PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino comes to the cage accompanied by Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sikaniska's choice of entrance music: 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. Santeri Sikaniska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pellegrino
vs
Sikaniska

185 cm
35
199 lbs
23 - 9 - 1

205 cm
40
413 lbs
24 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kos Pellegrino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrino throws a head kick that misses

and Sikaniska counters with a left and a right that hurts Pellegrino! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Sikaniska jumps into full mount!

Pellegrino is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sikaniska get's back to his feet.
Oh Pellegrino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pellegrino seems to have got his legs back now.
Sikaniska wants to clinch.
Sikaniska tries to clinch but Pellegrino moves away

and Pellegrino counters with a head kick that drops Sikaniska to the mat! Sikaniska scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Sikaniska has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pellegrino tries a head kick but it misses.
Pellegrino misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino throws a lazy head kick

and Sikaniska holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pellegrino misses with a knee to the head.
Sikaniska trying to land knees to the body.

Sikaniska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kos Pellegrino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sikaniska moves out of range of the body kick from Pellegrino.
Sikaniska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrino manages to avoid it.
Pellegrino throws a body kick that misses.

Pellegrino lands a big head kick that sends Sikaniska tumbling to the mat! Pellegrino takes a step backwards and waves Sikaniska back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sikaniska is rocked!
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!
Pellegrino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Pellegrino misses
and Sikaniska counters with a left right combination that sends Pellegrino crashing to the mat - Sikaniska wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Pellegrino out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santeri Sikaniska!
Santeri Sikaniska decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Kos Pellegrino spoke after the fight, saying 'I got robbed'.