MMA HELSINKI 37 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorn Nordberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lee
vs
Nordberg

185 cm
21
186 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

186 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorn Nordberg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nordberg closes the distance and clinches.
Nordberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Nordberg.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nordberg avoids it.
Nordberg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorn Nordberg.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nordberg cracks Lee with a good jab.
Nordberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee tries to clinch there but Nordberg circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Nordberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nordberg throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lee lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Nordberg sprawling to the canvas. Lee follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Nordberg hang on?

Nordberg is rocked!

It looks like Jorn Nordberg has been cut.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Lee gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nordberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordberg is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Lee Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Nordberg is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bruce Lee!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Stelios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane Stelios is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Grant
vs
Stelios

184 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
188 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Gilop®

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dane Stelios!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stelios.
Grant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice jab there from Grant.
Stelios tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stelios somewhat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Stelios tightens his grip and picks Grant up, before dumping him to the ground. Grant manages to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Grant is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stelios frees his head nicely. Oh but Grant has switched to an armbar! Stelios is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brandon Grant!

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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maik Taison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pettis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eyeless. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pettis
vs
Taison

178 cm
26
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

179 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maik Taison!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Taison. Those never looked like landing.
Taison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pettis moves out of range as Taison strikes.
Maik Taison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Pettis misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Pettis scores with a four punch combination!
Pettis throws a big shot that misses.
Taison bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pettis's head.
Pettis slips a jab and a cross from Taison.
Taison scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pettis doesn't seem bothered though.
Taison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taison slips a jab from Pettis.
Taison misses with a double jab.
Taison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pettis.
Pettis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pettis is fending him off so far but Taison persists. Nope, Pettis circles away and we're back to standing.

Taison cracks Pettis with an uppercut from hell and Pettis crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Taison's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Pettis is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Taison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Pettis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pettis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taison loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taison working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taison arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Pettis's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Maik Taison!

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FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wazz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Silva
vs
Rausku

188 cm
28
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

182 cm
29
190 lbs
9 - 14 - 1

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rausku shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rausku misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rausku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wazz Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Rausku with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rausku is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rausku looks gassed!
Silva lands a high kick!

It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rausku has a takedown stuffed.
Rausku takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rausku's calf.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rausku 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.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Rausku is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rausku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Rausku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Rausku manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva wants to stand up but Rausku is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rausku preventing the sweep.
Rausku wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rausku. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku scores with a three punch combo!
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rausku throws a right and a left that both miss.

Rausku shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Rausku prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Rausku throwing strikes but missing.
Rausku won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rausku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku postures up.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wazz Silva.
Rausku shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rausku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rausku's front leg but catches the back leg as Rausku tries to avoid it.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Rausku back into the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a high kick!

That's four 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!
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rausku's calf.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rausku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rausku's calf.
Rausku 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.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rausku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Rausku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Silva pushes Rausku up against the cage in a clinch.
Rausku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rausku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rausku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rausku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wazz Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rausku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

Rausku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rausku won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Rausku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rausku stops Silva from standing up.
Rausku is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Rausku is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva prevents Rausku from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rausku, up you get!
Rausku shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rausku changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Rausku manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wazz Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rausku's head.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rausku's calf.
Rausku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rausku steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rausku's front leg but catches the back leg as Rausku tries to avoid it.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Rausku looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rausku fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Silva pushes Rausku up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rausku's face.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rausku is looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rausku.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rausku fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rausku's sensitive parts.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rausku takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Wazz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rausku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rausku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Wazz Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rausku's front leg but catches the back leg as Rausku tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wazz Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rausku doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rausku is defended easily by Silva.
Nice body kick from Silva.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rausku is looking for a takedown.
Wazz Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Rausku's ribcage. Rausku let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Rausku thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rausku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rausku takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rausku takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rausku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva leaves Rausku with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rausku's head.
Rausku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Rausku shoots in.
Rausku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rausku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Rausku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Rausku fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arvi Rausku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva scores with a leg kick.

