PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelle Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo comes into the arena with ISIS - Grinning Mouths blaring out of the sound system. Paniikki has chosen N'sync - Bye Bye Bye as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Plo
vs
Paniikki

173 cm
31
150 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

165 cm
28
155 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

•• Beast Mode ••

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 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pelle Paniikki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plo leaves Paniikki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Plo lands an overhand right.
Paniikki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plo as he avoids it easily.

Paniikki gets a double leg takedown into Plo's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paniikki wants to pass the guard but Plo is keeping the position.
Paniikki advances position into side control!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paniikki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Plo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paniikki's guard! Nice work there by Plo!
Plo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Paniikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.
Plo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Plo landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plo wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.

Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Paniikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Plo is aware though and is defending well.

Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.

Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paniikki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Plo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Plo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paniikki tries to buck Plo off but Plo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the position but Paniikki is working away.
Paniikki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Plo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Plo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Plo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paniikki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Plo's best efforts.

Paniikki actively working from the bottom here.
Plo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Paniikki is not content to let Plo control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo controlling the pace.
Plo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plo wants to pass to mount but Paniikki is defending the position.

Paniikki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo is nestled in close to Paniikki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Plo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Plo seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Patrick Plo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paniikki fails with the takedown.
Plo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paniikki moves away.

Paniikki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Plo!

Paniikki is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Plo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Plo!

Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Paniikki looking for subs off his back but Plo has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paniikki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Plo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Plo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Plo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Paniikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Plo trying to control but Paniikki is working from the bottom.

Paniikki has his foot on Plo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plo works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Plo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Paniikki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Paniikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plo trying to control but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Paniikki being controlled here, momentarily.
Paniikki keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Plo just wasn't active enough.
Plo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Plo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paniikki's guard.

Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Paniikki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plo defends it easily.

Paniikki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plo trying to control but Paniikki is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paniikki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paniikki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Paniikki working for a triangle but Plo defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Plo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Paniikki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Paniikki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paniikki keeping moving, preventing Plo from controlling successfully.

Plo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Paniikki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Plo escapes and throws Paniikki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Plo scoring with punches and elbows.
Paniikki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here as Plo stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki looking for a sweep but Plo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Paniikki is looking to improve his position but Plo isn't that keen on the idea.
Paniikki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Plo working for a guillotine from mount but Paniikki is in no mood to give up.
Patrick Plo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paniikki is looking to get to half guard.
Plo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paniikki is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki tries to reverse the position but Plo maintains control.
Paniikki is squirming around, avoiding Plo's attempts to control the action.
Plo is really struggling to control Paniikki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paniikki regains half guard.
Plo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paniikki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki manages to get to full guard.
Plo 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.

Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Plo wants to control from the top but Paniikki keeps moving.

Paniikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Plo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paniikki has momentary wrist control but Plo slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Paniikki has an active guard here but Plo has managed to pass into half guard.
Plo trying to control the action but Paniikki is working from the bottom.
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Paniikki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plo's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Plo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Plo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Plo!
Patrick Plo gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).