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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Pirinen had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugues De Payen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirinen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. De Payen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Payen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Payen avoids the head kick by Pirinen.
De Payen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pirinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pirinen throws a head kick but De Payen moves out of range.
De Payen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pirinen at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Payen as he avoids it easily.
De Payen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pirinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Payen is fending him off so far but Pirinen persists. Nope, De Payen circles away and we're back to standing.
De Payen thows a leg kick but Pirinen checks it
and Pirinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pirinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Payen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
De Payen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pirinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pirinen misses with a body punch
and De Payen counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from De Payen.
De Payen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pirinen counters with a nice leg kick.
De Payen tries a head kick but it misses.
De Payen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pirinen's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payen checks a leg kick.
De Payen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pirinen.
Pirinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hugues De Payen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pirinen throws a chopping leg kick but De Payen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Payen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Payen scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Payen throws the kick towards the body but Pirinen avoids it.
De Payen throws a leg kick which misses Pirinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pirinen tries to avoid it.
Pirinen moves out of range as De Payen strikes.
Pirinen throws a leg kick
and De Payen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pirinen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Pirinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pirinen throws a sloppy head kick and De Payen moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Payen tried to score with a low kick but Pirinen checks it.
Jab from De Payen.
Pirinen looks to throw the jab but De Payen is out of range.
Pirinen avoids the body shot from De Payen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Payen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Payen thows a leg kick but Pirinen checks it
and Pirinen counters with a good, hard body kick but De Payen shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirinen misses with a leg kick.
De Payen misses with a hook
and Pirinen counters with a shoot takedown. De Payen fights it but they end up in guard.
De Payen keeping moving, preventing Pirinen from controlling successfully.
De Payen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pirinen!
Pirinen wants to control but De Payen is having none of it.
Pirinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payen landing strikes from the mount.
Pirinen tries to reverse the position but De Payen maintains control.
De Payen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Payen is landing with some decent strikes but Pirinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
De Payen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
De Payen dominating with strikes here.
De Payen has hold of Pirinen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pirinen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pirinen tries to lock up and control but De Payen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Payen unloads with some shots from mount but Pirinen bucks and avoids them well.
De Payen thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
De Payen with shots to the head and body - Pirinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
De Payen wants to control the pace but Pirinen is squirming around nicely.
Pirinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Payen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
De Payen looking to ground and pound but Pirinen is blocking nicely.
Pirinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Payen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
De Payen working Pirinen over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pirinen is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
De Payen breaks from Pirinen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirinen is looking to improve his position but De Payen isn't that keen on the idea.
De Payen lands with some strikes.
De Payen avoids the attempt from Pirinen to control.
Pirinen is desperately trying to improve his position but De Payen has a good base and remains in mount.
De Payen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Payen is landing with some decent strikes but Pirinen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pirinen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugues De Payen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from De Payen.
Pirinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pirinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pirinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pirinen checks a low kick from De Payen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payen misses with a leg kick
and Pirinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pirinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pirinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pirinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pirinen throws a head kick but De Payen moves out of range.
Veli Pirinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Payen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pirinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Payen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
De Payen throws a lazy head kick
and Pirinen counters with a low kick, right behind De Payen 's knee.
Pirinen misses with a wild body shot.
De Payen misses with a lunging right hand
and Pirinen counters with a straight right hand.
De Payen looks to land a right hand but Pirinen moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payen throws the kick towards the body but Pirinen avoids it.
De Payen throws a sloppy head kick
and Pirinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Payen won't be happy with that.
De Payen struggling a bit here.
Pirinen wants to control but De Payen is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payen wants to control but Pirinen postures up.
Pirinen trying to control the action but De Payen is working from the bottom.
Pirinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hugues De Payen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Payen is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Pirinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Payen 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugues De Payen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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