PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Pizarro (ranked 3473 p4p, 4050 weight class) and Elias Lonnrot (ranked 415 p4p, 460 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pizarro
vs
Lonnrot

160 cm
20
155
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Lonnrot!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonnrot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lonnrot keeps the fight on the outside.
Lonnrot connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Francisco Pizarro has been cut.
Francisco Pizarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Pizarro is predictable there
and Lonnrot counters with a right hand to the body.
Pizarro with the inside leg kick.
Lonnrot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pizarro is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pizarro dodges the punch combination from Lonnrot.
Lonnrot's coach down at Average Joeï¿½s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lonnrot's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Pizarro drives through and clinches with Lonnrot against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lonnrot tries to break free but Pizarro pushes him back against the cage.
Lonnrot blocks the elbow strike.
Pizarro has Lonnrot pressed against the cage, preventing Lonnrot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pizarro throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pizarro lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Elias Lonnrot has been cut.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Lonnrot in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pizarro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lonnrot tries to break free but Pizarro pushes him back against the cage.
Lonnrot working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lonnrot.
Lonnrot tries to circle away but Pizarro has him pinned against the cage.
Lonnrot tries to pull guard but Pizarro won't allow it.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lonnrot breaks the clinch.
Pizarro throws a leg kick but Lonnrot sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Pizarro closes the distance and clinches.
Lonnrot is trying to break the clinch but Pizarro has him pressed against the cage.
Pizarro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lonnrot is trying to break the clinch but Pizarro is controlling him.
Pizarro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pizarro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pizarro lands an elbow just above Lonnrot 's eye.
Nice elbow from Pizarro.
Pizarro lands an elbow just above Lonnrot 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonnrot blocks an elbow strike.
Pizarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lonnrot controls his hands.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pizarro.
Pizarro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pizarro digs a right hand into Lonnrot's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lonnrot's gas tank.
Lonnrot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pizarro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pizarro can't find room to land a body shot as Lonnrot controls the action.
Lonnrot tries to circle away but Pizarro has him pinned against the cage.
Pizarro lands a right hand.
Pizarro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pizarro misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pizarro throws an elbow but misses.
Lonnrot wants to get back to striking at distance but Pizarro won't allow it.
Pizarro lands an elbow just above Lonnrot 's eye.
Pizarro lands with a right to the head.
Lonnrot takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lonnrot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pizarro lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Elias Lonnrot's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pizarro misses with a body punch.
Lonnrot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pizarro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lonnrot blocks the elbow strike.
Pizarro working aggressively here.
Lonnrot is trying to push Pizarro away but Pizarro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lonnrot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pizarro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lonnrot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lonnrot misses with a few strikes there.

Pizarro has managed to clinch.
Pizarro lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pizarro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lonnrot's brow.
Lonnrot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pizarro just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pizarro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pizarro as the two fighters clinch.

Lonnrot pulls guard effortlessly.
Pizarro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pizarro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lonnrot will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pizarro wanted to stand there but Lonnrot had control of the position.
Pizarro looking to sit in guard and control but Lonnrot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pizarro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Pizarro working for submissions but it's allowed Lonnrot to get to half guard.
Lonnrot prevents Pizarro from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Pizarro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Lonnrot misses.
Lonnrot misses with a series of wild punches.
Pizarro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pizarro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pizarro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pizarro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lonnrot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pizarro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lonnrot tries to bum rush Pizarro with a series of wild strikes but Pizarro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizarro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pizarro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lonnrot's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pizarro.
Pizarro thows a body kick. Lonnrot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pizarro looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonnrot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pizarro.

Pizarro moves into the clinch successfully.
Pizarro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lonnrot blocks an elbow strike.
Lonnrot is trying to force a seperation but Pizarro has the dominant position.
Pizarro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pizarro fails to land.
Lonnrot tries to pull guard but Pizarro holds him up against the cage and eventually Lonnrot drops back down to his feet.
Lonnrot avoids a wild elbow strike from Pizarro.
Pizarro lands a damaging elbow.
Francisco Pizarro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pizarro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lonnrot blocks the elbow strike.
Pizarro throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Pizarro.

Lonnrot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pizarro gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonnrot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pizarro throws an elbow that misses.
Lonnrot blocking some punches.

Lonnrot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elias Lonnrot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pizarro pushes Lonnrot away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lonnrot connects with a right hand. Pizarro shakes it off.
Pizarro throws a body kick that misses.
Lonnrot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francisco Pizarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pizarro.
Pizarro moves in looking to clinch but Lonnrot pushes him off.
Lonnrot walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pizarro.
Pizarro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pizarro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lonnrot.
Pizarro lands a front kick.
Pizarro avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pizarro pushes Lonnrot away with a front kick.
Lonnrot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lonnrot misses with a double jab.
Lonnrot moves out of range as Pizarro throws a body kick.

Pizarro moves into range and clinches up with Lonnrot.
Pizarro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lonnrot takes an elbow to the forehead.

The cut above Elias Lonnrot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pizarro misses with an elbow over the top.
Lonnrot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lonnrot wants to break free but Pizarro has control.
Pizarro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lonnrot's defenses.
Pizarro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pizarro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lonnrot's elbow.
Lonnrot is trying to force a seperation but Pizarro has the dominant position.
Pizarro misses with an elbow over the top.

Lonnrot breaks from the clinch.
Pizarro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizarro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lonnrot counters with a left to the body.
Pizarro misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Lonnrot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Lonnrot drops Pizarro with a beautiful combination! Pizarro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lonnrot is looking for the KO!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pizarro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elias Lonnrot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lonnrot misses with a two punch combination.
Pizarro throws a head kick that misses.
Pizarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lonnrot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Pizarro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pizarro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Lonnrot misses.
Lonnrot throws a series of punches but Pizarro moves out of range.
Lonnrot throws a right and a left that Pizarro avoids nicely.
Pizarro looks for the body kick but Lonnrot saw that one coming.

Pizarro clinches up with Lonnrot and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pizarro.
Lonnrot blocks the elbow strike.
Lonnrot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pizarro lands an elbow that stopped Lonnrot in his tracks for a moment.
Pizarro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lonnrot's defenses.
Pizarro has Lonnrot pressed against the cage, preventing Lonnrot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pizarro lands an elbow inside.

Elias Lonnrot's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pizarro.
Pizarro lands a nice elbow.

Lonnrot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pizarro throws out a leg kick but Lonnrot moves out of range and Pizarro only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pizarro moves into the clinch.
Lonnrot takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elias Lonnrot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Francisco Pizarro!