PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the ring accompanied by Rohff - Dirty House. Topohanta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DJ Proteus : Illuminati kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

St Pierre
vs
Topohanta

210 cm
25
265 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

201 cm
25
265 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Topohanta!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre scoring well with a low kick there.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
Topohanta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Pierre's head.

It looks like Thiago St Pierre has been cut.
A low kick from Topohanta misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Topohanta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Pierre has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Pierre and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Pierre lands with a straight right. Topohanta didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Pekka Topohanta has been cut.
Topohanta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Topohanta counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Pierre's knee momentarily.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Topohanta.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Topohanta.
A low kick from St Pierre is predictable there
and Topohanta counters with a nice low kick that buckles St Pierre's knee momentarily.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topohanta manages to avoid it.
Topohanta misses with the body kick
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Topohanta circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Pierre.
Topohanta delivers a nice body kick.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
Pekka Topohanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Topohanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Pierre if he has to take too many more of those.
A clash of legs there as Topohanta blocks the low kick.
St Pierre checks a leg kick.
Topohanta doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Topohanta throws and low kick but St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Topohanta.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Topohanta misses.
St Pierre thows a leg kick but Topohanta checks it
and Topohanta counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Topohanta.
Topohanta doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Topohanta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Topohanta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Pierre throws a leg kick
and Topohanta counters with a low kick, right behind St Pierre 's knee.
Topohanta connects with a solid leg kick.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Topohanta throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Topohanta misses
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Topohanta.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Topohanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Topohanta cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
Nice body kick from Topohanta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.

Topohanta drives through and clinches with St Pierre against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Topohanta throws an elbow but misses.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Topohanta lands an elbow inside.

Thiago St Pierre's cut is getting worse.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Topohanta.
St Pierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Topohanta just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierre's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on St Pierre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Pierre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Topohanta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Topohanta breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Topohanta. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
Topohanta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Topohanta throws a wild body kick that St Pierre sees coming a mile off.
Topohanta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Topohanta counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Topohanta has managed to clinch.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topohanta has him pressed against the ropes.
Topohanta lands a damaging elbow.
Topohanta lands a nice knee to the body.

Topohanta manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Topohanta dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A nice leg kick lands there from Topohanta.
St Pierre is looking to slow Topohanta down with leg kicks.
St Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Topohanta counters with a body kick.
Topohanta feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Topohanta.
A nice inside leg kick there by Topohanta. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Topohanta misses with a body kick.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Topohanta lands a head kick!
Topohanta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topohanta cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Topohanta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

St Pierre is rocked!
Topohanta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Topohanta.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta feints and then cracks St Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Pierre down.
Crack! A monster head kick from Topohanta and St Pierre falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Topohanta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pekka Topohanta!