PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiri Sayonara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayonara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Edge Of The Blade. Paavo has chosen Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All as his entrance music. Jiri Sayonara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eliitti Paavo's chin.

Sayonara
vs
Paavo

178 cm
25
147 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

155 cm
24
137 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Perkele!

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jiri Sayonara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sayonara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sayonara cracks Paavo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sayonara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paavo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paavo on the side of the head.
Paavo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayonara.
And Paavo responds with a good body kick, but Sayonara manages to step out the way in time.
Paavo thuds a left hand into Sayonara's body.
Sayonara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paavo's calf.
Sayonara misses with a kick to the body.
Paavo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sayonara.
Sayonara dips to his left and cracks Paavo with an uppercut!
Paavo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paavo throws a hook to the side of Sayonara's head but Sayonara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paavo tries to bum rush Sayonara with a series of wild strikes but Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paavo tried to score with a low kick but Sayonara checks it.
Sayonara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Sayonara scores with a push kick.
Sayonara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paavo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paavo tries to clinch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Sayonara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paavo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayonara. Paavo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo staying out of range there.
Sayonara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayonara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Paavo backs away, Sayonara returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sayonara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayonara swats away the attempt to clinch by Paavo.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paavo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Paavo.
Sayonara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paavo checks a leg kick.
Paavo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sayonara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

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!
Paavo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sayonara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Sayonara. That snapped Paavo's head back.

Sayonara gets tackled into the cage by Paavo. Paavo maintains the clinch.
Paavo blocking some punches.
Sayonara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Sayonara misses with the head strike.
Sayonara stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Paavo.
Sayonara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a body shot.
Sayonara misses with the head strike.
Sayonara misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo working aggressively here.
Paavo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sayonara backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Sayonara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sayonara lands a nice uppercut.
Paavo lands a nice shot to the body.
Sayonara misses with a punch to the body.
Paavo takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayonara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paavo working aggressively here.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sayonara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayonara lands an uppercut.
Sayonara gets through Paavo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paavo looking to slow down the pace here.
Sayonara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paavo's elbow.
Sayonara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paavo's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo lands a nice uppercut.
Sayonara tries a body shot but Paavo blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paavo lands an uppercut.
Sayonara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paavo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paavo lands a left hand.
Sayonara throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayonara.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Sayonara avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Paavo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayonara controls his hands.
A short right from Paavo.
Sayonara lands a body punch.
Sayonara lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiri Sayonara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paavo can do to turn this around?
Paavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a looping left.
Paavo blocks the body kick.
Sayonara throws a looping overhand right but Paavo ducks down to avoid it.
Sayonara tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sayonara throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sayonara.
Paavo throws a head kick but Sayonara moves out of range.
Paavo connects with an inside leg kick.
Paavo misses with a hook.
Paavo lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Sayonara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paavo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sayonara scores with a leg kick.
Paavo walks into a straight right hand from Sayonara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sayonara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara thows a leg kick but Paavo checks it
and Paavo counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Sayonara. Beautiful body shot.
Jiri Sayonara is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Sayonara is predictable there
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paavo with a jab.
Sayonara cracks Paavo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paavo throws a good cross that connects.
Sayonara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Sayonara there.
Paavo throws a wild body kick that Sayonara sees coming a mile off.
Paavo tests Sayonara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paavo moves out of range as Sayonara throws a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paavo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut.
Sayonara looks to land a body kick but Paavo moved away.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Paavo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paavo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sayonara.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
Paavo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sayonara under the eye.
Paavo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paavo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paavo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
Sayonara appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paavo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sayonara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Paavo moves into the clinch.
Paavo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sayonara's efforts to push away.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paavo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sayonara fails to land.
Paavo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sayonara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sayonara lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sayonara.
A shot in the inside from Sayonara.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Sayonara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paavo tries a body shot but Sayonara blocks it.
Paavo tries a body shot but Sayonara blocks it.
A short left from Sayonara.
Sayonara blocking some punches.
Sayonara has a couple of punches blocked by Paavo.
Sayonara lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sayonara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Paavo.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
Sayonara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paavo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paavo prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Paavo misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayonara.
Sayonara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayonara lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paavo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayonara pushes Paavo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Paavo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiri Sayonara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sayonara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paavo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sayonara.
Paavo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sayonara controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good work by Paavo as he checks the leg kick.
Sayonara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sayonara ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
Sayonara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paavo's head backwards.
Sayonara swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
Sayonara looks to throw the jab but Paavo is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paavo.
Paavo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paavo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sayonara can pounce on him.
Paavo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sayonara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paavo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo moves in looking to clinch but Sayonara pushes him off.
Sayonara cracks Paavo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paavo looks to land a body kick but Sayonara moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Paavo.
Sayonara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paavo.
Sayonara backing away here, and Paavo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayonara defending well as Paavo loads up on a big left hand.
Paavo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Paavo is predictable there
and Sayonara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sayonara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paavo manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paavo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sayonara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sayonara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sayonara lands the left hand.
Paavo throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Paavo does no damage.
A big left from Paavo misses.
Paavo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sayonara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paavo's head backwards.
Paavo thows a leg kick but Sayonara checks it
and Sayonara counters with a right hand to the body.
Paavo scoring well with a low kick there.
Paavo moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Sayonara blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Paavo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Eliitti Paavo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Sayonara was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Paavo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sayonara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paavo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sayonara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paavo.
Sayonara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paavo 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.
Paavo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Paavo clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sayonara.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sayonara throws a head punch that misses.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage.
Sayonara misses with the head strike.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Sayonara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sayonara swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayonara works on Paavo's body with a couple of short punches.
Paavo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sayonara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sayonara up against the cage.
Paavo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Paavo controls the action.
Sayonara misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Sayonara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paavo!

It looks like Jiri Sayonara has been cut.
Paavo lands a leg kick that knocks Sayonara off balance momentarily.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paavo misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sayonara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paavo misses with a looping right.
Sayonara scores with a decent looking hook.
Sayonara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paavo to score with a decent uppercut.
Sayonara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paavo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sayonara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sayonara walks straight into a right hand from Paavo - that's dropped him! Paavo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sayonara from any more punishment! Sayonara complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eliitti Paavo!
Eliitti Paavo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.