PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peewee Herman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peewee Herman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alatalo
vs
Herman

177 cm
21
176 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peewee Herman!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo misses with a straight right.
Herman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alatalo throws a body shot but no joy.
Herman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Herman swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herman moves away.
Herman throws an off balance right hand
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alatalo throws a shot from downtown. Herman moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Herman! But no joy.
Herman misses the jab.
Alatalo is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Herman.
Herman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alatalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Herman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alatalo doesn't seem phased though.
Alatalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alatalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herman throws out the jab.
Alatalo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alatalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alatalo with a nice cross.
Alatalo throws a looping overhand right but Herman ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Herman releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Herman moves forwards but Alatalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Herman misses with an uppercut.
Herman walks into a straight right hand from Alatalo.
Herman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alatalo slips under a jab from Herman.
Herman throws a lazy right hand but Alatalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alatalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alatalo misses with a straight left.
Herman tries to land a leg kick but Alatalo saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Alatalo as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Herman misses.
A swing and a miss from Herman.
Alatalo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alatalo lands a body shot.
Herman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Herman catches Alatalo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Herman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Herman with a hook.
Herman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alatalo.
Alatalo slips a jab from Herman.
Herman walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman throws an overhand right that lands on Alatalo's shoulder, as Alatalo tries to avoid the shot.
Herman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Herman throws a shot from downtown. Alatalo moves away and avoids it.
Alatalo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alatalo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Herman's head.
Alatalo misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo throws a hook but Herman blocks it.
Herman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Herman misses with an uppercut.
Alatalo lands with a shot to the body.
Herman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alatalo.
Herman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Peewee Herman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herman misses with a combination
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Alatalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alatalo lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alatalo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Alatalo as he connects with a hook.
Herman throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.
Herman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Herman loads up on a big right hand but Alatalo slips the punch.
Alatalo throwing a counter right hand but Herman manages to avoid it.
Herman throws a shot from downtown. Alatalo moves away and avoids it.
Herman misses with a shot to the body
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alatalo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Herman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herman just misses with a punch to the body.
Alatalo works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Alatalo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alatalo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herman swings for the body but Alatalo moves out of range.
Herman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alatalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alatalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Herman tries to move into range but Alatalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Herman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lasse Alatalo is winning the standup battle so far.
Alatalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herman. Herman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alatalo takes a swing at Herman's ribcage but misses.
We've been informed that Herman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alatalo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alatalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Herman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo ducks under a wild hook from Herman.
Alatalo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Herman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good shot there by Alatalo.
Alatalo catches Herman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herman walks into a straight right hand from Alatalo.
Herman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alatalo counters with a nice body shot.
Herman throws a lazy right hand but Alatalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alatalo misses the jab.
Herman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Alatalo misses its intended target.
Alatalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Herman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Herman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Herman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Herman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Alatalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Alatalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Herman misses with a looping right.
Alatalo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Herman throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herman looks to score with a jab to the body but Alatalo is just out of range.
Alatalo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Herman slips a straight right by Alatalo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herman throws a looping overhand right but Alatalo ducks down to avoid it.
Herman misses the body punch
enabling Alatalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alatalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alatalo scores with a sloppy right hand. Herman should have avoided that one.
Herman swings widly with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alatalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herman. Herman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Herman throws a nice looking combination but Alatalo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alatalo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alatalo lands a jab to Herman's midsection.
Herman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herman throws a looping overhand right but Alatalo ducks down to avoid it.
Herman misses with a hook
and Alatalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Herman thinking.
Alatalo dips to his left and cracks Herman with an uppercut!
Herman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herman misses with a right hand
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Alatalo.
A swing and a miss from Herman.
The fighters circling - Alatalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alatalo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alatalo swings for the body but Herman moves out of range.
Alatalo with a hook.
Herman throws a sloppy head kick
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herman misses with a lunging right hand
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Herman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alatalo connects with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alatalo.
Herman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alatalo lands with a hook. Herman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Herman there.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the body.
Alatalo slips a jab from Herman.
Herman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alatalo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Herman throws a combination that misses
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Alatalo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Herman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Alatalo.
Herman looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Herman throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
Herman misses with an uppercut. Alatalo saw that one coming.
It looked like Alatalo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Herman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away.
Herman thuds his right hand into Alatalo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alatalo with a hook.
Alatalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herman looks to land a right hand but Alatalo moved out of range.
Alatalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Herman misses with a left hand
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Herman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alatalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Herman.
Alatalo lands a jab to the head.
Herman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Herman throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Alatalo coming out on top.
Alatalo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alatalo swings for the body but Herman moves out of range.
Herman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alatalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Herman misses with a hook
and Alatalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Herman fails to land with a series of punches.
Herman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alatalo connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herman lands with a right hand.
Herman connects with a nice looking jab.
Herman throws a low kick, looking for Alatalo's leg but Alatalo calmly moves out of range.
Alatalo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Alatalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alatalo.
Alatalo throws out a powerful jab.

Herman is rocked!
Alatalo loads up on a big right hand but Herman slips the punch.
Herman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Alatalo lands.
Herman is still on wobbly legs! Can Alatalo finish him?
Alatalo loads up on a big right hand but Herman slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Alatalo.
Herman seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Herman counters with a stiff right hand.
Herman misses with a straight right.
Alatalo lands a slapping body shot.
Herman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Herman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Herman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alatalo manages to avoid it.
Alatalo throws a body punch but Herman moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Herman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alatalo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Herman.
Herman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Alatalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herman was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Herman is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alatalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alatalo misses with a looping left.
Alatalo slips a jab from Herman.
Herman throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
Herman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alatalo scores with a nice strike.
Alatalo slips a straight right by Herman.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alatalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peewee Herman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lasse Alatalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alatalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Alatalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alatalo 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Alatalo!
During a confident post fight interview, Lasse Alatalo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.