PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal Technique - Obnoxius. Wiener is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fok Julle Naaiers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Penaali
vs
Wiener

180 cm
27
178 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

179 cm
32
181 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvo Penaali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiener uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penaali has time to react.
Wiener stuffs the takedown.
Wiener rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penaali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiener fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penaali closes the distance and clinches up with Wiener, looking for a takedown. Penaali pushes Wiener against the cage but Wiener circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wiener uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penaali.
Wiener takes a swing at Penaali's ribcage but misses.
Penaali swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiener.
Wiener throws a body kick that misses.

Wiener moves into the clinch.
Wiener blocks a body shot from Penaali.
Wiener lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penaali backwards.
Penaali prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Wiener throws a punch but it's blocked by Penaali.
Penaali prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Penaali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiener working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penaali scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiener obliges.
Penaali tries to pull guard but Wiener won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Penaali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiener is looking to control Penaali's arms but Penaali gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiener has his back to the cage.
Penaali lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penaali has a couple of punches blocked by Wiener.
Penaali is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wiener to keep the fight standing.
Wiener is trying to maintain a safe position but Penaali gets an underhook and turns Wiener into the cage.
A short right from Penaali.
Penaali drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wiener gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penaali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiener misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener throws a head punch that misses.
Penaali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the head but Penaali blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Penaali fails to land.
Penaali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiener misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penaali swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiener uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiener trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wiener fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penaali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wiener keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penaali lands with a straight right. Wiener didn't see that one coming.
Penaali throws a low kick but Wiener moves out of range easily.
Wiener is looking to slow Penaali down with leg kicks.
A combination from Penaali does no damage.
Penaali fails to land with a series of punches.
Wiener ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penaali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiener. Wiener circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wiener throws a nice head kick!
Penaali lands with a straight right. Wiener didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener avoids the body shot from Penaali.
Penaali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiener takes a swing at Penaali's ribcage but misses.
Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiener manages to avoid it.
Wiener uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penaali.
Penaali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiener.
Wiener misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penaali.
Wiener avoids the body shot from Penaali.
Wiener on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penaali has a takedown stuffed.
Wiener lands a head shot.

It looks like Arvo Penaali has been cut.
Wiener scores with a jab. Penaali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penaali crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiener - the referee stops the clock and Penaali gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiener. Penaali manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wiener avoids the body shot from Penaali.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penaali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wiener stuffs the takedown attempt from Penaali. Penaali gets slowly back to his feet.
Penaali misses with a body kick.
Wiener keeps Penaali at a distance using the push kick.
Wiener moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wiener keeps Penaali at a distance using the push kick.
Wiener throws out a powerful jab.
Penaali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wiener takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penaali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiener.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penaali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penaali misses with a double jab
and Wiener counters with a nice uppercut.
Penaali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hy Wiener dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
That's time! Penaali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Penaali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiener manages to avoid it.
Penaali misses with a looping right.
Penaali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiener misses with a looping right.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiener with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penaali to score with a decent uppercut.
Hy Wiener seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Penaali finds it's target.
Penaali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiener.
Wiener fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penaali checks it well.
Wiener throws a looping overhand right but Penaali ducks down to avoid it.
Wiener misses with a hook.
Penaali scores with a jab to the head.
Wiener wants to clinch up but Penaali keeps it at a distance.
Wiener misses with a wild body shot.
Wiener fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penaali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penaali blocks a head kick by Wiener.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener slips a jab and a cross from Penaali.
Wiener misses with a hook.
Penaali thuds his right hand into Wiener's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wiener throws a looping overhand right but Penaali ducks down to avoid it.
Penaali throws a body punch but Wiener moves out of range.
A punch combination from Penaali misses.
Wiener stuns Penaali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wiener - that will leave a mark!
Nice uppercut lands for Wiener. That snapped Penaali's head back.
Penaali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penaali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiener circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiener connects with a body shot.
Wiener swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penaali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penaali misses with a double jab.
Wiener throws an overhand right that lands on Penaali's shoulder, as Penaali tries to avoid the shot.
Penaali pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wiener back to the cage. Penaali follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penaali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiener moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penaali tries to move into range but Wiener moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penaali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiener circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penaali misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Wiener.
Penaali swings for the body but Wiener moves out of range.
Penaali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wiener can pounce on him.
Penaali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Wiener.
Wiener lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hy Wiener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiener misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penaali.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wiener. Wiener obviously looking to wear him down.
Wiener tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiener throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penaali throws a shot to the body.
Wiener on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiener fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiener throws a shot from downtown. Penaali moves away and avoids it.
Penaali misses with a wild body shot.
Wiener misses with a body shot.
Wiener connects with a single shot there.
Penaali tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wiener scores with a head kick.
Wiener pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penaali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiener.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Penaali.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener dodges the punch combination from Penaali.

Penaali looking to score a takedown here. Wiener is defending well but Penaali drives through and ends up in Wiener's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penaali advances position into side control!
Penaali is looking to take a break and control but Wiener is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wiener manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Penaali is working for a kimura here but Wiener manages to reverse the position and he's now in Penaali's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penaali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wiener.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hy Wiener will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arvo Penaali's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wiener lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Wiener.
Sloppy strikes from Penaali. Those never looked like landing.
Hy Wiener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiener moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wiener misses with a shot to the body
and Penaali counters with a series of strikes. Wiener will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penaali avoids the head kick by Wiener.
Penaali misses with a few strikes there.
Penaali avoids the body shot from Wiener.
Wiener leaves Penaali with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penaali dodges the punch combination from Wiener.
Penaali blocks a leg kick.
Penaali takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiener misses with a wild body shot.
Wiener lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penaali throws a jab when Wiener was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Wiener as Penaali shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvo Penaali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penaali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wiener connects with a crisp jab.
Wiener throws a head kick that half lands.
Wiener thuds his shin into the meat of Penaali's side.
Penaali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wiener counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiener connects with an inside leg kick.
Arvo Penaali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiener scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penaali shoots in but no luck this time.
Penaali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penaali thuds a left hand into Wiener's body.
Wiener fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penaali manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Wiener.
Wiener tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penaali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penaali just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Wiener.
Wiener connects with a solid leg kick.
Wiener looks to score with a jab to the body but Penaali is just out of range.
Penaali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penaali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penaali ducks right into an uppercut from Wiener.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penaalis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penaali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Wiener rushes Penaali and presses him up against the cage.
Penaali scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiener crunches a lovely knee into Penaali's ribcage.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Wiener's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penaali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wiener blocks a jab.
Wiener lands a glancing blow to the side of Penaali's head.
Penaali throws a hook but Wiener blocks it.
Wiener's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiener obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penaali tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wiener swivels and escapes.
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!
Wiener thumps Penaali with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener throws a head kick that half lands.
Wiener uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiener misses the target.

Penaali looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penaali postures up and lands a big shot to Wiener's brow.
Wiener manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penaali is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiener lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hy Wiener comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wiener 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hy Wiener!
An out of breath Hy Wiener thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.