PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Pikkarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusa Jesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jusa Jesse has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juha Pikkarainen's chin.

Pikkarainen
vs
Jesse

187 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Pikkarainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusa Jesse!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikkarainen misses with a double jab.
Pikkarainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Pikkarainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pikkarainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jesse circles away quickly and effectively.
Pikkarainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Jesse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pikkarainen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jesse.
Pikkarainen throws a right and a left that Jesse avoids nicely.
Pikkarainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pikkarainen misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jesse bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jesse working the ground and pound.
Jesse is working Pikkarainen over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pikkarainen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pikkarainen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jesse lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pikkarainen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jesse is trying to get an arm triangle but Pikkarainen is defending well.
Jesse is looking to take a break and control but Pikkarainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jesse wants to control but Pikkarainen is keeping him busy.
Jesse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jesse working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pikkarainen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jesse has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pikkarainen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pikkarainen is not content to let Jesse control the position.
Jesse cracks Pikkarainen with a big elbow.
Pikkarainen tries to buck Jesse off but Jesse is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen defending against the ground and pound.
Pikkarainen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jesse on the ground.
Check out the look on Jesse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jesse blocks the strikes from Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jesse asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pikkarainen is breathing heavily.
Pikkarainen defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pikkarainen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pikkarainen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pikkarainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Jesse decides to stand back up. Jesse steps back and let's Pikkarainen get back to his feet.

Pikkarainen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pikkarainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jesse stands up over Pikkarainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesse won't allow Pikkarainen to get back to his feet.
Pikkarainen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Jesse manages to pass to side control.
Pikkarainen is trying to stand up here but Jesse is controlling him well.
Jesse stalling.
Pikkarainen is staying active underneath Jesse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jesse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jesse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pikkarainen has hold of Jesse's hands but Jesse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jesse blocks the strikes from Pikkarainen.
Jesse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Jesse seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pikkarainen tries to kick Jesse off but Jesse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jesse slips a nice elbow through Pikkarainen's hands, connecting with Pikkarainen's forehead.
Jesse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pikkarainen is looking to escape.
Jesse wants to take a breather but Pikkarainen is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pikkarainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jesse.

Jesse scores with a takedown into Pikkarainen's guard.
Jesse wants to control from the top but Pikkarainen keeps moving.
Jesse prevents Pikkarainen from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jusa Jesse 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.

Good exchange - Jesse coming out on top.
Pikkarainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pikkarainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pikkarainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Jesse scores a takedown into full mount!
Jesse with a couple of short strikes.
Pikkarainen can't escape the position.
Jesse postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pikkarainen looks a forlorn figure.
Pikkarainen is squirming around, avoiding Jesse's attempts to control the action.
Jesse controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen can't escape the position.
The referee warns Pikkarainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pikkarainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pikkarainen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jesse with good strikes from the mount here!
Jesse is landing with some decent strikes but Pikkarainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jesse with shots to the head and body - Pikkarainen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jesse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pikkarainen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jesse raining down shots from the mount!
Pikkarainen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jesse lands a heavy elbow.
Jesse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Jesse looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pikkarainen's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Jesse working for a submission but Pikkarainen is keeping him at bay.
BOOM! Jesse connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pikkarainen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Jesse is working for a guillotine from mount but Pikkarainen frees his head quite easily.
Jesse cracks Pikkarainen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikkarainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pikkarainen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jesse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pikkarainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jesse dominating with strikes here.
Jesse landing strikes from the mount.
Pikkarainen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jesse working the ground and pound effectively.
Jesse postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pikkarainen looks a forlorn figure.
Jesse blocks Pikkarainen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pikkarainen wants to control but Jesse is having none of it.
Pikkarainen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jesse landing strikes from the mount.
Jesse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pikkarainen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pikkarainen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Pikkarainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pikkarainen is in a horrible position here. Jesse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jusa Jesse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jesse wants to control the pace but Pikkarainen is squirming around nicely.
Pikkarainen tries to buck Jesse off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jusa Jesse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jesse dodges the punch combination from Pikkarainen.
Pikkarainen looks to land a combination but Jesse avoids it well.
Jesse moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pikkarainen swinging wilding here.
Nice sprawl there from Pikkarainen as Jesse shoots in.
Pikkarainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jesse shoots in for a takedown but Pikkarainen shows good takedown defense.
Jesse doesn't manage to clinch there - Pikkarainen circles away.
A punch combination from Pikkarainen misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Jesse scores with a four punch combination!
Pikkarainen falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jesse counters with a single leg into guard. Pikkarainen didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikkarainen wants to sweep here but Jesse controlling him for the moment.
Pikkarainen is looking to stand up but Jesse isn't so interested in that idea.

Jesse drops back looking for a leg! Pikkarainen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pikkarainen manages to kick Jesse off! Jesse jumps back into Pikkarainen's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pikkarainen wants to stand up but Jesse is controlling him.
Jesse trying to control the position from guard on top but Pikkarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pikkarainen wants to stand up but Jesse is controlling him.
Jesse connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jesse trying to control but Pikkarainen is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pikkarainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jesse has closed the distance and engaged Pikkarainen in a clinch.
Jesse misses with some punches.
Jesse trying to stall but Pikkarainen improves his position.

Pikkarainen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pikkarainen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Jesse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pikkarainen tries to stand but Jesse is controlling from the bottom.
Jesse looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesse throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Jesse had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pikkarainen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jesse Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pikkarainen's back instead.
Pikkarainen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Jesse patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jesse.
Pikkarainen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesse is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pikkarainen. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pikkarainen is trying to get back to his feet but Jesse has full control of the position and if anything, Pikkarainen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pikkarainen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jesse tries to get the hooks in deep but Pikkarainen pushed the leg off.
Pikkarainen holding both Jesse 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jesse has Pikkarainen flattened out and is raining down punches.
Juha Pikkarainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jusa Jesse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jesse lands strikes to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jusa Jesse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jesse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jusa Jesse!