SPFT - Challengers PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Botch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Pacquiao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Botch
vs
Pacquiao

169 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogan Botch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felipe Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Botch clinches up against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pacquiao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Botch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Botch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Botch avoiding damage as Pacquiao throws knees to the body.
Pacquiao prevents Botch from breaking the clinch.
Pacquiao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pacquiao tries to pull guard but Botch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Botch wants to break free but Pacquiao has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Botch.
Pacquiao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pacquiao is trying to maintain a safe position but Botch gets an underhook and turns Pacquiao into the cage.

Botch manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Botch pulls Pacquiao in close to his closed guard and prevents Pacquiao from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao preventing the sweep.

Botch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Botch has control of Pacquiao's left arm, preventing Pacquiao from doing any damage.
Pacquiao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Botch is proving hard to escape from.

Pacquiao decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Botch, up you get!
Botch tries to land a front kick but Pacquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Botch slaps away a takedown attempt from Pacquiao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rogan Botch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Pacquiao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Botch defends it nicely.
Botch looks to land a combination but Pacquiao avoids it well.
Felipe Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquiao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Botch rushes Pacquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Pacquiao taking a breather.
Pacquiao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Botch walks away with a smile on his face. Pacquiao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Botch has a takedown stuffed.

Botch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pacquiao, pushing him back against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to pull guard but Botch holds him up against the cage and eventually Pacquiao drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Botch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pacquiao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pacquiao jumps guard but Botch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pacquiao tries to pull guard but Botch won't allow it.
Botch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacquiao has him pressed against the cage.
Botch can't break the clinch.

Botch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Botch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Botch is adopting a defensive guard.
Pacquiao looking to sit in guard and control but Botch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Botch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao controls Botch momentarily but Botch frees himself.
Botch stays in close to Pacquiao's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rogan Botch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Botch swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacquiao.

Botch takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogan Botch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Botch closes the distance and clinches.
Pacquiao looking to slow down the pace here.
Botch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pacquiao up against the cage.
Botch tries to break free but Pacquiao pushes him back against the cage.
Botch avoids a wild elbow strike from Pacquiao.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Botch decides to pull guard.
Pacquiao wanted to stand there but Botch had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to control but Botch is working from the bottom.

Pacquiao drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Botch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pacquiao has Botch in his guard.
Botch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pacquiao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Botch pushes down on Pacquiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pacquiao trying to hold on to Botch's head to control him but Botch postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to kick Botch off but Botch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pacquiao has hold of Botch's hands but Botch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Botch throwing shots but Pacquiao is blocking nicely.
Pacquiao wants to get back to full guard.
Botch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Botch wants to pass to mount but Pacquiao is defending the position.
Botch passes to side control.

Botch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Botch in the domination position with Pacquiao hanging on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botch working away.
Rogan Botch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The strikes coming from Botch are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Botch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pacquiao will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pacquiao is looking to regain half guard here but Botch keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botch working the strikes but Pacquiao uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pacquiao works his way to full guard. Good work.
Botch pushes down on Pacquiao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Botch wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogan Botch dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Botch.
Botch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Botch wants it to stay on the feet.
Pacquiao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Botch circles away.

Botch clinches up against the cage.
Botch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacquiao smiles and moves away.

Botch takes the fight into the clinch.

Botch jumps guard and drags Pacquiao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pacquiao trying to control but Botch is working from the bottom.
Botch wants to sweep here but Pacquiao controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Botch throwing strikes from guard but Pacquiao blocks nicely.
Pacquiao keeping full guard, as Botch tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Botch stands up from Pacquiao's guard - Botch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Botch misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquiao closes the distance and clinches up with Botch, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes Botch against the cage but Botch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogan Botch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Pacquiao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao with a lazy takedown attempt

and Botch moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Botch breaks the clinch.
Pacquiao shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacquiao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Botch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pacquiao back to the cage. Botch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Felipe Pacquiao has been cut.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Botch but Botch pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Botch has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiao in a clinch.
Rogan Botch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Botch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquiao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Botch successfully pulls guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Botch pushes Pacquiao off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Botch clinches with his opponent.
Botch effectively controlling the action here.

Botch decides to pull guard.
Botch trying to strike off his back.
Botch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pacquiao!
Botch looking to finish with strikes here!
Felipe Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogan Botch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rogan Botch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Botch 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Rogan Botch!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Rogan Botch!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Rogan Botch!

Rogan Botch wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Banana Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banana Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Man
vs
Vihervuori

189 cm
26
179 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Banana Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervuori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Vihervuori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Vihervuori. Beautiful body shot.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot.
Vihervuori misses with a low kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Vihervuori moved away.
A head kick misses from Man.
Vihervuori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vihervuori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Vihervuori moves his leg out of the way.

