PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe pertally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). joe pertally looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Pohjanala
vs
pertally

168 cm
23
142 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Poison Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe pertally!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala throws a sloppy head kick and pertally moves out of range easily.
pertally looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
pertally tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pohjanala swivels and escapes.
Pohjanala misses with a body kick.
joe pertally seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pohjanala pushes pertally up against the cage in a clinch.
pertally is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pohjanala scores with a knee to the head.
Pohjanala gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from pertally.
Pohjanala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. pertally lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala landing knees to the head.
Pohjanala taking a breather.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. pertally lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the body.
Pohjanala misses with a knee strike.
Pohjanala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pohjanala scores a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala just leaning against pertally, taking a breather.
Pohjanala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Pohjanala.

Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pohjanala looks to land a combination. pertally sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

pertally is rocked!
Pohjanala feints and then cracks pertally's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow pertally down.

Pohjanala clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Pohjanala.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
Pohjanala lands an elbow inside that pertally shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala slowing the pace effectively.
pertally takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pohjanala is stalling here.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. pertally lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pohjanala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good body shot from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. pertally lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down pertally.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. pertally lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into pertally's ribcage.
pertally tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pohjanala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe pertally.
Pohjanala throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but pertally blocks it with crossed arms.
Pohjanala using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
pertally tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pohjanala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A left hand lands to the body for Pohjanala.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pohjanala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pohjanala takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up but pertally circles away and keeps his distance.
Pohjanala lands a nice leg kick that just misses pertally's sensitive parts.
pertally swats away the attempt to clinch by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but pertally is avoiding it.
pertally shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pohjanala pinned against the cage. Pohjanala gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Pohjanala clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pohjanala misses with a head kick.
pertally wants to clinch but Pohjanala slips to the side

and Pohjanala moves into the clinch.

pertally pulls guard effortlessly.
pertally wants to get back to his feet but Pohjanala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pertally not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kustaa Pohjanala dominated that round.
That's time! Pohjanala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pohjanala misses with a head kick.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up but pertally circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Pohjanala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pohjanala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Pohjanala clinches up against the cage.
pertally's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pohjanala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through pertally's defenses.
Pohjanala lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
Knees to the body from Pohjanala.
pertally being controlled against the cage.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into pertally's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pohjanala lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala scores with a knee to the head.
Pohjanala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
Pohjanala is pushing pertally up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
pertally tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pohjanala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Pohjanala.
pertally avoiding damage as Pohjanala throws knees to the body.
pertally is trying to stall.
Pohjanala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pohjanala gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kustaa Pohjanala.

Pohjanala clinches up with pertally and pushes him back against the cage.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
Pohjanala lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pohjanala lands a damaging elbow.
Pohjanala lands a nice shot to the body.
Pohjanala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Pohjanala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
pertally tries for a takedown but Pohjanala circles away easily
and Pohjanala counters with a thumping low kick.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pohjanala closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Pohjanala.
Pohjanala scores a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala keeps control of pertally as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
pertally wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pohjanala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but pertally has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pohjanala has pertally pushed against the cage.
pertally is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pohjanala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of joe pertally.

Pohjanala breaks the clinch.

Pohjanala has managed to clinch.
Pohjanala dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pohjanala lands an elbow inside.
Pohjanala has pertally pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Pohjanala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Pohjanala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
pertally tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pohjanala misses with an uppercut.
Kustaa Pohjanala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

pertally moves into range and clinches up with Pohjanala.
pertally is working for takedown but Pohjanala is calmly controlling the position for now.
pertally tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pohjanala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pohjanala just leaning against pertally, taking a breather.
pertally tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pohjanala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pohjanala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pohjanala lands a shoulder strike.
Pohjanala prevents pertally from breaking the clinch.
pertally wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala crunches a lovely knee into pertally's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Pohjanala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kustaa Pohjanala dominated that second round.
That's time! Pohjanala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pohjanala moves into range and clinches up with pertally.
Good body shot from Pohjanala.
pertally looking for a takedown.
Kustaa Pohjanala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pohjanala scores a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. pertally lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pohjanala.
A knee to the head by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
pertally tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Pohjanala.
pertally blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
pertally being controlled against the cage.
Pohjanala looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pertally throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
pertally letting Pohjanala take a breather here.

Pohjanala manages to break the clinch.
pertally blocks a head kick by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala throws a sloppy head kick and pertally moves out of range easily.
Pohjanala scores with a push kick.
pertally throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up.
Pohjanala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Pohjanala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Pohjanala.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pohjanala for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pohjanala lands a body punch.

pertally pulls guard effortlessly.
Pohjanala slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pohjanala tries to score with some ground and pound. pertally controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
pertally can't do much from the bottom here.
Pohjanala slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pertally tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pohjanala wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
pertally wants to control but Pohjanala postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
pertally is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Pohjanala decides to stand back up. Pohjanala steps back and let's pertally get back to his feet.
Kustaa Pohjanala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
pertally tries to pull guard but Pohjanala holds him up against the cage and eventually pertally drops back down to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kustaa Pohjanala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pohjanala 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kustaa Pohjanala!