PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thergothon - Elemental. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

San Pedro
vs
Sirkiä

198 cm
28
270 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
227 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ultra Fight Gear

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro lands a jab to the nose.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut
and Sirkiä counters with a straight right hand.

Sirkiä drops San Pedro with a left and a right! Oh, San Pedro is hurt - Sirkiä dives into side control looking to finish!

San Pedro is rocked!

It looks like Gregorio San Pedro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkiä blocks the strikes from San Pedro.
San Pedro prevents Sirkiä from moving into mount.
Sirkiä sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but San Pedro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
San Pedro is looking to reverse the position.
San Pedro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sirkiä.
San Pedro is looking for a sweep.
San Pedro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sirkiä's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sirkiä slips a nice elbow through San Pedro's hands, connecting with San Pedro's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro is not content to let Sirkiä control the position.

Sirkiä is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so San Pedro is just riding it out for now. Sirkiä eventually gives up the hold.
Sirkiä trying to control from half guard but San Pedro is working away.
San Pedro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sirkiä is working away from the top position though.
San Pedro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sirkiä has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sirkiä is thwarting San Pedro's attempts to control the position.
Sirkiä is nestled in close to San Pedro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sirkiä with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
San Pedro desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sirkiä not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sirkiä drops an elbow to the side of San Pedro's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed San Pedro's head.
Sirkiä wants to pass the guard but San Pedro is defending well.
Sirkiä seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
San Pedro trying to control from the bottom.
San Pedro wants to improve his position but Sirkiä is controlling well.
Sirkiä takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

San Pedro is defending against the submission attempts here by Sirkiä.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sirkiä in particular looking to stall.
San Pedro gets full guard.
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sirkiä throws a big right hand that misses.
Sirkiä postures up and lands a big shot to San Pedro's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirkiä postures up.
Sirkiä is in close to San Pedro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Sirkiä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregorio San Pedro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirkiä slips under a jab from San Pedro.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sirkiä. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
San Pedro scores with a shot to the body.
Niko Sirkiä is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
San Pedro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niko Sirkiä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
San Pedro thows a body shot but no joy.

San Pedro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
San Pedro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sirkiä manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
San Pedro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro trying to control but Sirkiä is working from the bottom.
San Pedro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
San Pedro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sirkiä is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

San Pedro rushes Sirkiä and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sirkiä prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
Sirkiä avoiding damage as San Pedro throws knees to the body.
San Pedro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sirkiä is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä is looking for a takedown.
San Pedro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sirkiä avoids it.
San Pedro wants to break the clinch but can't.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirkiä blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
San Pedro tries to work over Sirkiä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirkiä tries to score a body lock takedown but San Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
San Pedro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sirkiä managing to block the knees to the body from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws an elbow that misses.

San Pedro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sirkiä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - San Pedro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
San Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Sirkiä ducks down to avoid it.
San Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Sirkiä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Pedro thows a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkiä was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Sirkiä connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed San Pedro momentarily.
Sirkiä 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.
San Pedro tries to clinch but Sirkiä moves out of range.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro tries to clinch up.
San Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirkiä.
Donk. San Pedro catches Sirkiä right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
No luck for Sirkiä with that takedown attempt.
Gregorio San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.

San Pedro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sirkiä's guard.
San Pedro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirkiä is trying to keep San Pedro in close.
San Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirkiä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

San Pedro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirkiä has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, San Pedro has managed to get both his arms back between Sirkiä's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San Pedro looking to pass the guard.
San Pedro pushes down on Sirkiä's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio San Pedro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregorio San Pedro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

San Pedro connects with a single shot there.
Sirkiä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro throws a shot to the body.
San Pedro misses with a lunging right hand
and Sirkiä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

San Pedro gets a double leg takedown into Sirkiä's guard.
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!
San Pedro tries to free his leg and advance position but Sirkiä is retaining full guard.

Sirkiä looking for a guillotine here but San Pedro defends easily.
San Pedro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sirkiä keeping moving, preventing San Pedro from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as San Pedro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
San Pedro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä trying to keep a closed guard but San Pedro is proving a slippery customer.
Niko Sirkiä has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sirkiä throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sirkiä lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for San Pedro!
The referee warns San Pedro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sirkiä lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro is squirming around, avoiding Sirkiä's attempts to control the action.
Sirkiä with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirkiä lands a couple of good shots and San Pedro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
San Pedro is keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sirkiä. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sirkiä throwing strikes and San Pedro squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Sirkiä unloads with some vicious shots from mount and San Pedro wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sirkiä celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirkiä! Niko Sirkiä retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Niko Sirkiä thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.