PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pakkaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pakkaaja might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I made it by Kevin Rudolf. Pena Pakkaaja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eli Doom's chin.

Pakkaaja
vs
Doom

190 cm
20
169 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pena Pakkaaja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Doom!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakkaaja.
Doom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pakkaaja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pakkaaja throws a nice head kick!
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that half lands.
Pakkaaja moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Doom wants to land a leg kick but Pakkaaja is out of range.
Pakkaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pakkaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakkaaja circles away quickly and effectively.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Pakkaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom keeps the fight on the outside.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pakkaaja is looking to clinch.
Pakkaaja lands with a kick to the temple. Doom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pakkaaja has closed the distance and engaged Doom in a clinch.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.

Doom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pakkaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Doom circles away.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pakkaaja is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pakkaaja sprawls well. Pakkaaja wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doom gets slowly back to his feet.
Doom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pakkaaja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eli Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch but Doom is having none of it.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Pakkaaja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doom's head.
Pakkaaja is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pakkaaja moves away.
Pakkaaja lands a high kick!
Doom shoots for a double leg takedown but Pakkaaja sprawls well. He's pushed Doom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pena Pakkaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Doom.
Doom misses with a wild combination.
Pakkaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doom circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pakkaaja darts in and clinches Doom up against the cage.
Pakkaaja scores with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Doom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doom is working for takedown but Pakkaaja is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Pakkaaja fails to land.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doom.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Doom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Doom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Doom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pakkaaja gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Doom blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Doom goes for a takedown attempt but Pakkaaja pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pakkaaja wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Pakkaaja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pakkaaja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doom's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Some bone on bone action there as Pakkaaja checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pakkaaja stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Doom with that takedown attempt.
Doom looks gassed!
Pakkaaja fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pakkaaja moves into range and clinches up with Doom.
Pakkaaja stops a takedown attempt from Doom.
Doom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pakkaaja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pakkaaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Pakkaaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pakkaaja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pakkaaja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doom's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doom blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doom pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doom swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakkaaja.
Doom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Doom closes the distance and clinches.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doom looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Doom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Doom can't get the takedown.
Pena Pakkaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Doom.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Doom blocks with his arms.
Doom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pakkaaja has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doom breaks the clinch.

Pakkaaja clinches up with Doom and pushes him back against the cage.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Doom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pakkaaja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakkaaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pakkaaja lands a nice uppercut.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pakkaaja just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pakkaaja prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Pakkaaja scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Doom blocks with his arms.
Pakkaaja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doom blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pakkaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pakkaaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doom.
Doom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eli Doom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Pakkaaja drives through and clinches with Doom against the cage.
Doom is trying to break the clinch but Pakkaaja has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Doom can't get the takedown.
Doom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pakkaaja lands a nice uppercut.
Doom tries to pull guard but Pakkaaja won't allow it.
Doom has Pakkaaja pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pakkaaja manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doom.
Doom tries to pull guard but Pakkaaja holds him up against the cage and eventually Doom drops back down to his feet.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Doom blocking some punches.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Nice elbow from Pakkaaja.
A head punch on the inside from Pakkaaja fails to land.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Doom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doom tries to pull guard but Pakkaaja won't allow it.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja lands a right hand.
Doom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pakkaaja walks away with a smile on his face. Doom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Doom works Pakkaaja's body with a nice hook.
Doom throws a sloppy head kick
and Pakkaaja counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pakkaaja has managed to clinch.
Pakkaaja prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doom tries to circle away but Pakkaaja has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pakkaaja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom wants to get back to striking at distance but Pakkaaja won't allow it.
Doom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doom looking for a takedown.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Doom has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pakkaaja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja dominated that second 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.

Pakkaaja lands with a kick to the temple. Doom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pakkaaja is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.

Pakkaaja clinches up against the cage.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakkaaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doom is looking to break free of the clinch but Pakkaaja has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.

Doom decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Doom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pakkaaja is aware though and is defending well.
Doom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pakkaaja wants to stand but Doom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doom had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pakkaaja is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Doom Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pakkaaja's back instead.
Doom thows a strike but Pakkaaja uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Pakkaaja as he ends up in Doom 's guard!
Pakkaaja wants to get up but he can't break Doom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pakkaaja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doom wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pakkaaja counters with a head kick. That will keep Doom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that Doom semi-blocks.
Pena Pakkaaja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Doom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pakkaaja defends it nicely.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Pakkaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Doom circles away.
Doom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pakkaaja avoids it really well and circles away.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch but Doom moves away
and Doom counters with a three punch combo that has Pakkaaja backing up. Pakkaaja nods at Doom to acknowledge the strikes.
Pakkaaja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Pakkaaja gets a clinch.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja lands a shoulder strike.
Doom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pakkaaja creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doom's brow.
Doom is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pena Pakkaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doom's defenses.
Doom has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pakkaaja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pakkaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Pakkaaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doom tries a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks it.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Doom blocks it.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.

