin misses with a low kick as Pennanen jumps back.
Svin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kok Svin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pennanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Pennanen rushes Svin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Svin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennanen tries to stall but Svin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Svin misses with some punches.
Svin looking to throw knees to the head but Pennanen is blocking nicely.
Svin misses with some punches.
Juho Pennanen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Svin pushes Pennanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennanen misses with a body punch.
Svin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Svin.
Svin misses with a knee to the head.
Pennanen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennanen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svin misses with an elbow over the top.
Pennanen is looking to control Svin's arms but Svin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennanen has his back to the cage.
Svin has a couple of punches blocked by Pennanen.
A nice left hand lands by Pennanen.
Svin trying to land knees to the body.
Pennanen misses with some punches.
Pennanen lands a right hand.
Pennanen blocks an elbow strike from Svin.
Pennanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennanen misses with a body punch.
Pennanen lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svin misses with a hook from the clinch.

Pennanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pennanen throws the kick towards the body but Svin avoids it.
Svin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kok Svin is winning the standup battle so far.
Svin scores with a jab to the head.

Pennanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svin is keeping busy.
Pennanen misses with a body punch.
Pennanen trying to control the position but instead, Svin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pennanen into the cage.
Pennanen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Svin has denied him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Svin.
Svin struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennanen controls his hands.
Pennanen stalling against the cage.
Svin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pennanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Svin pushes Pennanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pennanen is trying to break free.
Svin trying to land knees to the body.
Svin has a couple of punches blocked by Pennanen.
Svin can't find room to land a body shot as Pennanen controls the action.
Svin lands a right hand.
Pennanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Svin lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen can't find room to land a body shot as Svin controls the action.
Svin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Pennanen breaks from the clinch.
Pennanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Svin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svin staying out of range there.
Pennanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svin.
Pennanen throws a hook but Svin avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pennanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Svin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennanen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kok Svin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Svin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kok Svin!