PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yere Wirtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Petting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wirtanen comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Criminal. This should be fireworks!

Wirtanen
vs
Petting

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yere Wirtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Petting!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wirtanen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petting throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Wirtanen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wirtanen is looking to take a break and control but Petting is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petting wants to get back to his feet but Wirtanen drags him back down.
Wirtanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Petting is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wirtanen wants to control but Petting is keeping him busy.
Wirtanen just content to control the position.
Wirtanen trying to control the action but Petting is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wirtanen throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petting misses with the combination.
Wirtanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petting circles away quickly and effectively.
Petting throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wirtanen counters with a head kick. That will keep Petting thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Petting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wirtanen tries to clinch up but Petting circles away and keeps his distance.
Petting misses with a few strikes there.
Wirtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Petting avoids the head kick by Wirtanen.
Wirtanen shoots in for a takedown but Petting shows good takedown defense.
Wirtanen throws a sloppy head kick and Petting moves out of range easily.
Petting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wirtanen misses with a head kick.
Petting lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wirtanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wirtanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petting avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petting moves out of range of the body kick.
Randy Petting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petting goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petting does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wirtanen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petting cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Petting does no damage.
Wirtanen wants to clinch but Petting slips to the side
and Petting counters with a left and a right that stings Wirtanen.
Wirtanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petting misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petting throws a combination that misses
and Wirtanen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Petting will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petting misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wirtanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wirtanen is breathing heavily.
Petting throws a combination that misses

and Wirtanen counters by moving into the clinch.

Petting manages to break the clinch.
Wirtanen throws a sloppy head kick
and Petting counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wirtanen.
Petting throws a right and a left that Wirtanen avoids nicely.
Wirtanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petting counters with a three punch combo that has Wirtanen backing up. Wirtanen nods at Petting to acknowledge the strikes.
Petting moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Petting displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Petting.
Wirtanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wirtanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petting counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Wirtanen misses
and Petting counters with a nice uppercut.
Wirtanen tries for a takedown but Petting sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yere Wirtanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wirtanen slips a jab and a cross from Petting.
Wirtanen misses with a double jab
and Petting counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petting scores with a jab.
Petting throws a series of punches but Wirtanen avoids them all with ease.
Petting scoring well with a low kick there.
Wirtanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Petting scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Petting dominated that 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.

Petting scores with a one two! Wirtanen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wirtanen misses with a body shot
and Petting counters with a nice leg kick.
Yere Wirtanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petting cracks Wirtanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Petting throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wirtanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Petting counters with a three punch combo that has Wirtanen backing up. Wirtanen nods at Petting to acknowledge the strikes.
Petting works Wirtanen's body with a nice hook.
Wirtanen slips a jab and a cross from Petting.
Petting misses with a series of wild punches.
Wirtanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Petting.
Petting turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wirtanen misses with the body kick
and Petting counters with an outside leg kick.
Petting is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Petting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petting misses with the combination.
Petting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petting throws a right hand that Wirtanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Wirtanen also avoids with ease.
Petting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wirtanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petting.
Petting stalks Wirtanen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wirtanen's face. Wirtanen staggers backwards, shaken.
Randy Petting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petting misses with a series of wild punches.
Petting throws a nice looking combination but Wirtanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wirtanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petting misses with a wild combination.
Petting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petting throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wirtanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wirtanen slips a jab and a cross from Petting.
Petting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wirtanen walks into a left hand.
Petting lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wirtanen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petting counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wirtanen moves forwards but Petting connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petting scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wirtanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Petting misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wirtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Petting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petting lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petting!
Wirtanen closes the distance but Petting moves to the side
and Petting counters with a three punch combo that has Wirtanen backing up. Wirtanen nods at Petting to acknowledge the strikes.
Petting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wirtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petting falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wirtanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wirtanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petting. Petting obviously looking to wear him down.
Petting scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wirtanen dodges the punch combination from Petting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Petting cracks the inside of Wirtanen's front leg.
A punch combination from Petting misses.
Petting with a nice cross.
Petting swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Petting, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Petting, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wirtanen tries for a takedown but Petting circles away easily
and Petting counters with a left and a right that stings Wirtanen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petting moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petting stalks Wirtanen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wirtanen's face. Wirtanen staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Petting showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Petting thumps Wirtanen with a low kick.
Petting throws a one two combo.
Wirtanen throws a combination that misses
and Petting counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wirtanen.
Petting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Petting misses with a few strikes there.
Petting throws a combination. Wirtanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petting throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wirtanen on the side of the head.
Wirtanen fails with the takedown
and Petting counters with a series of strikes. Wirtanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petting is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Petting. That snapped Wirtanen's head back.
A combination from Petting does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petting lands with a nice combination. Wirtanen backs away looking to recover.
Petting throws a right and a left that Wirtanen avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Petting misses.
Petting turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petting misses with a combination

and Wirtanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petting's guard.
Petting is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wirtanen is controlling him.

Petting has his feet on Wirtanen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Petting throws a right and a left that Wirtanen avoids nicely.
Petting misses with a double jab.
Petting scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wirtanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petting misses with a head kick.
Petting moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wirtanen blocks a head kick by Petting.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Petting!
Petting will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petting misses with the combination.
Wirtanen throws a lazy head kick
and Petting counters with a three punch combo that has Wirtanen backing up. Wirtanen nods at Petting to acknowledge the strikes.
Petting throws a one two combo.
Wirtanen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petting is fending him off so far but Wirtanen persists. Nope, Petting circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yere Wirtanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petting lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wirtanen circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Petting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petting throws a combination. Wirtanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petting swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petting fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petting misses with a wild combination.
Petting scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A solid leg kick lands there for Petting.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petting, right into the meat.
Petting scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petting turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petting throws a combination. Wirtanen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wirtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wirtanen.
Petting misses with a wild combination.
Wirtanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Petting counters with a series of strikes. Wirtanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Petting displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Petting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wirtanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petting works over Wirtanen's head and body with a nice combination.
Petting displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Petting. That snapped Wirtanen's head back.
Yere Wirtanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petting looks to land a combination. Wirtanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Randy Petting is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petting throws a series of punches but Wirtanen moves out of range.
Wirtanen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petting counters with a three punch combo that has Wirtanen backing up. Wirtanen nods at Petting to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Petting comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Petting winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Petting!