PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 441 p4p, 55 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 443 p4p, 56 weight class). Pesonen comes into the arena with DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu blaring out of the sound system. Cooter has chosen Porch Honky as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pesonen
vs
Cooter

165 cm
32
151 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

169 cm
31
157 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen throws a sloppy head kick and Cooter moves out of range easily.

Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Cooter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.
Pesonen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jallu Pesonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pesonen defends it well.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooter.
Cooter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pesonen under the eye.
Pesonen throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cooter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pesonen won't be happy with that.
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!
What's Pesonen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Cooter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pesonen some visible discomfort.
Pesonen sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pesonen trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.

Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.
Cooter winds up and cracks Pesonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooter trying to mount his opponent but Pesonen defends it.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pesonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Pesonen is refusing to be controlled, as Cooter sits in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cooter working his ground and pound in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen wants to get back to full guard.
Pesonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cooter drops an elbow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooter is trying to control the action in half guard but Pesonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooter working Pesonen over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen is trying to maintain the position but Cooter is very close to passing his half guard.
Pesonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooter's back!
Pesonen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Cooter to escape the position.
Cooter turns into Pesonen and is now in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen has momentary wrist control but Cooter slips an elbow through the middle.
Pesonen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cooter lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Pesonen has his foot on Cooter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooter works his way back into a safe position though.

Pesonen working for a triangle but Cooter defends it easily.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.
Cooter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cooter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cooter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cooter lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Pesonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooter defends well.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.
Pesonen looking to control.
Pesonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooter's guard.

Cooter has his foot on Pesonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pesonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
Pesonen won't allow Cooter to sweep him here.
Pesonen landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cooter misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Cooter misses with a hook to the body
and Pesonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooter defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. Cooter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pesonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooter misses.
Good work by Cooter as he checks the leg kick.
Pesonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pesonen.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
A little jabbing left from Cooter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooter as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Pesonen misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooter misses with a body shot
and Pesonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pesonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pesonen misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Cooter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pesonen is trying to defend but Cooter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pesonen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pesonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.

Pesonen working for submissions but it's allowed Cooter to get to half guard.
Pesonen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cooter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cooter's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cooter rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooter is trying to control but can't.
Pesonen is nestled in close to Cooter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Pesonen is controlling well.
Cooter is trying is best to control the position here.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard.

Cooter looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pesonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooter has wrist control.
Cooter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard.

Pesonen wants to control but Cooter passes easily into half guard.
Cooter prevents Pesonen from improving his position.
Cooter working Pesonen over with strikes.
Cooter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Pesonen looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooter drops an elbow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Cooter is thwarting Pesonen's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pesonen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cobweb Cooter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.

Pesonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooter is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter working some strikes from top position.
Cooter controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cobweb Cooter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pesonen dips to his left and cracks Cooter with an uppercut!
Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
Pesonen tries to counter with a takedown but Cooter is quick to defend against it.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooter.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooter.
Cooter darts in looking for a takedown but Pesonen gets double underhooks and turns Cooter into the cage.
Cooter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pesonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooter throws the kick towards the body but Pesonen avoids it.
Pesonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pesonen.
Cooter tries to bench press Pesonen off him but Pesonen keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pesonen's best efforts.
Cooter is not content to let Pesonen control the position.
Cooter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Cooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.

Cooter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cooter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pesonen is aware though and is defending well.
Pesonen preventing the sweep.
Pesonen is working Cooter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pesonen manages to get himself to full guard.

Pesonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter trying to control but Pesonen is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen keeping full guard, as Cooter tries to pass.
Pesonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooter is one step ahead there.
Pesonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Pesonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooter defends well.

Cooter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Pesonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Pesonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Pesonen is looking for a triangle but Cooter pushes his legs off easily.

Pesonen has an active guard here but Cooter has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Pesonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cobweb Cooter!
During a confident post fight interview, Cobweb Cooter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.