Proving Grounds PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Derkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Bin Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Derkins
vs
Bin Laden

193 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

193 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregory Derkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osama Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Laden blocks a head kick by Derkins.
Bin Laden tries to close the distance and clinch but Derkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bin Laden wants to clinch up but Derkins keeps it at a distance.
Bin Laden blocks the body kick.
Bin Laden tries a head kick but it misses.
Derkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bin Laden looks gassed!
Derkins scores with a push kick.
Derkins cracks the inside of Bin Laden's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bin Laden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Derkins - the referee stops the clock and Bin Laden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Derkins. Bin Laden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bin Laden avoids the head kick by Derkins.
A head kick from Derkins lands but Bin Laden takes it in his stride.

It looks like Osama Bin Laden has been cut.
Derkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bin Laden is rocked!
Derkins lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bin Laden is looking to close the distance but Derkins sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bin Laden crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bin Laden is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Gregory Derkins!

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 Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rik McRae had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McRae
vs
Nieminen

189 cm
21
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae lands an overhand right.
Nieminen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McRae dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nieminen. That did some damage!
Nieminen fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Nieminen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nieminen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McRae.

McRae shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McRae showed some decent athleticism there.
Nieminen looks like he's trying to stand up.

McRae is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nieminen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

McRae trying to work for an americana but Nieminen has managed to regain full guard.
McRae passes Nieminen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McRae 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen pushes McRae off looking to stand but McRae dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nieminen is defending against the submission attempts here by McRae.

McRae is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nieminen sees it coming and defends easily.
Nieminen pushes McRae off looking to stand but McRae dives back in and keeps control.
Nieminen won't allow McRae to pass to mount.
McRae trying to control from half guard but Nieminen is working away.
McRae is pressing down on Nieminen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nieminen is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nieminen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

McRae looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nieminen!
McRae unloading with bombs!

It looks like Arttu Nieminen has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nieminen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nieminen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McRae working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nieminen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McRae tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

McRae has control of Nieminen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nieminen regains control of the situation pretty easily.

McRae jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nieminen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
McRae is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McRae is trying to get an arm triangle but Nieminen is defending well.

McRae is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nieminen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McRae prevents Nieminen from escaping the position.

McRae tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nieminen is pushing McRae's head away, looking to escape. McRae manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McRae scoring with punches from side control.

McRae thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McRae wants to control but Nieminen is keeping him busy.

Nieminen throws McRae to one side and escapes!
Nieminen looks for a takedown but McRae sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McRae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McRae throws a push kick but Nieminen slaps the foot to one side.
McRae chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik McRae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arttu Nieminen's cut.
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.

McRae circles away from the clinch attempt.
McRae lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nieminen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nieminen walks into a straight right hand from McRae.

McRae shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nieminen's guard.
McRae wants to control from the top but Nieminen keeps moving.
McRae advances position into side control!

McRae is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nieminen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

McRae looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nieminen is trying to buck McRae off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae working the ground and pound from side control.
McRae wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nieminen keeps working.

McRae tries for a kimura but Nieminen is defending well.
Nieminen is not content to let McRae control the position.
Rik McRae overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is not content to let McRae control the position.

McRae tries for a kimura but Nieminen is defending well.
Nieminen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from McRae seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae tries to score with some ground and pound. Nieminen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

McRae thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

McRae is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nieminen has escaped the position, nice work there.

McRae is trying to get an arm triangle but Nieminen is defending well.

McRae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieminen, who protects the arm well.
Nieminen wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

McRae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieminen, who protects the arm well.
Nieminen is pushing McRae's head away, looking to escape. McRae manages to hold on to the position though.

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

McRae is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nieminen has escaped the position, nice work there.

McRae looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik McRae dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arttu Nieminen's cut.
That's time! McRae's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Nieminen or perhaps it was just good defense by McRae which made him look bad.
Arttu Nieminen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McRae throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nieminen was covering up waiting for the punch and McRae finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McRae landing with the ground and pound.

