PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Pekkarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jonsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mauri Pekkarinen's chin.

Jonsson
vs
Pekkarinen

175 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
150 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jonsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pekkarinen.
Decent striking displayed by Jonsson there.
Jonsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonsson ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch up but Jonsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jonsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pekkarinen.
Jonsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook. Jonsson ducked under it nicely.
Jonsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pekkarinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pekkarinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pekkarinen tries to clinch up but Jonsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Jonsson misses.
Pekkarinen throws out a powerful jab.

Pekkarinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jonsson is trying to break the clinch but Pekkarinen is controlling him.
Pekkarinen looking for a takedown.
Pekkarinen has Jonsson pressed against the cage, preventing Jonsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pekkarinen lands a body punch.
Pekkarinen avoiding damage.
Pekkarinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pekkarinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jon Jonsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Pekkarinen.
Jonsson wants to break free but Pekkarinen has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jonsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jonsson misses with a looping right.
Jonsson looks to land a left hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range nicely.
Pekkarinen misses with a straight left.
Jonsson looks to throw the jab but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Jonsson with a nice cross.
Jonsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch up but Jonsson keeps it at a distance.
Pekkarinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pekkarinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pekkarinen lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson misses the jab.
Jonsson throws out a loose jab but Pekkarinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jonsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pekkarinen's head.
Pekkarinen wants to clinch.
Pekkarinen just misses with a punch to the body.

Pekkarinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jonsson!
Poor strikes thrown by Pekkarinen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pekkarinen landing strikes from the mount and Jonsson is in trouble!
Jonsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jonsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jonsson tries to get out of the position.
Pekkarinen controlling the position easily from mount.
Jonsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pekkarinen on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson really wants to buck Pekkarinen off and get back to his feet.
Jonsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pekkarinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jonsson is trying to stand.
Pekkarinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pekkarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pekkarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pekkarinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pekkarinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Pekkarinen has Jonsson pushed against the cage.

Pekkarinen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pekkarinen is one step ahead there.
Pekkarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pekkarinen is in close to Jonsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jonsson pushes Pekkarinen off and gets back to his feet.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jonsson.
Jonsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jonsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jon Jonsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jonsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen digs a good body shot into Jonsson's ribs.
Pekkarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pekkarinen.
A combination from Jonsson does no damage.
Jonsson looks to land a right hand but Pekkarinen moved out of range.
Jonsson swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonsson moves away.
Jonsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Pekkarinen has managed to clinch.
Pekkarinen slows down the pace here.
Jonsson prevents a body shot from Pekkarinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen wants a takedown.
Jon Jonsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauri Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen avoiding damage.
Jonsson blocks a body shot from Pekkarinen.

Pekkarinen has clasped his hands together around Jonsson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pekkarinen staying calm.
Mauri Pekkarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pekkarinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jonsson prevents Pekkarinen from improving position.
Pekkarinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pekkarinen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pekkarinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonsson keeps working.
Pekkarinen looks up at the clock and then as Jonsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pekkarinen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonsson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jonsson is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Jonsson. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pekkarinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jonsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jonsson throws a right and a left that Pekkarinen avoids nicely.

Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pekkarinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pekkarinen unloads with some shots from mount but Jonsson bucks and avoids them well.
Pekkarinen with a couple of short strikes.
Pekkarinen dominating with strikes here.
Pekkarinen looking to ground and pound but Jonsson is blocking nicely.
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pekkarinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Pekkarinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pekkarinen with shots to the head and body - Jonsson looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen with a couple of short strikes.
Pekkarinen controlling from mount.
Jonsson is trying to escape the mount.
Pekkarinen dominating with strikes here.
Jonsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonsson is in a horrible position here. Pekkarinen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonsson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jonsson is in a horrible position here. Pekkarinen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Pekkarinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jonsson is squirming around, avoiding Pekkarinen's attempts to control the action.
Jonsson wants to hold on but Pekkarinen pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonsson working to try and regain half guard.
Pekkarinen raining down shots from the mount!
Pekkarinen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pekkarinen with good strikes from the mount here!
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You get the feeling that Jonsson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pekkarinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Jonsson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Pekkarinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Jonsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pekkarinen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Jonsson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Pekkarinen! That's really hurt Jonsson and he's turned his back - Pekkarinen keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Pekkarinen jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauri Pekkarinen!