Doom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Doom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Doom is working an open guard so Pakkaaja takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Doom throws a leg kick

and Pakkaaja counters by moving into the clinch.
Doom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pakkaaja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doom's brow.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Doom manages to pull guard.

Doom working for a choke but Pakkaaja is defending well.

Doom goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Pakkaaja escapes and is now in half guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pakkaaja moves into the clinch.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pakkaaja avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doom fails to pull guard.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doom blocking some punches.

Doom tightens his grip and picks Pakkaaja up, before dumping him to the ground. Pakkaaja manages to land in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Doom wants to control from the top but Pakkaaja keeps moving.
Doom is looking to advance position but Pakkaaja has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom working to try and regain half guard.

Pakkaaja gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Doom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pakkaaja is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doom wants to clinch but Pakkaaja slips to the side

and Pakkaaja counters by clinching up.
Doom tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pena Pakkaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Doom.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakkaaja.
Doom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pakkaaja pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pakkaaja fails to land.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pakkaaja gets through Doom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doom blocking some punches.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pakkaaja avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doom blocking some punches.

Doom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doom throws a head kick that misses

and Pakkaaja counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Doom fails to pull guard.
Pakkaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pakkaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Doom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pakkaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Doom tries to pull guard but Pakkaaja won't allow it.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doom is working for takedown but Pakkaaja is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pena Pakkaaja has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pakkaaja lands an elbow inside that Doom shrugs off.
Doom blocks an elbow strike.
Doom goes for a takedown attempt but Pakkaaja pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pakkaaja moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Doom misses with a combination
and Pakkaaja counters with a nice body kick.
Pakkaaja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pakkaaja counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doom is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pakkaaja is looking to clinch but Doom is avoiding it.
Pakkaaja wants to clinch up but Doom keeps it at a distance.
Doom swings for the body but Pakkaaja moves out of range.

Pakkaaja closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Doom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Doom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pakkaaja connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doom's face.
Doom avoids a wild elbow strike from Pakkaaja.

Doom has clasped his hands together around Pakkaaja's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Doom wants to control but Pakkaaja is keeping him busy.

Pakkaaja bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Pakkaaja clinches up with Doom and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja had his way with Eli Doom in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Doom misses with a leg kick
and Pakkaaja counters with a big head kick but Doom shrugs it off.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch but Doom moves out of range.
Doom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pakkaaja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doom misses with a combination
and Pakkaaja counters with a head kick.
Doom thows a leg kick but Pakkaaja checks it
and Pakkaaja counters with a big head kick but Doom shrugs it off.
Pakkaaja tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Doom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pakkaaja rather than just go for the knockout.
Pakkaaja tries to clinch but Doom moves out of range.
Pakkaaja stuffs the takedown.
Doom is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Pakkaaja closes the distance and pushes Doom back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkaaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Doom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pakkaaja fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pakkaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Doom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Doom tries to clinch up

and Pakkaaja holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pakkaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pakkaaja with a knee to the head.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doom blocks it with crossed arms.
Doom tries for a takedown but Pakkaaja manages to get underhooks.
Pena Pakkaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Doom.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doom backwards.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doom blocks it with crossed arms.
Doom trying to stall but Pakkaaja improves his position.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Doom tries for a takedown but Pakkaaja manages to get underhooks.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doom jumps guard but Pakkaaja stands there with Doom around his waist. Doom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doom looking to slow down the pace here.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja misses with some punches.
A short right from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pakkaaja misses with the head strike.
Doom wants a takedown.

Doom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doom wants to get back to his feet but Pakkaaja passes into half guard.

Pakkaaja escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pakkaaja rushes Doom and presses him up against the cage.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Pakkaaja has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Pakkaaja working aggressively here.
Pakkaaja stops a takedown attempt from Doom.
Doom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Pakkaaja throws a head punch that misses.
Doom has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pakkaaja avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Doom is blocking nicely.
Doom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pakkaaja walks away with a smile on his face. Doom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Doom shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pakkaaja is trying to defend but Doom finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Pakkaaja makes his way to full guard, as Doom worked for a kimura.
Eli Doom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom throws and elbow that misses. Pakkaaja uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Doom's guard. Nice move by Pakkaaja!
Pena Pakkaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doom wants to sweep but no luck.
Doom striking off his back but it's not causing Pakkaaja any problems.

Pakkaaja stands and steps away. Doom gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pena Pakkaaja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pakkaaja, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:44
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pena Pakkaaja!
Pena Pakkaaja is the new welterweight champion!