PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Cifer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lou Cifer Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cifer Jr
vs
Pietila

200 cm
23
264 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

183 cm
21
276 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lou Cifer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cifer Jr misses.
Pietila connects with a crisp jab.
Pietila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cifer Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pietila throws a hook to the side of Cifer Jr's head but Cifer Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cifer Jr misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Pietila as Cifer Jr shoots in.
Cifer Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pietila works the jab nicely.
Cifer Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pietila cracks Cifer Jr with a good jab.
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pietila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pietila has managed to clinch.
Pietila misses with some punches.
Pietila lands with a right to the head.

Pietila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cifer Jr gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cifer Jr.
Pietila pushes Cifer Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cifer Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pietila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pietila keeps control of Cifer Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cifer Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Pietila.
Pietila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cifer Jr's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cifer Jr tries to break the clinch but Pietila is controlling the position.
Pietila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cifer Jr blocks it with crossed arms.

Pietila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pietila closes the distance and pushes Cifer Jr back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cifer Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pietila lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cifer Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pietila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cifer Jr.
Pietila digs a right hand into Cifer Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cifer Jr's gas tank.
Cifer Jr is breathing heavily.
Pietila with a knee to the head.
Pietila has Cifer Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Cifer Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pietila breaks the clinch.
Cifer Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cifer Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cifer Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pietila cracks Cifer Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cifer Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pietila works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietila lands a jab.

Pietila has closed the distance and engaged Cifer Jr in a clinch.
Pietila stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Pietila breaks from the clinch.
Pietila jabs at Cifer Jr's body.
Pietila's corner calls for a 1-2. Pietila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Pietila finds it's way through Cifer Jr's defenses.

Pietila moves into the clinch successfully.
Pietila lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Lou Cifer Jr has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pietila.

Pietila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pietila clinches up against the cage.
Pietila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cifer Jr's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pietila lands a nice knee to the body.
Pietila lands a knee to the body.
Pietila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cifer Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pietila landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Pietila breaks the clinch.

Pietila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cifer Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Pietila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pietila lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pietila lands a damaging elbow.
Pietila landing knees to the body.
Pietila lands with a left to the head.
Pietila tries to land a knee to the head but Cifer Jr blocks with his arms.
Pietila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pietila.

Pietila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr walks into a left hand.
Cifer Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pietila scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pietila ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Pietila gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pietila stalls.
Cifer Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cifer Jr looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietila lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Pietila.

Pietila manages to break the clinch.
Pietila might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Pietila has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pietila lands a knee to the head.

Pietila breaks the clinch.

Pietila moves into the clinch.
Pietila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pietila presses Cifer Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pietila pushes Cifer Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pietila presses Cifer Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Pietila breaks from the clinch.
Sakke Pietila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cifer Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pietila has Cifer Jr up against the cage in a clinch.

Pietila breaks the clinch.
A combination from Pietila does no damage.
Pietila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cifer Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pietila scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cifer Jr tries to clinch but Pietila moves out of range.
Cifer Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cifer Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Cifer Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pietila gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietila landing knees to the head.

Pietila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cifer Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Pietila.

Pietila gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pietila stalling the fight.
Pietila lands a good knee to the midsection. Cifer Jr won't want to take too many of those.

Pietila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cifer Jr misses the shot to the body.

Pietila moves into the clinch successfully.

Pietila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pietila clinches with his opponent.

Pietila manages to break the clinch.

Pietila closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cifer Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pietila tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cifer Jr avoids it.
Cifer Jr has had enough of the clinch but Pietila keeps him there for the moment.
Pietila lands a nice elbow.
Pietila landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietila lands a nice knee to the body.
Cifer Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Pietila.

Pietila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pietila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Pietila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cifer Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakke Pietila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lou Cifer Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pietila has closed the distance and engaged Cifer Jr in a clinch.

Cifer Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pietila with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Pietila rushes Cifer Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pietila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pietila darts in and clinches Cifer Jr up against the cage.
Pietila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cifer Jr's efforts to push away.
Sakke Pietila seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cifer Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pietila with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cifer Jr avoiding damage as Pietila throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cifer Jr.
Cifer Jr tries to break free but Pietila pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pietila as the two fighters clinch.

Pietila breaks the clinch.
Cifer Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pietila as he jumps to the side.
Cifer Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cifer Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pietila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cifer Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Cifer Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Cifer Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cifer Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pietila doesn't manage to clinch there - Cifer Jr circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila throws the left hand but Cifer Jr avoids the punch easily.

Cifer Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Pietila pushes Cifer Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pietila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pietila throws a series of strikes that have Cifer Jr backpedaling.

Cifer Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pietila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cifer Jr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cifer Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pietila is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cifer Jr has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cifer Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cifer Jr has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Pietila!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr misses with a head shot.
Pietila is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cifer Jr tries to control but Pietila wriggling away.
Cifer Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pietila wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cifer Jr.
Pietila is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cifer Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pietila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cifer Jr sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cifer Jr unloads with some shots from mount but Pietila bucks and avoids them well.
Cifer Jr with shots to the head and body - Pietila looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Pietila blocking the ground and pound.
Cifer Jr looking to control but Pietila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cifer Jr scoring with strikes but Pietila is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cifer Jr breaks from Pietila's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pietila really wants to buck Cifer Jr off and get back to his feet.
Cifer Jr tries to control but Pietila wriggling away.
Cifer Jr lands a heavy elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cifer Jr breaks from Pietila's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Pietila is rocked!
Pietila takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Cifer Jr's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Cifer Jr!