QFC Tournament 905 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vip Winner (ranked 5103 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Aisi (ranked 5062 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Winner
vs
Aisi

165 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

151 cm
21
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vip Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lincoln Aisi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with a looping right.

Winner tries to sprawl but Aisi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Winner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aisi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Aisi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winner dives on top into guard.

We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aisi can do anything to dispel that myth.

Aisi working for a triangle but Winner defends it easily.
Winner postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aisi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winner's guard.

Aisi wants to get up but he can't break Winner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Winner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Winner has his feet on Aisi's thighs here. He's pushed Aisi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Aisi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vip Winner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peyton Hughes (ranked 5187 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Tyno (ranked 5420 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hughes
vs
Tyno

190 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peyton Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tino Tyno!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.

Tyno closes the distance and clinches.

Tyno ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tyno no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tyno looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyno, not yet.
Hughes is fighting to break Tyno's control of his arms but Tyno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hughes 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyno trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyno has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyno is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Hughes winds up and cracks Tyno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyno is trying to stand back up but Hughes is controlling him
Tyno taking some punishment here, with Hughes in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Tyno has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyno is trying to stand up here but Hughes is controlling him well.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Tyno is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyno wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.

Hughes escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tyno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes closes the distance but Tyno moves to the side
and Tyno counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyno.

Hughes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tyno working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Tyno being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peyton Hughes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyno.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyno is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Tyno circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Tyno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Tyno gets a clinch.
Tyno wants a takedown but no success here.

Hughes pulls Tyno into guard.
Tyno tries to stand but Hughes is controlling from the bottom.
Hughes striking off his back, scoring a few points.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyno is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyno avoid being mounted?
Hughes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hughes is thwarting Tyno's attempts to control the position.
Hughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hughes avoids the attempt from Tyno to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes controlling from the full mount.
Peyton Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyno wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tyno for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes won't let Tyno get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hughes tries to control but Tyno wriggling away.
Tyno gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes is thwarting Tyno's attempts to control the position.
Tyno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyno wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyno fails with a takedown attempt.
Peyton Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tyno.
Hughes wants to clinch but Tyno slips to the side
and Tyno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyno fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peyton Hughes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tyno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes can't find room to land a body shot as Tyno controls the action.
Tyno fails to pull guard.
Hughes trying to stall but Tyno improves his position.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyno gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tyno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tyno has hold of one of Hughes's legs. Hughes is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyno gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyno can do to turn this around?
Tyno wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Hughes is controlling Tyno's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes wants to stand up but Tyno is controlling him.
Hughes is pulling down on Tyno's head to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyno dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Tyno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Peyton Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tyno.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but Tyno gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Tyno, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Tyno against the cage but Tyno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes tries to clinch but Tyno moves out of range.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Tyno circles away and keeps his distance.
Tino Tyno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyno as he avoids it easily.
Tyno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyno off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hughes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyno on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyno's guard now, I'm sure.
Hughes postures up.
Tyno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hughes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyno pulls Hughes in to control the position.

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

Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hughes stands up and waves to Tyno to follow him.
Tino Tyno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peyton Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyno tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peyton Hughes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!

Peyton Hughes wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Wilsob (ranked 5078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunkka Phoenix (ranked 5270 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wilsob
vs
Phoenix

168 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilsob clinches up against the cage.
Wilsob changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Phoenix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilsob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phoenix's waist but Phoenix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilsob off to one side.
Wilsob slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Wilsob throws a nice looking combination but Phoenix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Phoenix with that takedown attempt.
Wilsob seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilsob looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wilsob throws a body punch but Phoenix moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Wilsob moves out of range.

Phoenix darts in and clinches Wilsob up against the cage.

Wilsob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Wilsob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix misses with a takedown attempt

and Wilsob counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilsob trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix has had enough of the clinch but Wilsob keeps him there for the moment.
Wilsob keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilsob tries to pull guard but Phoenix holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilsob drops back down to his feet.
Phoenix avoiding damage.
Phoenix is trying to break the clinch but Wilsob is controlling him.

