PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viljakainen comes to the cage accompanied by ABBA - Dancing Queen. 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.

Viljakainen
vs
Penn

180 cm
27
160 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

181 cm
24
168 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dude Viljakainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cassius Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viljakainen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Viljakainen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Viljakainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penn slips a jab from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen misses with a straight left.
Viljakainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viljakainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Viljakainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viljakainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Penn misses.
Dude Viljakainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Viljakainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viljakainen misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viljakainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viljakainen. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viljakainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Viljakainen.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Viljakainen is just out of range.
Viljakainen misses with a double jab.
Dude Viljakainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viljakainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Viljakainen swinging wildly here.
Penn dives in and grabs Viljakainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Viljakainen pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Viljakainen is just out of range.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Viljakainen.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Viljakainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen throws a one two combo.
Penn moves away from the strike by Viljakainen.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Viljakainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viljakainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Viljakainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Viljakainen thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Viljakainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn moves away from the strike by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Viljakainen connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viljakainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Viljakainen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Viljakainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Viljakainen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Viljakainen rather than just go for the knockout.
Viljakainen lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Viljakainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Viljakainen scores with a jab to the body.
Viljakainen misses with a few strikes there.
Viljakainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Viljakainen misses with a hook.
Viljakainen misses with a looping right.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viljakainen jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Viljakainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Viljakainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viljakainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Penn is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn swings for the body but Viljakainen moves out of range.
Viljakainen misses with a hook.
Viljakainen works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Viljakainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viljakainen connects with a single shot there.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Viljakainen moves out of range easily.
Viljakainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Viljakainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Viljakainen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Viljakainen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Viljakainen scores with a shot to the body.
Penn misses with a looping right.
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!
Viljakainen throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn misses with a hook
and Viljakainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viljakainen scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Viljakainen lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
Penn tries to move into range but Viljakainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Viljakainen misses.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viljakainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dude Viljakainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viljakainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dude Viljakainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn misses with a hook. Viljakainen ducked under it nicely.
Viljakainen misses with a body shot.
Viljakainen throws a combination that misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn keeps Viljakainen at a distance using the push kick.
Viljakainen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viljakainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Penn misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viljakainen moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dude Viljakainen dominated that second round.
That's time! Viljakainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Penn misses with a straight left.
Viljakainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Viljakainen misses with a wild combination.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice combination there by Viljakainen.
A big right from Viljakainen misses.
Viljakainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Viljakainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Viljakainen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Penn eats them both and turns towards Viljakainen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Viljakainen misses with a double jab.

Penn rushes Viljakainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Viljakainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn working aggressively here.
Viljakainen is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Viljakainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Viljakainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viljakainen is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.

Viljakainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Viljakainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljakainen misses with a wild combination.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Penn misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen lands a jab.
Penn takes a swing at Viljakainen's ribcage but misses.
Viljakainen throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Cassius Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dude Viljakainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Viljakainen saw that one coming.
Viljakainen scores with a jab to the body.
Viljakainen misses with the combination.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viljakainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a straight left.
Viljakainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Viljakainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Viljakainen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn tries to move into range but Viljakainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Viljakainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Penn counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dude Viljakainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Viljakainen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Viljakainen!