PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jori Jujipallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jujipallo has chosen The Mean Kitty Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nahka
vs
Jujipallo

185 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Takomo
Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Nahka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jori Jujipallo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jujipallo tries to keep at a distance but Nahka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nahka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jujipallo.

Nahka has picked Jujipallo up - he's going for a ride! Nahka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nahka thows a huge punch but Jujipallo dodges it nicely.
Nahka is looking to take a break and control but Jujipallo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Jujipallo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jujipallo taking some punishment here, with Nahka in his half guard.
Jujipallo gets full guard.

Jujipallo is looking for a triangle but Nahka pushes his legs off easily.

Jujipallo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nahka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nahka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Jujipallo is looking for a triangle but Nahka pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jujipallo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahka lands a couple of elbows.
Jujipallo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nahka postures up in Jujipallo's guard and throws a big left but Jujipallo blocks it.

Jujipallo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nahka has passed into half guard!
Nahka lands with a punch from half guard.
Nahka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nahka is trying to control the action in half guard but Jujipallo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jujipallo trying to control from the bottom.
Jujipallo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nahka throwing shots but Jujipallo is blocking nicely.
Nahka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nahka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jujipallo is looking for a sweep. Nahka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jujipallo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nahka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jujipallo gets back to full guard.
Nahka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jujipallo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nahka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jujipallo on the ground.
Nahka scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nahka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Jujipallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nahka with a nice head shot there.

Nahka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nahka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jujipallo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nahka postures up.

Jujipallo looking for a guillotine here but Nahka defends easily.
Jujipallo looks gassed!
Nahka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Jujipallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Jujipallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nahka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nahka 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahka is working Jujipallo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nahka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Jujipallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jujipallo working for a triangle but Nahka defends it easily.
Nahka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nahka postures up in Jujipallo's guard and throws a big left but Jujipallo blocks it.

Jujipallo looking for a guillotine here but Nahka defends easily.
Nahka throwing strikes from guard but Jujipallo blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erkki Nahka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jujipallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahka.
Nahka moves in looking to clinch but Jujipallo pushes him off.
Erkki Nahka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jujipallo throws a leg kick but Nahka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jujipallo tries to clinch up

and Nahka moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jujipallo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Nahka tightens his grip and picks Jujipallo up, before dumping him to the ground. Jujipallo manages to land in guard.

Jujipallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nahka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jujipallo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nahka.

Jujipallo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nahka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nahka looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jujipallo looking for a guillotine here but Nahka defends easily.

Jujipallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jujipallo is breathing heavily.
Nahka cracks Jujipallo with a solid left hand.

Jujipallo is looking for a triangle but Nahka pushes his legs off easily.
Nahka stands up over Jujipallo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nahka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nahka lands a couple of digs.

Jujipallo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nahka is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jujipallo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nahka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nahka landing with the ground and pound.
Nahka postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jujipallo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Jujipallo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nahka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nahka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nahka trying to control the position from guard on top but Jujipallo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nahka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jujipallo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Jujipallo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Nahka frees his head nicely. Oh but Jujipallo has switched to an armbar! Nahka is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jori Jujipallo!