PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dejan Pesovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Purjo
vs
Pesovic

175 cm
28
166 lbs
16 - 10 - 2

166 cm
21
164 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dejan Pesovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Purjo counters with a big head kick but Pesovic shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Purjo misses its intended target.

Purjo has managed to clinch.
Purjo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pesovic is pressed up against the cage. Purjo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pesovic down to the mat. Pesovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pesovic swings widly with a right hand
and Purjo counters with a straight right hand.
Pesovic blocks a jab.
Pesovic misses with a left hand
and Purjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Purjo misses with an uppercut. Pesovic saw that one coming.
Jukka Purjo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesovic misses with an uppercut
and Purjo counters with a series of strikes. Pesovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Purjo misses with an uppercut
and Pesovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Purjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Purjo tests Pesovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pesovic slips under a jab from Purjo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesovic cracks Purjo with an open hand slap.
Purjo cracks Pesovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pesovic misses with an uppercut. Purjo saw that one coming.
Pesovic misses with a left hand
and Purjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Purjo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Purjo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Purjo scores with a jab to the body.
Purjo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pesovic throws a combination that misses
and Purjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesovic cracks Purjo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Purjo works the jab nicely.
Pesovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Purjo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pesovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Purjo counters with a head kick.
Purjo throws a head kick but Pesovic moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesovic swings widly with a right hand
and Purjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pesovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Purjo is looking to clinch.
Pesovic throws a right hand that misses
and Purjo counters with a big head kick but Pesovic shrugs it off.
Purjo misses the jab.
Purjo blocks a jab.
Purjo throws a lazy uppercut
and Purjo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pesovic takes one to the side of the head.
Pesovic misses with a right hand
and Purjo counters with a straight right hand.
Pesovic swings widly with a right hand
and Purjo counters with a nice body shot.
Pesovic misses with a hook

and Purjo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Purjo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Purjo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jukka Purjo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pesovic connects with the punch.
Pesovic ducks under a wild hook from Purjo.
Purjo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purjo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pesovic slips under a jab.
Pesovic blocks a jab.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Purjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesovic looks to land a left hand but Purjo moved out of range nicely.
Purjo wants to clinch.
Pesovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Purjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Purjo takes one to the side of the head.
Purjo tries to clinch but Pesovic is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Purjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Purjo lands with a right hand.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Purjo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Purjo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pesovic misses with a hook. Purjo ducked under it nicely.
Pesovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice jab there from Purjo.
Pesovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Pesovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Purjo off the cage and back into rage.
Purjo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pesovic misses with a hook
and Purjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Purjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pesovic throws an off balance right hand
and Purjo counters with a two punch combo.
Purjo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pesovic misses with a right hand
and Purjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesovic misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo throws the left hand but Pesovic avoids the punch easily.
Nice body kick from Purjo.
Pesovic misses with a jab to the body
and Purjo counters with a nice uppercut.
Purjo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Purjo lands an overhand right.
Pesovic lunges at Purjo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Purjo's hand.
Pesovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Purjo lands a lovely overhand right.
Pesovic misses with a right hand
and Purjo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pesovic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Purjo lunges at Pesovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pesovic's hand.
Pesovic throws a right hand that misses
and Purjo counters with a nice uppercut.
Pesovic throws a right hand that Purjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Purjo also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo misses with a right hand
and Pesovic counters with a straight right hand.
Pesovic throws a hook to the side of Purjo's head but Purjo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pesovic throws an off balance right hand
and Purjo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Purjo catches Pesovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pesovic walks into a straight right hand from Purjo.
Pesovic throws a right hand that misses
and Purjo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Purjo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Purjo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pesovic.
Pesovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Purjo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pesovic throws an off balance right hand
and Pesovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Purjo catches Pesovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Purjo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice combination there by Pesovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Purjo clinches up with Pesovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Pesovic is trying to force a seperation but Purjo has the dominant position.
Pesovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pesovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Purjo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Purjo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pesovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Purjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pesovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pesovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Purjo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pesovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Purjo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pesovic is pressed up against the cage. Purjo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pesovic down to the mat. Pesovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pesovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Purjo counters with a nice body shot.
Pesovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Purjo counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Purjo counters with a big head kick but Pesovic shrugs it off.
Pesovic throws a right hand that misses
and Purjo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pesovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Purjo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Purjo dominated that second round.
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!

Purjo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Purjo needs to keep his hands up - Pesovic had a free shot at his head there.
Pesovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Purjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pesovic.
Purjo throws a looping overhand right but Pesovic ducks down to avoid it.
Pesovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Pesovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pesovic misses with a looping right.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Purjo moves into the clinch.
Pesovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Purjo won't allow it.
Purjo is trying to drag Pesovic to the mat but Pesovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Purjo has clasped his hands together around Pesovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo is staying tight to Pesovic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Purjo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pesovic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pesovic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pesovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Purjo connects with a decent elbow.
Pesovic struggling a bit here.
Purjo taking a breather here.
Purjo 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.
Pesovic defending against the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo controlling the position.

Purjo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Purjo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesovic.
Pesovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesovic staying out of range there.
Jukka Purjo is winning the standup battle so far.
Purjo throws a head kick that half lands.
Pesovic misses with an uppercut. Purjo saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pesovic.
Pesovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Purjo counters with a nice uppercut.
Purjo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pesovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Purjo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pesovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Purjo counters with a nice body kick.
Purjo scores with a jab to the head.
Purjo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pesovic swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Purjo.
Purjo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pesovic's head.
Purjo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesovic takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesovic misses with a few strikes there.
Purjo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pesovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Purjo counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesovic lands with a nice combination. Purjo backs away looking to recover.
Purjo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Purjo throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Purjo scores with a sloppy right hand. Pesovic should have avoided that one.
Dejan Pesovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pesovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Purjo manages to avoid it.
Pesovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pesovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Pesovic misses with a right hand
letting Purjo counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jukka Purjo.
Well Purjo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Purjo!