PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey De St Aldemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Paristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pekka Paristo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De St Aldemar
vs
Paristo

208 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geoffrey De St Aldemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Paristo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paristo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paristo misses with an uppercut. De St Aldemar saw that one coming.
Paristo looks to throw the jab but De St Aldemar is out of range.
Paristo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De St Aldemar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paristo manages to avoid it.
De St Aldemar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paristo throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De St Aldemar slips under a jab from Paristo.
Paristo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De St Aldemar.
Paristo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De St Aldemar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paristo misses with an uppercut. De St Aldemar saw that one coming.
Paristo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Pekka Paristo has been cut.
Paristo looks to land a left hand but De St Aldemar moved out of range nicely.
De St Aldemar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paristo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paristo throws a shot from downtown. De St Aldemar moves away and avoids it.
De St Aldemar fails with a takedown attempt.
De St Aldemar misses with a wild body shot.

Paristo lands a big right hand that sends De St Aldemar crashing to the mat! Paristo stays standing though and waves De St Aldemar back to his feet!

De St Aldemar is rocked!
Paristo misses with a body shot.
Oh De St Aldemar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pekka Paristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar seems to have got his legs back now.
Paristo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De St Aldemar manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De St Aldemar 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 Paristo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paristo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Paristo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by De St Aldemar.
Paristo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De St Aldemar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De St Aldemar misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paristo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paristo looks to throw the jab but De St Aldemar is out of range.
Paristo misses with a two punch combination.
Paristo looks to land a left hand but De St Aldemar moved out of range nicely.
Paristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Paristo cracks De St Aldemar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Paristo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning De St Aldemar to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De St Aldemar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paristo throws out the jab.
Paristo looks to throw the jab but De St Aldemar is out of range.
Paristo tries to clinch up.
De St Aldemar moves out of range of the strikes.
De St Aldemar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paristo.
De St Aldemar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De St Aldemar slips under a jab from Paristo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paristo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pekka Paristo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paristo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paristo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Paristo - just one landing.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but De St Aldemar ducks down to avoid it.
De St Aldemar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Paristo misses.

Paristo rushes De St Aldemar and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Paristo fails to land.
Paristo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De St Aldemar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paristo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De St Aldemar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paristo working aggressively here.
Paristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paristo lands a body punch.
Paristo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paristo misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De St Aldemar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paristo misses with a punch on the inside.
Paristo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paristo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paristo lands with a left to the head.
De St Aldemar blocking some punches.
Paristo misses with a punch to the body.
Paristo lands an uppercut.
Paristo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar trying to stall but Paristo improves his position.
Paristo misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De St Aldemar tries to break free but Paristo pushes him back against the cage.
De St Aldemar blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paristo.
Paristo has a couple of punches blocked by De St Aldemar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Paristo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Paristo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Paristo loads up on a big right hand but De St Aldemar slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by De St Aldemar there.
Paristo defending well as De St Aldemar loads up on a big left hand.
De St Aldemar moves away from the strike by Paristo.
De St Aldemar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paristo scores with a hook to the body. De St Aldemar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekka Paristo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paristo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Paristo misses.
De St Aldemar fails with a takedown attempt.
Paristo misses with a shot to the body
and De St Aldemar counters with a two punch combo.
Paristo looks to throw the jab but De St Aldemar is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from De St Aldemar.
Paristo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from De St Aldemar tenderised Paristo's leg. Paristo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paristo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paristo moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De St Aldemar slips a jab from Paristo.
Paristo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paristo.
Paristo throws a right and a left that De St Aldemar avoids nicely.
De St Aldemar ducks under a wild hook from Paristo.
Paristo 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.
Nice cross by De St Aldemar.
Paristo thuds a left hand into De St Aldemar's body.
Paristo throws a big shot that misses.
Paristo doesn't manage to clinch there - De St Aldemar circles away.
De St Aldemar looks for the body kick but Paristo saw that one coming.
De St Aldemar slips a jab from Paristo.
Paristo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De St Aldemar misses with a looping left.
Paristo loads up on a big right hand but De St Aldemar slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De St Aldemar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De St Aldemar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paristo.
De St Aldemar lands with an uppercut that bounces Paristo off the cage and back into rage.
De St Aldemar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paristo.
De St Aldemar misses with a looping left.
Paristo misses with a straight left.
De St Aldemar stuns Paristo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paristo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paristo misses with a straight left.
De St Aldemar moves out of range as Paristo strikes.
De St Aldemar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De St Aldemar misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Paristo.
De St Aldemar slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De St Aldemar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paristo's sensitive parts.
De St Aldemar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De St Aldemar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by De St Aldemar - just one landing.

