PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palermo has chosen Rock You Like a Hurricane by Scorpion as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mieto
vs
Palermo

183 cm
24
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
29
181 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Palermo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Mieto as he checks the leg kick.
Mieto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mieto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palermo throws a hook but Mieto avoids it easily.
Mieto is looking to chop away at Palermo's legs.
Palermo misses with a low kick.
Mieto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mieto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palermo. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mieto.
Palermo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mieto was well out of range. Poor timing from Palermo.
Palermo misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Palermo misses.
Mieto misses with a few strikes there.
Palermo shoots in looking for a takedown. Mieto tries to sprawl out of it but Palermo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mieto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Juha Mieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palermo has time to react.
Mieto doesn't manage to clinch there - Palermo circles away.
Palermo lands a nice hook to Mieto's body. Mieto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mieto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palermo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mietos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mieto checks a leg kick.
Mieto tries to clinch up but Palermo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mieto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mieto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palermo misses with a double jab
and Mieto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mieto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Palermo dives in and scores a takedown into Mieto's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Palermo trying to control the position from guard on top but Mieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palermo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palermo wants to control from the top but Mieto keeps moving.
Palermo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palermo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palermo throws an elbow that misses. Mieto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palermo's guard. Nice move by Mieto!
Mieto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palermo's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Palermo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palermo striking off his back.

Palermo working for a triangle but Mieto defends it easily.

Palermo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Palermo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mieto stacks Palermo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mieto!
Mieto trying to control the position but Palermo is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mieto decides to stand up, so the ref orders Palermo to his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mieto - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Palermo is predictable there
and Mieto counters with a thumping low kick.

Mieto closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mieto leaning against his opponent.
Palermo tries to pull guard but Mieto won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palermo tries to pull guard but Mieto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Juha Mieto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Palermo.
Mieto lands with a left to the head.
Mieto gets through Palermo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinny Palermo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mieto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Palermo misses with a wild body shot.
Mieto tries to work over Palermo's front leg with a kick but Palermo checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mieto, right into the meat.
Mieto tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinny Palermo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mieto misses with a low kick.
Palermo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mieto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mieto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palermo misses with a low kick.
Mieto thuds his shin into the meat of Palermo's side.
Palermo misses with a combination
and Mieto counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mieto checks a leg kick.
Mieto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mieto.
Mieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palermo misses with a low kick.

Mieto moves into range and clinches up with Palermo.
A head punch on the inside from Mieto fails to land.
Mieto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palermo is breathing heavily.
Mieto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mieto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mieto works on Palermo's body with a couple of short punches.
Palermo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Mieto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palermo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mieto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieto can't find room to land a body shot as Palermo controls the action.
Mieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mieto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mieto throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Mieto on the inside.

Palermo pulls guard.
Mieto is pushing down on Palermo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palermo is fighting to maintain full guard but Mieto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mieto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Palermo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mieto pulls his head out easily.
Mieto stalling.

Mieto decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieto lands a jab.
Vinny Palermo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mieto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palermo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mieto closes the distance but Palermo moves to the side
and Palermo counters with a three punch combo that has Mieto backing up. Mieto nods at Palermo to acknowledge the strikes.
Mieto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mieto punishes Palermo's body with a nice straight punch.
Palermo swinging wildly here.
Mieto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot by Mieto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo tries for a takedown but Mieto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juha Mieto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Palermo.
Mieto checks the leg kick.
Mieto connects with an inside leg kick.
Palermo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mieto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mieto doesn't manage to clinch there - Palermo circles away.
Palermo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palermo throws a leg kick but Mieto checks it.

Palermo tries to keep at a distance but Mieto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mieto scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Palermo.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Mieto scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Mieto dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mieto checks a leg kick nicely.
Mieto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palermo throws out a loose jab but Mieto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mieto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Mieto misses.
Juha Mieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mieto delivers a nice body kick.
That kick from Mieto tenderised Palermo's leg. Palermo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palermo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palermo checks a leg kick nicely.
Mieto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mieto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Mieto.
Mieto throws a body kick that misses.
Mieto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Palermo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto feints and then cracks Palermo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palermo down.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mieto misses with a punch on the inside.
Mieto effectively controlling the action here.
Mieto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mieto pushes Palermo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mieto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mieto lands a nice uppercut.

Palermo is rocked!
Palermo is trying to pull guard but Mieto has him pressed against the cage.
Palermo is still on wobbly legs! Can Mieto finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mieto to keep the fight standing.
Palermo takes a shot to the head.
Mieto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mieto creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Palermo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Palermo drops to his knees and Mieto pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Mieto!
After winning the bout, Juha Mieto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.