PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Grepp
vs
Pietila

185 cm
21
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grepp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pietila pinned against the cage. Pietila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pietila looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grepp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pietila tries to clinch there but Grepp circles away.
Pietila tries to clinch there but Grepp circles away.
Grepp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pietila leaves Grepp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inge Grepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pietila darts in and clinches Grepp up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grepp managing to block the knees to the body from Pietila.
Grepp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pietila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Inge Grepp has been cut.
Pietila lands a nice elbow.

Grepp gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pietila regains guard.
Grepp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Pietila pushes Grepp off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp staying out of range there.
Pietila looks to land a combination but Grepp avoids it well.
Grepp moves forwards but Pietila connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grepp keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakke Pietila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pietila tries to clinch but Grepp moves out of range.
Pietila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grepp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pietila tries to clinch there but Grepp circles away.

Pietila rushes Grepp and presses him up against the cage.
Grepp misses with a short punch on the inside.

Pietila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grepp shoots in and drives through. Pietila sprawls well.
Grepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Pietila is looking to clinch.
Pietila fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietila tries to clinch up.
Grepp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pietila's waist but Pietila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grepp off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Grepp.

Pietila rushes Grepp and presses him up against the cage.
Pietila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grepp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grepp is breathing heavily.
Pietila landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietila landing knees to the head.
Pietila dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Pietila manages to break the clinch.
Pietila is looking to clinch.
Pietila tries to clinch up.
Pietila throws a jab when Grepp was well out of range.
Pietila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grepp swats away the attempt to clinch by Pietila.
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietila wants to clinch.

Pietila takes the fight into the clinch.
Pietila scores with a knee to the head.
Pietila lands with a light punch inside.
Grepp drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pietila pulls his leg out and moves away.

Pietila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pietila connects with a knee to the head.
Pietila works on Grepp's body with a couple of short punches.
Pietila with a knee to the head.
Pietila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pietila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Grepp is rocked!
Pietila controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sakke Pietila!