PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Trasseli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trasseli has chosen Look at my horse! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aspenia
vs
Trasseli

172 cm
32
130 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

177 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Trasseli!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trasseli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Trasseli. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Trasseli.
Aspenia blocks a head kick by Trasseli.

Aspenia clinches up with Trasseli and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Aspenia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trasseli is trying to break the clinch but Aspenia is controlling him.
Aspenia gets underhooks to prevent Trasseli's takedown attempt.
Trasseli is looking for a takedown.
Aspenia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trasseli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Trasseli has picked Aspenia up - he's going for a ride! Trasseli dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trasseli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Trasseli looks to land a strike but Aspenia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Trasseli wants to control from the top but Aspenia keeps moving.

Trasseli stands and steps away. Aspenia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trasseli moves into the clinch.
Trasseli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trasseli wants a takedown but no success here.
Kato Aspenia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pena Trasseli.

Trasseli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Trasseli moves out of range.
Trasseli moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aspenia staying out of range there.
Aspenia avoids a kick to the body.

Aspenia rushes Trasseli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Aspenia breaks the clinch.
Trasseli throws a head kick that misses.
Aspenia wants to clinch
and Trasseli counters with a nice body shot.
Trasseli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aspenia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspenia walks into a jab.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Trasseli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trasseli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aspenia.
Trasseli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
Aspenia throws out a leg kick but Trasseli moves out of range and Aspenia only half commits.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aspenia misses with a hook.
Trasseli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trasseli scores with a hook to the body. Aspenia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trasseli looks to land a combination. Aspenia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aspenia avoids the body shot from Trasseli.
Trasseli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trasseli slips a jab and a cross from Aspenia.
Aspenia takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia's corner calls for a 1-2. Aspenia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trasseli misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Aspenia does no damage.
Trasseli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trasseli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aspenia misses with an uppercut. Trasseli saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Trasseli misses.
Aspenia missing with a left hand there. Trasseli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aspenia tries to close the distance and clinch but Trasseli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trasseli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Trasseli avoids them all with ease.
Aspenia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trasseli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trasseli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aspenia.
Aspenia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aspenia is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia misses with a body shot.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Trasseli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aspenia throws a combination that misses
and Trasseli counters with a left and a right that stings Aspenia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aspenia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trasseli throws a right and a left that Aspenia avoids nicely.
Trasseli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trasseli misses with a double jab.
Aspenia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trasseli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aspenia rather than just go for the knockout.
Trasseli takes a swing at Aspenia's ribcage but misses.
Trasseli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Trasseli.

Aspenia is rocked!
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
Aspenia avoids the head kick by Trasseli.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aspenia is looking to clinch.
Trasseli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Aspenia. Those never looked like landing.
Trasseli dodges the punch combination from Aspenia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Trasseli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Trasseli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aspenia.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trasseli circles away quickly and effectively.
Kato Aspenia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trasseli connects with a body shot that sends Aspenia's belly button to the back.
Aspenia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aspenia tries to clinch up but Trasseli circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aspenia. Trasseli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trasseli misses with a two punch combination.
Trasseli works the jab nicely.
Trasseli misses with a double jab.
Trasseli throws a right hand that Aspenia ducks under and follows up with a left that Aspenia also avoids with ease.
Trasseli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aspenia eats them both and turns towards Trasseli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Aspenia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aspenia cracks Trasseli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aspenia seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aspenia tries to clinch there but Trasseli circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trasseli works the jab nicely.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kato Aspenia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aspenia misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Aspenia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aspenia tries to clinch up.
Aspenia throws a nice looking combination but Trasseli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trasseli throws a body kick that misses.
Aspenia misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Trasseli. Those never looked like landing.
Aspenia throws a one two combo.
Aspenia throws a right hand that Trasseli ducks under and follows up with a left that Trasseli also avoids with ease.
Trasseli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trasseli avoids a punch combination nicely.

Oooh a lovely combination from Trasseli sends Aspenia down but not out. Trasseli dives into side control looking to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trasseli tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aspenia's legs.
Trasseli working the body and head with strikes.

Trasseli decides to stand up, so the ref orders Aspenia to his feet.
Aspenia tries to clinch but Trasseli is having none of it.
Aspenia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trasseli.
Aspenia misses with a head kick.
Trasseli throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aspenia moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trasseli thows a body shot but no joy.
Aspenia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trasseli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aspenia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trasseli circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aspenia. Trasseli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena Trasseli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trasseli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aspenia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trasseli.
Trasseli lands with a slapping head kick.
Aspenia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trasseli looks to land a combination. Aspenia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Trasseli misses with a double jab.
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!
Aspenia scores with a body shot.
Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trasseli just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aspenia looks to score with a jab to the body but Trasseli is just out of range.
Aspenia scores with a jab. Trasseli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Trasseli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trasseli in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aspenia misses the shot to the body.
Trasseli misses with a double jab
and Aspenia counters with a series of strikes. Trasseli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aspenia throws a body punch but Trasseli moves out of range.
Aspenia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aspenia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aspenia throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trasseli lands with a nice body punch.
Aspenia looks to land a combination but Trasseli avoids it well.
Trasseli cracks a nice hook into Aspenia's ribs.
Trasseli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aspenia manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Trasseli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Trasseli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aspenia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trasseli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aspenia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trasseli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Aspenia at a distance.
Trasseli misses with a few strikes there.
Trasseli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aspenia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Trasseli jabs Aspenia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aspenia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aspenia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aspenia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aspenia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trasseli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trasseli connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Aspenia tumbling to the canvas! Trasseli pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Aspenia was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pena Trasseli!
Pena Trasseli thanked the fans post fight for their support.