PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Pitajainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Svenson
vs
Pitajainen

177 cm
22
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Svenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Pitajainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Svenson moves into range and clinches up with Pitajainen.
Svenson misses with a knee to the head.
Svenson prevents a body shot from Pitajainen.
Pitajainen avoiding damage as Svenson throws knees to the body.
Svenson throws an elbow but it misses.
Svenson lands an elbow inside that Pitajainen shrugs off.

It looks like Tero Pitajainen has been cut.
Svenson lands a nice shot to the body.

Svenson has hold of one of Pitajainen's legs. Pitajainen is fighting the takedown attempt but Svenson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Svenson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pitajainen looking to control.
Svenson passes into half guard.
Svenson trying to control the action but Pitajainen is working from the bottom.
Svenson wants to stand but Pitajainen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Svenson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Svenson is working for a kimura but Pitajainen is defending it quite comfortably.
Pitajainen has hold of Svenson's hands but Svenson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Svenson prevents Pitajainen from improving his position.
Svenson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Svenson passes to full mount!
Pitajainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pitajainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pitajainen wants to control but Svenson is having none of it.
Svenson landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson tries to control but Pitajainen wriggling away.
Svenson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pitajainen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pitajainen looks gassed!
Svenson controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Svenson landing strikes from the mount and Pitajainen is in trouble!
Svenson landing shots from mount.
Svenson looking to control but Pitajainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Svenson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Svenson breaks from Pitajainen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pitajainen has given up his back. Will we see Svenson going for some submissions?

Svenson working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Svenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Pitajainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pitajainen misses with a low kick as Svenson jumps back.
Svenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pitajainen circles away.
Pitajainen throws a head kick but Svenson moves out of range.
Pitajainen misses with a takedown attempt

and Svenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Svenson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pitajainen.
Pitajainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
David Svenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Pitajainen.
Pitajainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svenson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitajainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Svenson just leaning against Pitajainen, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitajainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Svenson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pitajainen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Svenson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pitajainen to the mat. Pitajainen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pitajainen is breathing heavily.
Svenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitajainen is retaining full guard.

Svenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitajainen working a defensive guard here.
Svenson looking to pass the guard.
Svenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pitajainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pitajainen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Svenson is squirming around, avoiding Pitajainen's attempts to control the action.

Pitajainen has control of Svenson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Svenson regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pitajainen controlling from the full mount.
Pitajainen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Svenson is holding on tight.
Svenson regains half guard.
Svenson trying to control here.
Pitajainen works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitajainen raining down shots from the mount!
Svenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Svenson is squirming around, avoiding Pitajainen's attempts to control the action.
Svenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Svenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Svenson is working hard here to advance position.
Pitajainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Svenson is looking to escape.
Svenson tries to hold on but Pitajainen pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pitajainen wants to control the pace but Svenson is squirming around nicely.
Svenson can't escape the position.
BOOM! Pitajainen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Svenson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pitajainen throws some wild stikes that Svenson manages to avoid easily.
Pitajainen wants to control the pace but Svenson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Svenson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pitajainen. What's that going to do exactly?
Pitajainen avoids the attempt from Svenson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Svenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tero Pitajainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Svenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svenson scores with a head kick.
Svenson tries to clinch up.
Svenson is looking to clinch.
Svenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Svenson has a takedown stuffed.
Svenson wants to clinch up but Pitajainen keeps it at a distance.
Svenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pitajainen swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitajainen misses with a takedown

and Svenson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Svenson.
Pitajainen can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitajainen fails to pull guard.
David Svenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Pitajainen.
Svenson lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Svenson jumps guard and drags Pitajainen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pitajainen looking to pass the guard.
Svenson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pitajainen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitajainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svenson keeps working.
Pitajainen controls the position.
Pitajainen trying to control the action but Svenson is working from the bottom.
Pitajainen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Svenson's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pitajainen trying to control the action but Svenson is working from the bottom.
Pitajainen working away.
Pitajainen landing a few strikes.
Svenson can't do much from the bottom here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pitajainen darts in trying to clinch

and Svenson moves into the clinch.
Svenson lands a damaging elbow.
Svenson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitajainens head.
Pitajainen tries to pull guard but Svenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pitajainen drops back down to his feet.
Svenson has Pitajainen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pitajainen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitajainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svenson prevents Pitajainen from breaking the clinch.
Pitajainen wants to break free but Svenson has control.
Svenson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Svenson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pitajainen is trying to keep an underhook but Svenson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Svenson trying to control the action but Pitajainen is working from the bottom.

Svenson stands up from half guard.

Svenson forces Pitajainen back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Svenson.
Svenson lands with a right to the head.
Svenson lands an elbow that stopped Pitajainen in his tracks for a moment.
Svenson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pitajainen's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svenson lands a nice knee to the body.

Svenson jumps guard and drags Pitajainen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Pitajainen stands up from Svenson's guard - Pitajainen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pitajainen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Svenson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svenson.
Svenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svenson lands a knee to the body.
Svenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Svenson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Svenson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Svenson controlling Pitajainen's posture.
Svenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Svenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitajainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Tero Pitajainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Svenson pushes down on Pitajainen's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Svenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Svenson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Svenson!