PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Keijo
vs
Pennanen

179 cm
25
174 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

184 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

****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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keijo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Pennanen.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Pennanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Pennanen rushes Keijo and presses him up against the cage.
Pennanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Keijo controls his hands.
Keijo has a couple of punches blocked by Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennanen throws a head punch that misses.
Pennanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pennanen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pennanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pennanen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pennanen.
Keijo pushes Pennanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keijo.
Pennanen lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pennanen breaks from the clinch.
Pennanen scores with a body shot.
Pennanen swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennanen misses with a looping right.
Keijo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keijo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pennanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keijo manages to avoid it.
Keijo throws a nice looking combination but Pennanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennanen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Keijo. That one must have hurt.
Keijo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keijo misses with a looping left.
Keijo misses with a body shot.
Pennanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Keijo circles away.
Pennanen throws a jab when Keijo was well out of range.
Keijo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pennanen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keijo throws the kick towards the body but Pennanen avoids it.
Keijo blocks a head kick by Pennanen.
Pennanen lands a nice hook to Keijo's body. Keijo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Keijo looks to land a combination but Pennanen avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Keijo, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pennanen. That's going to slow Keijo down.
Keijo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pennanen.
Pennanen tries to clinch there but Keijo circles away.
Pennanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keijos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Pennanen - just one landing.
Pennanen avoids the head kick by Keijo.
Keijo ducks under a wild hook from Pennanen.
Pennanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Keijo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keijo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a jab when Pennanen was well out of range.
Pennanen lands a head kick. Keijo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Keijo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keijo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pennanen.
Keijo throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Keijo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keijo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Keijo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pennanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Keijo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Keijo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pennanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keijo scrambles back to his feet.
Keijo misses with the body kick
and Pennanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keijo works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennanen throws the left hand but Keijo avoids the punch easily.
Pennanen swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pennanen moves into the clinch.
Keijo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Keijo drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Keijo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keijo trying to control the position.
Pennanen wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Keijo looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo is really struggling to control Pennanen but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pennanen moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Keijo misses
and Pennanen counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juho Pennanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pennanen throws a push kick but Keijo slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Pennanen misses
and Keijo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keijo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pennanen's sensitive parts.
Pennanen misses with a hook
and Keijo counters with a stiff right hand.
Keijo throws a hook but Pennanen blocks it.
Pennanen avoids a kick to the body.
Keijo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keijo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keijo throws an off balance right hand
and Pennanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pennanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pennanen moves in looking to clinch but Keijo pushes him off.
Pennanen takes a swing at Keijo's ribcage but misses.
Pennanen connects with a jab.
Keijo tries to bum rush Pennanen with a series of wild strikes but Pennanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennanen connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen missing with a left hand there. Keijo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keijo throws out the jab.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Keijo.
Some bone on bone action there as Keijo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Keijo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keijo walks into a straight right hand from Pennanen.
Keijo looks to throw the jab but Pennanen is out of range.
Keijo staying out of range there.
Keijo sizes up Pennanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Juho Pennanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennanen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennanen avoids a kick to the body.
Pennanen cracks a nice hook into Keijo's ribs.
Keijo keeps the fight on the outside.
Pennanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keijo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennanen.
A jab from Pennanen does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Keijo misses the target.
Keijo scores with a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Keijo.
Pennanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Keijo throws a body kick that misses
and Pennanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pennanen throws a hook but Keijo blocks it.
Keijo is looking to score with low kicks.
Pennanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keijo.
Pennanen slips a straight right by Keijo.
Pennanen digs a good body shot into Keijo's ribs.
Keijo misses with a hook
and Pennanen counters with a low kick, right behind Keijo 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Keijo.
Pennanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pennanen is looking to clinch but Keijo is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Pennanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo misses with the body kick
and Pennanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pennanen lands a jab to Keijo's midsection.
Pennanen connects with a right hand. Keijo shakes it off.
Pennanen throws a leg kick but Keijo checks it.
Pennanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Keijo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pennanen takes a step back to recover.
Pennanen misses with a low kick.
Pennanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keijo misses with a low kick.
Keijo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keijo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keijo scores with a push kick.
Pennanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws the kick towards the body but Pennanen avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo lands with an uppercut that bounces Pennanen off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Keijo.
Keijo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pennanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Keijo is just out of range.
Keijo throws a hook but Pennanen blocks it.
Pennanen tries to clinch there but Keijo circles away.
Pennanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Keijo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pennanen.
Pennanen looks to land a body kick but Keijo moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo throws a wild body kick that Pennanen sees coming a mile off.

Keijo has closed the distance and engaged Pennanen in a clinch.
Keijo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennanen's elbow.

Pennanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutaali Keijo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Keijo avoids the head kick by Pennanen.
Keijo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pennanen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pennanen lands the left hand.
Keijo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Keijo jabs Pennanen right on the nose. Pennanen blinks but takes it well.
Keijo misses with a lunging right hand
and Pennanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Keijo throws a series of punches but Pennanen avoids them all with ease.
Pennanen blocks a jab.
Pennanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pennanen misses with an uppercut. Keijo saw that one coming.
Pennanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keijo.
Keijo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennanen.
Pennanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pennanen tries to clinch but Keijo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keijo.
Pennanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keijo moves away.
Keijo throws a body kick that misses.
Pennanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Keijo throws a sloppy head kick
and Pennanen counters with a leg kick.
Keijo throws a hook but Pennanen avoids it easily.
Pennanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keijo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keijo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Keijo.
Pennanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pennanen lands an overhand right.
Keijo just misses with a punch to the body.
Keijo connects with a crisp jab.
Pennanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pennanen lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pennanen throws a low kick, looking for Keijo's leg but Keijo calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Keijo misses the target.
Keijo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Keijo misses with a body shot.
Pennanen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keijo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pennanen circles away.
Pennanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keijo moves away.
Good shot there by Keijo.
Keijo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pennanen.
Pennanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keijo throws out the jab.
Pennanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pennanen lands with a hook. Keijo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Keijo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keijo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Pennanen. Beautiful body shot.
Pennanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keijo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keijo lands a right hook to the body.
Pennanen blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Keijo misses.
Pennanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keijo manages to avoid it.
Pennanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keijo staying out of range there.
Pennanen thows a leg kick but Keijo checks it
and Keijo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keijo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pennanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Keijo slips a jab from Pennanen.
Pennanen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Keijo ducks under a wild hook from Pennanen.
A jab from Keijo finds it's way through Pennanen's defenses.
Keijo throws out a leg kick but Pennanen moves out of range and Keijo only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pennanen digs a good hook to Keijo's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keijo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Keijo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennanen.
Pennanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keijo's head backwards.
Keijo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Keijo misses.
A jab from Pennanen does it's job there.
Keijo avoids the head kick by Pennanen.
Pennanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keijo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pennanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo throws a leg kick
and Pennanen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keijo's knee momentarily.
Pennanen swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Pennanen throws a hook but Keijo blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juho Pennanen.
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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juho Pennanen!
Juho Pennanen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.