PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Pancha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Pirinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sancho Pancha has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Pancha
vs
Pirinen

182 cm
22
176 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sancho Pancha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Pirinen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirinen thumps Pancha with a low kick.

Pirinen forces Pancha back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pirinen.
Pancha wants a takedown but no success here.

Pancha pulls guard.
Pirinen is pushing down on Pancha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pancha is fighting to maintain full guard but Pirinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pirinen controlling the action here.
Pirinen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Pancha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pirinen pulls his head out easily.
Pirinen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Veli Pirinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pancha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pirinen, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pirinen.

Pirinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pirinen lands a nice elbow.
Pancha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pirinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pirinen is leaning against Pancha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pancha takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pancha is breathing heavily.
Pirinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pancha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pirinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pirinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pirinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pancha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pirinen lands an elbow inside that Pancha shrugs off.
Pirinen crunches a lovely knee into Pancha's ribcage.
Pirinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pancha takes a knee to the side of the body.

Pirinen breaks the clinch.
Pancha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pirinen lands a big head kick that sends Pancha to the canvas! Pirinen follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Pirinen!