McRae postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nieminen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McRae, into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McRae is on top in guard.
Nieminen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae looking to pass the guard.
McRae trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieminen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McRae with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nieminen wants to stand up but McRae is controlling him.
Nieminen keeping full guard, as McRae tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McRae accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McRae wants to pass the guard but Nieminen is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nieminen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McRae counters with a takedown into side control.
McRae fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McRae tries for a kimura but Nieminen is defending well.
McRae prevents Nieminen from escaping the position.

McRae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nieminen, who protects the arm well.

McRae is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nieminen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McRae misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McRae is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nieminen can do to turn this around?
McRae in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

McRae tries for a kimura but Nieminen is defending well.
Nieminen is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen parries the strikes from McRae easily there. McRae is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nieminen to escape.
McRae prevents Nieminen from escaping the position.
Nieminen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McRae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nieminen misses with a takedown

and McRae counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nieminen!
Rik McRae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arttu Nieminen.
McRae lands with some strikes.

McRae is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nieminen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

McRae is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nieminen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nieminen!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae trying to control the position.

McRae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nieminen defends well.
McRae is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

McRae is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nieminen is aware though and is defending well.
McRae is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nieminen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McRae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arttu Nieminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McRae has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nieminen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McRae working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nieminen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rik McRae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McRae 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rik McRae!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markku Mikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarne Wind (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.

Mikkola
vs
Wind

183 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markku Mikkola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Wind!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mikkola misses.
Mikkola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wind.
Mikkola looks to throw the jab but Wind is out of range.
Mikkola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikkola thows a body shot but no joy.
Mikkola shoots for a takedown but Wind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mikkola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wind.
Wind sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mikkola is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mikkola is looking to reverse the position.

Wind is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mikkola has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wind decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mikkola throws an overhand right that lands on Wind's shoulder, as Wind tries to avoid the shot.
Wind dodges the punch combination from Mikkola.
Wind misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wind throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Markku Mikkola has been cut.
Mikkola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mikkola falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wind counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mikkola!
Wind can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikkola is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wind is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mikkola is surviving well by controlling Wind's body position as best he can.
Mikkola wants to hold on but Wind pushes him away.
Mikkola taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikkola wants to control but Wind is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wind can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikkola is looking to escape.
Wind dominating with strikes here.
Wind trying to control but Mikkola is having none of it.
Mikkola tries to buck Wind off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
BOOM! Wind connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mikkola knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wind on the ground.
Wind trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Wind connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wind landing punches.
Wind working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wind controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aarne Wind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markku Mikkola's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wind fails with the takedown.
Mikkola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wind throws a series of punches but Mikkola avoids them all with ease.
Mikkola wants to land a leg kick but Wind is out of range.
Wind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikkola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wind counters with a good low kick that Mikkola was not able to check.
Mikkola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wind is fending him off so far but Mikkola persists. Nope, Wind circles away and we're back to standing.
Markku Mikkola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikkola tries to close the distance and clinch but Wind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikkola misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikkola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wind.
Mikkola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mikkola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wind circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkola clinches but Wind breaks the clinch
and Wind counters with a one-two to the body.
Wind lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wind.

Mikkola gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wind accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wind working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mikkola's head.

Wind stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mikkola darts in trying to clinch

and Wind counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wind passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wind lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mikkola tries to hold on but Wind pushes him away.

Wind stands up from mount. Strange move.
Mikkola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wind is able to avoid easily.
Wind lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wind dodges the punch combination from Mikkola.
Mikkola misses with a combination
and Wind counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mikkola wants to clinch up but Wind keeps it at a distance.
Wind misses with a two punch combination.
Mikkola scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Wind finds it's way through Mikkola's defenses.
Wind shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mikkola pinned against the cage. Mikkola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Markku Mikkola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarne Wind.
Mikkola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wind is able to avoid easily.
Markku Mikkola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wind avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wind fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mikkola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikkola misses with a looping right.
Wind gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mikkola.
Wind fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mikkola misses with a double jab

