PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 420 p4p, 368 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 56 p4p, 48 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Experiment Il
vs
Tattoo Guy

175 cm
33
152
22 - 12 - 0

175 cm
32
145
13 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il misses with a head kick.
Experiment Il takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tattoo Guy shoots in looking for a takedown. Experiment Il tries to sprawl out of it but Tattoo Guy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Experiment Il manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tattoo Guy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Tattoo Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Tattoo Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattoo Guy throws a sloppy head kick
and Experiment Il counters with an inside leg kick.
Experiment Il avoids the head kick by Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy thows a leg kick but Experiment Il checks it
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Stupid Tattoo Guy has been cut.
A big left from Experiment Il misses.
Tattoo Guy throws out a counter right but Experiment Il avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy loads up on a big right hand but Experiment Il slips the punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Experiment Il shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Experiment Il misses.
Tattoo Guy shoots and misses
and Experiment Il cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Experiment Il gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tattoo Guy misses with some punches.
Experiment Il scores with a knee to the head.
Tattoo Guy is trying to force a seperation but Experiment Il has the dominant position.

Tattoo Guy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tattoo Guy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tattoo Guy is looking to advance position but Experiment Il has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Experiment Il sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy is looking to get to half guard.
Tattoo Guy tries to hold on but Experiment Il pushes him away.
Experiment Il takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Experiment Il has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tattoo Guy regains half guard.
Tattoo Guy is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tattoo Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Tattoo Guy trying to control but Experiment Il postures up.
Tattoo Guy tries to roll over but Experiment Il keeps him under control.
Tattoo Guy is still trying to improve position.
Experiment Il controlling the action here.

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.
Tattoo Guy wants to improve his position but Experiment Il is controlling well.
Tattoo Guy works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Experiment Il won't allow Tattoo Guy to sweep him here.
Tattoo Guy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Experiment Il controls the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Experiment Il looks to throw the jab but Tattoo Guy is out of range.
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 Finnish Experiment Il will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stupid Tattoo Guy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Experiment Il stuffs the takedown attempt from Tattoo Guy. Tattoo Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
Tattoo Guy takes a swing at Experiment Il's ribcage but misses.
Experiment Il chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tattoo Guy can pounce on him.
Tattoo Guy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Experiment Il tries to clinch there but Tattoo Guy circles away.
Tattoo Guy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Experiment Il wants to clinch
and Tattoo Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Tattoo Guy looks for a takedown but Experiment Il sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment Il throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tattoo Guy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Experiment Il counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy misses with a hook. Experiment Il ducked under it nicely.
Experiment Il is looking to counter the offense by Tattoo Guy and move into the clinch.
Tattoo Guy connects with a solid leg kick.
Tattoo Guy slips under a jab.
Tattoo Guy scores with a punch to the head.
Experiment Il looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tattoo Guy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Experiment Il defends well and Tattoo Guy ends up having to push Experiment Il into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Finnish Experiment Il has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stupid Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il takes a swing at Tattoo Guy's ribcage but misses.
Experiment Il ducks under a wild hook from Tattoo Guy.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment Il misses the target.
Nice jab there from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Tattoo Guy.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tattoo Guy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Experiment Il checks it well.
Experiment Il tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Experiment Il - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy tries a low kick but Experiment Il avoids it.
Experiment Il throws a big counter combination but Tattoo Guy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tattoo Guy misses with an uppercut
and Experiment Il counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up Stupid Tattoo Guy's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattoo Guy throws a good cross that connects.
Experiment Il just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tattoo Guy there.
Experiment Il tries to clinch there but Tattoo Guy circles away.
Stupid Tattoo Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Tattoo Guy strikes.
Tattoo Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tattoo Guy goes for a double leg but Experiment Il avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Experiment Il continues to drive forward.
Experiment Il is looking to counter punch.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattoo Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Experiment Il walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Experiment Il blocks the body kick.
Experiment Il swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tattoo Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Tattoo Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Experiment Il is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Experiment Il tests Tattoo Guy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tattoo Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment Il.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Stupid Tattoo Guy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Experiment Il on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tattoo Guy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tattoo Guy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tattoo Guy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Experiment Il connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tattoo Guy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Experiment Il pinned against the cage. Experiment Il gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some bone on bone action there as Experiment Il checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tattoo Guy slips a straight right by Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il is looking for a counter combo.
Experiment Il thuds his right hand into Tattoo Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Finnish Experiment Il is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Experiment Il slips a jab from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Tattoo Guy does no damage.
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tattoo Guy moves away.
Experiment Il lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stupid Tattoo Guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stupid Tattoo Guy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tattoo Guy misses the shot to the body.
Tattoo Guy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Experiment Il throws a leg kick that misses.
Tattoo Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy connects with a nice looking jab.
Tattoo Guy throws a push kick but Experiment Il slaps the foot to one side.
Experiment Il tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tattoo Guy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiment Il looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattoo Guy lands with a shot to the body.
Experiment Il moves out of range of the body kick from Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il avoids the head kick by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy dives in for a single leg takedown but Experiment Il sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Experiment Il was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy digs a good body shot into Experiment Il's ribs.
Tattoo Guy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Experiment Il throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tattoo Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Experiment Il counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The cut above Stupid Tattoo Guy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tattoo Guy slips a jab from Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Experiment Il looks to clinch
and Tattoo Guy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tattoo Guy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il looks to land a left hand but Tattoo Guy moved out of range nicely.
Tattoo Guy connects with a body shot.
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!
Experiment Il keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tattoo Guy.
Experiment Il throws a low kick but Tattoo Guy moves out of range easily.
Tattoo Guy swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Tattoo Guy fails to land with a series of punches.
Experiment Il checks a low kick from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy misses with a right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tattoo Guy is rocked!
Tattoo Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Tattoo Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Experiment Il finish him?
Experiment Il misses with a low kick.
Tattoo Guy seems to have recovered his senses.
Experiment Il misses with a hook.
Tattoo Guy misses with a lunging right hand
and Experiment Il counters with a low kick, right behind Tattoo Guy 's knee.
Tattoo Guy connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il walks into a left hand.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Tattoo Guy blocks it.
Tattoo Guy throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment Il's shoulder, as Experiment Il tries to avoid the shot.
Experiment Il moves away from the strike by Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiment Il looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tattoo Guy throws a series of punches but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tattoo Guy.
Tattoo Guy looks to throw the jab but Experiment Il is out of range.
It looked like Experiment Il wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Tattoo Guy misses.
Tattoo Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Tattoo Guy.

Experiment Il closes the distance and clinches.
Experiment Il is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tattoo Guy is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment Il has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Experiment Il.
Tattoo Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Experiment Il obliges.
Tattoo Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Tattoo Guy jumps into guard, dragging Experiment Il to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Experiment Il's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

Tattoo Guy looking for subs off his back but Experiment Il has passed one foot through into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stupid Tattoo Guy.
I think Tattoo Guy 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stupid Tattoo Guy!
Stupid Tattoo Guy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.