PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Saint's choice of entrance music: Be Aggresive by Faith No More. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pentti
vs
Saint

184 cm
33
197 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

188 cm
37
203 lbs
34 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
The Empire Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws the kick towards the body but Pentti avoids it.
Saint staying out of range there.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pentti tests Saint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pentti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Pentti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A good leg kick by Pentti.
Pentti throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pentti misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Saint takes one to the chin there.
Saint blocks a head kick by Pentti.
Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Pentti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Pentti tenderised Saint's leg. Saint is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Saint.
Pentti takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint, right into the meat.
Pentti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saint counters with a right hand to the body.
Saint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
Pentti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pentti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saint backs up against the cage.
Saint takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint connects with a body shot.
Pentti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Donk. Pentti catches Saint right on the button with a cross.
Pentti misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pentti blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pentti checks a leg kick.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentti manages to avoid it.
Pentti connects with a jab.
Pentti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pentti throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Pentti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pentti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pentti checks it well.
Pentti scores with a jab. Saint acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saint tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pentti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pentti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pentti looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Saint has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pentti.
Saint takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti throws a chopping leg kick but Saint manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pentti looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Pentti.
Pentti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint looks to land a combination but Pentti avoids it well.
Pentti tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
Arvo Pentti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pentti throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Pentti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pentti avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pentti feints a jab promting Saint to slip. Pentti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saint slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentti. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kain Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pentti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pentti misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
Saint looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pentti cracks Saint with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saint looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saint throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pentti rather than just go for the knockout.
Pentti throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
Saint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint blocks a head kick by Pentti.
Pentti misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint misses with a head kick.
Saint throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pentti.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Saint both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Pentti misses.
Pentti moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Pentti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saint throws the kick towards the body but Pentti avoids it.
Saint takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pentti scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pentti is looking to chop away at Saint's legs.
Pentti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pentti throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
Pentti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pentti loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Saint with that takedown attempt.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Pentti doesn't manage to clinch there - Saint circles away.
Pentti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint checks a low kick from Pentti.
Saint blocks the body kick.
Saint moves out of range as Pentti strikes.
Arvo Pentti is winning the standup battle so far.
Pentti misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pentti.
Pentti misses with a few strikes there.
Saint misses with a body kick.
Pentti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint can pounce on him.
Saint throws a body shot but no joy.
Pentti tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint digs a good hook to Pentti's body.
Saint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pentti misses with a leg kick.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Pentti.
Saint avoids the head kick by Pentti.
Saint throws a body kick that misses.
Pentti looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Pentti's shoulder, as Pentti tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left lands for Pentti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Pentti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pentti cracks a nice hook into Saint's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Pentti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pentti throws a sloppy head kick
and Saint counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pentti's knee momentarily.
Saint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint throws a combination. Pentti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pentti throws out the jab.
Pentti throws an off balance right hand
and Saint counters with a nice body kick.
Saint misses with an uppercut.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Pentti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pentti digs a good hook to Saint's body.
Saint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pentti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pentti swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Pentti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saint throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Pentti.
Saint checks the leg kick.
Pentti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pentti cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Pentti throws a body shot but no joy.
Saint keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pentti.
A punch combination from Pentti misses.
Pentti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pentti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pentti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pentti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saint stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Pentti.
Saint avoids the body shot from Pentti.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saint.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick and Pentti moves out of range easily.
Pentti lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pentti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Pentti misses.
Arvo Pentti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pentti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pentti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saint blocks a head kick by Pentti.
Pentti lands a really nice looking cross but Saint seems unphased.
A lazy body kick from Pentti
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pentti clobbers Saint with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pentti throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands with a shot to the body.
Pentti tries to clinch up.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Pentti.
Kain Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pentti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint fakes the leg kick and cracks Pentti in the body.
Pentti scores with a nice right hand.
Saint scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pentti, right into the meat.
Saint throws a good cross that connects.
Pentti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint cracks Pentti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pentti misses with a body shot.
Pentti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kain Saint.
Well Pentti 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arvo Pentti made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Kain Saint was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back a better fighter, better person. Thank you all for coming out and supporting me'.