and Wind counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mikkola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikkola throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mikkola trying to keep a closed guard but Wind is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aarne Wind showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Markku Mikkola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wind shoots in and drives through. Mikkola sprawls well.
Mikkola lands a nice shot that snaps Wind's head back.
Mikkola throws a solid leg kick but Wind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mikkola.
Wind avoids a kick to the body.
Wind lands a nice shot that snaps Mikkola's head back.
Mikkola checks a low kick from Wind.
Mikkola thows a leg kick but Wind checks it
and Wind counters with a left and a right that stings Mikkola.
Mikkola lands with a hook. Wind tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Aarne Wind has been cut.
Mikkola doesn't manage to clinch there - Wind circles away.
Wind misses with the combination.
Wind shoots in for a double leg but Mikkola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wind slips a jab and a cross from Mikkola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkola looks to throw the jab but Wind is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mikkola.
Mikkola swinging wildly here.

Wind shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wind was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wind trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wind throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wind with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aarne Wind has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mikkola takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wind cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Wind swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mikkola is now in Wind's guard. A big mistake from Wind there, giving up the dominant position!
Mikkola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wind works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mikkola is looking to work some ground and pound but Wind has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wind looking for a sweep. Not yet Wind, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikkola lands a couple of digs.
Wind has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wind avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mikkola decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mikkola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wind counters with a left and a right that stings Mikkola.
Mikkola misses with a combination

so Wind counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mikkola controlling Wind's posture.
Mikkola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wind works over Mikkola with some ground and pound from guard.
Aarne Wind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wind not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Markku Mikkola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mikkola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wind doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wind manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mikkola keeping moving, preventing Wind from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aarne Wind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wind has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aarne Wind!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jauhaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Langestroem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jauhaja comes to the cage accompanied by 2 pac : ambitionz az a ridah . Jaakko Jauhaja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jauhaja
vs
Langestroem

195 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
NBK Lab

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jauhaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Langestroem!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jauhaja tries to clinch but Langestroem is having none of it.
Jauhaja listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Langestroem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jauhaja tries to clinch but Langestroem moves out of range.

Langestroem tries to keep at a distance but Jauhaja has taken the fight into the clinch.
Langestroem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jauhaja avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jauhaja lands with a left to the head.
Jauhaja lands a body shot.
Jauhaja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Langestroem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Langestroem looks gassed!
Jauhaja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jauhaja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Marcus Langestroem has been cut.
Jauhaja lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Langestroem is rocked!
Jauhaja leaning his opponent against the cage.
Langestroem is still on wobbly legs! Can Jauhaja finish him?
Jauhaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Langestroem backwards.
Jauhaja stalling in the clinch.
Langestroem seems to have recovered his senses.
Langestroem is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jauhaja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jauhaja scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langestroem takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Marcus Langestroem's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Jauhaja.
Jauhaja utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jauhaja stalling.
Jauhaja connects with a knee to the head.
Jauhaja lands a nice shot to the body.
Jauhaja lands a body punch.
Jauhaja landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jauhaja putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Langestroem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jauhaja lands an elbow inside that Langestroem shrugs off.

The cut above Marcus Langestroem's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Langestroem takes an elbow to the temple.
Jauhaja working Langestroem over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Jauhaja.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jauhaja.
Jauhaja lands an elbow that stopped Langestroem in his tracks for a moment.

Marcus Langestroem's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langestroem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jauhaja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Langestroem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaakko Jauhaja!

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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hello Chippy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chippy
vs
Richardson

188 cm
22
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hello Chippy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chuck Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richardson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Richardson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chippy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richardson has managed to get both his arms back between Chippy's legs - danger averted.
Richardson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chippy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Chippy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richardson is stalling in the full guard.

Chippy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chippy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richardson content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chippy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richardson trying to control but Chippy is working from the bottom.

Chippy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richardson stands and throws Chippy's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Richardson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Richardson tries for a kimura but Chippy is defending well.
Richardson is looking to take a break and control but Chippy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chippy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Chippy looking for submissions off his back.
Chippy is breathing heavily.

Richardson seems to be working for a kimura but Chippy defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hello Chippy!