PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 341 p4p, 49 weight class) and Lauri Pekkarinen (ranked 303 p4p, 47 weight class). Obliteratii comes to the cage accompanied by Walkürenritt. Pekkarinen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Obliteratii
vs
Pekkarinen

180 cm
36
188 lbs
35 - 15 - 0

188 cm
33
193 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Pekkarinen!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekkarinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pekkarinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Obliteratii misses the target.
Pekkarinen dives in and grabs Obliteratii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obliteratii pushes down on Pekkarinen's head and hops out.
Pekkarinen tries to score with a low kick but Obliteratii moves his leg out of the way.
Nice shot by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen feints and then cracks Obliteratii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obliteratii down.
Obliteratii stuffs the takedown attempt from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Obliteratii.

It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut
and Pekkarinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekkarinen moves away from the strike by Obliteratii.
A clash of legs there as Pekkarinen blocks the low kick.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pekkarinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Obliteratii.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pekkarinen misses with a leg kick
and Obliteratii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pekkarinen cracks Obliteratii with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pekkarinen dips to his left and cracks Obliteratii with an uppercut!
Obliteratii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obliteratii cracks Pekkarinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pekkarinen throws a right hand that misses
and Obliteratii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pekkarinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the strikes.
Obliteratii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Obliteratii misses.
Pekkarinen throws a big shot that misses.
Pekkarinen misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pekkarinen lands the left hand.
Pekkarinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pekkarinen feints and then cracks Obliteratii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obliteratii down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekkarinen punishes Obliteratii's body with a nice straight punch.
Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Obliteratii's shoulder, as Obliteratii tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pekkarinen.
Zeus Obliteratii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lauri Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Pekkarinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zeus Obliteratii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obliteratii sizes up Pekkarinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lauri Pekkarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obliteratii throws a hook but Pekkarinen blocks it.
Obliteratii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obliteratii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pekkarinen slips under a jab.
Obliteratii moves out of range as Pekkarinen strikes.
Pekkarinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Obliteratii checks it
and Obliteratii counters with a low kick, right behind Pekkarinen 's knee.
Pekkarinen misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii misses with a body kick.
Pekkarinen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Obliteratii throws a push kick but Pekkarinen slaps the foot to one side.
Obliteratii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pekkarinen feints the counter takedown.
Obliteratii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pekkarinen. That one must have hurt.
Pekkarinen throws a hook but Obliteratii avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Obliteratii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Obliteratii.
Obliteratii scores with a nice body kick.
Pekkarinen looks winded!
Nice cross by Obliteratii.

That has opened up Lauri Pekkarinen's cut even more.
Pekkarinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick but Obliteratii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Obliteratii throwing a counter right hand but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Pekkarinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pekkarinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Obliteratii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Pekkarinen gets a double leg takedown into Obliteratii's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obliteratii keeping moving, preventing Pekkarinen from controlling successfully.
Obliteratii avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pekkarinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pekkarinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obliteratii is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obliteratii has his hands on Pekkarinen's head, controlling the position.
Pekkarinen preventing the sweep.
Pekkarinen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obliteratii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obliteratii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pekkarinen.
Obliteratii bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pekkarinen's guard.

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

That was a close round but I would say that Zeus Obliteratii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pekkarinen throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pekkarinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Obliteratii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pekkarinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Obliteratii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Obliteratii.
Pekkarinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Obliteratii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pekkarinen misses with a hook.
Obliteratii is looking to counter with a body kick.
Obliteratii scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii is looking to land body kicks.
Pekkarinen looks to land a right hand but Obliteratii moved out of range.
Obliteratii tries a low kick but Pekkarinen avoids it.
Obliteratii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pekkarinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Obliteratii defends it well.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekkarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pekkarinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Obliteratii momentarily.
A head kick from Pekkarinen lands but Obliteratii takes it in his stride.
Zeus Obliteratii is winning the standup battle so far.
Pekkarinen misses with a looping right.
Pekkarinen misses with a straight left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Obliteratii crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pekkarinen - the referee stops the clock and Obliteratii gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pekkarinen. Obliteratii manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pekkarinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Pekkarinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obliteratii's head backwards.
Pekkarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obliteratii moves away.
Obliteratii is looking to counter with a body kick.
Obliteratii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it.
Obliteratii blocks a head kick by Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a leg kick which misses Obliteratii's front leg but catches the back leg as Obliteratii tries to avoid it.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the body kick from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen lunges at Obliteratii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obliteratii's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen jabs at Obliteratii's body.
Obliteratii swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.

Pekkarinen shoots in and gets a takedown into Obliteratii's guard.
Pekkarinen throws a strike but Obliteratii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pekkarinen is looking for a triangle but Obliteratii pushes his legs off easily.
Obliteratii sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pekkarinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obliteratii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekkarinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obliteratii won't allow Pekkarinen to sweep him here.
Obliteratii is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pekkarinen controls Obliteratii momentarily but Obliteratii frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Obliteratii trying to control but Pekkarinen is working from the bottom.
Obliteratii controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pekkarinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obliteratii.
Pekkarinen lands a nice shot that snaps Obliteratii's head back.
A swing and a miss from Pekkarinen.
Obliteratii tried to counter with a leg kick but Pekkarinen avoided it.
Pekkarinen misses the jab.
Pekkarinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Obliteratii checks it well.
Obliteratii throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lauri Pekkarinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pekkarinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pekkarinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii stuffs the takedown attempt from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pekkarinen scores with a jab to the head.
Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Obliteratii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen.
A quick step to the side and Obliteratii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pekkarinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Obliteratii tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pekkarinen is in Obliteratii's guard.
Pekkarinen throws a strike but Obliteratii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obliteratii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Pekkarinen is looking for a triangle but Obliteratii pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii stopping the sweep attempt from Pekkarinen.
Obliteratii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pekkarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pekkarinen trying to control the position.
Pekkarinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Obliteratii has passed into side control.
Pekkarinen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Obliteratii presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pekkarinen is looking to get to half guard.
Obliteratii looking to control and managing it successfully.
Obliteratii avoids the attempt from Pekkarinen to control.
Pekkarinen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Obliteratii wants to control the pace but Pekkarinen is squirming around nicely.
Obliteratii content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pekkarinen is looking to escape.
Pekkarinen is controlling an arm, preventing Obliteratii from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Pekkarinen wants to hold on but Obliteratii pushes him away.
Pekkarinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obliteratii controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Obliteratii mounts Pekkarinen! Really nice guard pass there!
Pekkarinen has given up his back. Will we see Obliteratii going for some submissions?
Good control from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii is trying to stick to Pekkarinen's back but Pekkarinen is turning into Obliteratii. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Obliteratii's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pekkarinen.
Obliteratii looking to control.
Obliteratii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pekkarinen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zeus Obliteratii.
I think Obliteratii 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
Zeus Obliteratii thanked the fans post fight for their support.