PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Trivium / Shogun as his entrance music. Eero Pelkonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pelkonen
vs
Speed

196 cm
28
262 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 12 - 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cameron Speed!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelkonen misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick
and Speed counters with an outside leg kick.

Pelkonen moves into range and clinches up with Speed.
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Speed 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. Speed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Speed throws a front kick that sends Pelkonen stumbling back into the cage.
Pelkonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelkonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Speed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pelkonen checks it well.
Pelkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Speed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pelkonen is out of range.
Pelkonen is looking to chop away at Speed's legs.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Pelkonen off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelkonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pelkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pelkonen.

It looks like Eero Pelkonen has been cut.
Speed throws a leg kick but Pelkonen checks it.
Pelkonen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed scores with a head kick.

Pelkonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pelkonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Speed avoiding damage as Pelkonen throws knees to the body.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelkonen's elbow.
Speed 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 Cameron Speed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelkonen tries to clinch but Speed is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Pelkonen moves out of range easily.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Pelkonen slaps away a takedown attempt from Speed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Speed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pelkonen.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pelkonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Speed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pelkonen to the ground. Speed is now in Pelkonen's guard.
Pelkonen keeping full guard, as Speed tries to pass.
Speed passes into half guard.
Pelkonen wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pelkonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Speed.
Pelkonen is looking to escape.
Speed is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pelkonen is refusing to be controlled, as Speed sits in half guard.
Pelkonen is looking for a sweep. Speed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Speed uses his free foot to push down on Pelkonen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pelkonen tries to get out of the position.
Speed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pelkonen is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Pelkonen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pelkonen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.

Speed patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Speed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eero Pelkonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pelkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Speed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pelkonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Speed has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Speed and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pelkonen is looking to land body kicks.
Speed lands with a kick to the temple. Pelkonen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pelkonen avoids the head kick by Speed.

Speed tries to keep at a distance but Pelkonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Speed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Speed lands a knee to the head.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.

Pelkonen lands a takedown into guard.

Pelkonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Speed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pelkonen has managed to get both his arms back between Speed's legs - danger averted.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Pelkonen from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Speed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Speed working for a triangle but Pelkonen defends it easily.

Pelkonen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Speed has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pelkonen is looking to defend but Speed has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pelkonen! Speed pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pelkonen taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cameron Speed!
Cameron Speed is the new heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Cameron Speed took to the microphone: 'Please thank the opponent for me once he wakes up. It was a nice fight. If you excuse me now I got to go partaaaaaay!!'.