PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilito Sanjuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanjuro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get my gun- d12. Wilito Sanjuro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Halme
vs
Sanjuro

178 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Crashforce Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wilito Sanjuro!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halme closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Halme thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Halme swings around for an armbar but Sanjuro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halme's guard.
Sanjuro throwing strikes but missing.
Sanjuro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanjuro stands up over Halme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Halme trying to control the position here.
Sanjuro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Sanjuro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanjuro connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halme controlling the position.
Sanjuro wants to control from the top but Halme keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjuro stands and throws Halme's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Halme gets back to half guard.
Halme is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sanjuro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halme is trying to control but can't.

Halme actively working from the bottom here.
Sanjuro prevents Halme from improving his position.
Sanjuro is looking to take a break and control but Halme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme gets full guard.
Halme on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halme tries to get out of the position.

Halme is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanjuro is aware though and is defending well.
Halme trying to control the position.

Halme looking for a guillotine here but Sanjuro defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Halme is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sanjuro gets to his feet. Halme looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Halme swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanjuro.
Sanjuro wants to clinch up but Halme keeps it at a distance.
Sanjuro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilito Sanjuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halme.

Sanjuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halme, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanjuro blocks the elbow strike.
Halme is trying to push Sanjuro away but Sanjuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanjuro.
Halme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanjuro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halme in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halme is breathing heavily.
Sanjuro tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
A knee to the head by Sanjuro.

It looks like Pekka Halme has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjuro misses with a knee to the head.
Sanjuro lands a knee to the head.
Sanjuro lands an uppercut.
Sanjuro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanjuro is trying to stall.
Sanjuro tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
Sanjuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halme tries to pull guard but Sanjuro holds him up against the cage and eventually Halme drops back down to his feet.
Halme wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanjuro won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjuro landing knees to the body.
Sanjuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanjuro tries to land knees in the clinch but Halme avoids the damage to the body.
Sanjuro missing with knees to the body.
Sanjuro managing to block the knees to the body from Halme.

Halme gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Halme trying to work for an americana but Sanjuro has managed to regain full guard.
Halme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanjuro is keeping the position for now.
Sanjuro wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Halme slips nicely into half guard.

Halme is looking for a kimura but Sanjuro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halme to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wilito Sanjuro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Halme's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Halme misses with a left hand
and Sanjuro counters with a straight right hand.
Sanjuro tries to clinch there but Halme circles away.
Wilito Sanjuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanjuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanjuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanjuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Halme circles away.
Sanjuro throws a right and a left that Halme avoids nicely.

Sanjuro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanjuro lands an elbow just above Halme 's eye.
Halme tries to pull guard but Sanjuro won't allow it.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanjuro working aggressively here.
Sanjuro looking to throw knees to the head but Halme is blocking nicely.
Halme tries to break the clinch but Sanjuro is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanjuro.
Sanjuro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanjuro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanjuro tries a knee to the head but Halme blocks it.
Sanjuro is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjuro trying to land knees to the body.
Sanjuro prevents a body shot from Halme.
Halme is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanjuro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Halme throws a head punch that misses.
Sanjuro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanjuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Sanjuro is controlling him.
Halme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanjuro walks away with a smile on his face. Halme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halme tries for a takedown but Sanjuro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanjuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanjuro tries to bum rush Halme with a series of wild strikes but Halme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Sanjuro as Halme shoots in.
Sanjuro misses with a low kick as Halme jumps back.

Halme drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanjuro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halme wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halme looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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!
Sanjuro dodges the ground and pound from Halme.
Halme remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Halme tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Halme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanjuro has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halme tries for a kimura but Sanjuro is defending well.
Halme wants to control but Sanjuro is keeping him busy.
Halme tries to move to mount but Sanjuro blocks the move with his legs.
Sanjuro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Halme working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Halme is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanjuro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halme working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Halme is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanjuro has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Halme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Halme's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanjuro misses with a wild combination.
Sanjuro throws a sloppy head kick and Halme moves out of range easily.
Sanjuro tries to close the distance and clinch but Halme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Halme gets a takedown into half guard.
Halme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Halme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanjuro works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanjuro is retaining full guard.

Sanjuro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halme doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halme manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanjuro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sanjuro looking for a guillotine here but Halme defends easily.

Halme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Halme advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Halme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanjuro defends it well.

Halme is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanjuro sees it coming and defends easily.

Sanjuro looking for submissions off his back.

Halme seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halme is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanjuro is looking for a sweep. Halme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Halme takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Halme wants to free his trapped foot but Sanjuro is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Halme has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sanjuro defend it? Halme steps over the head and cranks it - Sanjuro is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Halme!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Halme!