PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Pejkaiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Piotr Pejkaiya enters the cage!

Croix
vs
Pejkaiya

180 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

190 cm
25
173 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Pejkaiya!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pejkaiya defending well as Croix loads up on a big left hand.
Pejkaiya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pejkaiya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Croix.
Croix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pejkaiya.
Croix misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya slips a straight right by Croix.
Pejkaiya 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.
Pejkaiya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pejkaiya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Croix.
Croix swings for the body but Pejkaiya moves out of range.

Pejkaiya scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pejkaiya prevents Croix from escaping the position.
Croix prevents Pejkaiya from improving position.

Pejkaiya is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Croix is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Pejkaiya tries for a kimura but Croix is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix wants to get back to his feet.
Pejkaiya in side control, throwing shots but Croix defends.
Pejkaiya is chipping away with strikes.
Croix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pejkaiya on the ground.
Pejkaiya throws a strike aimed at the side of Croix's head but Croix avoids it well.

Pejkaiya goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Croix has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pejkaiya but great work by Croix.
Croix tries to stand but Pejkaiya is controlling his head.
Pejkaiya tries to buck Croix off but Croix is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Croix is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pejkaiya regains half guard.
Pejkaiya is pressing down on Croix's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pejkaiya is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pejkaiya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Croix's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pejkaiya is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Croix is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Croix has escaped and now he's on top!
Pejkaiya wants to sweep here but Croix controlling him for the moment.

Pejkaiya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Croix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Croix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Pejkaiya has his foot on Croix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Croix works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Croix is one step ahead there.
Pejkaiya wants to hit a switch here but Croix passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pejkaiya there!
Pejkaiya working to try and regain half guard.

Croix is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Pejkaiya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Croix moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pejkaiya moves out of range of the strikes.
Croix misses with a wild body shot.
Croix defending well as Pejkaiya loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya fails with a takedown attempt.
Croix throws a hook but Pejkaiya avoids it easily.
Croix lands a nice shot that snaps Pejkaiya's head back.
Croix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pejkaiya dodges the punch combination from Croix.
Croix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pejkaiya circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Pejkaiya takes the fight into the clinch.
Pejkaiya trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pejkaiya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Croix prevents it.
Croix blocks a body shot from Pejkaiya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Pejkaiya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pejkaiya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Croix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Croix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Croix misses with a two punch combination.
Pejkaiya dodges the punch combination from Croix.
Piotr Pejkaiya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pejkaiya throws the left hand but Croix avoids the punch easily.
Croix lands the left hand.
Pejkaiya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pejkaiya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pejkaiya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Left hook, right uppercut from Croix.
Croix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Croix.
Croix throws an off balance right hand

and Pejkaiya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pejkaiya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pejkaiya keeps control of Croix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Croix manages to break the clinch.
Pejkaiya moves in looking to clinch but Croix pushes him off.
Croix looks to throw the jab but Pejkaiya is out of range.
Croix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pejkaiya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Croix.
Croix throws the left hand but Pejkaiya avoids the punch easily.
Pejkaiya tries a head kick but it misses.
Croix pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pejkaiya back to the cage. Croix follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pejkaiya slips a straight right by Croix.
Pejkaiya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya looks to throw the jab but Croix is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Croix misses the shot to the body.
Tony Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
Croix slaps away a takedown attempt from Pejkaiya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Croix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pejkaiya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pejkaiya has closed the distance and engaged Croix in a clinch.
Pejkaiya tries a body shot but Croix blocks it.
Pejkaiya misses with some punches.
Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pejkaiya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croix's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pejkaiya.
Croix is trying to push Pejkaiya away but Pejkaiya has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pejkaiya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pejkaiya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Croix's efforts to push away.
Pejkaiya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Croix is trying to break free.
Croix prevents a body shot from Pejkaiya.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Pejkaiya has him pressed against the cage.
Pejkaiya slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pejkaiya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejkaiya digs a right hand underneath Croix's ribcage. Croix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pejkaiya trying to stall but Croix improves his position.
Croix blocking some punches.
Croix wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hook to the body lands for Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pejkaiya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croix's elbow.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Pejkaiya has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pejkaiya tries to work over Croix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Croix breaks the clinch.
Croix throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Pejkaiya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pejkaiya cracks Croix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pejkaiya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Croix pushes Pejkaiya off and gets back to his feet.
Croix throws a shot to the body.
Pejkaiya misses with a takedown attempt - Croix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pejkaiya throws a nice looking combination but Croix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Croix misses with a hook. Pejkaiya ducked under it nicely.
Pejkaiya fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Croix misses.
Tony Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejkaiya was well out of range. Poor timing from Croix.
Pejkaiya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Croix moves out of range as Pejkaiya throws a body kick.
Pejkaiya throws a jab but it's blocked by Croix.
Croix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pejkaiya looks to land a combination but Croix avoids it well.
Pejkaiya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tony Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Pejkaiya.
Pejkaiya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Croix tries to bum rush Pejkaiya with a series of wild strikes but Pejkaiya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pejkaiya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pejkaiya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pejkaiya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pejkaiya jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix throws a series of punches but Pejkaiya avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Croix. Those never looked like landing.
Croix throws a hook to the side of Pejkaiya's head but Pejkaiya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pejkaiya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Croix takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pejkaiya shoots in looking for a takedown but Croix manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pejkaiya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pejkaiya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pejkaiya with a poor takedown
and Croix counters with a straight right hand.
Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pejkaiya doesn't manage to clinch there - Croix circles away.
Pejkaiya doesn't manage to clinch there - Croix circles away.
Croix misses the shot to the body.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Croix misses with the combination.
Pejkaiya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croix defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pejkaiya.
Croix jabs Pejkaiya right on the nose. Pejkaiya blinks but takes it well.
Pejkaiya tries to clinch up but Croix circles away and keeps his distance.
Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pejkaiya manages to avoid it.
A cross from Pejkaiya lands.
Pejkaiya throws a lazy right hand but Croix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pejkaiya tries for a takedown but Croix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pejkaiya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Croix.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Pejkaiya.
Croix fails to land with a series of punches.
Croix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pejkaiya darts in and clinches Croix up against the cage.
Pejkaiya leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pejkaiya fails to land.
Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pejkaiya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Croix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pejkaiya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pejkaiya is looking for a takedown.
Pejkaiya tries to stall but Croix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pejkaiya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Croix.
Croix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pejkaiya has him pressed against the cage.
Piotr Pejkaiya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Croix is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Croix.
Pejkaiya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Croix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Piotr Pejkaiya.
I've got Pejkaiya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Pejkaiya!