PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. Sullivan has chosen Akira Yamaoka - Room of Angel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Atte Peltola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Peltola
vs
Sullivan

180 cm
25
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Walter Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sullivan clobbers Peltola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peltola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peltola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sullivan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan walks into a stiff left hand from Peltola.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Sullivan tries to keep at a distance but Peltola has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan scoring well with a low kick there.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan with a hook.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sullivan throws out a loose jab but Peltola uses good head movement to avoid it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peltola.
Sullivan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Peltola working away.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Sullivan wants to control but Peltola postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan prevents Peltola from improving position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.

Peltola tries for a kimura but Sullivan is defending well.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep.
Peltola cracks Sullivan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sullivan is trying to escape the position but Peltola is controlling the position.
Sullivan prevents Peltola from moving into mount.
Peltola wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy.
Sullivan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sullivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peltola connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
Sullivan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sullivan wants to control but Peltola is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Peltola looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peltola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peltola is looking to pass Sullivan's guard but actually Sullivan recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola tries to free his leg and advance position but Sullivan is retaining full guard.

Peltola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sullivan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peltola has managed to get both his arms back between Sullivan's legs - danger averted.
Sullivan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peltola is looking to work some ground and pound but Sullivan has wrist control.
Sullivan trying to keep a closed guard but Peltola is proving a slippery customer.
Sullivan is looking to stand up but Peltola isn't so interested in that idea.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Sullivan dominated that round.
That's time! Peltola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Peltola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sullivan sneaks back into half guard.
Peltola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullivan keeps working.
Sullivan wants to control but Peltola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sullivan is not content to let Peltola control the position.
Peltola prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Peltola tries to pass to full mount but Sullivan defends it.
Peltola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Peltola is controlling well.
Peltola winds up and cracks Sullivan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltola looks to land a strike but Sullivan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Peltola wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
Peltola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Peltola trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Atte Peltola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sullivan prevents Peltola from getting the reversal.
Peltola wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Peltola trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sullivan tightening his grip on Peltola, looking for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peltola wants to control his opponent's hands but Sullivan gets his hands free.

Sullivan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sullivan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Peltola doesn't escape.

Peltola defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Sullivan is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Peltola is defending well though. Sullivan let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola turns into Sullivan and is now in his guard.
Peltola trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Peltola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peltola postures up in Sullivan's guard and throws a big left but Sullivan blocks it.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Atte Peltola.
Peltola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sullivan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peltola scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
Peltola on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Sullivan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peltola doesn't seem phased though.
Peltola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sullivan looks to land a combination. Peltola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peltola cracks Sullivan with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Peltola fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peltolas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sullivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Peltola momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a nice hook to Peltola's body. Peltola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sullivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walter Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sullivan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peltola checks a low kick from Sullivan.
Peltola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan can pounce on him.
Sullivan feints and then cracks Peltola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peltola down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peltola looks to land a combination but Sullivan avoids it well.
Walter Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan cracks Peltola with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Peltola falls to his knees and Sullivan doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Sullivan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Walter Sullivan thanked Outkast Clothing Line for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).