Vihervuori shoots in and gets a takedown into Man's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vihervuori looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Vihervuori might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vihervuori accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Juhani Vihervuori hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vihervuori checks a leg kick.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Vihervuori moves out of range easily.
Banana Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vihervuori looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Vihervuori. Beautiful body shot.
Vihervuori lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori thuds a left hand into Man's body.
Vihervuori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vihervuori takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori misses with a hook.
Vihervuori jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vihervuori motions for Man to come forward. Vihervuori throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Man misses with a low kick.
Vihervuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vihervuori connects with the punch.
Vihervuori fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
Vihervuori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man tries to clinch there but Vihervuori circles away.
Vihervuori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Vihervuori misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Man tenderised Vihervuori's leg. Vihervuori is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vihervuori blocks a head kick by Man.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vihervuori's calf.
Vihervuori wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to slow Vihervuori down by chopping away at his legs.
Vihervuori misses with a low kick as Man jumps back.
Man looks to land a body kick but Vihervuori moved away.
Vihervuori tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left lands for Vihervuori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhani Vihervuori dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Man cracks the inside of Vihervuori's front leg.
Vihervuori scores with a body shot.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man tries to clinch up but Vihervuori circles away and keeps his distance.
Vihervuori misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Vihervuori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vihervuori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vihervuori, as that shot connected.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihervuori.

Vihervuori fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Man sprawls well initially but Vihervuori persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vihervuori has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man is looking for a sweep. Vihervuori is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vihervuori scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vihervuori content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man trying to hold on to Vihervuori's head to control him but Vihervuori postures up.
Ground and pound from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vihervuori seems to be looking for submissions.
Vihervuori wants to free his trapped foot but Man is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vihervuori sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vihervuori is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vihervuori with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vihervuori is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vihervuori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Juhani Vihervuori hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Vihervuori finds it's target.
Vihervuori tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Vihervuori counters with a left to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vihervuori looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Vihervuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses with a head kick.
Vihervuori missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihervuori cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vihervuori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vihervuori jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juhani Vihervuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Vihervuori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Vihervuori.
A head kick misses from Man.
Vihervuori misses with a two punch combination.
Vihervuori catches Man with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vihervuori.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihervuori sizes up Man with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vihervuori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihervuori.

Vihervuori shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhani Vihervuori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Vihervuori scores a takedown into full mount!
Vihervuori scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Vihervuori lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vihervuori lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Vihervuori is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Man is rocked!
Vihervuori loads up with a big shot that hurts Man! He's pulled Vihervuori in close but Vihervuori has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Man survive? More strikes from Vihervuori and Man is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juhani Vihervuori!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Van Der Veer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Van Der Veer
vs
Connors

178 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

174 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Van Der Veer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Connors!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Veer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connors showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Veer.
Van Der Veer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Connors or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Veer which made him look bad.
Van Der Veer tries to clinch up but Connors circles away and keeps his distance.

Van Der Veer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Poor strikes thrown by Van Der Veer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Van Der Veer dominating with strikes here.
Connors keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Der Veer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Veer trying to control but Connors is having none of it.
Connors tries to hold on but Van Der Veer pushes him away.
Connors is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Connors is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Connors is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Der Veer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Connors is looking to escape.
Connors tries to hold on but Van Der Veer pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Veer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Connors is squirming around, avoiding Van Der Veer's attempts to control the action.
Van Der Veer landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van Der Veer jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Connors is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Connors and Van Der Veer has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Connors sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Veer wants to take a breather but Connors is having none of it.
Connors keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Connors manages to get to full guard.
Connors looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Connors has a closed guard, preventing Van Der Veer from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors pulls Van Der Veer in to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connors is on top in guard.
Van Der Veer is looking to stand up but Connors isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Der Veer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connors is one step ahead there.
Van Der Veer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connors looking to pass the guard.
Connors content to stall in guard here.
Connors tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Der Veer is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Van Der Veer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Der Veer gets a double leg takedown into Connors's guard.
Van Der Veer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Connors pulls Van Der Veer in close to prevent any damage.
Connors is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Connors is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Der Veer trying to hold on to Connors's head to control him but Connors postures up.

Connors is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Van Der Veer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Connors!
A relieved looking Daniel Connors thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alacrity Fitzhugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmo Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitzhugh comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fitzhugh
vs
Ramon

182 cm
26
166 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alacrity Fitzhugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anselmo Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzhugh tries to clinch up but Ramon circles away and keeps his distance.
Fitzhugh fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramon swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitzhugh.

Ramon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fitzhugh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Fitzhugh has his foot on Ramon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramon works his way back into a safe position though.

