PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qually Fiterwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pelkonen
vs
Fiterwon

196 cm
25
262 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Pelkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qually Fiterwon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiterwon checks the leg kick.
Fiterwon lands with a hook. Pelkonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fiterwon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pelkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Fiterwon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pelkonen sprawls well initially but Fiterwon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fiterwon stops Pelkonen from getting back to his feet.
Fiterwon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fiterwon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fiterwon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiterwon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pelkonen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fiterwon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pelkonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fiterwon wants to control but Pelkonen is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon is controlling the pace.
Fiterwon with the ground and pound but Pelkonen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pelkonen keeping moving, preventing Fiterwon from controlling successfully.
Fiterwon stopping the sweep attempt from Pelkonen.
Fiterwon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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.

Qually Fiterwon has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pelkonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pelkonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fiterwon is out of range and Pelkonen settles back down.
Pelkonen defending well as Fiterwon loads up on a big left hand.
Pelkonen tries to clinch but Fiterwon moves out of range.
Fiterwon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pelkonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Fiterwon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pelkonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiterwon throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pelkonen.
Fiterwon lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fiterwon misses its intended target.
Pelkonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fiterwon is able to avoid easily.
Pelkonen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen misses with a head kick.
Pelkonen is looking to chop away at Fiterwon's legs.
Pelkonen misses with a low kick as Fiterwon jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pelkonen.
Fiterwon takes a swing at Pelkonen's ribcage but misses.
Pelkonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Pelkonen closes the distance and pushes Fiterwon back into the cage.
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Fiterwon won't want to take too many of those.
Fiterwon looks gassed!
Pelkonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Fiterwon won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen working Fiterwon over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Qually Fiterwon has been cut.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fiterwon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Pelkonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Fiterwon being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
Nice elbow from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen lands an elbow just above Fiterwon 's eye.
Fiterwon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Pelkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pelkonen tries to work over Fiterwon's front leg with a kick but Fiterwon checks it.
Pelkonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fiterwon connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Fiterwon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pelkonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fiterwon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pelkonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pelkonen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiterwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelkonen throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiterwon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pelkonen sprawls well. Pelkonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fiterwon gets slowly back to his feet.
Pelkonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fiterwon is breathing heavily.
Pelkonen lands a leg kick that knocks Fiterwon off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelkonen wants to land a leg kick but Fiterwon is out of range.
Pelkonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fiterwon's calf.
Fiterwon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pelkonen. Pelkonen obviously looking to wear him down.
Pelkonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pelkonen tries to work over Fiterwon's front leg with a kick but Fiterwon checks it.
Fiterwon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pelkonen but Pelkonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pelkonen lands a nice looking body kick.
Pelkonen lands a head kick!
Pelkonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pelkonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Eero Pelkonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pelkonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelkonen is looking to slow Fiterwon down with leg kicks.
Pelkonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelkonen thuds his shin into the meat of Fiterwon's side.
Fiterwon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Pelkonen tenderised Fiterwon's leg. Fiterwon is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pelkonen. That's going to slow Fiterwon down.
Pelkonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fiterwon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pelkonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pelkonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pelkonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fiterwon's calf.
Pelkonen scores with a kick to the body.
Pelkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pelkonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fiterwon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pelkonen is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Pelkonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pelkonen scores with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pelkonen - that will leave a mark!
Pelkonen thows a body kick. Fiterwon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nice body kick from Pelkonen.
Crunch! Pelkonen slams his shin into Fiterwon's torso.
Pelkonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fiterwon.
Eero Pelkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pelkonen, right into the meat.
Pelkonen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fiterwon if he has to take too many more of those.
Fiterwon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fiterwon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelkonen throws a low kick but Fiterwon moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fiterwon blocks the leg kick.
Fiterwon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pelkonen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fiterwon's sensitive parts.
Pelkonen scores with a nice body kick.

Pelkonen drives through and clinches with Fiterwon against the cage.
Fiterwon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pelkonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fiterwon's face.
Pelkonen crunches a lovely knee into Fiterwon's ribcage.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside that Fiterwon shrugs off.
Pelkonen lands an elbow that stopped Fiterwon in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Qually Fiterwon's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pelkonen obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Qually Fiterwon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fiterwon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pelkonen.
Pelkonen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Pelkonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
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!

Both fighters circling a little - Pelkonen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pelkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fiterwon can do to turn this around?
Pelkonen misses with a low kick as Fiterwon jumps back.
Pelkonen lands with a thumping leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiterwon avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelkonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Qually Fiterwon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pelkonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fiterwon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pelkonen stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pelkonen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiterwon avoids the damage to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fiterwon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pelkonen.
Pelkonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Pelkonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fiterwon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pelkonen working Fiterwon over with knees to the body.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Fiterwon tries to break free but Pelkonen pushes him back against the cage.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.
Fiterwon looking to stall.
Fiterwon blocks an elbow strike.
Pelkonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Qually Fiterwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eero Pelkonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon trying to control the position but instead, Pelkonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fiterwon into the cage.
Pelkonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiterwon avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon can't get the takedown.
Fiterwon struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelkonen controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Pelkonen.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Qually Fiterwon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eero Pelkonen!