SFC: Cold Blooded PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawai Desu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawai Desu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Paska
vs
Desu

184 cm
26
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
19
189 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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, Jaska Paska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kawai Desu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paska tries to clinch there but Desu circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Paska. No joy for Desu on that attempt.
Desu shoots in and drives through. Paska sprawls well.
Desu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paska swivels and escapes.
Jaska Paska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawai Desu.
Paska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Paska drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Paska.

Paska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paska working the strikes but Desu uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paska decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Desu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Paska counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Desu!
Paska controlling the pace for now.
Desu is working to get back to half guard.
Paska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paska thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Paska swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Desu is now in Paska's guard. A big mistake from Paska there, giving up the dominant position!
Paska wants to sweep here but Desu controlling him for the moment.

Desu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Desu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paska not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Desu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Paska is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Paska has escaped and now he's on top!
Paska 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Desu working a defensive guard here.
Paska working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Desu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Desu 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.
Paska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Desu is keeping the position for now.
Desu keeping moving, preventing Paska from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaska Paska 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.

Desu has his takedown stuffed

and Paska counters with a nice double leg into side control. Desu won't be happy with that.
Paska staying calm.
Desu struggling a bit here.

Paska has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desu misses with a takedown attempt

and Paska counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Paska not doing much here.
Jaska Paska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Desu is trying to get back to full guard.
Desu wants to control but Paska is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paska missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desu wants to get back to full guard.
Paska sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Desu defending well though.
Desu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Desu wants to control but Paska is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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

and Paska counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jaska Paska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawai Desu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paska content to stall in guard here.
Desu keeping moving, preventing Paska from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desu trying to control the position.

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.

Paska has gone for a leg lock! Desu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paska's guard.
Desu wants to pass the guard but Paska is keeping the position.

Desu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Paska looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Paska looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Paska!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaska Paska dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Desu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paska counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jaska Paska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paska throws an overhand right that lands on Desu's shoulder, as Desu tries to avoid the shot.
Desu misses with a takedown

so Paska counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paska is stalling in the full guard.
Paska postures up.

Paska drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Desu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paska has Desu in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desu can't do much from the bottom here.
Paska in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two 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.
Paska wants to stand but Desu has his arm trapped.
Desu wants to control but Paska postures up.
Paska is trying to ground and pound but Desu uses the momentary lack of control by Paska to regain half guard.

Paska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Desu sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paska is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Desu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paska counters with a two punch combo.
Jaska Paska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kawai Desu.
Desu misses with a takedown

and Paska counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Desu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaska Paska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paska 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaska Paska!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahilig Manghambalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nunes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to fight song . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nunes
vs
Manghambalos

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahilig Manghambalos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nunes.
Nunes shoots in but no luck this time.
Nunes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nunes there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Gustavo Nunes has been cut.

Nunes tries to keep at a distance but Manghambalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nunes tries to score a body lock takedown but Manghambalos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Nunes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Manghambalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Manghambalos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manghambalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nunes backwards.
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Manghambalos gets underhooks to prevent Nunes's takedown attempt.
A short right from Manghambalos on the inside.
Manghambalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manghambalos wants a takedown.
Manghambalos lands an uppercut.

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

Manghambalos moves into the clinch.

Manghambalos pulls Nunes into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manghambalos wants to stand and escape but Nunes is having none of it.
Manghambalos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manghambalos can do anything to dispel that myth.

Nunes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes looking to pass the guard.
Nunes stops Manghambalos from standing up.

Nunes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Nunes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Manghambalos looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Manghambalos looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Manghambalos!
Manghambalos tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's two 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.
Nunes is looking for a sweep.

Manghambalos stands up and beckons Nunes to his feet.
Mahilig Manghambalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manghambalos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Manghambalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Manghambalos pulls guard.

Nunes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nunes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manghambalos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Nunes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manghambalos wants to stand up but Nunes is controlling him.

