PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juho Pennanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pennanen
vs
Keijo

184 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

179 cm
25
174 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

****160Q Energy for $150****

Perkele!

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juho Pennanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennanen jabs Keijo right on the nose. Keijo blinks but takes it well.
Pennanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Keijo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keijo loads up on a big right hand but Pennanen slips the punch.
Pennanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pennanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Keijo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Keijo misses with an uppercut.
Pennanen misses with a wild body shot.
Pennanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keijo throws a looping overhand right but Pennanen ducks down to avoid it.
Pennanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keijo.
Keijo misses with a hook. Pennanen ducked under it nicely.
Pennanen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keijo.
A jab lands there for Pennanen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo misses with a hook. Pennanen ducked under it nicely.
Keijo misses with a looping left.
Pennanen misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennanen checks a leg kick.
Keijo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keijo moves out of range of the leg kick from Pennanen.
A jab from Keijo misses.
Keijo misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pennanen. That's going to slow Keijo down.
Pennanen connects with a jab.
Keijo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennanen.
Pennanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keijo at a distance.
Keijo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pennanen slips a straight right by Keijo.
Keijo misses with a body shot
and Pennanen counters with a head kick. That will keep Keijo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Keijo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keijo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pennanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen throws the kick towards the body but Keijo avoids it.
Keijo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pennanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Keijo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Keijo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pennanen throws a leg kick but Keijo moved away.
Keijo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pennanen.
Pennanen punishes Keijo's body with a nice straight punch.
Keijo misses the jab.
Pennanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pennanen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pennanen walks into a straight right hand from Keijo.
Keijo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keijo 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.
Pennanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keijo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo tries to close the distance and clinch but Pennanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pennanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keijo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Pennanen thumps Keijo with a low kick.
Pennanen slips a jab and a cross from Keijo.
The crowd cheers as Pennanen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keijo doesn't seem phased though.
Pennanen misses with a wild body shot.
Pennanen tries to bum rush Keijo with a series of wild strikes but Keijo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keijo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keijo looks to land a body kick but Pennanen moved away.
Pennanen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pennanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pennanen misses with a body shot.
Keijo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pennanen.
Pennanen punishes Keijo's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pennanen tenderised Keijo's leg. Keijo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pennanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Keijo does no damage.
Keijo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Keijo.
Pennanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pennanen misses with a body kick.
Pennanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keijo.
Keijo tries to score with a low kick but Pennanen moves his leg out of the way.
Pennanen jabs at Keijo's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo tries to land a leg kick but Pennanen saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Pennanen. Beautiful body shot.
Keijo moves out of range as Pennanen strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brutaali Keijo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pennanen throws the kick towards the body but Keijo avoids it.
Pennanen ducks under a wild hook from Keijo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pennanen.
Keijo throws a hook to the side of Pennanen's head but Pennanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keijo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keijo throws a body kick that misses
and Keijo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keijo misses the jab.
Keijo misses with a double jab.
Pennanen misses with a double jab.
Keijo tries to work over Pennanen's front leg with a kick but Pennanen checks it.
Keijo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Keijo there.
Pennanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keijo.
Keijo scores with the left hand. Pennanen knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Pennanen tenderised Keijo's leg. Keijo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keijo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keijo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pennanen. That did some damage!
Keijo tries to land a front kick but Pennanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keijo cracks Pennanen with a good jab.
Pennanen throws a leg kick which misses Keijo's front leg but catches the back leg as Keijo tries to avoid it.
Pennanen misses with a body kick.
Pennanen misses with a body kick.
Keijo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pennanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keijo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pennanen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Keijo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keijo's head.
Brutaali Keijo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Keijo misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Keijo does it's job there.
Pennanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo blocks the body kick.
Keijo thows a body kick. Pennanen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pennanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keijo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Keijo scores with a nice strike.
Keijo throws a hook to the side of Pennanen's head but Pennanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pennanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pennanen thuds a left hand into Keijo's body.
Keijo throws a leg kick which misses Pennanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Pennanen tries to avoid it.
Keijo throws a front kick that sends Pennanen stumbling back into the cage.
Keijo lands with a shot to the body.
Pennanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pennanen looks to throw the jab but Keijo is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Keijo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keijo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pennanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo slips under a jab.
Keijo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pennanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keijo throws a combination that misses
and Pennanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pennanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keijo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keijo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pennanen is out of range.
Keijo misses with a wild body shot.
Keijo throws a body punch but Pennanen moves out of range.
Keijo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennanen moves away.
Pennanen moves away from the strike by Keijo.
Pennanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Keijo looks to land a right hand but Pennanen moved out of range.
Pennanen cracks the inside of Keijo's front leg.
Pennanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Keijo avoids the head kick by Pennanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Keijo lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pennanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pennanen throws a head kick that Keijo semi-blocks.
Keijo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pennanen throws a head kick that Keijo semi-blocks.
Keijo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick by Keijo misses
and Pennanen counters with a low kick, right behind Keijo 's knee.
Keijo throws the kick towards the body but Pennanen avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keijo.
Keijo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pennanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pennanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keijo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pennanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brutaali Keijo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Keijo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pennanen slips under a jab.
Pennanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Pennanen.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Pennanen avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Keijo lands with a nice body punch.
Pennanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pennanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pennanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keijo.
Good standup being displayed there by Pennanen as he connects with a hook.
Keijo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pennanen slips a straight right by Keijo.
Keijo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keijo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Keijo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pennanen.
Keijo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keijo throws out a loose jab but Pennanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Keijo misses its intended target.
Pennanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keijo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keijo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keijo misses with a body kick.
Pennanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Keijo.
Keijo cracks Pennanen with an open hand slap.
Pennanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keijo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pennanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pennanen!
Keijo loads up on a big right hand but Pennanen slips the punch.
Pennanen avoids a kick to the body.
Keijo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennanen is looking to slow Keijo down with leg kicks.
Pennanen scores with the left hand. Keijo knows he should have avoided that one.
Keijo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keijo takes a swing at Pennanen's ribcage but misses.
Pennanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keijo at a distance.
Pennanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennanen slips a jab from Keijo.
Keijo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keijo blocks the body kick.
Keijo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Juho Pennanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keijo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pennanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Pennanen rushes Keijo and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Keijo.
Pennanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keijo blocks a body shot from Pennanen.
Pennanen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keijo.
Pennanen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Keijo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pennanen lands a right hand.
Pennanen prevents a body shot from Keijo.
Keijo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pennanen is keeping busy.
Keijo works on Pennanen's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keijo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Pennanen.
Keijo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keijo misses with a punch to the body.
Pennanen is looking to control Keijo's arms but Keijo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pennanen has his back to the cage.
Pennanen tries to land a knee to the head but Keijo blocks with his arms.
Pennanen tries a body shot but Keijo blocks it.
Keijo takes a shot to the head.
Pennanen trying to land knees to the body.
Keijo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keijo throws an elbow but it misses.
Pennanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennanen blocks a body shot from Keijo.
Brutaali Keijo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pennanen scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juho Pennanen.
I think Keijo 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!