PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Saari (ranked 3024 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Chetnik Borg Eleven (ranked 404 p4p, 297 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Oranssi Pazuzu - Lahja . Borg Eleven is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Borg; resistance is futile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saari
vs
Borg Eleven

191 cm
25
216
6 - 7 - 1

185 cm
23
222
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Fantasy Threads

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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksi Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chetnik Borg Eleven!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg Eleven misses with an uppercut.
Borg Eleven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saari throws out the jab.
Saari misses with a double jab.
Saari throws a nice looking combination but Borg Eleven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Borg Eleven throws a good cross that connects.
Saari looks to land a combination but Borg Eleven avoids it well.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saari has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Saari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Borg Eleven rushes Saari and presses him up against the cage.
Saari misses with some punches.
Borg Eleven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Borg Eleven struggles to land a body shot inside as Saari controls his hands.
Borg Eleven scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saari tries to break free but Borg Eleven pushes him back against the cage.
Borg Eleven working aggressively here.
Borg Eleven misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Borg Eleven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg Eleven throws a punch but it's blocked by Saari.

Saari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Borg Eleven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borg Eleven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saari lands a jab-cross combination.
Saari throws a shot from downtown. Borg Eleven moves away and avoids it.

Borg Eleven instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Borg Eleven.
Borg Eleven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Borg Eleven misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Saari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Borg Eleven as he connects with a hook.
Borg Eleven throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg Eleven slips a straight right by Saari.
Borg Eleven wants to counter the offense by Saari and move into the clinch position.
Saari lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borg Eleven bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Borg Eleven connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Saari some visible discomfort.
Saari is looking for a sweep.
Borg Eleven happy to just control the position for now.
Borg Eleven is looking to take a break and control but Saari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saari managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Borg Eleven.
Saari is trying to get back to half guard.
Borg Eleven cracks Saari with a big right hand but Saari just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saari regains half guard.
Saari makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saari.
Borg Eleven preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg Eleven postures up in Saari's guard and throws a big left but Saari blocks it.
Saari doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Borg Eleven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Borg Eleven prevents Saari from getting back to his feet.
Borg Eleven lands a couple of digs.
Borg Eleven trying to control but Saari is working from the bottom.
Saari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borg Eleven is stalling in the full guard.
Borg Eleven lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Borg Eleven stopping the sweep attempt from Saari.
Saari trying to keep a closed guard but Borg Eleven is proving a slippery customer.
Saari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saari will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari is pulling down on Borg Eleven's head to control his posture.
Borg Eleven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saari pulls Borg Eleven in to control the position.
Borg Eleven lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saari has momentary wrist control but Borg Eleven slips an elbow through the middle.
Borg Eleven throws a big elbow that misses.
Saari keeping full guard, as Borg Eleven tries to pass.
Borg Eleven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Borg Eleven stopping the sweep attempt from Saari.
Saari has momentary wrist control but Borg Eleven slips an elbow through the middle.
Saari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borg Eleven is one step ahead there.
Borg Eleven wants to control from the top but Saari keeps moving.
Borg Eleven stopping the sweep attempt from Saari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chetnik Borg Eleven will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Borg Eleven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
Borg Eleven scores with a body shot.
Saari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borg Eleven manages to avoid it.
Saari lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Borg Eleven.
Saari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borg Eleven.
Borg Eleven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saari throws an overhand right that lands on Borg Eleven's shoulder, as Borg Eleven tries to avoid the shot.
Borg Eleven throws a body punch but Saari moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borg Eleven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Borg Eleven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borg Eleven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saari finds it's way round the side to connect with Borg Eleven's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saari. Borg Eleven does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borg Eleven moves away.
Borg Eleven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saari misses with a series of wild punches.
Borg Eleven throws an off balance right hand
letting Saari counter with a right hand.
Borg Eleven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Borg Eleven throws a body punch but Saari moves out of range.
Borg Eleven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saari throws a good cross that connects.
Saari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Borg Eleven throws out a counter right but Saari avoids it with no problem.
Borg Eleven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Saari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borg Eleven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borg Eleven scores with a nice right hand.
Aleksi Saari is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borg Eleven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saari.
A slow jab from Saari misses its intended target.
Saari sizes up Borg Eleven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Borg Eleven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saari's head backwards.
Borg Eleven cracks Saari with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saari. Borg Eleven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saari misses with a lunging right hand
and Borg Eleven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Borg Eleven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saari.
Borg Eleven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borg Eleven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg Eleven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saari finds it's way round the side to connect with Borg Eleven's head.
Saari throws an off balance right hand

and Borg Eleven counters with a crisp right hand that drops Saari! Borg Eleven lets Saari back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Saari is rocked!

It looks like Aleksi Saari has been cut.
Borg Eleven lands a jab to Saari's midsection.
Saari connects with a nice looking jab.
Saari throws a lazy uppercut
and Borg Eleven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saari misses with a lunging right hand

and Borg Eleven counters with a crisp right hand that drops Saari! Borg Eleven lets Saari back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Saari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borg Eleven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borg Eleven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saari.
Saari sets himself, and Borg Eleven steps forward looking for the clinch! Saari avoids it this time.
Saari walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Saari limp body while Borg Eleven jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chetnik Borg Eleven!
Chetnik Borg Eleven decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Aleksi Saari stepped up to the mic, saying 'Niin metsä vastaa, kuin sinne huudetaan.'.