PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 359 p4p, 52 weight class) and Arturo Atunes (ranked 616 p4p, 86 weight class). Pekkarinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pekkarinen
vs
Atunes

188 cm
30
193 lbs
17 - 5 - 2

185 cm
35
191 lbs
35 - 21 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Pekkarinen's defenses.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Pekkarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pekkarinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Atunes jabs Pekkarinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the body from Atunes misses
and Pekkarinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pekkarinen connects with the punch.
Atunes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Atunes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pekkarinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen is out of range.
Atunes scores with a nice right hand.
Pekkarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Atunes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pekkarinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Atunes dodges the ground and pound from Pekkarinen.
Atunes tries to improve position but can't.
Pekkarinen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Atunes to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Atunes regains half guard.
Pekkarinen passes to side control.
Pekkarinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Atunes is looking for a sweep.
Atunes is still trying to improve position.
Pekkarinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Atunes is looking for a sweep.
Atunes is not content to let Pekkarinen control the position.
Pekkarinen is putting a hurting on Atunes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Atunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pekkarinen working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Atunes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pekkarinen connects with a decent elbow.
Atunes is trying to improve his position.
Pekkarinen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Atunes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pekkarinen connects with a decent elbow.
Pekkarinen scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes is looking for a sweep.
Pekkarinen wants to control but Atunes is keeping him busy.
Pekkarinen lands some shots froms side control.
Atunes tries to bench press Pekkarinen off him but Pekkarinen keeps the position.
Atunes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pekkarinen's best efforts.
Pekkarinen works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes working to try and regain half guard.
Pekkarinen with shots to the head and body - Atunes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pekkarinen scoring with strikes but Atunes is staying in there.
Pekkarinen looking to control but Atunes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pekkarinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot there that rocks Atunes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Atunes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Atunes is trying desperately to improve position.
Pekkarinen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Atunes looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen controlling from the full mount.
Pekkarinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atunes taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Atunes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pekkarinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Atunes is trying desperately to improve position.
Pekkarinen looking to control but Atunes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pekkarinen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pekkarinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pekkarinen misses the jab.
Pekkarinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Atunes! But no joy.
Pekkarinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arturo Atunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pekkarinen looks for a takedown but Atunes sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pekkarinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen cracks Atunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atunes can do to turn this around?
A jab from Atunes misses.
Pekkarinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Atunes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Pekkarinen's defenses.
Pekkarinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Atunes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Atunes slips under a jab.
Pekkarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atunes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pekkarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Atunes.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atunes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pekkarinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pekkarinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atunes cracks the inside of Pekkarinen's front leg.
Pekkarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Atunes's waist but Atunes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pekkarinen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Pekkarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atunes throws a right hand that Pekkarinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Pekkarinen also avoids with ease.
Pekkarinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Arturo Atunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pekkarinen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Atunes tries to avoid it but Pekkarinen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Atunes to the ground. Atunes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Pekkarinen checks it.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atunes throws a shot from downtown. Pekkarinen moves away and avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atunes connects with a jab.
Pekkarinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes cracks Pekkarinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes flicks out a counter leg kick but Pekkarinen steps away.
Arturo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pekkarinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Atunes.
Atunes jabs Pekkarinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Pekkarinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekkarinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Atunes sprawls well. Atunes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pekkarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Atunes moves out of range as Pekkarinen strikes.
Pekkarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atunes missing with a left hand there. Pekkarinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Atunes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Atunes defending well as Pekkarinen loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Atunes scores with a hook to the body. Pekkarinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pekkarinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Pekkarinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atunes.
Pekkarinen catches Atunes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atunes cracks a nice hook into Pekkarinen's ribs.
Pekkarinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atunes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pekkarinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Atunes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pekkarinen.
Atunes throws the left hand but Pekkarinen avoids the punch easily.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Atunes drops his hands momentarily and Pekkarinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Pekkarinen misses its intended target.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Pekkarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pekkarinen throws a head kick that Atunes semi-blocks.
Pekkarinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Atunes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pekkarinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lauri Pekkarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen works over Atunes with some ground and pound from guard.
Atunes pulls Pekkarinen in to control the position.
Pekkarinen stands and throws Atunes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pekkarinen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Atunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pekkarinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Atunes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pekkarinen's best efforts.
Atunes is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekkarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pekkarinen is trying to control. Atunes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arturo Atunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Pekkarinen ducks down to avoid it.
Pekkarinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pekkarinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Atunes throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Pekkarinen misses the jab.
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Pekkarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pekkarinen tries to avoid it.
Pekkarinen scores with a kick to the body.
Pekkarinen misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Pekkarinen coming out on top.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pekkarinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pekkarinen throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pekkarinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atunes.

Pekkarinen gets a takedown into half guard.
Atunes wants to improve his position but Pekkarinen is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atunes keeps working.
Atunes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Atunes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atunes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Atunes is trying to control the action in half guard but Pekkarinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atunes drops an elbow to the side of Pekkarinen's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen moves into full guard.
Atunes won't allow Pekkarinen to sweep him here.
Atunes trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position.
Atunes wants to pass the guard but Pekkarinen is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pekkarinen is on top in guard.

Pekkarinen stopping the sweep attempt from Atunes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes trying to keep a closed guard but Pekkarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Atunes looking for a sweep. Not yet Atunes, not yet.
Pekkarinen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Atunes trying to control the position.
Pekkarinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pekkarinen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pekkarinen working away.
Atunes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Atunes keeps working.
Pekkarinen grinds an elbow into Atunes's temple.
Pekkarinen cracks Atunes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pekkarinen cracks Atunes with a big elbow.
Atunes is not content to let Pekkarinen control the position.
Atunes sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Pekkarinen seems content to control.
Atunes wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pekkarinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen!
Lauri Pekkarinen 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.
The defeated Arturo Atunes had this to say: 'Career is fucked now. '.