PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calle Pajander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudi Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pajander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Giorgio Moroder - The Chase. Guns has chosen diamonds and guns as his entrance music. Rudi Guns has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Calle Pajander's chin.

Pajander
vs
Guns

170 cm
21
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
148 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!
STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Calle Pajander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Guns!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pajander.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Pajander counters with a right hand to the body.
Pajander connects with the punch.
Pajander bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Pajander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pajander controls Guns momentarily but Guns frees himself.

Guns postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pajander is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guns, into his guard.

Guns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pajander is aware though and is defending well.

Pajander avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pajander postures up in Guns's guard and throws a big left but Guns blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajander trying to control the position from guard on top but Guns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pajander throwing strikes from guard but Guns blocks nicely.
Guns wants to sweep but no luck.
Pajander advances to half guard.
Guns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pajander passes to side control.
Pajander wants to control but Guns is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pajander is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Guns can't do much from the bottom here.
Guns tries to improve position but can't.
Pajander wants to control but Guns is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Pajander politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pajander prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pajander throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Guns sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guns actively working from the bottom here.
Pajander throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guns is staying active underneath Pajander, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Guns won't allow Pajander to pass to mount.

Guns looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pajander passes into side control!
Guns is looking to regain half guard here but Pajander keeps moving and retains side control.
Guns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pajander working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guns manages to get back to half guard.
Pajander controlling the action here.
Guns regains full guard. Nicely done.

Guns working for submissions but it's allowed Pajander to get to half guard.
Guns looks gassed!
Pajander performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Guns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calle Pajander dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pajander will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pajander fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guns throws the left hand but Pajander avoids the punch easily.
Pajander lands a two punch combo.
Guns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Pajander.
Guns needs to keep his hands up - Pajander had a free shot at his head there.
Pajander missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pajander throws a predictable looking body shot

and Guns counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pajander!

Guns is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pajander has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pajander!
Pajander is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Pajander got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pajander has managed to get both his arms back between Guns's legs - danger averted.
Pajander lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pajander wants to control from the top but Guns keeps moving.

Pajander avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guns is breathing heavily.
Guns controls Pajander momentarily but Pajander frees himself.
Guns keeping full guard, as Pajander tries to pass.
Pajander works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guns tries to roll over but Pajander keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guns trying to control here.
Guns throws a strike from the bottom but Pajander passes into side control!
Guns is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pajander's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Guns slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pajander working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guns's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajander trying to control but Guns is working from the bottom.
Pajander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pajander trying to control but Guns is working from the bottom.
Calle Pajander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pajander sitting in guard here, content to control.
Guns keeping full guard, as Pajander tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Guns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pajander keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Guns 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.
Pajander makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pajander.
Guns trying to control but Pajander is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Calle Pajander will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pajander feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pajander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pajander. Pajander obviously looking to wear him down.

Guns looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pajander!

Guns jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pajander is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pajander and Guns has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Pajander is looking for a sweep.
Pajander is trying to control Guns's posture but Guns avoids it.

Guns is trying to get an arm triangle but Pajander is defending well.
Pajander tries to buck Guns off but Guns is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pajander is trying to get back to half guard.

Guns is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pajander has escaped the position, nice work there.

Pajander throws Guns to one side and escapes!
Pajander jabs Guns to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two 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.
A right-left combo lands from Pajander.
Pajander ducks under a wild hook from Guns.
A big right from Pajander misses.
Pajander lands with a straight right. Guns didn't see that one coming.
Guns with a poor takedown
letting Pajander counter with a right hand.
Pajander scores with the left hand. Guns knows he should have avoided that one.
Pajander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guns fails with the takedown
and Pajander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pajander missing with a left hand there. Guns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guns has his takedown stuffed
and Pajander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calle Pajander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Guns.
Guns dodges the punch combination from Pajander.
Guns slips a straight right by Pajander.
Guns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pajander counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pajander counters with a low kick, right behind Guns 's knee.
Calle Pajander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pajander!
Nice jab there from Pajander.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from Pajander.
Guns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pajander counters with an inside leg kick.
Guns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A combination from Pajander does no damage.
Pajander clobbers Guns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pajander works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Pajander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Pajander does it's job there.
Guns misses with a body shot
and Pajander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pajander throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Pajander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajander lands a jab.
A left and a right from Pajander both land. Nice combination.
Pajander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guns manages to avoid it.
Guns slips under a jab from Pajander.
Pajander cracks Guns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guns misses with a takedown
and Pajander counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pajander connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pajander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guns.
Guns avoids the body shot from Pajander.
Pajander lands a jab to Guns's midsection.
Pajander lands a really nice looking cross but Guns seems unphased.
Guns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pajander lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rudi Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudi Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guns needs to keep his hands up - Pajander had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calle Pajander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pajander has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calle Pajander!