PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dc Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentti comes into the arena with Benny Benassi & Public Enemy - Bring The Noise blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Pentti
vs
Gable

184 cm
24
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dc Gable!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable lands a body shot.
Gable misses with a two punch combination.
Gable takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Gable has managed to clinch.
Gable lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pentti wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gable swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentti blocks an uppercut.
Gable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gable lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gable's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Gable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gable blocking some punches.
Gable blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gable softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable blocking some punches.
Pentti tries to break free but Gable pushes him back against the cage.
Gable throws a head punch that misses.
Gable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Gable scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pentti throws a punch but it's blocked by Gable.
A frustrated look appears on Gable's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pentti trying to control the position but instead, Gable has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pentti into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pentti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pentti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gable's elbow.
Pentti looking to slow down the pace here.

Gable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gable scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
Pentti misses the jab.
Gable fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable misses the jab.
Gable moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Gable.
Gable avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Gable swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gable throws a one two combo.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pentti misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Pentti misses the target.
Gable rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pentti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pentti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gable missing with a left hand there. Pentti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Gable. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gable.
Pentti takes one to the chin there.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable misses with a wild combination.
Gable swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gable looks to land a combination but Pentti avoids it well.
Pentti missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pentti misses with a double jab.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Gable swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gable tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Gable does no damage.
Gable scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pentti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gable's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Pentti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gable doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gable blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gable throws a punch but it's blocked by Pentti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gable lands with a short shot to the head.
Gable blocks an uppercut.
Pentti tries to throw a body punch but Gable avoids it by throwing Pentti back against the cage.
Gable has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Gable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gable looks to score with a jab to the body but Pentti is just out of range.
Gable moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gable.
Pentti throws a body punch but Gable moves out of range.
Pentti throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Gable takes one to the side of the head.
Pentti lands with a right hand.
Pentti cracks Gable with a good jab.

Pentti has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gable can't find room to land a body shot as Pentti controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gable.
Pentti blocks an uppercut.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dc Gable dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gable looks to land a left hand but Pentti moved out of range nicely.
Pentti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gable has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pentti finds it's way round the side to connect with Gable's head.
Gable tries to clinch but Pentti moves out of range.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
Pentti throws a nice head kick!
Gable throws a series of punches but Pentti moves out of range.
Gable misses with the combination.
Pentti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gable closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gable scores with a jab to the body.

Pentti has closed the distance and engaged Gable in a clinch.
Dc Gable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentti misses with a punch on the inside.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
Gable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pentti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentti misses with a punch to the body.
Gable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gable doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gable misses with the head strike.

Gable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gable has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pentti finds it's way round the side to connect with Gable's head.
Gable misses with a looping right.
Gable thows a body shot but no joy.
Pentti throws a wild body kick that Gable sees coming a mile off.
Gable tries to clinch up but Pentti circles away and keeps his distance.
Pentti slips under a jab from Gable.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Gable.
Pentti tries to clinch but Gable is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Pentti.
Pentti misses with a body shot.
Pentti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gable tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pentti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pentti jabs at Gable's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gable ducks right into an uppercut from Pentti.

Pentti gets tackled into the cage by Gable. Gable maintains the clinch.

Pentti breaks the clinch.
Gable throws a looping overhand right but Pentti ducks down to avoid it.
Gable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pentti tries to clinch up
and Gable counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pentti keeps the fight on the outside.
Pentti misses with a body kick.
Pentti fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Pentti misses its intended target.
Gable throws a nice looking combination but Pentti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gable steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pentti. That one must have hurt.
Gable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pentti throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Gable does no damage.
Gable misses with a double jab.
Pentti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pentti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gable. That did some damage!
Pentti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gable dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Gable cracks Pentti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pentti throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Gable misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gable avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Gable scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gable is just out of range.
Gable misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gable tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pentti with a hook.
Gable misses with a double jab.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Gable is avoiding it.
Pentti missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Gable tries to clinch up.
Gable misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentti. Gable does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentti misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gable connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Pentti misses.
Gable throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pentti misses with an uppercut. Gable saw that one coming.
Gable misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dc Gable will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gable tries to clinch there but Pentti circles away.
Gable throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pentti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dc Gable seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pentti swinging wildly here.
Arvo Pentti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gable tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gable lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Pentti finds it's way through Gable's defenses.
Gable walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pentti connects with a nice looking jab.
Gable throws a one two combo.
Gable keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gable listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Pentti.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gable lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pentti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pentti throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gable throws a series of punches but Pentti moves out of range.
Gable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pentti.
Gable on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gable moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pentti throws a lazy right hand but Gable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gable throws a series of punches but Pentti moves out of range.
Gable shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pentti misses with a straight right.
Pentti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gable scores with a nice head shot.
Gable swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Gable lunges at Pentti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pentti's hand.
Pentti slips a jab and a cross from Gable.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dc Gable is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries to clinch but Gable moves out of range.
Gable might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gable fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gable gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gable blocks an uppercut.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Gable backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pentti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gable wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentti pushes Gable back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gable working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gable.
Pentti lands a nice uppercut.
Gable keeps control of Pentti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pentti misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pentti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Gable.
Pentti misses with a hook
enabling Gable to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gable moves away.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Gable is avoiding it.
Gable keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pentti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gable moves away from the strike by Pentti.
Pentti slips a jab and a cross from Gable.
Gable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pentti.
Gable wants to clinch up but Pentti keeps it at a distance.
Pentti jabs at Gable's body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pentti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pentti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a hook to the side of Gable's head but Gable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Gable pushes him off.
Pentti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gable lands with a nice combination. Pentti backs away looking to recover.
Pentti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gable manages to avoid it.
Gable throws a combination that misses
and Gable takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pentti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gable.
A big right from Gable misses.
Gable tries to bum rush Pentti with a series of wild strikes but Pentti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Pentti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gable throws an overhand right that lands on Pentti's shoulder, as Pentti tries to avoid the shot.
Arvo Pentti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Gable does no damage.
Good work by Pentti as he checks the leg kick.
Gable throws the left hand but Pentti avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Pentti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gable has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dc Gable!
Dc Gable took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hashed Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.