PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calaway comes to the cage accompanied by R.I.P.. Pietila has chosen Hard Night Out by Professor Green as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Calaway
vs
Pietila

208 cm
29
296 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

183 cm
32
276 lbs
21 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calaway.
A good leg kick by Pietila.
Pietila ducks under a wild hook from Calaway.
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Pietila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calaway.
Calaway throws the left hand but Pietila avoids the punch easily.
Calaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calaway jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakke Pietila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calaway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pietila stalks Calaway and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calaway's face. Calaway staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Pietila throws a hook but Calaway avoids it easily.
Pietila misses with a head kick.
Pietila jabs at Calaway's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietila. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calaway lands a jab to the nose.
Pietila looks to score with a jab to the body but Calaway is just out of range.
Pietila lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pietila takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pietila scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Calaway back to the cage. Pietila follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Calaway throws a jab when Pietila was well out of range.
A jab from Calaway misses.
Calaway swinging wildly here.
Calaway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pietila.
Pietila thuds a left hand into Calaway's body.
Pietila misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Calaway avoids the body shot from Pietila.
Pietila misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietila.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Calaway is breathing heavily.
Calaway throws a body punch but Pietila moves out of range.
Pietila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pietila scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calaway in his tracks.
Pietila connects with a nice looking jab.
Pietila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calaway.
A slow jab from Calaway misses its intended target.
Pietila misses with the combination.
Pietila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calaway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pietila throws a lazy right hand but Calaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pietila was well out of range. Poor timing from Calaway.
A combination from Calaway does no damage.
Calaway slips a straight right by Pietila.
Pietila avoids the body shot from Calaway.
Pietila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calaway.
Pietila misses with a head kick.
Pietila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway throws a lazy right hand but Pietila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietila digs a good hook to Calaway's body.
Pietila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pietila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Pietila misses with a hook.
Pietila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pietila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calaway misses with a hook. Pietila ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Pietila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pietila misses the target.
Calaway throws a shot to the body.
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!
Jab from Calaway.
Pietila avoids the body shot from Calaway.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pietila. That's going to slow Calaway down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway moves away from the strike by Pietila.
Pietila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calaway throws out the jab.
Calaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Pietila lands a nice looking body kick.
Pietila swings for the body but Calaway moves out of range.
Pietila lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Pietila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calaway manages to avoid it.
Calaway tries to clinch but Pietila moves out of range.
Pietila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Calaway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pietila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Calaway counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pietila.
Pietila throws a hook to the side of Calaway's head but Calaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calaway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Calaway moves out of range as Pietila strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Calaway jabs Pietila to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Pietila is just out of range.
Calaway throws a series of punches but Pietila avoids them all with ease.
Pietila throws a leg kick but Calaway checks it.
Mark Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calaway with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Calaway drops Pietila with a beautiful combination! Pietila stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Calaway is looking for the KO!

Pietila is rocked!

It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Calaway misses the target.
Pietila is still on wobbly legs! Can Calaway finish him?
Calaway misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Pietila.
Pietila defending well as Calaway loads up on a big left hand.
Calaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pietila.
Calaway throws a jab when Pietila was well out of range.
Calaway throws a hook but Pietila avoids it easily.
Calaway throws a right and a left that Pietila avoids nicely.
Calaway slips under a jab from Pietila.
Calaway misses with a straight left.
Pietila moves away from the strike by Calaway.
Pietila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calaway.
Sakke Pietila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calaway misses with a straight left.
Calaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pietila moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calaway throws out a loose jab but Pietila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calaway throws a jab when Pietila was well out of range.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calaway checks a leg kick.
Calaway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calaway slips a jab and a cross from Pietila.
Pietila misses with a straight right.
Pietila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calaway misses with a hook. Pietila ducked under it nicely.
Pietila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calaway.
Calaway staying out of range there.
Pietila throws out a leg kick but Calaway moves out of range and Pietila only half commits.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pietila.
Calaway looks to land a right hand but Pietila moved out of range.
A punch combination from Pietila misses.
Pietila throws an overhand right that lands on Calaway's shoulder, as Calaway tries to avoid the shot.
Pietila slips a jab and a cross from Calaway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila misses with a hook. Calaway ducked under it nicely.
Pietila throws out a loose jab but Calaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calaway misses with a straight left.
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pietila misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Calaway misses.
Pietila misses with a wild body shot.
Pietila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pietila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pietila 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.
Pietila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calaway.
Pietila missing with a left hand there. Calaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pietila moves out of range of the strikes.
Pietila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaway.
Pietila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calaway blocks a jab.
Calaway misses with a hook. Pietila ducked under it nicely.
Pietila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pietila is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Calaway staying out of range there.
Pietila seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Pietila there.
Pietila moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calaway. Pietila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calaway.
Pietila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Pietila misses.
Pietila misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calaway lands with an uppercut that bounces Pietila off the cage and back into range.
Calaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pietila manages to avoid it.
Pietila digs a good hook to Calaway's body.
Pietila throws a series of strikes that have Calaway backpedaling.
Pietila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calaway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pietila looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pietila lands a head shot.
Calaway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pietila stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pietila misses with a few strikes there.
Calaway moves out of range of the strikes.
Calaway tries to bum rush Pietila with a series of wild strikes but Pietila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pietila throws an overhand right that lands on Calaway's shoulder, as Calaway tries to avoid the shot.
Calaway fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Pietila.
Pietila scores with a shot to the body.
Calaway throws a monster overhand right that drops Pietila! Calaway follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Calaway!
Mark Calaway made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Resssttt in... Peeeaaccceee'.