Silva darts in and clinches Rausku up against the cage.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a body shot.
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!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rausku.
Rausku can't get the takedown.
Wazz Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rausku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rausku is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Rausku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Rausku off balance momentarily.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Rausku.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Rausku has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Silva.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rausku shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva lands a head kick. Rausku smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rausku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rausku.
Rausku working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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!
Rausku throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva pushes Rausku away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rausku gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Rausku tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rausku has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Rausku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

And that's the end of the fight!
Wazz Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wazz Silva!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pumba Ottavainen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Anderson
vs
Ottavainen

188 cm
28
190 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

190 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Anderson will feel that in the morning.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Ottavainen sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ottavainen. That's going to slow Anderson down.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Ottavainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson lands with a hook. Ottavainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ottavainen connects with a single shot there.

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The strikes coming from Anderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anderson throws a strike aimed at the side of Ottavainen's head but Ottavainen avoids it well.
Anderson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Ottavainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Anderson swings around for an armbar but Ottavainen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Anderson's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson seems keen to control Ottavainen's posture.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ottavainen trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Ottavainen won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Ottavainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson lands with a hook. Ottavainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ottavainen defending well though.
Anderson working over Ottavainen with some ground and pound. Ottavainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is pressing down on Ottavainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ottavainen is holding on for now.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ottavainen's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ottavainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anderson.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.

Ottavainen is rocked!
Anderson drops an elbow to the side of Ottavainen's head.
Ottavainen is still in real trouble! Can Anderson finish him?
Ottavainen looks gassed!
Anderson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Ottavainen quite badly. Ottavainen pulls Anderson in close trying to recover. Anderson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Ottavainen on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Ottavainen doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Anderson!
After the fight, Greg Anderson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Wulff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Statement's entrance music is Statement of Pain. A fine choice. Pain Statement has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Statement
vs
Wulff

185 cm
30
255 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

193 cm
23
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Wulff!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulff lands a head kick. Statement smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wulff cracks the inside of Statement's front leg.
Wulff staying out of range there.
Wulff connects with a right hand. Statement shakes it off.
Wulff lands a nice leg kick that just misses Statement's sensitive parts.
Statement swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wulff cracks Statement with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Jab from Wulff.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Statement connects with a right hand. Wulff shakes it off.
Wulff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Wulff.
Wulff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pain Statement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Statement will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Statement cracks Wulff with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wulff looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Statement finish him?
Wulff lands a leg kick that knocks Statement off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wulff.
Wulff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Statement on the side of the head.
Wulff scores with a shot to the body.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.
Wulff scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wulff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Statement does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wulff scores with a jab to the body.
Wulff lands a nice shot to the body.
Statement keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wulff scores with a leg kick.
Statement takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Statement misses.
Wulff lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Statement at a distance.
Statement is breathing heavily.
Wulff stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wulff dips to his left and cracks Statement with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statement ducks right into an uppercut from Wulff.
Wulff scores with a jab.
Statement misses with a straight right.
Wulff lands a nice shot to the body.
Statement is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Statement with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wulff to score with a decent uppercut.
Wulff lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Statement needs to keep his hands up - Wulff had a free shot at his head there.
Wulff is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Statement had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wulff lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Statement looks to throw the jab but Wulff is out of range.
Wulff lands a slapping body shot.
Wulff lands a jab to Statement's midsection.
Wulff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wulff lands with a straight right. Statement didn't see that one coming.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulff catches Statement with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wulff lands a body shot.
Wulff misses with a series of wild punches.
Wulff lands a nice hook to Statement's body. Statement takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Statement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wulff. That's going to slow Statement down.
Statement takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wulff paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wulff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wulff fakes the leg kick and cracks Statement in the body.
Statement takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wulff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Statement.
Wulff thumps Statement with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Statement stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wulff.
Statement takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wulff throws a nice head kick!
Wulff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Statement has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Statement chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wulff can pounce on him.
Wulff fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Statement.
Wulff scores with a push kick.
Wulff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Statement takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Statement takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulff delivers a nice body kick.
A nice combination there by Wulff.
Wulff lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Wulff 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.