Wilsob jumps guard and drags Phoenix to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilsob managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob wants to stand and escape but Phoenix is having none of it.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Wilsob keeps moving.
Wilsob on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilsob tries to get out of the position.

Wilsob has an active guard here but Phoenix has managed to pass into half guard.
Wilsob misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Wilsob tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Phoenix is thwarting Wilsob's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob is trying to stand.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilsob tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Phoenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wilsob has taken the fight to the clinch.

Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilsob stuffs the takedown attempt from Phoenix. Phoenix gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilsob fails with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilsob moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilsob tries to land knees in the clinch but Phoenix avoids the damage to the body.
Wilsob effectively controlling the action here.
Phoenix working hard to break the clinch.
Wilsob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilsob won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wilsob manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Wilsob is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilsob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilsob tries to clinch up.
Phoenix tries to clinch but Wilsob moves out of range.
Phoenix misses with a head kick.
Wilsob looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Wilsob.
Wilsob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilsob tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phoenix swivels and escapes.
Wilsob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Wilsob. No joy for Phoenix on that attempt.
Wilsob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phoenix can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilsob pinned against the cage. Wilsob gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilsob tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilsob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phoenix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilsob somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Wilsob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilsob attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix wants to counter with a clinch but Wilsob pushes him away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilsob is defended easily by Phoenix.
Wilsob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Phoenix counters with a two punch combo.
Phoenix is looking to clinch but Wilsob is avoiding it.

Phoenix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phoenix wants to break free but Wilsob has control.
Wilsob wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Phoenix to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phoenix prevents a takedown attempt there.
Phoenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilsob stops a takedown attempt from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to break free but Wilsob pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a body punch.
Phoenix is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilsob's elbow.

Wilsob manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilsob tries to counter with a takedown but Phoenix is quick to defend against it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a leg kick
and Wilsob counters with a left and a right that stings Phoenix.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilsob.
Wilsob darts in looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets double underhooks and turns Wilsob into the cage.
Wilsob moves in looking to clinch but Phoenix pushes him off.
Phoenix closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Harry Wilsob has been cut.
Wilsob misses with a takedown
and Phoenix counters with a three punch combo that has Wilsob backing up. Wilsob nods at Phoenix to acknowledge the strikes.
Wilsob shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Phoenix. Those never looked like landing.
Phoenix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilsob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilsob feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Phoenix throws a nice looking combination but Wilsob bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Phoenix or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilsob, which made it look bad.
Wilsob leaves Phoenix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilsob throws a sloppy head kick and Phoenix moves out of range easily.
Phoenix has a takedown stuffed.
Wilsob drops down looking for a counter takedown but Phoenix sprawls and moves away.

Wilsob instigates a clinch.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Wilsob is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilsob misses with a takedown attempt
and Phoenix counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phoenix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kunkka Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phoenix tries to clinch up.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Wilsob keeps it at a distance.
Wilsob shoots in but Phoenix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilsob is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix wants to clinch up but Wilsob keeps it at a distance.

Wilsob fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Phoenix to the ground. Wilsob is now in Phoenix's guard.

Wilsob stands and steps away. Phoenix gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wilsob swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilsob shoots in looking for a takedown. Phoenix tries to sprawl out of it but Wilsob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phoenix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Wilsob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilsob tries for a takedown but Phoenix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Phoenix throws a counter combo.
Wilsob shoots in but Phoenix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Phoenix tries a quick counter leg kick but Wilsob is wise to it.

Wilsob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wilsob breaks from the clinch.
Wilsob fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a nice hook to Wilsob's body. Wilsob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phoenix leaves Wilsob with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilsob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Wilsob moves out of range easily.
Wilsob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Phoenix but Phoenix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Phoenix shoots in but no luck this time.