Nunes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

Nunes drops back looking for a leg! Manghambalos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manghambalos manages to kick Nunes off! Nunes jumps back into Manghambalos's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nunes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manghambalos lands a slapping body shot.
Manghambalos cracks Nunes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Manghambalos has closed the distance and engaged Nunes in a clinch.
Manghambalos lands with a left to the head.
Manghambalos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manghambalos lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Manghambalos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Nunes is rocked!
Manghambalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Nunes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Manghambalos breaks the clinch.

Manghambalos has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manghambalos.
Manghambalos unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nunes! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Manghambalos is unloading with more strikes now! Nunes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahilig Manghambalos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Arlovski
vs
Andersen

186 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Loki Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arlovski rushes Andersen and presses him up against the cage.

Arlovski breaks the clinch.
Andersen throws the kick towards the body but Arlovski avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arlovski.
Arlovski jabs Andersen right on the nose. Andersen blinks but takes it well.
Andersen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arlovski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arlovski moves in looking to clinch but Andersen pushes him off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Arlovski!
Andersen misses with a few strikes there.
Andersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andersen wants to clinch but Arlovski slips to the side
and Arlovski counters with a thumping low kick.
Andersen closes the distance but Arlovski moves to the side
and Arlovski counters with a body kick.
Arlovski scores with a decent looking hook.
Andersen throws a lazy head kick

and Arlovski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arlovski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andersen backwards.
Arlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersens head.
Arlovski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andersen.
Arlovski is stalling here.
Arlovski lands a nice shot to the body.
Arlovski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Andersen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arlovski tries to break free but Andersen pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Arlovski.
Arlovski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arlovski scores with a shot to the side of Andersen's head.
Arlovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andersen blocks an uppercut.
Andersen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andersen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arlovski has Andersen pushed against the cage.
Arlovski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arlovski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andersen.
Andersen fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Arlovski - that landed with a thud.
Arlovski tries to stall but Andersen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andersen blocking some punches.
Andersen tries to circle away but Arlovski has him pinned against the cage.
Arlovski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersens head.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arlovski dodges an elbow strike from Andersen.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Andersen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Arlovski has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andersen blocking some punches.
Andersen fails to pull guard.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arlovski pushes Andersen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Arlovski.
A body shot lands from Arlovski.
Nice elbow from Andersen.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arlovski scores with a shot to the side of Andersen's head.
Arlovski looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Arlovski.
Still in the clinch, Arlovski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arlovski tries to land a knee to the head but Andersen blocks with his arms.

Andersen breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Andersen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arlovski tries to avoid it but Andersen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arlovski to the ground. Arlovski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Arlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loki Andersen.
A combination from Andersen does no damage.
Andersen looks gassed!
Andersen swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arlovski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Andersen moves out of range easily.
Arlovski throws a sloppy head kick and Andersen moves out of range easily.
Arlovski lands with a kick to the temple. Andersen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andersen avoids the head kick by Arlovski.
Arlovski lands the left hand.
Andersen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jack Arlovski has been cut.
Andersen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arlovski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arlovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andersen.
Arlovski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski connects with a nice looking jab.
Arlovski thows a body kick. Andersen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Andersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Andersen's head.
Andersen looks to throw the jab but Arlovski is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Andersen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersen misses with a double jab
and Arlovski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Andersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jack Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arlovski scores with a spinning back kick!
Arlovski lands a head kick!
Andersen tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arlovski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andersen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arlovski cracks Andersen with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Arlovski.
Andersen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Arlovski clinches up with Andersen and pushes him back against the cage.

Arlovski breaks from the clinch.
Andersen looks to land a combination but Arlovski avoids it well.

