PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Torvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Torvaldsson
vs
Pirinen

173 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[GESUNDHEIT] Stormfront Designs

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 159Q Recovery $79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Torvaldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses.
Torvaldsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torvaldsson takes a swing at Pirinen's ribcage but misses.
Pirinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pirinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pirinen blocks a head kick by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson throws a leg kick
and Pirinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torvaldsson thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Torvaldsson slips under a jab from Pirinen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvaldsson is looking to clinch.
Pirinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pirinen swings for the body but Torvaldsson moves out of range.
Torvaldsson scores with a leg kick.
Torvaldsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pirinen ducks under a wild hook from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pirinen.
A head kick by Pirinen misses
and Torvaldsson counters with a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Torvaldsson misses with a leg kick

and Pirinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pirinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Torvaldsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pirinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pirinen trying to pass the guard but Torvaldsson defending well.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Veli Pirinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pirinen looks for a takedown but Torvaldsson sprawls well.
Pirinen misses with a head kick.
Pirinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torvaldsson. That's going to slow Pirinen down.
Pirinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torvaldsson. Pirinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pirinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torvaldsson's sensitive parts.
That kick from Torvaldsson tenderised Pirinen's leg. Pirinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torvaldsson. Pirinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torvaldsson is looking to slow Pirinen down with leg kicks.
Pirinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Pirinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torvaldsson tries to avoid it but Pirinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torvaldsson to the ground. Torvaldsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Veli Pirinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Torvaldsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Torvaldsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Torvaldsson throws an overhand right that lands on Pirinen's shoulder, as Pirinen tries to avoid the shot.
Pirinen throws a push kick but Torvaldsson slaps the foot to one side.
Torvaldsson is looking to chop away at Pirinen's legs.
Pirinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pirinen.

Pirinen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Torvaldsson is trying to defend but Pirinen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Torvaldsson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pirinen jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen taking a breather here.

Pirinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Torvaldsson tries to buck Pirinen off but Pirinen is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pirinen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Torvaldsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Torvaldsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pirinen controls the position from side control.
Pirinen trying to control the position but Torvaldsson is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Veli Pirinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pirinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torvaldsson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pirinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Pirinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torvaldsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pirinen counters with a big head kick but Torvaldsson shrugs it off.
Pirinen lands with a nice body kick.
Pirinen throws a front kick that sends Torvaldsson stumbling back into the cage.
Pirinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torvaldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Pirinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pirinen tries to score with a low kick but Torvaldsson moves his leg out of the way.
Pirinen shoots for a takedown but Torvaldsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pirinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Torvaldsson sprawls well. He's pushed Pirinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pirinen tries to work over Torvaldsson's front leg with a kick but Torvaldsson checks it.
Pirinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pirinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torvaldsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Erik Torvaldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Pirinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pirinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torvaldsson misses with the body kick
and Pirinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Torvaldsson really felt that one!
Pirinen misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torvaldsson.
Pirinen looks for the body kick but Torvaldsson saw that one coming.
Pirinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pirinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pirinen throws a body kick that misses.
Torvaldsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pirinen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torvaldsson swivels and escapes.
Torvaldsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pirinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torvaldsson's knee momentarily.
Erik Torvaldsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pirinen fails with the takedown
and Torvaldsson counters with a low kick, right behind Pirinen 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pirinen. That did some damage!
Pirinen misses with a leg kick
and Torvaldsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pirinen's knee momentarily.
Torvaldsson takes a swing at Pirinen's ribcage but misses.
Torvaldsson throws a big shot that misses.
Pirinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pirinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pirinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pirinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torvaldsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pirinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Torvaldsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torvaldsson throws a lazy head kick
and Pirinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torvaldsson's knee momentarily.
Torvaldsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pirinen circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torvaldsson moves to clinch but Pirinen breaks away
and Pirinen counters with a low kick, right behind Torvaldsson 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirinen shoots in but Torvaldsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torvaldsson stuffs the takedown.
Torvaldsson misses with a body punch

and Pirinen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torvaldsson!

Torvaldsson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pirinen.
Torvaldsson has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veli Pirinen.
I've got Pirinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Pirinen!