Phoenix closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilsob is looking to get back to his feet here but Phoenix is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wilsob's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilsob tries to break free.
Phoenix slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Phoenix looking for the choke but no joy.
Phoenix somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Phoenix struggling to land strikes to the head as Wilsob covers up.
Harry Wilsob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilsob looking very determined here, making life difficult for Phoenix.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phoenix is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kunkka Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Phoenix 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Kunkka Phoenix!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Kunkka Phoenix!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Kunkka Phoenix!

Kunkka Phoenix wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Mikey (ranked 5463 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Buzz (ranked 5177 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mikey
vs
Buzz

165 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirty Mikey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Buzz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buzz lands with an overhand left.
Buzz slaps away a takedown attempt from Mikey, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Mikey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mikey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buzz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buzz tries to circle away but Mikey has him pinned against the cage.
Mikey keeps control of Buzz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buzz is trying to force a seperation but Mikey has the dominant position.
Mikey slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikey tries to score a body lock takedown but Buzz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirty Mikey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Buzz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mikey stalls.
Buzz lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzz prevents a body shot from Mikey.

Mikey manages to break the clinch.
Mikey takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Dirty Mikey has been cut.
Tyson Buzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mikey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buzz's sensitive parts.
Mikey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikey moves in looking to clinch but Buzz pushes him off.
Buzz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buzz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mikeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Mikey is rocked!
Buzz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mikey's head.
Oh Mikey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buzz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buzz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson Buzz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buzz lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buzz drops Mikey with a huge uppercut! Mikey drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Buzz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Buzz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Tam (ranked 5290 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Shin Bum (ranked 4920 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tam
vs
Shin Bum

176 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Park Shin Bum!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam scores with a nice body kick.
Shin Bum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tim Tam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin Bum lands a jab to the head.
Shin Bum lands a jab-cross combination.
Tam fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shin Bum, pushing him back against the cage.
Shin Bum lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tam.

Tam pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shin Bum is pushing down on Tam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tam is fighting to maintain full guard but Shin Bum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tam flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tam regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shin Bum.
Shin Bum is stalling in the full guard.
Tam looking for a sweep. Not yet Tam, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam being controlled here, momentarily.

Tam working for a triangle but Shin Bum defends it easily.
Tam looking to control.
Shin Bum tries to free his leg and advance position but Tam is retaining full guard.
Shin Bum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tam is trying to keep Shin Bum in close.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shin Bum connects with a nice looking jab.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin Bum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tam lands with a slapping head kick.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Shin Bum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shin Bum misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tam. Shin Bum does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Shin Bum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tam takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shin Bum throws a series of punches but Tam avoids them all with ease.

Tam has Shin Bum up against the cage in a clinch.
Tam missing with knees to the body.
Tam jumps guard but Shin Bum stands there with Tam around his waist. Tam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shin Bum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum is having none of it.
Tam misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin Bum cracks Tam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shin Bum lands a jab to the nose.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum is having none of it.
Tam tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shin Bum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shin Bum scores with a nice strike.
Shin Bum lands with a right hand.
Tam throws a right hand that Shin Bum ducks under and follows up with a left that Shin Bum also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Park Shin Bum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot lands for Shin Bum.
Tam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tam tries to clinch up
and Shin Bum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shin Bum lands with a cross.
Shin Bum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shin Bum.
Tam tries to clinch there but Shin Bum circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin Bum fails to land with a series of punches.
Tam throws a big counter combination but Shin Bum scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tam tries to clinch up.
Shin Bum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tam wants to clinch but Shin Bum slips to the side
and Shin Bum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shin Bum, as that shot connected.
Tam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin Bum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shin Bum with a jab.
Tam wants to clinch
letting Shin Bum counter with a right hand.

Tam pushes Shin Bum up against the cage in a clinch.
Shin Bum is trying to push Tam away but Tam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shin Bum can't break the clinch.
Shin Bum wants to break free but Tam has control.
Tam jumps guard but Shin Bum stands there with Tam around his waist. Tam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tam lands with a short shot to the head.
Tam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shin Bum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tam throws a sloppy head kick and Shin Bum moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tam throws a head kick that half lands.
Tam throws a nice looking combination but Shin Bum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shin Bum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tam tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shin Bum counters with a stiff right hand.
Shin Bum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tam wants to clinch up but Shin Bum keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Shin Bum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shin Bum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tam backs up against the cage.
Tam fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tam.
Park Shin Bum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tam tries to clinch up.
Tam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shin Bum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tam looks to clinch
and Shin Bum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin Bum throws a shot to the body.

