PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PeeJii Penni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PeeJii Penni is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jussi
vs
Penni

170 cm
25
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, PeeJii Penni!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jussi shoots in looking for a takedown but Penni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jussi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jussi tries to score with a low kick but Penni moves his leg out of the way.

Jussi gets a takedown into half guard.
Jussi lands with a punch from half guard.
Jussi lands strikes from half guard.
Penni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jussi.
Jussi working over Penni with some ground and pound. Penni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussi throwing shots but Penni is blocking nicely.
Jussi controlling the action here.
Jussi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penni's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi working Penni over with strikes.
Jussi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penni's head.
Jussi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jussi 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.
Jussi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Jussi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jussi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jussi scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penni blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jussi.
Penni on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jussi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jussi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penni to regain full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jussi throwing strikes from guard but Penni blocks nicely.
Penni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jussi.
Jussi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Jussi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penni dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jussi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penni gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Penni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jussi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penni has managed to get both his arms back between Jussi's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jussi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jussi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penni manages to get himself to full guard.
Jussi wants to pass the guard but Penni is keeping the position.
Penni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jussi is in close to Penni's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jussi trying to control but Penni is working from the bottom.
Jussi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jussi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jussi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jussi throwing strikes from guard but Penni blocks nicely.
Jussi is looking to work some ground and pound but Penni has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jussi trying to control the position from guard on top but Penni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jussi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spede Jussi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jussi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penni's waist but Penni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jussi off to one side.
Jussi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penni sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Penni. No joy for Jussi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spede Jussi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jussi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jussi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jussi.
The ground and pound from Jussi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jussi working the ground and pound.
Jussi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penni takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jussi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Penni on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penni is pushing Jussi's head away, looking to escape. Jussi manages to hold on to the position though.
Jussi scoring with punches and elbows.
Penni is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Penni defending against the ground and pound.
Jussi cracks Penni with a big right hand but Penni just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jussi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jussi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Penni to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jussi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jussi lands some shots froms side control.
Penni is breathing heavily.
Jussi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Spede Jussi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi landing strikes.
Jussi controls the position.

Jussi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jussi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jussi in side control, throwing shots but Penni defends.
Jussi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jussi controlling the position from side mount.
Jussi working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is chipping away with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Penni's face as Jussi controls the position.
Penni is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jussi connects with a decent elbow.
Jussi advances nicely into full mount.
Penni taking shots to the head.
Jussi with a couple of short strikes.

Penni is rocked!
Jussi cracks Penni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penni is still in real trouble! Can Jussi finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jussi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jussi! Penni is hurt baaadly! Jussi is firing away with more strikes - Penni is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spede Jussi!