QFC T 0 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradley
vs
Thunder

196 cm
25
254 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Bradley !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley connects with a body shot that sends Thunder's belly button to the back.
Bradley lands a really nice looking cross but Thunder seems unphased.
Bradley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thunder looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley lands with a nice body punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley . That's going to slow Thunder down.
Bradley motions for Thunder to come forward. Bradley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradley seems to be stalking Thunder here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Thunder drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Bradley !

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Secoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Secoy
vs
Steel Penn

190 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
278 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Azamat Secoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Secoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Secoy moves out of range easily.
Secoy wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn.
Secoy takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn tries to work over Secoy's front leg with a kick but Secoy checks it.
Secoy avoids a kick to the body.
Penn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn avoids the body shot from Secoy.
Secoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Secoy moves into the clinch.
A short left from Secoy.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Secoy has the dominant position.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Secoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Secoy gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Secoy tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Secoy back against the cage.
Secoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Secoy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Secoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Secoy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Secoy has double underhooks.

Secoy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Penn regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Secoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Secoy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Secoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Secoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Secoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Secoy misses with an uppercut.
Secoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Secoy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Penn defending well as Secoy loads up on a big left hand.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Secoy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn delivers a nice body kick.

Secoy closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Secoy keeps him there for the moment.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Secoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's 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!

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Secoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Secoy throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Secoy misses its intended target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Secoy is breathing heavily.
Secoy shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Secoy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Secoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Azamat Secoy has been cut.
Penn misses with a kick to the body.
Penn throws a low kick but Secoy avoids it.

Secoy clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Secoy keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Secoy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Secoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Secoy won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
Secoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Secoy from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Azamat Secoy.

Secoy closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to break free.
Secoy has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Secoy won't allow it.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Secoy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Secoy keeps him there for the moment.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn is trying to push Secoy away but Secoy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Secoy manages to break the clinch.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Secoy.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Secoy.
Secoy throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Secoy tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Secoy cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a low kick as Secoy jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Secoy throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Secoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good work by Secoy as he checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Steel Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Mr Steel Penn!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Mr Steel Penn!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mr Steel Penn!

Mr Steel Penn wins by unanimous decision!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Quentin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Stone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Quentin
vs
Stone

186 cm
25
256 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Quentin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quentin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quentin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Stone. That snapped Quentin's head back.
Quentin takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stone.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quentin is defended easily by Stone.
Stone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quentin.
Quentin lands a slapping body shot.
Quentin scores with a jab to the body.
Quentin thows a body shot but no joy.
Quentin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Quentin blocks the low kick.
That kick from Stone tenderised Quentin's leg. Quentin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quentin misses the shot to the body.
Quentin is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone connects with a nice looking jab.
Stone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quentin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quentin lands with a good body shot.
Sam Quentin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quentin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stone looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quentin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stone manages to avoid it.
Quentin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quentin closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Quentin pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quentin swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quentin. That did some damage!
Quentin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quentin avoids the body shot from Stone.
Jackson Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quentin is defended easily by Stone.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Quentin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Stone as he connects with a hook.
Stone scores with the left hand. Quentin knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quentin misses with a body shot.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Quentin is out of range.
Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Quentin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Quentin scores with a nice head shot.
Stone lands with a good body shot.
Quentin swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stone throws a jab when Quentin was well out of range.
Quentin loads up on a big right hand but Stone slips the punch.
Quentin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quentin to score with a decent uppercut.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.

Quentin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quentin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stone wants to control but Quentin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quentin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Quentin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Quentin looking to finish Stone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stone!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Quentin landing strikes from the mount and Stone is in trouble!
Quentin landing shots from mount.
Quentin wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Quentin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Quentin dominating with strikes here.
Stone is looking to improve his position but Quentin isn't that keen on the idea.
Quentin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stone is in a horrible position here. Quentin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quentin trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Quentin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stone's face.
Quentin working the ground and pound effectively.
Quentin lands a nice shot to the head.
Jackson Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quentin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quentin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Quentin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quentin cracks Stone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Stone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Quentin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quentin landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Jackson Stone has been cut.
Quentin lands a heavy elbow.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Quentin's attempts to control the action.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Quentin lands a big shot there that rocks Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quentin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quentin 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.
Quentin looking to control but Stone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quentin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quentin lands a big shot there that rocks Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Quentin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quentin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quentin 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Sam Quentin!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Sam Quentin!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Sam Quentin!