Fitzhugh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramon defends well.
Ramon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Ramon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fitzhugh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramon has managed to get both his arms back between Fitzhugh's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fitzhugh working for a triangle but Ramon defends it easily.
Ramon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramon stopping the sweep attempt from Fitzhugh.
Ramon postures up and lands a big shot to Fitzhugh's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon postures up and lands a big shot to Fitzhugh's brow.
Ramon chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramon works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Fitzhugh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitzhugh is not content to let Ramon control the position.
Ramon lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramon 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.

Ramon is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramon is thwarting Fitzhugh's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ramon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzhugh looks like he's trying to stand up.

Fitzhugh has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Ramon. Oh but Fitzhugh has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Ramon goes limp - he's gone! Fitzhugh jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alacrity Fitzhugh!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athelston Cupp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cupp has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Athelston Cupp looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Laiho
vs
Cupp

180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elias Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Athelston Cupp!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cupp is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laiho, as that shot connected.
Laiho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cupp at a distance.
Laiho closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cupp! Laiho dives in looking to finish! Cupp is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Laiho!
Our winner, Elias Laiho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lkhagvsuren Ganbold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Heales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ganbold
vs
Heales

177 cm
26
196 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lkhagvsuren Ganbold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taylor Heales!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganbold takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Ganbold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heales to the ground. Ganbold is now in Heales's guard.
Ganbold wants to get up but he can't break Heales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ganbold wants to control from the top but Heales keeps moving.
Heales seems keen to control Ganbold's posture.
Heales is looking to stand up but Ganbold isn't so interested in that idea.
Heales bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ganbold's guard.
Heales's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ganbold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heales scores with a shot to the body.
Ganbold is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Ganbold.
Lkhagvsuren Ganbold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ganbold closes the distance but Heales moves to the side
and Heales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heales goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Lkhagvsuren Ganbold has been cut.
Ganbold throws a head kick that misses.
Ganbold drops his hands momentarily and Heales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heales moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ganbold tries to clinch but Heales moves away
and Heales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heales throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ganbold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ganbold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heales paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganbold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heales.
A nice combination there by Heales.
Heales throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ganbold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ganbold closes the distance and clinches.

Ganbold gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Heales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ganbold stops Heales from standing up.
Heales is trying to control the position but Ganbold postures up.

Ganbold postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Heales is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ganbold, into his guard.
Heales looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heales looking to sit in guard and control but Ganbold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ganbold won't allow Heales to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heales is on top in guard.
Heales trying to control but Ganbold is working from the bottom.
Ganbold wants to stand and escape but Heales is having none of it.
Heales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ganbold is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heales seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Heales dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lkhagvsuren Ganbold's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ganbold tries to clinch up
and Heales counters with a straight right hand.
Ganbold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heales is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ganbold rather than just go for the knockout.

Ganbold decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Heales tries to kick Ganbold off but Ganbold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ganbold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Heales manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ganbold could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Heales is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Ganbold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heales is trying to push Ganbold away but Ganbold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heales looking for a takedown.

Ganbold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Heales misses.
Ganbold needs to keep his hands up - Heales had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Heales misses.
Heales throws a body punch but Ganbold moves out of range.
Ganbold tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Heales counters with a stiff right hand.
Heales blocks a head kick by Ganbold.
Ganbold lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Taylor Heales has been cut.
Ganbold lands a head kick. Heales smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganbold throws a head kick that misses.
Heales thows a body shot but no joy.
Heales lands with a shot to the body.
Heales misses with an uppercut.
Heales keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ganbold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heales connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ganbold scrambles back to his feet.

Lkhagvsuren Ganbold's cut is getting worse.
Heales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ganbold.
Ganbold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heales.
Heales throws out a loose jab but Ganbold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ganbold takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Heales drives through with a takedown into Ganbold's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heales wants to control from the top but Ganbold keeps moving.
Heales throws a big elbow that misses.
Heales trying to control but Ganbold is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Heales advances position into side control!

Heales is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ganbold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heales wants to control but Ganbold is keeping him busy.
Heales working the strikes but Ganbold uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ganbold is defending against the submission attempts here by Heales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taylor Heales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ganbold tries to keep at a distance but Heales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heales jumps guard but Ganbold stands there with Heales around his waist. Heales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ganbold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganbold doesn't manage to clinch there - Heales circles away.

Ganbold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heales to the mat! Heales manages to get full guard.
Heales looking for a sweep. Not yet Heales, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heales is on top in guard.
Heales pushes down on Ganbold's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heales is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ganbold is trying to control but can't.
Heales is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ganbold!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Heales is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ganbold has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ganbold!
Heales wants to sweep but no luck.

