PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rannanjarvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pelayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rannanjarvi comes to the cage accompanied by Stonehenge by Spinal Tap. Antti Rannanjarvi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rannanjarvi
vs
Pelayo

195 cm
32
169 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Rannanjarvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelayo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rannanjarvi is just out of range.
Pelayo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rannanjarvi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rannanjarvi throws a body punch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi lands with a shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi cracks Pelayo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pelayo defending well as Rannanjarvi loads up on a big left hand.
Pelayo misses with a combination
and Rannanjarvi counters with a good low kick that Pelayo was not able to check.
Pelayo is looking to chop away at Rannanjarvi's legs.
Rannanjarvi lands an overhand right.
Pelayo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pelayo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelayo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Pelayo misses its intended target.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Rannanjarvi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pelayo misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rannanjarvi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo lands an overhand right.
Rannanjarvi throws a hook to the side of Pelayo's head but Pelayo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses.
Rannanjarvi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pelayo. That did some damage!
Rannanjarvi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pelayo throws a series of punches but Rannanjarvi avoids them all with ease.
Rannanjarvi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelayo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice looking body shot.
Antti Rannanjarvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rannanjarvi tries to clinch but Pelayo moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi throws a sloppy head kick and Pelayo moves out of range easily.
Rannanjarvi misses with a head kick.
Pelayo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannanjarvi connects with a body shot.
Rannanjarvi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rannanjarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Rannanjarvi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pelayo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pelayo misses with an uppercut. Rannanjarvi saw that one coming.
Rannanjarvi misses with a wild body shot.
Rannanjarvi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rannanjarvi connects with an inside leg kick.
Rannanjarvi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pelayo dodges the punch combination from Rannanjarvi.
Nice defenses there by Rannanjarvi.
Pelayo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice hook to Pelayo's body. Pelayo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick but Pelayo moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rannanjarvi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rannanjarvi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rannanjarvi tries a head kick but it misses.
Pelayo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rannanjarvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Pelayo there.
Pelayo misses with a leg kick.
Rannanjarvi moves away from the strike by Pelayo.
Good standup being displayed there by Rannanjarvi as he connects with a hook.
Rannanjarvi moves away from the strike by Pelayo.
Pelayo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rannanjarvi finds it's way round the side to connect with Pelayo's head.
Nice body punch from Rannanjarvi.
Pelayo throws a leg kick but Rannanjarvi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rannanjarvi moves out of range of the leg kick from Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rannanjarvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pelayo avoids the head kick by Rannanjarvi.
Pelayo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rannanjarvi counters with a solid body kick.
Rannanjarvi clobbers Pelayo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelayo is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rannanjarvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rannanjarvi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pelayo's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Rannanjarvi blocks the low kick.
Rannanjarvi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rannanjarvi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rannanjarvi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pelayo's calf.
Rannanjarvi takes a swing at Pelayo's ribcage but misses.
Pelayo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rannanjarvi is fending him off so far but Pelayo persists. Nope, Rannanjarvi circles away and we're back to standing.
Antti Rannanjarvi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Pelayo.
Rannanjarvi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Rannanjarvi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pelayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rannanjarvi counters with a leg kick.
Rannanjarvi is looking to wear down Pelayo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pelayo misses the shot to the body.
Rannanjarvi takes a swing at Pelayo's ribcage but misses.
Pelayo shoots in looking for a takedown. Rannanjarvi tries to sprawl out of it but Pelayo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rannanjarvi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pelayo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rannanjarvi ducks under a wild hook from Pelayo.
Rannanjarvi scores with the left hand. Pelayo knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelayo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rannanjarvi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pelayo misses with a low kick.
Pelayo misses with a leg kick
and Pelayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rannanjarvi lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Pelayo goes down and covers up as Rannanjarvi starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Rannanjarvi!
Antti Rannanjarvi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.