PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Pejkaiya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carter
vs
Pejkaiya

174 cm
27
183 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

190 cm
23
173 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Pejkaiya!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pejkaiya circles away quickly and effectively.
Pejkaiya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Pejkaiya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pejkaiya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pejkaiya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pejkaiya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter throws a wild body kick that Pejkaiya sees coming a mile off.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pejkaiya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pejkaiya.

Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pejkaiya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter blocks a body shot from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pejkaiya misses with a body punch.
Pejkaiya swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejkaiya controls his hands.
Pejkaiya throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Pejkaiya fails to land.
Pejkaiya gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pejkaiya is trying to pull guard but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
John Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands with a short shot to the head.
Pejkaiya is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pejkaiya avoids it.
Pejkaiya has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Pejkaiya avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.

Carter has Pejkaiya pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carter pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pejkaiya tumbling to the mat - Carter dives into Pejkaiya's guard.

Carter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pejkaiya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carter has managed to get both his arms back between Pejkaiya's legs - danger averted.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Pejkaiya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pejkaiya trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
Carter wants to control from the top but Pejkaiya keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pejkaiya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pejkaiya doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Pejkaiya has his foot on Carter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carter works his way back into a safe position though.
Pejkaiya keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Pejkaiya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Pejkaiya looking for a guillotine here but Carter defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter throwing strikes from guard but Pejkaiya blocks nicely.
Pejkaiya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pejkaiya looking for a sweep. Not yet Pejkaiya, not yet.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter lands a couple of elbows.
Pejkaiya is trying to control the position but Carter postures up.
Carter won't allow Pejkaiya to sweep him here.
Carter trying to control but Pejkaiya is working from the bottom.
Carter slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pejkaiya!
Carter landing strikes from the mount.
Carter 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.
Pejkaiya is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pejkaiya slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Carter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Carter tries a low kick but Pejkaiya avoids it.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Pejkaiya swings away with a body shot that misses

and Carter moves into the clinch.

Pejkaiya works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carter 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.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
John Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pejkaiya being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejkaiya wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Pejkaiya thows a big elbow that misses.
Pejkaiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
Pejkaiya preventing the sweep.
Pejkaiya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is trying to keep Pejkaiya in close.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pejkaiya.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pejkaiya is looking to clinch.
Pejkaiya misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Pejkaiya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.

Carter gets caught flat footed, as Pejkaiya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Pejkaiya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.
Pejkaiya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pejkaiya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Pejkaiya can't handle though.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pejkaiya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter keeping full guard, as Pejkaiya tries to pass.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pejkaiya is one step ahead there.
Pejkaiya lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pejkaiya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pejkaiya stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.
Pejkaiya forces his way into half guard.
Pejkaiya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pejkaiya trying to control from half guard but Carter is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Pejkaiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pejkaiya cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter is looking to chop away at Pejkaiya's legs.

Pejkaiya moves into the clinch.
Pejkaiya is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carter is defending well.
Pejkaiya tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter works on Pejkaiya's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Pejkaiya fails to land.
Pejkaiya has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Pejkaiya blocks it.

Carter manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Pejkaiya from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is pulling down on Pejkaiya's head. It's preventing any offense from Pejkaiya, at least for the moment.
Pejkaiya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pejkaiya stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pejkaiya's guard.
Carter wants to control from the top but Pejkaiya keeps moving.

Pejkaiya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pejkaiya looking for a sweep. Not yet Pejkaiya, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Pejkaiya is working from the bottom.
Carter won't allow Pejkaiya to sweep him here.
Pejkaiya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carter wants to control from the top but Pejkaiya keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Carter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pejkaiya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pejkaiya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carter rather than just go for the knockout.
Pejkaiya misses with a series of wild punches.
Pejkaiya misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Pejkaiya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Carter gets a clinch.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Pejkaiya controls his hands.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Pejkaiya's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter works on Pejkaiya's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Pejkaiya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pejkaiya pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Carter moves into the clinch.
Pejkaiya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Pejkaiya wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Pejkaiya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejkaiya has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
John Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
Carter is working Pejkaiya over against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pejkaiya's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Carter!