PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juho Pennanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fedotov
vs
Pennanen

184 cm
29
184 lbs
21 - 7 - 2

184 cm
26
184 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

****160Q Energy for $150****

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 21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
Pennanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fedotov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fedotov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pennanen is out of range and Fedotov settles back down.
Fedotov throws a head kick that misses.
Pennanen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fedotov counters with a low kick, right behind Pennanen 's knee.
Pennanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Pennanen. Beautiful body shot.
Fedotov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Pennanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pennanen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Pennanen takes an elbow to the forehead.

Pennanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedotov scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
and Fedotov counters with an inside leg kick.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fedotov.
A good leg kick by Fedotov.
Fedotov blocks a low kick nicely.
Pennanen looks to throw the jab but Fedotov is out of range.
The fighters circling - Pennanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fedotov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennanen.
Pennanen loads up on a big right hand but Fedotov slips the punch.
Pennanen checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Fedotov blocks the leg kick.
Pennanen misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen moves out of range as Fedotov throws a body kick.
Pennanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennanen with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pennanen 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 Fedotov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fedotov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pennanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pennanen throws a chopping leg kick but Fedotov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juho Pennanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennanen connects with a leg kick. Fedotov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fedotov scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Pennanen there.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Fedotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pennanen circles away.
Pennanen ducks under a wild hook from Fedotov.
Pennanen misses with a head kick.
Pennanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Fedotov.
A nice combination there by Pennanen.
Pennanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pennanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fedotov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pennanen jabs at Fedotov's body.
A leg kick checked by Fedotov.
Fedotov connects with a solid leg kick.
Fedotov moves out of range of the body kick from Pennanen.
Fedotov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fedotov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fedotov throws a low kick but Pennanen avoids it.
Fedotov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pennanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fedotov.
Pennanen keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen misses the jab.
Pennanen takes a swing at Fedotov's ribcage but misses.
Fedotov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pennanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch combination from Pennanen misses.

Fedotov clinches.
Fedotov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pennanen's efforts to push away.
Pennanen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov misses with an elbow strike.
Pennanen takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Juho Pennanen has been cut.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 cut man is working on Juho Pennanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fedotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennanen moves out of range of the body kick.
Fedotov wants to slow Pennanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pennanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fedotov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fedotov blocks a jab.
Fedotov moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick there by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juho Pennanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennanen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut. Fedotov saw that one coming.
Fedotov lands a head kick!
Fedotov blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedotov thows a leg kick but Pennanen checks it
and Pennanen counters with a straight right hand.
Fedotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pennanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fedotov is out of range.
Pennanen connects with a jab.
Pennanen checks a low kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but Pennanen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Pennanen is predictable there
and Fedotov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pennanen's knee momentarily.
Fedotov tries to clinch there but Pennanen circles away.
Fedotov tries to clinch but Pennanen is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fedotov.
Fedotov scores with a kick to the body.
Pennanen throws a chopping leg kick but Fedotov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov scores with a leg kick.
Fedotov throws a head kick but Pennanen moves out of range.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedotov thows a leg kick but Pennanen checks it
and Pennanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pennanen. That's going to slow Fedotov down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fedotov avoids the body shot from Pennanen.
Pennanen throws a body punch but Fedotov moves out of range.
Pennanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pennanen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pennanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fedotov.
Fedotov looks to land a left hand but Pennanen moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fedotov moves out of range of the body kick from Pennanen.
Pennanen tries a low kick but Fedotov avoids it.
Pennanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fedotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedotov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pennanen.
Fedotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fedotov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pennanen misses with a few strikes there.
Pennanen lands with a shot to the body.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut.
Pennanen connects with a right hand. Fedotov shakes it off.
Pennanen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fedotov.
Fedotov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen throws a front kick aimed at Fedotov's knee but Fedotov avoids it well.
Fedotov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pennanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pennanen thumps Fedotov with a low kick.
Fedotov lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennanen checks a leg kick.
Pennanen checks a low kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedotov is just out of range.
Fedotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedotov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fedotov misses with a body shot.
Fedotov checks a low kick from Pennanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juho Pennanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juho Pennanen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Fedotov.
Pennanen scores with a nice head shot.
Pennanen throws a head kick but Fedotov moves out of range.
Fedotov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fedotov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pennanen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pennanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pennanen blocks a head kick by Fedotov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fedotov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fedotov is looking to chop away at Pennanen's legs.
Fedotov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fedotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pennanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pennanen misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov tries to work over Pennanen's front leg with a kick but Pennanen checks it.
Pennanen misses with a hook.
Fedotov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pennanen cracks a nice hook into Fedotov's ribs.
Pennanen blocks a leg kick.
Pennanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Fedotov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pennanen throws a shot from downtown. Fedotov moves away and avoids it.
Fedotov is looking to land body kicks.
Fedotov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pennanen.
Fedotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pennanen circles away.
Pennanen scores with a punch to the head.
Pennanen throws an overhand right that lands on Fedotov's shoulder, as Fedotov tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov ducks under a wild hook from Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fedotov blocks a jab.
Pennanen blocks a head kick by Fedotov.
Fedotov slips a straight right by Pennanen.
Fedotov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fedotov thows a leg kick but Pennanen checks it
letting Pennanen counter with a right hand.
Fedotov scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennanen throws a head kick but Fedotov moves out of range.
Fedotov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fedotov connects with a solid leg kick.
Pennanen misses with a wild body shot.
Vladik Fedotov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pennanen misses with a hook.
Juho Pennanen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen misses with a leg kick.
Pennanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fedotov.
Pennanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pennanen misses with a looping left.
Fedotov wants to land a leg kick but Pennanen is out of range.
Pennanen looks to throw the jab but Fedotov is out of range.
Fedotov walks into a jab.
Fedotov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pennanen tries to bum rush Fedotov with a series of wild strikes but Fedotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennanen checks a low kick from Fedotov.
Pennanen connects with a crisp jab.
Fedotov keeps Pennanen at a distance using the push kick.
Pennanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws out a leg kick but Pennanen moves out of range and Fedotov only half commits.
Pennanen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedotov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Pennanen pushes Fedotov away with a front kick.
Fedotov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pennanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fedotov's knee momentarily.
Pennanen misses with a hook. Fedotov ducked under it nicely.
Fedotov throws a low kick but Pennanen avoids it.
Fedotov tries to score with a low kick but Pennanen moves his leg out of the way.

Pennanen tries to keep at a distance but Fedotov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pennanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladik Fedotov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pennanen 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juho Pennanen!
A very excited looking Juho Pennanen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.