PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jasse Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pesonen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Pesonen
vs
Penn

182 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jasse Pesonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pesonen pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.

Pesonen jumps guard and drags Penn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.

Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Pesonen keeps moving.

Pesonen has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pesonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn is looking to stand up but Pesonen won't let him.
Pesonen trying to keep a closed guard but Penn is proving a slippery customer.
Penn is pushing down on Pesonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pesonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pesonen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pesonen.
Pesonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pesonen, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn advances position into side control!
Pesonen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Penn tries to get to full guard but Pesonen has control of the leg.
Pesonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pesonen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pesonen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pesonen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pesonen slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Pesonen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pesonen moves into full mount! Penn won't be happy about that!
Pesonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pesonen dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pesonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.

Pesonen looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
Pesonen controlling his opponent.

Pesonen working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Penn wants to control but Pesonen is having none of it.
Pesonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.

Pesonen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Penn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pesonen lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pesonen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pesonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Penn!
Pesonen trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is trying to reverse the position but instead Pesonen has taken his back - oops!
Penn prevents Pesonen from getting a body triangle.

Pesonen is persistently looking for the submission but Penn is defending it well.
Pesonen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Pesonen looking for the choke from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Penn trying to control the hands but Pesonen won't let him.
Pesonen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Penn's body.
Penn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn trying to control the hands but Pesonen won't let him.
Pesonen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Penn's body.
Pesonen struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good control from Pesonen.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jasse Pesonen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Pesonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Pesonen gets a clinch.
Penn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pesonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pesonen.
Pesonen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Pesonen successfully pulls guard.

Pesonen looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
Pesonen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jasse Pesonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pesonen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pesonen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasse Pesonen!