Arlovski forces Andersen back against the cage and clinches.
Andersen working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Arlovski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Arlovski cracks the inside of Andersen's front leg.
Arlovski throws a nice head kick!
Andersen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andersen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andersen wants to clinch
and Arlovski counters with a good low kick that Andersen was not able to check.
Andersen wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski lands a nice hook to Andersen's body. Andersen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Andersen closes the distance and pushes Arlovski back into the cage.
Arlovski gets through Andersen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Andersen's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Andersen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Arlovski counters with a good low kick that Andersen was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arlovski tries to close the distance and clinch but Andersen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andersen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arlovski. That's going to slow Andersen down.
Andersen throws a leg kick
and Arlovski counters with a series of strikes. Andersen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andersen.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arlovski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersen, pushing him back against the cage.
Andersen is trying to drag Arlovski to the mat but Arlovski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arlovski keeps Andersen at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Arlovski.
Andersen darts in trying to clinch
and Arlovski counters with a head kick. That will keep Andersen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arlovski throws a head kick that half lands.
Arlovski throws a good cross that connects.
Andersen tries to clinch but Arlovski moves away

and Arlovski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andersen fails to pull guard.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Andersen breaks the clinch.

Arlovski takes the fight into the clinch.
Arlovski tries to circle away but Andersen has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arlovski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Andersen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andersen wants to clinch but Arlovski slips to the side
and Arlovski counters with a head kick. That will keep Andersen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Loki Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Arlovski

and Andersen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Arlovski!
Arlovski is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andersen landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Andersen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Arlovski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andersen landing shots from mount.
Arlovski can't escape the position.

Andersen is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Arlovski is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Arlovski flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Andersen anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Arlovski and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Andersen slips an arm under Arlovski chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Andersen has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Andersen is squeezing on Arlovski like an anaconda would it's prey. Arlovski fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Loki Andersen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roope Rautakoura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavi Fernando will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rautakoura
vs
Fernando

177 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roope Rautakoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavi Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando tries to clinch up.
Fernando circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fernando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fernando tries to clinch

and Rautakoura counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fernando won't be happy with that.
Rautakoura sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fernando is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fernando taking a bit of punishment here - Rautakoura scoring with strikes.
Fernando tries to escape but Rautakoura is in control.
Rautakoura misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rautakoura working the head and body with strikes.
Rautakoura misses with the ground and pound.
Rautakoura throws an elbow but Fernando slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rautakoura 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.
Fernando wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Fernando. No joy for Rautakoura on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautakoura moves away from the strike by Fernando.

Rautakoura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fernando looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rautakoura throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fernando works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fernando is trying to stand.
Rautakoura thows a huge punch but Fernando dodges it nicely.
Rautakoura uses his free foot to push down on Fernando's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fernando.
Fernando in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fernando really wants to buck Rautakoura off and get back to his feet.

Fernando bucks Rautakoura off and manages to get back to his feet!
Fernando darts in trying to clinch
and Rautakoura counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando throws a combination that misses

and Rautakoura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rautakoura throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernando keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rautakoura wants to pass to mount but Fernando is defending the position.
Rautakoura is breathing heavily.
Rautakoura prevents Fernando from standing back up.
Fernando scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Rautakoura manages to mount him!
Rautakoura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fernando looks a forlorn figure.
Rautakoura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fernando looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Rautakoura.
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!
Fernando is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautakoura landing strikes from the mount and Fernando is in trouble!
Fernando's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rautakoura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rautakoura lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Rautakoura there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fernando can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fernando is trying to stand.
Rautakoura with a couple of short strikes.
Rautakoura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fernando is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rautakoura landing strikes from the mount.
Rautakoura throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The referee warns Fernando that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Rautakoura looking to secure an arm triangle but Fernando defends it well.
Rautakoura won't let Fernando get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernando is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rautakoura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fernando is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rautakoura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rautakoura thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fernando is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rautakoura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rautakoura won't let Fernando get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rautakoura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Rautakoura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fernando throws a predictable looking body shot

and Rautakoura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fernando's guard.
Fernando preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rautakoura pushes down on Fernando's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Rautakoura is looking for a kimura but Fernando is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rautakoura to get the leverage.

Fernando kicks Rautakoura off and gets back to his feet.

Fernando clinches up against the cage.
Fernando gets underhooks to prevent Rautakoura's takedown attempt.

Fernando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rautakoura slips a jab and a cross from Fernando.
Fernando connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rautakoura momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rautakoura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernando scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando darts in trying to clinch

and Rautakoura counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fernando's guard now.