That has opened up Pekka Paristo's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De St Aldemar, right into the meat.
Paristo avoids the head kick by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Paristo misses.
De St Aldemar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paristo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De St Aldemar.
Paristo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De St Aldemar.
Nice defenses there by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paristo tries to clinch but De St Aldemar moves out of range.
De St Aldemar works Paristo's body with a nice hook.
Paristo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De St Aldemar.
Paristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar scores with a jab to the jaw.
De St Aldemar misses with a body kick.
De St Aldemar is looking to land body kicks.
De St Aldemar slips under a jab.
De St Aldemar punishes Paristo's body with a nice straight punch.
Paristo throws a hook but De St Aldemar blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De St Aldemar has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geoffrey De St Aldemar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by De St Aldemar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey De St Aldemar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Paristo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Paristo throws a hook but De St Aldemar blocks it.
Paristo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De St Aldemar missing with a left hand there. Paristo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De St Aldemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Paristo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Paristo misses the target.
A slow jab from Paristo misses its intended target.
Paristo clinches but De St Aldemar breaks the clinch
and De St Aldemar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paristo punishes De St Aldemar's body with a nice straight punch.
De St Aldemar staying out of range there.
Paristo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De St Aldemar blocks a jab.
Paristo misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De St Aldemar looks for the body kick but Paristo saw that one coming.
De St Aldemar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paristo throws a lazy right hand but De St Aldemar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De St Aldemar. Paristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paristo connects with the punch.
De St Aldemar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De St Aldemar throws a leg kick but Paristo sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Paristo.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but De St Aldemar ducks down to avoid it.
Paristo throws a looping overhand right but De St Aldemar ducks down to avoid it.
De St Aldemar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De St Aldemar throws a series of punches but Paristo avoids them all with ease.
De St Aldemar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paristo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paristo misses with a hook.
Paristo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De St Aldemar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Paristo.
Paristo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paristo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De St Aldemar was well out of range. Poor timing from Paristo.
Paristo avoids the head kick by De St Aldemar.
Nice cross by De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar circles away from the clinch attempt
and De St Aldemar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paristo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De St Aldemar moves away.
De St Aldemar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Pekka Paristo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paristo throws a series of punches but De St Aldemar avoids them all with ease.
Paristo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paristo throws out a loose jab but De St Aldemar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paristo looks to throw the jab but De St Aldemar is out of range.
De St Aldemar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De St Aldemar moves away from the strike by Paristo.
De St Aldemar slips a jab from Paristo.
Paristo leaves De St Aldemar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De St Aldemar looks to throw the jab but Paristo is out of range.
De St Aldemar misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paristo looks to throw the jab but De St Aldemar is out of range.
Paristo avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Paristo misses.
Paristo throws a hook but De St Aldemar blocks it.
Paristo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De St Aldemar moves away from the strike by Paristo.
De St Aldemar ducks under a wild hook from Paristo.
Paristo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De St Aldemar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Paristo misses.
Paristo looks to land a right hand but De St Aldemar moved out of range.
De St Aldemar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De St Aldemar shoots in but no luck this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey De St Aldemar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De St Aldemar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey De St Aldemar!