PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdel Mumu (ranked 462 p4p, 56 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 273 p4p, 37 weight class). Pesonen has chosen DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mumu
vs
Pesonen

175 cm
28
169 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

165 cm
31
156 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Mumu finds it's way through Pesonen's defenses.
Mumu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Mumu tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mumu throws a lazy right hand but Pesonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mumu throws a leg kick but Pesonen moved away.
Mumu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abdel Mumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses with a few strikes there.
Mumu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mumu misses with a leg kick.
Pesonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mumu misses with a low kick as Pesonen jumps back.
Mumu throws a body shot but no joy.
Pesonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen lands a jab to Mumu's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Mumu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mumu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
The fighters circling - Mumu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pesonen throws a right hand that Mumu ducks under and follows up with a left that Mumu also avoids with ease.
Mumu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mumu.
Abdel Mumu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mumu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mumu doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen throws a low kick, looking for Mumu's leg but Mumu calmly moves out of range.
Mumu wants to slow Pesonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Pesonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mumu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a low kick as Mumu jumps back.
An inside leg kick from Mumu misses.
Mumu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mumu lands a nice hook to Pesonen's body. Pesonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mumu lands a nice shot that snaps Pesonen's head back.
Mumu misses with a low kick.
Mumu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pesonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen throws out a counter right but Mumu avoids it with no problem.
Mumu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mumu throws a leg kick

and Pesonen counters with a takedown into side control.
Pesonen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pesonen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pesonen is trying to ground and pound but Mumu uses the momentary lack of control by Pesonen to regain half guard.
Mumu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pesonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pesonen.
Pesonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pesonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pesonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mumu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pesonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen wants to free his trapped foot but Mumu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Pesonen seems to be working for a kimura but Mumu defends the submission attempt.
Mumu controlling the position well.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu tries to roll over but Pesonen keeps him under control.
Mumu is trying to maintain the position but Pesonen is very close to passing his half guard.
Pesonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mumu's head.
Pesonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mumu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mumu is refusing to be controlled, as Pesonen sits in half guard.
Mumu tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Mumu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pesonen.
Pesonen is looking to take a break and control but Mumu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pesonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mumu defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Abdel Mumu will probably get the nod.
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.

Mumu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pesonen has time to react.
Mumu punishes Pesonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Mumu thuds his right hand into Pesonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mumu misses with a leg kick
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumu dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
Mumu misses with a straight right.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mumu lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
Mumu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mumu scores with a punch to the head.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Mumu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pesonen.
Mumu lunges at Pesonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesonen's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumu throws a right hand that misses
and Pesonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Abdel Mumu has been cut.
A jab from Mumu does it's job there.
Pesonen throws a hook but Mumu blocks it.
Mumu pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Mumu misses its intended target.
Pesonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Pesonen.
Jab by Mumu.
Mumu connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mumu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pesonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pesonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pesonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mumu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mumu.
Mumu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mumu. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Mumu as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mumu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pesonen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mumu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pesonen checks a leg kick.
Pesonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mumu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mumu lands the left hand.
Pesonen lands with a nice body punch.
Mumu connects with a single shot there.
Mumu moves out of range as Pesonen throws a body kick.
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mumu.
Pesonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pesonen fails with the takedown
and Mumu counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mumu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mumu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mumu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mumu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pesonen.
Mumu is looking to slow Pesonen down with leg kicks.
Mumu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pesonen walks into a left hand.
Mumu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mumu misses with a wild combination.
Pesonen is looking for the big counter here.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abdel Mumu is winning the standup battle so far.
Mumu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mumu. That's going to slow Pesonen down.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mumu doesn't seem phased though.
Mumu lands a nice shot to the body.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen tries a low kick but Mumu avoids it.
Mumu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Mumu.
Pesonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mumu misses with a hook.
Mumu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pesonen's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen misses with a straight left.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen throws a hook but Mumu avoids it easily.
Pesonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdel Mumu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdel Mumu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mumu scores with a body shot.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumu throws out the jab.
Mumu dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
Mumu misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
Mumu loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Mumu takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Mumu with a jab.
Pesonen lands with a nice body punch.
Mumu throws a body shot but no joy.
Mumu blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mumu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mumu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pesonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mumu moves away.
Pesonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumu throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen scores with a nice strike.
Pesonen tries to work over Mumu's front leg with a kick but Mumu checks it.
Mumu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mumu scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mumu misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mumu.
Mumu misses the shot to the body.
Mumu connects with a leg kick. Pesonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pesonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu throws a leg kick which misses Pesonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pesonen tries to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Pesonen blocks the leg kick.
Pesonen looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mumu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pesonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pesonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mumu throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mumu.
Mumu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mumu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pesonen is out of range and Mumu settles back down.
A slow jab from Mumu misses its intended target.
Mumu backing away here, and Pesonen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mumu misses with a shot to the body
and Pesonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Mumu throws a low kick but Pesonen moves out of range easily.
Pesonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mumu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pesonen throws a front kick that sends Mumu stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Pesonen.
Mumu tries a low kick but Pesonen avoids it.
Mumu throws out a powerful jab.
Mumu lands with a cross.
Mumu throws a leg kick
and Pesonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mumu's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pesonen thuds a left hand into Mumu's body.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Mumu missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumu tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pesonen! But no joy.
Pesonen throws out a loose jab but Mumu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumu looks to land a right hand but Pesonen moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Mumu.
Mumu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pesonen throws out the jab.
Mumu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
Mumu misses with a straight left.
Mumu takes a swing at Pesonen's ribcage but misses.
Pesonen tries a quick counter leg kick but Mumu is wise to it.
Mumu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pesonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mumu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mumu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but Mumu moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Mumu does no damage.
Mumu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Pesonen.
Mumu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pesonen lands a nice hook to Mumu's body. Mumu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdel Mumu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mumu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdel Mumu!
A very excited looking Abdel Mumu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.