Fernando pushes Rautakoura off and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Fernando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernando fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rautakoura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fernando pinned against the cage. Fernando gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rautakoura backs up against the cage.

Fernando instigates a clinch.

Fernando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fernando moves in looking to clinch but Rautakoura pushes him off.
Fernando misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Fernando misses.
Rautakoura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fernando sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roope Rautakoura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernando throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rautakoura blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautakoura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernando's waist but Fernando gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rautakoura off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Fernando.
A combination from Fernando does no damage.
Fernando fails to land with a series of punches.
Roope Rautakoura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautakoura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernando.
Rautakoura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernando throws a right and a left that Rautakoura avoids nicely.
Fernando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rautakoura's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rautakoura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernando as he avoids it easily.
Rautakoura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fernando avoids it really well and circles away.
Donk. Fernando catches Rautakoura right on the button with a cross.
Fernando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernando throws a right and a left that Rautakoura avoids nicely.
A big right from Fernando misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautakoura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rautakoura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rautakoura dodges the punch combination from Fernando.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavi Fernando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fernando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Fernando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rautakoura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fernando fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Fernando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rautakoura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernando as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Fernando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernando scores with the left hand. Rautakoura knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernando closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rautakoura counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando is pushing Rautakoura's head away, looking to escape. Rautakoura manages to hold on to the position though.
Fernando takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rautakoura lands an elbow.
Fernando is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rautakoura has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rautakoura cracks Fernando with a big right hand but Fernando just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fernando dodges the ground and pound from Rautakoura.
Fernando is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rautakoura is controlling him well.
An elbow from Rautakoura crashes against the mat.
Rautakoura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fernando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rautakoura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernando misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Fernando.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rautakoura tries to clinch up.
Rautakoura circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rautakoura counters with a shoot takedown. Fernando fights it but they end up in guard.
Fernando is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rautakoura is controlling him.
Rautakoura scoring with some ground and pound.
Fernando is looking to stand up but Rautakoura isn't so interested in that idea.
Rautakoura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Fernando has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rautakoura off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rautakoura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fernando to the mat! Fernando manages to get full guard.
Rautakoura throws a big right hand that misses.
Rautakoura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rautakoura stops Fernando from standing up.
Rautakoura throws a big right hand that misses.
Rautakoura stands up over Fernando, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rautakoura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rautakoura throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernando is looking to stand up but Rautakoura isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fernando throws a series of punches but Rautakoura avoids them all with ease.
Xavi Fernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautakoura closes the distance and clinches up with Fernando, looking for a takedown. Rautakoura pushes Fernando against the cage but Fernando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roope Rautakoura. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautakoura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fernando counters with a nice uppercut.
Fernando looks to land a left hand but Rautakoura moved out of range nicely.
Fernando tries to close the distance and clinch but Rautakoura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernando swinging wildly here.
Fernando moves in looking to clinch but Rautakoura pushes him off.
Rautakoura shoots for a takedown but Fernando saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fernando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rautakoura moves into the clinch.
Fernando prevents the takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Rautakoura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rautakoura 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roope Rautakoura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Koll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koll comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Burn in hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Inge Koll told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bergstrom
vs
Koll

177 cm
19
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Bergstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Koll!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koll is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bergstrom's half guard.
Bergstrom wants to get back to full guard.
Koll lands strikes from half guard.
Bergstrom looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bergstrom tries to get to full guard but Koll has control of the leg.

Bergstrom looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Koll pushes past his half guard into mount!
Koll landing punches.
Koll with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koll in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Koll working Bergstrom over with strikes here.
Koll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koll lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koll lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bergstrom hang on?
Koll scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bergstrom?
Bergstrom is in a horrible position here. Koll smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bergstrom is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bergstrom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Bergstrom is rocked!
Koll postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bergstrom badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Koll around the waist but Koll pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Koll is the winner by TKO! Koll jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inge Koll!