PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul The Ribber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Yhdistys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paha Yhdistys has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul The Ribber's chin.

The Ribber
vs
Yhdistys

178 cm
19
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul The Ribber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Yhdistys!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Yhdistys with that takedown attempt.
Yhdistys looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Yhdistys looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yhdistys stops The Ribber from getting back to his feet.
Yhdistys with the ground and pound but The Ribber uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The Ribber is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yhdistys is controlling him.
The Ribber wants to sweep but no luck.
The Ribber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Ribber has Yhdistys up against the ropes in a clinch.
The Ribber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yhdistys lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber lands a damaging elbow.

The Ribber works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The Ribber scoring with some ground and pound.
The Ribber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yhdistys being controlled here, momentarily.
Yhdistys looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Ribber is one step ahead there.
Yhdistys can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Ribber controls the pace.

The Ribber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Ribber moves into the clinch.

The Ribber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Ribber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Ribber showed some decent athleticism there.
Yhdistys taking some punishment here, with The Ribber in his half guard.
The Ribber working Yhdistys over with strikes.
The Ribber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yhdistys is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Ribber scores with a couple of nice shots.

The Ribber postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Yhdistys to stand up.
The Ribber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - The Ribber scores with a four punch combination!

Yhdistys gets caught flat footed, as The Ribber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Ribber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yhdistys on the ground.
The Ribber wants to control from the top but Yhdistys keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yhdistys looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Ribber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The Ribber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yhdistys tries to strike from the bottom.
The Ribber wants to control from the top but Yhdistys keeps moving.

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.
Yhdistys throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The Ribber is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Ribber wanted to stand there but Yhdistys had control of the position.
Yhdistys being controlled here, momentarily.
The Ribber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ribber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Yhdistys is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul The Ribber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yhdistys tries to keep at a distance but The Ribber has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Ribber prevents the takedown attempt.
The Ribber leaning his opponent against the ropes.

The Ribber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Ribber scores with a one two! Yhdistys had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The Ribber rushes Yhdistys and presses him up against the ropes.

The Ribber is trying to trip Yhdistys. He has hold of a leg but Yhdistys is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Ribber persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Yhdistys is breathing heavily.
The Ribber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The Ribber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Ribber moves into range and clinches up with Yhdistys.

The Ribber manages to break the clinch.

The Ribber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Yhdistys is not content to let The Ribber control the position.
Yhdistys seems a little lost for a moment, as The Ribber dominates the positioning.
Paul The Ribber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Ribber trying to control the action but Yhdistys is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul The Ribber just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

The Ribber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Ribber lands in his opponent's guard.
The Ribber wants to get up but he can't break Yhdistys's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Ribber trying to control but Yhdistys is working from the bottom.

The Ribber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yhdistys, up you get!

The Ribber closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yhdistys to the mat! Yhdistys manages to get full guard.
Yhdistys looking for a sweep. Not yet Yhdistys, not yet.
The Ribber trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yhdistys's guard.
Yhdistys doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yhdistys keeping moving, preventing The Ribber from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yhdistys is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yhdistys looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Ribber is one step ahead there.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The Ribber gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The Ribber manages to break the clinch.

The Ribber feints and as Yhdistys raises his hands in defense, The Ribber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Yhdistys is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yhdistys wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yhdistys 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.
Yhdistys can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Ribber controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ribber trying to control but Yhdistys is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul The Ribber dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Ribber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

The Ribber forces Yhdistys back against the ropes and clinches.

The Ribber has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yhdistys is trying to keep an underhook but The Ribber manages to get the takedown into half guard.
It looks like The Ribber is going to stand back up.
Yhdistys taking some punishment here, with The Ribber in his half guard.

The Ribber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yhdistys is just riding it out for now. The Ribber eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Ribber in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yhdistys is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ribber wants to free his trapped foot but Yhdistys is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The Ribber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Ribber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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

The Ribber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Ribber wants to control from the top but Yhdistys keeps moving.
The Ribber is really struggling to control Yhdistys but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yhdistys looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Ribber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Yhdistys not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yhdistys wants to sweep but no luck.
The Ribber trying to control the position from guard on top but Yhdistys is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Ribber's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Ribber duly obliges.

The Ribber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Ribber trying to control from half guard but Yhdistys is working away.
Yhdistys is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ribber uses his free foot to push down on Yhdistys's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yhdistys.
The Ribber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Ribber looking to control but Yhdistys is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Ribber is landing with some decent strikes but Yhdistys is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Ribber tries to control but Yhdistys wriggling away.
Yhdistys keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.
The Ribber content just to control the position here.
Paha Yhdistys has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Ribber cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Ribber wants to control the pace but Yhdistys is squirming around nicely.
Yhdistys really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yhdistys is trying to reverse the position but instead The Ribber has taken his back - oops!
Will The Ribber go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Paul The Ribber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I really don't envy Yhdistys right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul The Ribber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Ribber 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 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul The Ribber!