Wulff cracks Statement with a good jab.
Statement looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulff is just out of range.
Statement connects with a body shot.
Statement misses with a looping left.
Statement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Statement takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Wulff.
Wulff throws a nice looking combination but Statement bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wulff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wulff, right into the meat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wulff in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Statement works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wulff throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wulff clobbers Statement with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wulff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Statement moves away.
Statement looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Statement darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulff fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wulff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wulff digs a good hook to Statement's body.
Wulff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wulff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Statement is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Statement swings for the body but Wulff moves out of range.
Wulff scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Wulff works Statement's body with a nice hook.
Wulff connects with a body shot that sends Statement's belly button to the back.
Statement takes a kick to the side of the head.
Statement on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wulff.
Statement takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Statement takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Statement is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Statement takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Statement on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Statement misses the shot to the body.
Statement takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wulff scores with a sloppy right hand. Statement should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Wulff.
Statement takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wulff!
Wulff cracks a nice hook into Statement's ribs.
Statement pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wulff lands with a shot to the body.
Wulff cracks the inside of Statement's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wulff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Michael Wulff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Statement throws a right hand that Wulff ducks under and follows up with a left that Wulff also avoids with ease.
Wulff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wulff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wulff digs a good body shot into Statement's ribs.
Statement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wulff cracks the inside of Statement's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wulff connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wulff. That's going to slow Statement down.
Statement will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wulff fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Statement on the side of the head.
Wulff scores with a jab.
Wulff scores with a hook.
Wulff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulff throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Statement.
Wulff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wulff misses with a few strikes there.
Wulff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Statement misses with a body shot.
Statement takes one to the chin there.
Statement misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wulff.
Statement takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Statement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wulff swings for the body but Statement moves out of range.
Statement sizes up Wulff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Statement misses with a hook.
Wulff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Statement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wulff was well out of range. Poor timing from Statement.
Wulff takes a swing at Statement's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Wulff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Wulff scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Wulff.
Statement tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Statement takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for Wulff. That snapped Statement's head back.
Wulff is looking to slow Statement down with leg kicks.
Statement throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Statement looks to score with a jab to the body but Wulff is just out of range.
Wulff cracks Statement with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Statement lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wulff at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wulff fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Statement has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wulff lands the left hand.
Statement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Statement misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Statement. That snapped Wulff's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Statement. Wulff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wulff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wulff connects with a leg kick. Statement looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wulff.
Wulff goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body kick from Wulff.
Wulff wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wulff scoring well with a low kick there.
Statement misses with a hook. Wulff ducked under it nicely.
Wulff scores with a head kick. Statement tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wulff throws a head kick that half lands.
Wulff scores with a decent looking hook.
Statement has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wulff.
Statement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulff connects with a body shot that sends Statement's belly button to the back.
Wulff lands with a kick to the temple. Statement shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Statement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wulff moves away.
Wulff just misses with a punch to the body.
Statement fails to land with a series of punches.
Statement drops his hands momentarily and Wulff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wulff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Statement works Wulff's body with a nice hook.
Statement thuds a left hand into Wulff's body.
Wulff blocks a jab.
Statement misses with a straight left.
Wulff fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Statement takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wulff throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Statement misses with an uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wulff.
Wulff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Statement.
Statement throws a series of punches but Wulff moves out of range.
Pain Statement has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wulff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulff jabs at Statement's body.
Wulff lands with a kick to the temple. Statement shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wulff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Statement looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wulff throws a head kick that half lands.
Statement throws a big shot that misses.
Statement misses with an uppercut. Wulff saw that one coming.
Statement on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wulff. Wulff obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statement misses with an uppercut.
Statement misses with a right hand
and Wulff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wulff looks to land a combination. Statement sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wulff digs a good hook to Statement's body.
Wulff scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Statement throws a sloppy body shot
and Wulff counters with a slapping leg kick.
Statement takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wulff with a jab.
Wulff staying out of range there.
Statement chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wulff can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulff punishes Statement's body with a nice straight punch.
Wulff jabs at Statement's body.
Wulff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Statements jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wulff feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Statement's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Wulff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wulff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Wulff!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaino St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halme comes into the arena with patriot blaring out of the sound system. Vaino St Pierre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Halme
vs
St Pierre

178 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
182 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaino St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by St Pierre there.
Halme throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Pierre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Halme's sensitive parts.
Halme throws a lazy right hand but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Halme moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halme checks a low kick from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a low kick but Halme moves out of range easily.
St Pierre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre throws a nice outside leg kick.

