PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Pavelic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Poro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pavelic
vs
Poro

195 cm
29
280 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

191 cm
28
240 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ante Pavelic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Poro!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavelic scoring well with a low kick there.

Poro has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pavelic misses with a body punch.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the head but Poro blocks with his arms.
Poro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavelic misses with a knee strike.
Pavelic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poro wants to stall.
Pavelic working Poro over with knees to the body.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavelic.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poro tries to throw a body punch but Pavelic avoids it by throwing Poro back against the cage.
Poro misses with some punches.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Pekka Poro has been cut.
Pavelic tries a knee to the head but Poro blocks it.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Poro.
A hook to the body from Poro.
Poro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pavelic up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavelic misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pavelic as Poro tries to tie him up.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the head but Poro blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pavelic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavelic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poro misses with some punches.
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Poro is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poro.
Pavelic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavelic tries to land knees in the clinch but Poro avoids the damage to the body.
Poro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poro blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poro blocks a body shot from Pavelic.
Poro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Poro on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Poro scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poro misses with a punch to the body.
Poro lands a shot to the body.
Poro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pavelic obliges.
Pavelic landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Poro.
Poro lands a shoulder strike.
Pavelic prevents a body shot from Poro.
Pavelic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poro avoiding damage.
Poro tries to stall but Pavelic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pavelic lands a good knee to the midsection. Poro won't want to take too many of those.
Poro looks winded!
Poro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavelic scores with a hook to the body.
Pavelic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pavelic misses with a knee to the head.
Poro is stalling here.
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poro's face.
Poro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Poro's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pavelic.
Pavelic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Pavelic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavelic lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavelic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poro's face.
Poro takes a shot to the head.
Pavelic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poro prevents a body shot from Pavelic.
Poro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poro looking to stall.
Pavelic scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pavelic looking to throw knees to the head but Poro is blocking nicely.
Pavelic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poro lands a shoulder strike.
Poro stalling in the clinch but Pavelic improves position.
Poro taking a breather.
Poro scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Poro fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Pavelic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Poro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Poro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Poro misses.
Poro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pavelic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poro throws out the jab.
Pavelic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poro.
Pavelic is looking to slow Poro down with leg kicks.
Poro throws a body punch but Pavelic moves out of range.

Pavelic closes the distance and clinches.
Poro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poro lands a right hand.
Poro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavelic lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Pavelic.
Pavelic with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavelic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavelic crunches a lovely knee into Poro's ribcage.
Pavelic lands a left hand.
Poro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pavelic lands a big knee! That's hurt Poro! Oh, he's all over the place! Pavelic lands another knee that sends Poro to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ante Pavelic!
Post fight, an emotional Ante Pavelic said 'ZA DOM SPREMNI'.