Ganbold has gone for a leg lock! Heales slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ganbold's guard.
Heales pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ganbold is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heales trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganbold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heales advances position into side control!

Heales in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ganbold is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taylor Heales!
Taylor Heales decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Palmeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmeri comes to the cage accompanied by dragon rider. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Palmeri
vs
Strike

176 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Palmeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thunder Strike!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palmeri drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Palmeri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palmeri. That's going to slow Strike down.

Strike scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Strike is trying to ground and pound but Palmeri uses the momentary lack of control by Strike to regain half guard.
Strike is stalling here. Palmeri is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Strike seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Palmeri has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmeri working the ground and pound.
Palmeri in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Palmeri lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palmeri decides to stand up, so the ref orders Strike to his feet.

Palmeri manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Strike on his heels. He'll look to pass Strike's guard now, I'm sure.
Palmeri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Palmeri 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.
Palmeri has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Palmeri working some strikes from top position.
Palmeri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Palmeri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palmeri seems to be stalking Strike here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Strike drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Palmeri!
Frank Palmeri decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelli comes to the cage accompanied by Juha Vainio - Nakkila. Homer Simpson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pelli
vs
Simpson

193 cm
20
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %
Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pelli misses.
Simpson lands a jab.
Pelli is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Simpson misses the target.
Pelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Pelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pelli misses with a few strikes there.
Simpson slips a jab and a cross from Pelli.
Pelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simpson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pelli slips a jab from Simpson.
Simpson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kullervo Pelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Pelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelli holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pelli misses with some punches.
Simpson letting Pelli take a breather here.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pelli misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simpson looking to slow down the pace here.
Pelli lands a left hand.
Pelli tries to land a knee to the head but Simpson blocks with his arms.
Pelli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Simpson working hard to break the clinch.
Pelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Pelli has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Pelli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelli taking a breather.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch but Pelli keeps him there for the moment.
Pelli is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Pelli into the cage.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pelli looking to stall.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pelli misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pelli fails to land.
Pelli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pelli trying to stall but Simpson improves his position.
Simpson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pelli backwards.
Simpson tries to break free but Pelli pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Simpson on the inside.
Simpson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pelli is breathing heavily.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Pelli improves position.
Simpson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Simpson can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Simpson fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Simpson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simpson tries to throw a body punch but Pelli avoids it by throwing Simpson back against the cage.
Simpson gets through Pelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Simpson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pelli fails to land.
Simpson misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pelli backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelli's elbow.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch but Pelli keeps him there for the moment.
Pelli tries to stall but Simpson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pelli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Simpson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelli's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelli is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Pelli into the cage.
Pelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Pelli.
Pelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson blocking some punches.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Simpson.
Pelli is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Pelli into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelli blocking some punches.
Pelli slowing the pace effectively.
Pelli misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pelli fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Homer Simpson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Simpson misses with an uppercut. Pelli saw that one coming.
Pelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pelli looks to land a combination but Simpson avoids it well.
Kullervo Pelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pelli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Simpson in his tracks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pelli wants to clinch.
Pelli misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Pelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Simpson throws a hook but Pelli avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Pelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelli tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelli throws out a powerful jab.
Simpson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simpson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch combination from Pelli misses.
Pelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Pelli does no damage.
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelli.
Pelli is looking to clinch.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Pelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Pelli. Those never looked like landing.
Pelli tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pelli should have avoided that one.
Pelli throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Homer Simpson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelli tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
Pelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pelli slips a jab and a cross from Simpson.
Pelli staying out of range there.
Simpson swings widly with a right hand

and Pelli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pelli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pelli misses with a knee to the head.
Simpson has a couple of punches blocked by Pelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelli has him pressed against the cage.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson gets through Pelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Simpson.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson working hard to break the clinch.
Homer Simpson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Simpson looking to stall.
Simpson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Pelli is rocked!
Pelli takes a shot to the head.
Oh Pelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson pushes Pelli against the cage. Simpson is working some dirty boxing. Simpson pushes off with a quick right hook! Pelli goes down! Pelli tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Simpson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homer Simpson!
Homer Simpson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Oliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Slither by Velvet Revolver . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Oliva

189 cm
23
221 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

194 cm
26
217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samir Oliva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones lands with a hook. Oliva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Jones jabs at Oliva's body.
Jones moves out of range as Oliva throws a body kick.
Oliva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Oliva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliva throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Brian Jones has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a jab to Oliva's midsection.
Jones throws a hook but Oliva avoids it easily.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oliva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oliva.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliva's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones swings for the body but Oliva moves out of range.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Oliva walks into a left hand.
Oliva blocks a jab.
Oliva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliva under the eye.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliva.
Oliva throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jones crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samir Oliva!
An out of breath Samir Oliva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.