PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Lindstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigantor Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous has chosen Segertåget - Maskinen as his entrance music. Mikko Lindstrom has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lindstrom
vs
Tremendous

225 cm
20
266 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

209 cm
19
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Lindstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Tremendous!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindstrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindstrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tremendous circles away quickly and effectively.
Tremendous throws a sloppy head kick and Lindstrom moves out of range easily.
Lindstrom throws a nice looking combination but Tremendous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Tremendous darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tremendous content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tremendous's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lindstrom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I looks like Tremendous might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tremendous is pressing down on Lindstrom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lindstrom is holding on for now.
Tremendous is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lindstrom pushes Tremendous off looking to stand but Tremendous dives back in and keeps control.
Tremendous stalling.
Tremendous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tremendous performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Tremendous has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gigantor Tremendous just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lindstrom misses with a two punch combination.
Mikko Lindstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindstrom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Gigantor Tremendous has been cut.
Tremendous slips a jab and a cross from Lindstrom.
Tremendous fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tremendous drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tremendous 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.
Tremendous looks gassed!
Tremendous wants to control from the top but Lindstrom keeps moving.
Tremendous is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mikko Lindstrom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gigantor Tremendous's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tremendous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindstrom.
Lindstrom throws a right and a left that Tremendous avoids nicely.
Lindstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tremendous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lindstrom throws a right hand that Tremendous ducks under and follows up with a left that Tremendous also avoids with ease.

Tremendous closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tremendous lands in his opponent's guard.
Tremendous sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tremendous wants to pass the guard but Lindstrom is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tremendous stays in close to Lindstrom's body and controls the position.
Tremendous pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindstrom is keeping the position for now.
Tremendous controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tremendous wants to control from the top but Lindstrom keeps moving.
Lindstrom wants to get back to his feet but Tremendous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tremendous throws a strike but Lindstrom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tremendous wants to hit a switch here but Lindstrom passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tremendous there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lindstrom prevents Tremendous from improving his position.

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.
Tremendous is looking to control Lindstrom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tremendous avoid being mounted?
Tremendous wants to improve his position but Lindstrom is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tremendous is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigantor Tremendous showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gigantor Tremendous's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lindstrom misses with a double jab.
Tremendous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindstrom.
Lindstrom looks to land a combination but Tremendous avoids it well.
Lindstrom throws a nice looking combination but Tremendous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindstrom throws a series of punches but Tremendous moves out of range.
Lindstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tremendous looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lindstrom!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tremendous. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tremendous controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gigantor Tremendous just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tremendous gets a takedown into half guard.
Tremendous looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous not doing much here.
Lindstrom is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lindstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tremendous.
Tremendous is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Tremendous is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tremendous trying to pass the guard but Lindstrom defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tremendous is trying to control the action in half guard but Lindstrom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gigantor Tremendous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tremendous 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 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigantor Tremendous!