PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veeti Pelto Pekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pelto Pekka
vs
Mann

193 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
27
169 lbs
6 - 17 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veeti Pelto Pekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rolando Mann!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelto Pekka tries to clinch but Mann moves out of range.
Pelto Pekka tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Pelto Pekka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pelto Pekka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pelto Pekka moves in looking to clinch but Mann pushes him off.
Mann swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pelto Pekka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice shot lands for Pelto Pekka.
Pelto Pekka is looking to clinch.
Pelto Pekka tries to clinch there but Mann circles away.
Veeti Pelto Pekka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pelto Pekka.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pelto Pekka tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Pelto Pekka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pelto Pekka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Pelto Pekka has closed the distance and engaged Mann in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka lands a knee to the body.
Pelto Pekka has Mann pushed against the cage.
Pelto Pekka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.

Pelto Pekka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pelto Pekka throws a nice looking combination but Mann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelto Pekka is looking to clinch.
Mann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pelto Pekka just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann scores with a shot to the body.
Mann swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelto Pekka.
Mann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pelto Pekka counters with a three punch combo that has Mann backing up. Mann nods at Pelto Pekka to acknowledge the strikes.
Mann misses with a wild body shot.
Mann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mann throws a right hand that misses
and Pelto Pekka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mann shoots in for a double leg but Pelto Pekka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelto Pekka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veeti Pelto Pekka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Pelto Pekka finds it's target.
Pelto Pekka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Mann is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pelto Pekka.
Mann is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelto Pekka finish him?
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pelto Pekka tries to avoid it but Mann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pelto Pekka to the ground. Pelto Pekka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mann seems to have recovered his senses.
Veeti Pelto Pekka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Mann.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelto Pekka moves away.
Pelto Pekka punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
Pelto Pekka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Pelto Pekka moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pelto Pekka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pelto Pekka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelto Pekka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pelto Pekka scores a nice knee to the body.
Mann managing to block the knees to the body from Pelto Pekka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelto Pekka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Pelto Pekka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelto Pekka tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Pelto Pekka gets underhooks to prevent Mann's takedown attempt.
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veeti Pelto Pekka 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.

Pelto Pekka tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann swings for the body but Pelto Pekka moves out of range.
Pelto Pekka takes one to the side of the head.

Mann shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pelto Pekka keeping moving, preventing Mann from controlling successfully.
Mann preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mann postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pelto Pekka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mann, into his guard.

Mann has his feet on Pelto Pekka's thighs here. He's pushed Pelto Pekka off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pelto Pekka screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rolando Mann!
After the fight, Rolando Mann was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.