PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fok Julle Naaiers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pennanen
vs
Wiener

184 cm
30
184 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

179 cm
34
181 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pennanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wiener throws a big shot that misses.
Pennanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pennanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pennanen lands a body shot.
Pennanen takes one to the chin there.
Pennanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiener circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiener fails to land with a series of punches.
Pennanen jabs at Wiener's body.
Pennanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wiener.
Wiener looks to land a combination but Pennanen avoids it well.
Wiener tries a low kick but Pennanen avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wiener lands a slapping body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wiener. Pennanen shrugs it off though.
Wiener tries a head kick but it misses.
Pennanen misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Wiener counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wiener.
Pennanen keeping moving, preventing Wiener from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pennanen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wiener looking to sit in guard and control but Pennanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pennanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pennanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiener swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pennanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pennanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiener has wrist control.
Pennanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen looking to pass the guard.
Pennanen wants to control from the top but Wiener keeps moving.
Pennanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiener has wrist control.
Pennanen throws an elbow that misses. Wiener uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pennanen's guard. Nice move by Wiener!
Wiener tries to free his leg and advance position but Pennanen is retaining full guard.
Pennanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wiener stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pennanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wiener throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener wants to control from the top but Pennanen keeps moving.
Wiener trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pennanen's guard.
Wiener pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pennanen is keeping the position for now.
Pennanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiener manages to get himself to full guard.
Wiener will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wiener looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pennanen is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pennanen.
Pennanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wiener tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pennanen throwing strikes but missing.
Pennanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pennanen throwing strikes from guard but Wiener blocks nicely.
Wiener is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hy Wiener dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pennanen throws a hook to the side of Wiener's head but Wiener sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pennanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pennanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wiener moves out of range of the strikes.
Wiener lunges at Pennanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pennanen's hand.
Wiener throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pennanen on the side of the head.
Wiener dips to his left and cracks Pennanen with an uppercut!
Pennanen connects with a looping right hand.
Wiener avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Pennanen missing with a left hand there. Wiener was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiener misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hy Wiener seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Wiener lands but Pennanen takes it in his stride.
A jab from Wiener finds it's way through Pennanen's defenses.
Pennanen throws a body punch but Wiener moves out of range.
Wiener slips a jab from Pennanen.
Pennanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wiener.
A head kick misses from Wiener.
Pennanen tries to land a leg kick but Wiener saw it coming and moves away.
Wiener uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Wiener misses with a head kick.
Pennanen looks to throw the jab but Wiener is out of range.
Pennanen misses with a body shot.
Wiener lands a nice looking body shot.

Pennanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pennanen pushes Wiener back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wiener.
A short right from Wiener.
Pennanen misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Pennanen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wiener 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiener taking a breather.
Wiener prevents a body shot from Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiener is trying to stall.
Wiener tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennanen prevents a body shot from Wiener.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pennanen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pennanen blocking some punches.
Pennanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Pennanen.
Pennanen throws a head punch that misses.
Wiener prevents a body shot from Pennanen.
Wiener trying to land knees to the body.
Pennanen misses with a body punch.
Wiener swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennanen avoiding damage.
Pennanen misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pennanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiener steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Wiener's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pennanen under the eye.
Wiener tries to clinch but Pennanen moves out of range.
Wiener scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pennanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pennanen lands a jab to Wiener's midsection.

Wiener gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pennanen lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Wiener.
Pennanen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Pennanen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiener tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiener blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
Still in the clinch, Pennanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Juho Pennanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pennanen gets through Wiener's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pennanen's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Pennanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Pennanen.
Pennanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pennanen fails to land.
Wiener misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
Pennanen scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pennanen prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Wiener lands an elbow that stopped Pennanen in his tracks for a moment.
Pennanen blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.

Pennanen manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen throws a series of punches but Wiener moves out of range.
Wiener has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wiener tests Pennanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pennanen misses the target.

Wiener gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juho Pennanen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Pennanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pennanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wieners head.
Pennanen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennanen blocks the elbow strike.
Wiener goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennanen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wiener up against the cage.
Pennanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pennanen trying to stall but Wiener improves his position.
Wiener lands a knee to the body.
Wiener prevents a body shot from Pennanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Wiener scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Wiener.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the head but Pennanen blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen pushes Wiener back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiener lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pennanen backwards.
Pennanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.

Wiener breaks the clinch.
Pennanen throws out a loose jab but Wiener uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennanen scores with a hook to the body. Wiener takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Pennanen finds it's target.
Pennanen drops his hands momentarily and Wiener takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wiener throws a nice looking combination but Pennanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiener wants to clinch.
Wiener throws the left hand but Pennanen avoids the punch easily.
Wiener checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiener.
Wiener lands a nice hook to Pennanen's body. Pennanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pennanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennanen slips a jab from Wiener.
Wiener walks into a stiff left hand from Pennanen.
Wiener throws a sloppy head kick and Pennanen moves out of range easily.
Pennanen thuds a left hand into Wiener's body.
Wiener takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pennanen looks to land a left hand but Wiener moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot by Pennanen.
Pennanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wiener takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wiener looks to land a right hand but Pennanen moved out of range.
Pennanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wiener takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pennanen connects with a jab.

Wiener is rocked!
Wiener is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Pennanen just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Wiener has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juho Pennanen!
Juho Pennanen thanked the fans post fight for their support.