PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reto Katnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Katnik
vs
Pelle

197 cm
19
277 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
255 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reto Katnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle slips a jab from Katnik.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katnik looks to land a left hand but Pelle moved out of range nicely.
Katnik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katnik lands a nice looking body shot.
Katnik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pelle throws a right hand that Katnik ducks under and follows up with a left that Katnik also avoids with ease.
Pelle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelle lands a nice hook to Katnik's body. Katnik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelle. Katnik does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Katnik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pelle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Katnik scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Katnik does it's job there.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katnik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle ducks under a wild hook from Katnik.
A big left from Pelle misses.
Katnik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pelle.
Pelle scores with a jab to the body.
Pelle lands a jab to Katnik's midsection.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Katnik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pelle connects with a body shot.
Katnik is breathing heavily.
Pelle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Reto Katnik has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katnik misses the shot to the body.
Pelle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katnik.
Pelle misses with a body shot.
Katnik swinging wildly here.

Oooooh!!! Pelle has knocked Katnik down with a huge combo! Pelle steps away and waves a wobbly Katnik back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A big right from Katnik misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katnik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelle throws a nice looking combination but Katnik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelle misses with a body shot.
Katnik misses with a hook
letting Pelle counter with a right hand.
Katnik drops his hands momentarily and Pelle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.

Oooooh!!! Pelle has knocked Katnik down with a huge combo! Pelle steps away and waves a wobbly Katnik back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Katnik is rocked!
Katnik leaves his chin hanging out and Pelle seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Katnik crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amis Pelle!
After the fight, Amis Pelle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.