PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Jr Pentele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Snell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pentele's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Push it to the limit. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jr Pentele
vs
Snell

172 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Jr Pentele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sylvester Snell!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snell tries to close the distance and clinch but Pentele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Pentele gets tackled into the ropes by Snell. Snell maintains the clinch.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snell stalls.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Pentele blocks with his arms.
Snell landing knees to the head.
Pentele tries to pull guard but Snell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pentele drops back down to his feet.
Pentele struggles to land a body shot inside as Snell controls his hands.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Pentele blocks with his arms.
Snell connects with a knee to the head.
Snell misses with a knee strike.
Pentele takes a knee right on the jaw!
Snell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pentele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele fails to pull guard.
Snell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snell taking a breather.
Pentele jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snell walks away with a smile on his face. Pentele gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Jr Pentele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pentele paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Snell closes the distance and clinches.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Pentele blocks it.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.

Pentele breaks the clinch.
Snell dodges the punch combination from Pentele.
Pentele blocks a head kick by Snell.
Snell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pentele.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snell throws a sloppy head kick and Pentele moves out of range easily.
Snell throws a sloppy head kick and Pentele moves out of range easily.
Pentele misses with a head kick.
Pentele tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Snell is able to avoid easily.
Snell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Pentele counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pentele stalling the fight.
Snell scores with a knee to the head.
Snell stalling against the ropes.
Snell looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snell has Pentele pressed against the ropes, preventing Pentele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pentele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Snell tries to clinch but Pentele moves away
and Pentele counters with a stiff right hand.
Pentele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pentele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Pentele darts in and clinches Snell up against the ropes.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Pentele is blocking nicely.
Snell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pentele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pentele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pentele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Snell is keeping busy.
Snell has Pentele pressed against the ropes.
Snell lands with a left to the head.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele misses with a punch to the body.
Snell landing knees to the head.
Pentele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Pentele blocks it.
Snell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pentele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pentele is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Snell to keep the fight standing.
Pentele is pushing Snell up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pentele avoids the elbow strike from Snell, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pentele can't break the clinch.
Snell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pentele avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Snell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pentele throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pentele keeps the fight on the outside.

Snell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Snell showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Snell is thwarting Pentele's attempts to control the position.
Snell wants to get back to his feet.
Pentele regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pentele looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pentele bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snell's guard.
Pentele wants to control from the top but Snell keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele controls from within his opponent's guard.
Snell keeping moving, preventing Pentele from controlling successfully.
Snell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pentele is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pentti Jr Pentele just wasn't active enough.

Snell rushes Pentele and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snell as Pentele tries to tie him up.
Snell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Snell misses with a knee to the head.
Snell lands a nice uppercut.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Snell throws an elbow but misses.
Snell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snell is breathing heavily.

Pentele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Pentele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pentele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pentele paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snell takes the fight into the clinch.
Snell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pentele blocks it with crossed arms.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Pentele is blocking nicely.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Pentele is blocking nicely.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pentele tries to circle away but Snell has him pinned against the ropes.
Snell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Snell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Snell taking a breather.
Snell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pentele trying to control the position but instead, Snell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pentele into the ropes.

Pentele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pentele counters with a slapping leg kick.

Pentele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pentele jumps guard but Snell stands there with Pentele around his waist. Pentele gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sylvester Snell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snell is pushing Pentele up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Snell stalling in the clinch but Pentele improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Snell 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 ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Pentele swats away the attempt to clinch by Snell.
Snell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pentele circles away from the clinch attempt

and Pentele counters with a shoot takedown. Snell fights it but they end up in guard.
Snell keeping moving, preventing Pentele from controlling successfully.
Pentele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snell is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snell keeping moving, preventing Pentele from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pentti Jr Pentele.
Pentele shoots for a double leg takedown but Snell sprawls well. He's pushed Pentele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pentele swats away the attempt to clinch by Snell.

Pentele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Snell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Pentele blocks it.
Snell lands a nice elbow.
Pentele is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Snell to keep the fight standing.
Pentele can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Snell misses with a knee strike.
Snell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Snell is trying to stall.
Snell tries a knee to the head but Pentele blocks it.
Snell trying to stall but Pentele improves his position.
Pentele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pentele tries to pull guard but Snell forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Jr Pentele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Snell.
Snell tries to land a knee to the head but Pentele blocks with his arms.
Snell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pentele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pentele tries to pull guard but Snell holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pentele drops back down to his feet.
Pentele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snell's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snell just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pentele fails to pull guard.
Snell looking to throw knees to the head but Pentele is blocking nicely.

Pentele jumps into guard, dragging Snell to the mat.
Pentele looking for a sweep. Not yet Pentele, not yet.
Pentele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snell manages to get himself to full guard.
Pentele trying to control but Snell is working from the bottom.
Pentele is really struggling to control Snell but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pentele content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pentti Jr Pentele wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pentele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Snell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Jr Pentele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Snell 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Sylvester Snell!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Sylvester Snell!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sylvester Snell!

Sylvester Snell wins by unanimous decision!