Tam closes the distance and pushes Shin Bum back into the cage.
Tam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Tam. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tam jumps guard.
Tam trying to keep a closed guard but Shin Bum is proving a slippery customer.
Shin Bum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shin Bum trying to control the position from guard on top but Tam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tam is adopting a defensive guard.
Tam looking for a sweep. Not yet Tam, not yet.
Tam looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shin Bum puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shin Bum not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Park Shin Bum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shin Bum swats away the attempt to clinch by Tam.
Tam throws a series of punches but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Tam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tam wants to clinch but Shin Bum slips to the side
and Shin Bum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tam misses with the combination.
Shin Bum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tam looks to clinch
and Shin Bum counters with a three punch combo that has Tam backing up. Tam nods at Shin Bum to acknowledge the strikes.
Tam wants to clinch up but Shin Bum keeps it at a distance.
Shin Bum scores with a hook to the body. Tam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tam wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shin Bum scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Tam.
Tam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shin Bum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shin Bum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shin Bum swats away the attempt to clinch by Tam.
Tam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shin Bum keeps the fight on the outside.

Tam forces Shin Bum back against the cage and clinches.
Tam is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shin Bum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shin Bum is looking for the big counter here.
Shin Bum lands a nice looking body shot.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Shin Bum lands a head shot.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tam doesn't manage to clinch there - Shin Bum circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Shin Bum. Those never looked like landing.
Tam appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shin Bum throws a body shot but no joy.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin Bum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shin Bum unleashes a big counter combination but Tam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shin Bum paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Tam rushes Shin Bum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tam is trying to pull guard but Shin Bum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Tam breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Tam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tam looks to clinch
and Shin Bum counters with a two punch combo.
Shin Bum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tam lands a head kick!
Shin Bum swats away the attempt to clinch by Tam.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Shin Bum swats away the attempt to clinch by Tam.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shin Bum! But no joy.
Tam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch but Shin Bum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shin Bum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Tam.
Shin Bum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shin Bum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tam tries to clinch but Shin Bum moves out of range.
Tam is looking to clinch but Shin Bum is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shin Bum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shin Bum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Park Shin Bum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tam clinches up with Shin Bum and pushes him back against the cage.
Tam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shin Bum backwards.
Tim Tam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tam tries to land knees in the clinch but Shin Bum avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Park Shin Bum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shin Bum 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Park Shin Bum!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Park Shin Bum!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Park Shin Bum!

Park Shin Bum wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Magnarson (ranked 5446 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xilef Xenox (ranked 4947 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Magnarson
vs
Xenox

178 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oleg Magnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xilef Xenox!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magnarson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xenox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Magnarson lands a couple of elbows.
Magnarson is in close to Xenox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Magnarson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xenox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Magnarson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magnarson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Magnarson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Magnarson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magnarson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xenox is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Magnarson 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.
Magnarson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Xenox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magnarson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnarson keeping moving, preventing Xenox from controlling successfully.

Magnarson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Magnarson is looking for a triangle but Xenox pushes his legs off easily.

Magnarson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xenox defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Xenox avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Magnarson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Xenox has picked Magnarson up and slammed him! Magnarson can't keep hold of the triangle and Xenox manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnarson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Xenox's best efforts.
Magnarson is pressing down on Xenox's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Xenox wants to control from the top but Magnarson keeps moving.

Magnarson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Xenox trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnarson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Magnarson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Xenox stacks Magnarson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Xenox!
Magnarson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Xenox's best efforts.
Magnarson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Magnarson manages to get to full guard.

Magnarson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Magnarson looking for a triangle here. Xenox is fighting it but it looks tight! Magnarson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Xenox is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Oleg Magnarson!
A less than humble Oleg Magnarson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.