QFC Tournament 409 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Gor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Snow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gor
vs
Snow

178 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bartek Gor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Snow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow swinging wildly here.
Gor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Bartek Gor has been cut.
Snow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gor has time to react.

Gor is rocked!
Snow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gor is defended easily by Snow.
Gor loses concentration momentarily and Snow pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gor crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Snow finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edward Snow!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stowall Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stowall Jackson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Masters
vs
Jackson

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stowall Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Masters misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Masters.
Jackson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Masters to acknowledge the strikes.
Masters moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masters.
Jackson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Max Masters has been cut.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a combination
and Masters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Masters moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Masters backs away looking to recover.
Masters defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Masters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Masters on the side of the head.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
Jab from Jackson.
Masters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Masters shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Masters shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Masters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Masters shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Masters's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Masters on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson lands a nice shot that snaps Masters's head back.
Stowall Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Masters doesn't seem bothered though.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Masters. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Masters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Masters moved away.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Masters's defenses.

Max Masters's cut is getting worse.
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!
Masters dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Masters ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stowall Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Masters's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Masters counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Masters goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Jackson tries to break free but Masters pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Masters has him pinned against the cage.
Masters has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masters throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Masters.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Masters won't allow it.
Masters keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Masters jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
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.
Jackson tries to stand but Masters is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand and escape but instead Masters has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Masters slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Masters stops Jackson from standing up.
Masters lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Masters decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Masters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masters off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Masters throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Masters goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson is trying to push Masters away but Masters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masters is trying to pull guard but Jackson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Masters is controlling him.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Masters has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Masters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masters shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Masters's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Masters's leg but Masters calmly moves out of range.
Masters slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Masters saw it coming and moves away.
Masters dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Masters is controlling him.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson tries to circle away but Masters has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stowall Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Masters's cut.
That's time! Masters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Masters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Masters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Masters backpedaling.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stowall Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Masters's belly button to the back.
Masters closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masters gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Masters counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masters.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Masters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Masters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson throws a combination. Masters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Masters avoids it.
Max Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Masters with that takedown attempt.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Masters moves out of range easily.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Masters takes one to the side of the head.

Max Masters's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Masters wants to clinch.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masters off to one side.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Masters avoids it well.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Masters's head.
No luck for Masters with that takedown attempt.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Max Masters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stowall Jackson 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.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stowall Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jackson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Stowall Jackson!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Stowall Jackson!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Stowall Jackson!

Stowall Jackson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Koistinen
vs
Alvarez

187 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez dives in and grabs Koistinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koistinen pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Koistinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.

Alvarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koistinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvarez.

Alvarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez with the ground and pound but Koistinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alvarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koistinen defending well though.
Koistinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.

Koistinen kicks Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez tries to break free but Koistinen pushes him back against the cage.

Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Koistinen. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Koistinen circles away.

Alvarez has Koistinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Koistinen is trying to stall.
Koistinen prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koistinen is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koistinen has his back to the cage.
Koistinen is pushing Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koistinen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Koistinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Koistinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koistinen regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Koistinen pushes Alvarez off looking to stand but Alvarez dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koistinen is trying to stand.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Koistinen won't allow it.
Koistinen is looking to escape.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koistinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez stands up and beckons Koistinen to join him on the feet.
Koistinen is breathing heavily.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Koistinen moved away.
A head kick by Koistinen misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koistinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Koistinen throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koistinen doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Koistinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koistinen quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throwing shots but Koistinen is blocking nicely.
Koistinen is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Koistinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Koistinen counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez fails with the takedown

and Koistinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
Koistinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Koistinen keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez wants to break free but Koistinen has control.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koistinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koistinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Koistinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Koistinen pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Koistinen keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koistinen into the cage.
Koistinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koistinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Koistinen into the cage.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Koistinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Koistinen has him pinned against the cage.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koistinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Koistinen tries to tie him up.
Koistinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen lands an elbow inside.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
Koistinen keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Koistinen has him pinned against the cage.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Koistinen sprawls well.
Koistinen connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Koistinen lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koistinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Koistinen sprawls well.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Koistinen both land. Nice combination.
Koistinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koistinen thuds his shin into the meat of Alvarez's side.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Koistinen sprawls well.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Koistinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Koistinen pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvarez wants to break free but Koistinen has control.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Koistinen leaning his opponent against the cage.

Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koistinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antti Koistinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Koistinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Koistinen instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Koistinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Koistinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koistinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koistinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.

Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Koistinen finish him?
Koistinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Koistinen tries to clinch up.
Antti Koistinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Koistinen moves out of range.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koistinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Koistinen slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Koistinen which made him look bad.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Koistinen keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koistinen is defending well for now.
Koistinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the cage.

Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Koistinen tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Koistinen circles away.
Koistinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koistinen scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen lands a two punch combo.
Koistinen scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen throws a one two combo.
Koistinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koistinen throws a shot to the body.
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Koistinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Koistinen looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koistinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen lands with a left to the head.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Koistinen.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Antti Koistinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koistinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvarez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koistinen misses with the combination.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koistinen avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koistinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvarez takes a step back to recover.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Koistinen counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
Koistinen lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Koistinen stalks Alvarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvarez's face. Alvarez staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Koistinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koistinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Koistinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koistinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!

Antti Koistinen wins by unanimous decision!
Antti Koistinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honda Housey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendrick Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Payne
vs
Housey

175 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrick Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honda Housey!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Housey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Housey in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Payne manages to get back to half guard.
Housey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Payne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Housey pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Housey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Housey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Payne is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Housey is tapping! Great win for Payne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kendrick Payne!