PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 706 p4p, 1234 weight class) and Vang Poulsen (ranked 86 p4p, 148 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
vs
Poulsen

170 cm
34
149
18 - 12 - 3

162 cm
34
148
19 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 18 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment throws a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Experiment lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Experiment keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Experiment lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poulsen takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Experiment misses the target.
Experiment misses with a straight right.
As Experiment backs off Poulsen throws a huge counter combo but Experiment manages to avoid it all.
Experiment throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Experiment with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Finnish Experiment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Experiment clinches.
Experiment prevents Poulsen from breaking the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Experiment tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Still in the clinch, Poulsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Experiment works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
A short body shot lands from Poulsen as the two fighters clinch.
Poulsen has Experiment pushed against the cage.

Experiment breaks the clinch.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment throws a leg kick
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poulsen takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses.
Experiment fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Poulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Experiment keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poulsen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Experiment rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment swinging wildly here.
Poulsen cracks Experiment with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Experiment throws out a leg kick but Poulsen moves out of range and Experiment only half commits.
Poulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Experiment misses with a leg kick.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Experiment looks to land a combination but Poulsen avoids it well.
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poulsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment.
Experiment tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Poulsen digs a good body shot into Experiment's ribs.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poulsen blocks a leg kick.
Experiment tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Experiment throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Poulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Experiment blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment.
Experiment fails in his attempt to clinch.
Experiment pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poulsen is out of range and Experiment settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Experiment.
Poulsen stuns Experiment with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Experiment tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
A combination from Poulsen does no damage.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Experiment throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poulsen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Experiment instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poulsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Experiment seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poulsen can turn it around.
Poulsen is trying to push Experiment away but Experiment has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poulsen's brow.
Experiment fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen cracks Experiment with a nice body shot.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Finnish Experiment 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.

Poulsen throws a series of punches but Experiment moves out of range.

Experiment rushes Poulsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Experiment is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poulsen can do to turn this around?
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Experiment as Poulsen tries to tie him up.
Experiment blocking some punches.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Experiment stalling the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poulsen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Experiment breaks from the clinch.
Poulsen ducks under a wild hook from Experiment.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Experiment avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen avoids the head kick by Experiment.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Poulsen. Those never looked like landing.
Experiment tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulsen is able to avoid easily.
Experiment feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poulsen. Poulsen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Experiment tries to work over Poulsen's front leg with a kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen misses with a low kick.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Experiment fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Experiment blocks a jab.
Experiment lands a nice looking body shot.
Experiment misses with a low kick as Poulsen jumps back.
Poulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Finnish Experiment is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Poulsen is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Experiment misses
and Poulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Experiment.
Experiment lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poulsen scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Experiment misses its intended target.
Poulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Experiment's body.
Poulsen checks a low kick from Experiment.
Experiment tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
It seemed like Poulsen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Poulsen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Experiment throws a low kick, looking for Poulsen's leg but Poulsen calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poulsen! But no joy.
Experiment throws a leg kick
and Poulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Experiment looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Experiment tries to clinch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Experiment keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment tries a low kick but Poulsen avoids it.
Experiment thows a leg kick but Poulsen checks it
enabling Poulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Poulsen throws a hook but Experiment avoids it easily.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Experiment throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Experiment misses with a leg kick.
Experiment tries to score with a low kick but Poulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Poulsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Experiment jabs Poulsen right on the nose. Poulsen blinks but takes it well.
Experiment with a nice calf kick.
Poulsen looks to land a right hand but Experiment moved out of range.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Experiment turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulsen on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Experiment darts in trying to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that Experiment was not able to check.
Poulsen thuds a left hand into Experiment's body.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poulsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Experiment walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poulsen throws out a counter right but Experiment avoids it with no problem.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poulsen lands with a hook. Experiment tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Experiment uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Poulsen avoids the body shot from Experiment.
Experiment feints and then cracks Poulsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poulsen down.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.

Experiment gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Poulsen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poulsen blocks an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Poulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment misses the shot to the body.

Experiment moves into the clinch.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Poulsen in his tracks for a moment.
Finnish Experiment has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Experiment blocks a body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Experiment controlling the action here for a moment.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Experiment has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Experiment cracks Poulsen with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Poulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment pushes Poulsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Experiment lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulsen gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the cage.
Experiment tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poulsen blocking some punches.

Experiment breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Experiment lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Experiment swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Experiment wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Experiment doesn't manage to clinch there - Poulsen circles away.
Experiment lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Experiment.
Experiment throws a chopping leg kick but Poulsen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Experiment tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Experiment. That's going to slow Poulsen down.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Experiment checks a low kick from Poulsen.
Experiment throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiment moves away from the strike by Poulsen.
Experiment is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Poulsen misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment misses with a low kick.
Experiment walks into a stiff left hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen sizes up Experiment with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Experiment scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Experiment dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Experiment throws a nice inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Experiment.
Poulsen throws a sloppy head kick and Experiment moves out of range easily.
Experiment is looking to score with low kicks.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment.
Experiment displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poulsen throws out the jab.
Experiment scores with a hook to the body. Poulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Experiment 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment thanked the fans post fight for their support.