PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahnolt Pahnolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Passanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jari Passanan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pahnolt
vs
Passanan

205 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahnolt Pahnolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Passanan!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Passanan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Passanan throwing strikes but missing.
Pahnolt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Passanan wants to stand but Pahnolt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Passanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Pahnolt has wrist control.

Passanan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pahnolt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pahnolt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pahnolt!
Pahnolt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Passanan keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Passanan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Passanan trying to remain calm as Pahnolt controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passanan regains half guard, as Pahnolt was trying to land strikes.
Passanan is controlling Pahnolt's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pahnolt content to control rather than advance.
Pahnolt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Passanan keeps working.
Pahnolt is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pahnolt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ahnolt Pahnolt.
Pahnolt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Passanan.
Pahnolt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Passanan.
Passanan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pahnolt keeps the fight on the outside.
Pahnolt misses with a takedown

and Passanan counters with a single leg into guard. Pahnolt didn't expect that.
Passanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pahnolt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passanan throws a strike but Pahnolt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Passanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pahnolt.
Pahnolt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pahnolt throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pahnolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Passanan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pahnolt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Passanan keeping moving, preventing Pahnolt from controlling successfully.
Passanan wants to stand but Pahnolt is controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pahnolt with a poor takedown
and Passanan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Passanan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pahnolt is trying to defend but Passanan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pahnolt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pahnolt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Passanan dominated that round.
That's time! Pahnolt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Passanan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pahnolt doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Passanan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pahnolt won't be happy with that.
Pahnolt takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Passanan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Passanan working the head and body with strikes.
Pahnolt is not content to let Passanan control the position.

Passanan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pahnolt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Passanan's guard! Nice work there by Pahnolt!
Pahnolt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pahnolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Passanan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pahnolt looking to sit in guard and control but Passanan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pahnolt looking to control.
Passanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pahnolt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Passanan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Passanan trying to control but Pahnolt is working from the bottom.
Pahnolt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Passanan throws a strike but Pahnolt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pahnolt trying to control the position from guard on top but Passanan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pahnolt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Passanan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Passanan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pahnolt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Passanan counters with a stiff right hand.
Pahnolt shoots and misses
and Passanan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahnolt Pahnolt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Passanan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pahnolt's calf.
Passanan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pahnolt on the side of the head.
Passanan connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Passanan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Passanan lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passanan scores with a body shot.

Passanan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pahnolt's guard.
Passanan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Passanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passanan is in close to Pahnolt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Passanan throwing strikes from guard but Pahnolt blocks nicely.
Passanan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Passanan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Passanan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Passanan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pahnolt is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Passanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Passanan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Passanan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Passanan jabs at Pahnolt's body.
Pahnolt throws a sloppy body shot

and Passanan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pahnolt won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pahnolt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Passanan.
An elbow from Passanan crashes against the mat.
Passanan wants to control but Pahnolt is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Passanan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passanan landing strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Passanan.
Passanan working the head and body with strikes.
Pahnolt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jari Passanan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sloppy strikes there by Passanan.
Passanan tries to score with some ground and pound. Pahnolt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Passanan throws an elbow but Pahnolt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Passanan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Passanan trying to control the position but Pahnolt is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passanan working the ground and pound from side control.
Passanan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pahnolt is avoiding damage well.
Passanan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pahnolt works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pahnolt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Passanan.
Passanan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pahnolt's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passanan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Passanan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Passanan trying to pass the guard but Pahnolt defending well.
Passanan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pahnolt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Passanan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Passanan misses the shot to the body.
Pahnolt has his takedown stuffed
and Passanan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Passanan throws a jab when Pahnolt was well out of range.
Passanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pahnolt.
Passanan misses with a wild body shot.

That's four 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.
Pahnolt shoots and misses

and Passanan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Passanan postures up in Pahnolt's guard and throws a big left but Pahnolt blocks it.
Passanan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jari Passanan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pahnolt has momentary wrist control but Passanan slips an elbow through the middle.
Passanan trying to control but Pahnolt is working from the bottom.
Passanan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pahnolt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Passanan.
Ahnolt Pahnolt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Passanan with a nice head shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Passanan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Passanan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Passanan!