Challenge 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapy Jpoytine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Baran has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Baran
vs
Jpoytine

225 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Baran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lapy Jpoytine!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jpoytine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baran scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jpoytine looks gassed!
A left and a right from Baran both land. Nice combination.
Baran misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Baran both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jpoytine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baran cracks Jpoytine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baran throws a nice looking combination but Jpoytine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baran scores with a body shot.
Baran lands a slapping body shot.
Jpoytine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baran throws a right and a left that Jpoytine avoids nicely.
Baran connects with a single shot there.

Jpoytine is rocked!
Jpoytine is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Baran just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Jpoytine has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Baran!
An out of breath Adam Baran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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 Razor Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marionetka Pudzianowska (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.

Sharp
vs
Pudzianowska

185 cm
19
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
30
160 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Razor Sharp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marionetka Pudzianowska!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Pudzianowska swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowska circles away.
Sharp is looking to clinch.
Pudzianowska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Pudzianowska gets a clinch.
Sharp lands a nice elbow.
Sharp trying to land knees to the body.
Pudzianowska on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sharp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sharp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pudzianowska is defending well for now.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pudzianowska.

Pudzianowska pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sharp has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pudzianowska to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sharp is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pudzianowska pulls down on the head and he's put Sharp to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marionetka Pudzianowska!
Marionetka Pudzianowska is the new lightweight champion!

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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 Roberto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asiong Salonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Da Silva
vs
Salonga

180 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Da Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asiong Salonga!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salonga shoots in and gets a takedown into Da Silva 's guard.
Salonga stops Da Silva from standing up.
Salonga with a nice head shot there.
Salonga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Salonga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Salonga postures up in Da Silva 's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
Salonga working some strikes from top position.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salonga won't allow Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Salonga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salonga throws a big elbow that misses.
Salonga distracts Da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Da Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salonga works over Da Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Salonga content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Da Silva is rocked!
Salonga lands a couple of digs.
Oh Da Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonga postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva 's brow.
Salonga postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Da Silva covers up, he's hurt! Salonga keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Salonga and the ref steps in to end the fight! Salonga can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asiong Salonga!
A relieved looking Asiong Salonga 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloni Fauatea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferrari
vs
Fauatea

196 cm
23
275 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
31
300 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eloni Fauatea!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari with a poor takedown
and Fauatea counters with a left and a right that stings Ferrari.

Ferrari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ferrari is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fauatea is trying to escape and Ferrari transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fauatea is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ferrari! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominic Ferrari!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Just like You Imagined by Nine Inch Nails. Quinton Harry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harry
vs
Willis

177 cm
31
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Harry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Willis!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harry shoots in and bounces Willis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harry tries to free his leg and advance position but Willis is retaining full guard.
Harry is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Willis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis looking to control.
Harry trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Harry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Willis is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

We're going to have a standup here because Quinton Harry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Harry gets a double leg takedown into Willis's guard.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harry trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harry stands and throws Willis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Willis is not content to let Harry control the position.
Harry lands some shots froms side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willis keeps working.
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!
Harry is thwarting Willis's attempts to control the position.
Harry slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Willis tries to get to full guard but Harry has control of the leg.
Willis manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry tries to free his leg and advance position but Willis is retaining full guard.
Willis has Harry pulled in close to control his posture.
Willis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harry trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harry advances position into side control!
Harry advances to full mount.
Willis tries to hold on but Harry pushes him away.
Willis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Harry keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Harry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Willis is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Willis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Harry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Willis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Harry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willis, pushing him back against the cage.
Willis tries to stall but Harry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Willis fails to land.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.

Harry gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Harry is trying to work for a kimura but Willis is defending well.
Harry is thwarting Willis's attempts to control the position.
Harry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Willis wants to improve his position but Harry is controlling well.
Harry wants to stand up but Willis has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Willis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harry wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis is trying to keep Harry in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Willis throws a right and a left that Harry avoids nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Willis enables Harry to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Willis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Harry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis wants to sweep here but Harry controlling him for the moment.

Willis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Harry trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Harry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Harry wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Harry feints and as Willis raises his hands in defense, Harry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Harry from controlling successfully.
Willis trying to control the position.
Harry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Willis is proving hard to escape from.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis pulls Harry in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harry pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Harry gets the takedown into side control.
Harry trying to control the position but Willis is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis wants to control but Harry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harry is trying to control. Willis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Harry 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!

Harry feints and as Willis raises his hands in defense, Harry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willis is trying to control the position but Harry postures up.
Willis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harry trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Willis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harry.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Harry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Harry tries for a kimura but Willis is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Willis, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis is trying to control Harry's posture but Harry avoids it.
Willis is looking for a sweep.
Willis prevents Harry from improving position.
Willis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Harry tries for a kimura but Willis is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harry throws a strike aimed at the side of Willis's head but Willis avoids it well.
Quinton Harry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harry throws an elbow but Willis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Willis is trying to control Harry's posture but Harry avoids it.
Willis tries to improve position but can't.
Harry is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis is looking to regain half guard here but Harry keeps moving and retains side control.
Harry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harry wants to stand but Willis is controlling his arm.
Harry trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
Harry scoring with punches and elbows.
Bubba Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Willis is looking to regain half guard here but Harry keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harry is looking to take a break and control but Willis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harry is really struggling to control Willis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Willis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harry's best efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harry controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Quinton Harry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Harry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harry 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Harry!
Our winner, Quinton Harry, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uki Rini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Statement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Statement has chosen Statement of Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rini
vs
Statement

220 cm
31
265 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

185 cm
32
255 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uki Rini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pain Statement!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Statement eats them both and turns towards Rini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circling - Statement throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rini defending well as Statement loads up on a big left hand.
Statement throws a right and a left that Rini avoids nicely.
Rini really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rini loads up on a big right hand but Statement slips the punch.
Statement closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Statement throws a lazy right hand but Rini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Statement swings for the body but Rini moves out of range.
Statement pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rini throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Statement misses with a combination
and Rini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Statement.
Statement will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Statement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rini was well out of range. Poor timing from Statement.
Rini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Statement throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Statement misses with a few strikes there.
Rini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Statement's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Statement scrambles back to his feet.
Rini is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Statement stuns Rini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Statement swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rini ducks right into an uppercut from Statement.
Rini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Statement.
Rini connects with a right hand. Statement shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Statement throws out the jab.
A big left from Rini misses.
Rini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rini slips under a jab from Statement.
Statement looks to score with a jab to the body but Rini is just out of range.
Statement slips a jab from Rini.
Rini misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Rini misses.
Rini is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rini throws a body punch but Statement moves out of range.
Rini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Rini is rocked!
Crack! Statement connects with the perfect overhand right and Rini falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Statement!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pain Statement!
An out of breath and clearly excited Pain Statement thanked {R.W} Four Aces Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).