Sam Quentin wins by unanimous decision!
Sam Quentin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Raymond Morgan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Morgan
vs
Ribera

196 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolo Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ribera.
Ribera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Ribera.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Ribera throws a head kick that Morgan semi-blocks.

It looks like Raymond Morgan has been cut.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Morgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Ribera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Ribera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ribera thinking.

Morgan moves into the clinch.
Ribera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Morgan.

Ribera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ribera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribera misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Morgan gets a clinch.
Ribera working hard to break the clinch.
Ribera misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ribera breaks the clinch.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribera misses with a double jab.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ribera.
Ribera looks winded!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan cracks Ribera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Manolo Ribera has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan is looking to clinch but Ribera is avoiding it.
Morgan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ribera blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribera misses with a low kick as Morgan jumps back.

Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan scores with a hook to the body.
Morgan scores with a shoulder strike.
Morgan works on Ribera's body with a couple of short punches.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morgan is working Ribera over against the cage.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Morgan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Morgan drops Ribera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ribera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Ribera is rocked!
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan is working Ribera over against the cage.
Morgan lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Manolo Ribera's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan digs a right hand into Ribera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ribera's gas tank.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Morgan drops Ribera onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ribera is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ribera is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
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!
Morgan dips a shoulder and cracks Ribera with a mighty uppercut! Ribera falls back against the cage and Morgan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ribera is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Morgan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Morgan!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steels Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gibson
vs
Knuckles

195 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

El Zoido's Feeble Fightwear *** ROUPA DOS BROTHER*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steels Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson throws the left hand but Knuckles avoids the punch easily.
Gibson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knuckles.
Knuckles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gibson counters with a single leg into guard. Knuckles didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
Gibson works over Knuckles with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knuckles is wriggling around but Gibson manages to pass to half guard.
Gibson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gibson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Knuckles with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Well, if Gibson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gibson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Knuckles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gibson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying to control the action in half guard but Knuckles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gibson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gibson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gibson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knuckles is trying to escape back to his feet but Gibson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is looking to reverse the position.
Gibson wants to control for a moment but Knuckles uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

Knuckles actively working from the bottom here.
Gibson with the ground and pound but Knuckles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gibson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gibson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knuckles's head.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knuckles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gibson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gibson trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
Gibson is really struggling to control Knuckles but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Gibson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Knuckles looking for a guillotine here but Gibson defends easily.
Gibson 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.
Gibson trying to control but Knuckles is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knuckles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gibson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gibson postures up and lands a big shot to Knuckles's brow.
Gibson landing with the ground and pound.

Knuckles looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gibson has picked Knuckles up and slammed him! Knuckles can't keep hold of the triangle and Gibson manages to pass to side control!
Gibson wants to control but Knuckles is keeping him busy.
Gibson lands a few punches from side control.
Knuckles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gibson cracks Knuckles with a big elbow.
Gibson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Knuckles to see if he's OK.
Knuckles sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gibson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gibson winds up and cracks Knuckles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gibson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knuckles has hold of Gibson's hands but Gibson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibson wants to take a breather but Knuckles is having none of it.
Gibson is nestled in close to Knuckles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gibson 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.
Gibson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gibson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gibson working over Knuckles with some ground and pound. Knuckles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is staying active underneath Gibson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gibson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knuckles is refusing to be controlled, as Gibson sits in half guard.
Gibson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gibson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gibson working Knuckles over with strikes.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knuckles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is looking to advance position but Knuckles won't allow it.
Knuckles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gibson.
Gibson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gibson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knuckles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gibson wants to take a breather but Knuckles is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steels Knuckles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knuckles taking some punishment here, with Gibson in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Gibson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gibson 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Mark Gibson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Mark Gibson!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Mark Gibson!

Mark Gibson wins by unanimous decision!