Halme looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
Halme sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Halme landing strikes from the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish St Pierre?
Halme thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Halme sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halme tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Halme there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Halme misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Halme working away from the top, dropping strikes.
St Pierre holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halme tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Halme moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, St Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by St Pierre!
Halme throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Halme has worked his way into a potential kimura here. St Pierre is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Halme yanks on the arm and St Pierre is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Halme.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pekka Halme!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kato Aspenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Aspenia
vs
Name

172 cm
29
130 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

150 cm
28
135 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kato Aspenia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name looks to score with a jab to the body but Aspenia is just out of range.

Aspenia has managed to clinch.

Aspenia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Name scores with a nice head shot.
Aspenia defending well as Name loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aspenia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Name has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Name and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aspenia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Name scores a takedown into full mount!

Name stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Aspenia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aspenia throws a series of punches but Name moves out of range.
Aspenia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Name circles away quickly and effectively.
Name throws a sloppy head kick and Aspenia moves out of range easily.
Name throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aspenia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Name.
Name is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aspenia.
Name shoots in but Aspenia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Name throws a lazy right hand but Aspenia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Name tries to move into range but Aspenia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Name just misses with a punch to the body.
Name throws out a loose jab but Aspenia uses good head movement to avoid it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Name has eaten all the pies!
Aspenia lands a jab-cross combination.
Aspenia Rushes Name and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Name is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Aspenia Piles on the pressure and Name crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kato Aspenia!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre De La Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shit In Your Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De La Rosa
vs
In Your Hand

190 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre De La Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shit In Your Hand!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De La Rosa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Your Hand was covering up waiting for the punch and De La Rosa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Your Hand keeping full guard, as De La Rosa tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Rosa throwing strikes from guard but Your Hand blocks nicely.
De La Rosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De La Rosa working some strikes from top position.
De La Rosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De La Rosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

De La Rosa stands and steps away. Your Hand gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

De La Rosa takes the fight into the clinch.

De La Rosa pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rosa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De La Rosa is landing with some decent strikes but Your Hand is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De La Rosa has hold of Your Hand's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Your Hand manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

De La Rosa working for a submission but Your Hand is keeping him at bay.
De La Rosa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Rosa looking to ground and pound but Your Hand is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Your Hand is in a horrible position here. De La Rosa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De La Rosa scoring with strikes but Your Hand is staying in there.

De La Rosa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
De La Rosa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Your Hand is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Your Hand takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De La Rosa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rosa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Your Hand?

De La Rosa swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre De La Rosa!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kivi Kasvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasvo's entrance music is Danzig Mother. A fine choice. Kivi Kasvo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kasvo
vs
Laine

190 cm
28
300 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

209 cm
32
311 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kivi Kasvo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilmari Laine!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Kasvo moves into the clinch.

Laine gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Laine stalling away here and it's allowed Kasvo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Laine wants to pass the guard but Kasvo is keeping the position.
Laine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laine wants to pass the guard but Kasvo is keeping the position.
Laine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kasvo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasvo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasvo, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is stalling in the full guard.
Laine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kasvo keeping full guard, as Laine tries to pass.
Kasvo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasvo is retaining full guard.
Kasvo looking for a sweep. Not yet Kasvo, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Laine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laine wants to control from the top but Kasvo keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ilmari Laine.

Kasvo forces Laine back against the cage and clinches.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
Kasvo misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Kasvo.
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!
Kasvo throws a head punch that misses.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Kasvo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kasvo.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine is trying to stall.
Kasvo can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Kasvo misses with a punch to the body.
Kasvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo misses with a body punch.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kasvo lands an uppercut.
Kasvo working aggressively here.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kasvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Ilmari Laine has been cut.
Kasvo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Kasvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasvo tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Kasvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine lands a nice uppercut.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kasvo tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Kasvo is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Kasvo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasvo lands a shot to the body.
Kasvo gets through Laine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo presses Laine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kasvo lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kivi Kasvo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilmari Laine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kasvo darts in and clinches Laine up against the cage.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasvo.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Kasvo.
Kasvo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasvo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasvo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kasvo fails to land.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Kasvo.
A head punch on the inside from Kasvo fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kasvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasvo.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasvo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Kasvo.
Kasvo lands a shot to the body.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Laine prevents a body shot from Kasvo.
Kasvo lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Kasvo misses with a body punch.
Kasvo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasvo lands a shoulder strike.
Kasvo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasvo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Laine! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kasvo is unloading with more strikes now! Laine drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kivi Kasvo!
Kivi Kasvo retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kivi Kasvo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.