PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jallu Pesonen (ranked 58 p4p, 82 weight class) and Finn The Human (ranked 7 p4p, 9 weight class). Pesonen's entrance music is DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. A fine choice. The Human is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Adventure Time. 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?

Pesonen
vs
The Human

165 cm
37
151
26 - 17 - 1

175 cm
35
145
29 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

SynCity Fightwear
Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Finn The Human!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Human slips a jab from Pesonen.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pesonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Human.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Pesonen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pesonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Human needs to keep his hands up - Pesonen had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by The Human.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Human has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Human looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pesonen wants to control but The Human is keeping him busy.

The Human throws Pesonen to one side and escapes!
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!
Pesonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Human's head.
The Human takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Human misses with a looping left.
Pesonen shoots in for a takedown but The Human shows good takedown defense.
Pesonen backing away here, and The Human unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Pesonen.
Pesonen darts in looking for a takedown but The Human gets double underhooks and turns Pesonen into the cage.

Pesonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Human walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
Finn The Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human slips a straight right by Pesonen.
The Human scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Human.
Pesonen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Human connects with an inside leg kick.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
The Human tries to clinch up.
The Human buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pesonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Human circles away quickly and effectively.
Pesonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Human is fending him off so far but Pesonen persists. Nope, The Human circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human loads up on a big right hand but Pesonen slips the punch.
The Human throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pesonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Pesonen misses the target.

Pesonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pesonen stops The Human from getting back to his feet.

The Human manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pesonen keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The Human working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Human.
The Human scores with a hook to the body.

Pesonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pesonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pesonen stops The Human from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Human wants to get back to his feet but Pesonen passes into half guard.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Human's head.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen 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.
Pesonen working the head and body with strikes.
The Human tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Human is trying to stand.
Pesonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Human looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen working The Human over with strikes.
The Human tries to kick Pesonen off but Pesonen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pesonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Human wants to get back to his feet.
Pesonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pesonen trying to control from half guard but The Human is working away.
Pesonen working over The Human with some ground and pound. The Human looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Human taking some punishment here, with Pesonen in his half guard.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen winds up and cracks The Human with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pesonen connects with a nice short shot to The Human's temple.
Pesonen thows a huge punch but The Human dodges it nicely.
Pesonen prevents The Human from standing back up.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Human keeps working.
The Human is trying to stand back up but Pesonen is controlling him
Pesonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Human is trying to stand.

The Human has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Pesonen is on him like a limpet, forcing The Human back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pesonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pesonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pesonen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Human gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pesonen working aggressively here.
The Human lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pesonen fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jallu Pesonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pesonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

The Human pushes Pesonen off and gets back to his feet.
Pesonen takes one on the button.
Pesonen moves away from the strike by The Human.
The Human keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pesonen.
Pesonen sets himself, and The Human steps forward looking for the clinch! Pesonen avoids it this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
A jab from The Human misses.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
The Human lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen throws a hook but The Human avoids it easily.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pesonen looks to land a right hand but The Human moved out of range.
Pesonen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Human uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pesonen.
Pesonen slips under a jab from The Human.
The Human uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pesonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pesonen takes a step back to recover.
The Human does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finn The Human seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Human lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pesonen's sensitive parts.
Pesonen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human sizes up Pesonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Human feints and then cracks Pesonen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pesonen down.
Finn The Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
The Human jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Human lands with a cross.
The Human throws a hook but Pesonen avoids it easily.
Pesonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Human missing with a left hand there. Pesonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Pesonen. Beautiful body shot.
The Human throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Human looks to score with a jab to the body but Pesonen is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Pesonen shoots in but The Human avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Human misses with a low kick.
Pesonen moves out of range as The Human strikes.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Human to score with a decent uppercut.
The Human lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Human looks to land a body kick but Pesonen moved away.
Pesonen loads up on a big right hand but The Human slips the punch.
The Human has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pesonen finds it's way round the side to connect with The Human's head.
The Human ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pesonen moves away.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
An inside leg kick lands from The Human.
Pesonen lunges at The Human with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Human's hand.
The Human misses with a hook. Pesonen ducked under it nicely.
The Human misses the jab.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
The Human throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by The Human as he connects with a hook.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
The Human tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pesonen misses with a hook. The Human ducked under it nicely.
Pesonen throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
The Human connects with the punch.

The Human gets a clinch.
Pesonen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Human is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

The Human breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Human ducks under a wild hook from Pesonen.
The Human tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pesonen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Human.
Pesonen moves out of range of the leg kick from The Human.
Pesonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Human tries to avoid it but Pesonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Human to the ground. The Human escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human lands a glancing blow to the side of Pesonen's head.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Human thumps Pesonen with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Pesonen misses.

Pesonen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. The Human is trying to defend but Pesonen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The Human pushes Pesonen off looking to stand but Pesonen dives back in and keeps control.

The Human makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pesonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Human.
Pesonen shoots for a takedown but The Human saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Human dips to his left and cracks Pesonen with an uppercut!
The Human just misses with a punch to the body.
The Human misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pesonen.
The Human throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human scores with a jab to the head.
The Human fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pesonen missing with a left hand there. The Human was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pesonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Human. Pesonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finn The Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Human throws out a leg kick but Pesonen moves out of range and The Human only half commits.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Human is just out of range.
The Human misses the jab.
The Human throws a body punch but Pesonen moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pesonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Human looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Human connects with a high kick.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
The Human clobbers Pesonen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Human darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pesonen looks to land a left hand but The Human moved out of range nicely.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Human.
Pesonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pesonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from The Human misses.
Pesonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Human lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Pesonen.
The Human throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Human moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pesonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Human swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Pesonen.
Pesonen drops his hands momentarily and The Human takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Human misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Human throws a right and a left that Pesonen avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Pesonen misses its intended target.
The Human thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pesonen throws a right hand that The Human ducks under and follows up with a left that The Human also avoids with ease.
The Human throws a solid leg kick but Pesonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Human.
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.
Pesonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The Human connects with a looping right hand.
Pesonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Human.

Pesonen gets tackled into the cage by The Human. The Human maintains the clinch.

The Human pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen misses with an uppercut. The Human saw that one coming.
A jab from The Human does it's job there.
Pesonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Human finds it's way round the side to connect with Pesonen's head.
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!
The fighters circling - The Human throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Pesonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen blocks a jab.
Pesonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Human sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pesonen somewhat.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Pesonen misses.
Pesonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jallu Pesonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Human fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pesonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Human scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pesonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Human tries to counter by closing the distance.
The Human misses the shot to the body.
Pesonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Human pinned against the cage. The Human gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pesonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Human fakes the leg kick and cracks Pesonen in the body.
The Human has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Human lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Human stuns Pesonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Human scores with a jab. Pesonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Human tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pesonen takes one to the side of the head.
Pesonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen misses with a body shot.
The Human attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pesonen scores with a nice head shot.
Pesonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Human avoids it really well and circles away.
Pesonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Human connects with a leg kick.
The Human bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pesonen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Human waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pesonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen fails with the takedown.
Pesonen swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pesonen. The Human does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Human tries to counter with a clinch but Pesonen shakes him off and moves away.
The Human rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pesonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pesonen shoots in looking for a takedown but The Human manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pesonen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Human looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for The Human.
Pesonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pesonen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Human momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Human.
The Human throws an overhand right that lands on Pesonen's shoulder, as Pesonen tries to avoid the shot.
The Human ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Human with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Human swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Human connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Human throws a looping overhand right but Pesonen ducks down to avoid it.
The Human defending well as Pesonen loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like The Human was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finn The Human comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Human has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn The Human!
Finn The Human spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.