PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Peitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peitsi's choice of entrance music: Seitsemän kertaa seitsemän. Pekka Peitsi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Orange
vs
Peitsi

200 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Peitsi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orange stuffs the takedown attempt from Peitsi. Peitsi gets slowly back to his feet.
Peitsi tries to clinch up.

Orange has Peitsi up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orange.
Orange pushes Peitsi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orange lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orange lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orange scores with a shoulder strike.

Peitsi decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Orange in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Orange controls the position.
Peitsi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orange is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peitsi's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Orange's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jake Orange just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peitsi shoots in for a takedown but Orange shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peitsi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peitsi tries to clinch up
and Orange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Pekka Peitsi has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange stuns Peitsi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peitsi looks gassed!
Orange connects with a jab.
Orange lands with a nice body punch.
Orange connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peitsi walks into a left hand.
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!
Orange punishes Peitsi's body with a nice straight punch.
Peitsi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peitsi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orange cracks Peitsi with a hook to the temple - Peitsi is on wobbly legs here! Orange swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Peitsi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Orange wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Orange!