PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Iron Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joop buker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Iron Man
vs
buker

175 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Iron Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, joop buker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Man scores with a hook to the body. buker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iron Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
buker looks gassed!
Iron Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Iron Man misses with a two punch combination.
buker misses with the combination.
Iron Man shoots for a takedown but buker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Iron Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
buker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Iron Man throws a nice looking combination but buker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iron Man tries to clinch up but buker circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but buker was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Man tries to clinch up.
buker swats away the attempt to clinch by Iron Man.
buker tries to clinch up but Iron Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Iron Man!

It looks like joop buker has been cut.
Iron Man swinging wilding here.
Iron Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man drops buker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but buker looks back up at him and smiles so Iron Man waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
buker dodges the punch combination from Iron Man.
Iron Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but buker is out of range and Iron Man settles back down.
Iron Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iron Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauri Iron Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Iron Man catches buker right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Iron Man swings for the body but buker moves out of range.
Iron Man throws a series of punches but buker avoids them all with ease.
Iron Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and buker moves into the clinch.
Iron Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron Man's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

buker breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iron Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
buker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Iron Man is fending him off so far but buker persists. Nope, Iron Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Iron Man works over buker's head and body with a nice combination.
Iron Man misses with a double jab
and buker counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron Man tries to close the distance and clinch but buker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iron Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts buker as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Iron Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on joop buker's cut.
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.

buker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
buker stuffs the takedown attempt from Iron Man. Iron Man gets slowly back to his feet.
buker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iron Man.
Iron Man is looking to clinch but buker is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron Man swinging wilding here.
Iron Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from buker.
buker is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
buker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Iron Man both land. Nice combination.
Mauri Iron Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says buker as he avoids it easily.
Iron Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but buker circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauri Iron Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
buker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

buker gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
buker is looking to take a break and control but Iron Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
buker is thwarting Iron Man's attempts to control the position.
Iron Man is trying to stand back up but buker is controlling him
Iron Man wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Iron Man manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Iron Man is looking to wear down buker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
buker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Iron Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iron Man thows a big elbow that misses.
buker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Iron Man wants to stand but buker is controlling his posture from full guard.
Iron Man is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man throwing strikes but missing.
Iron Man tries to free his leg and advance position but buker is retaining full guard.
Iron Man trying to control the position from guard on top but buker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
buker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iron Man's waist but Iron Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing buker off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Iron Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on joop buker's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Iron Man throws a combination that misses
and buker counters with a three punch combo that has Iron Man backing up. Iron Man nods at buker to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Iron Man.
buker tries to bum rush Iron Man with a series of wild strikes but Iron Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
buker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iron Man.

buker forces Iron Man back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Iron Man breaks the clinch.
buker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Iron Man has his takedown stuffed

and buker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by buker.
Iron Man striking off his back but it's not causing buker any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron Man wants to stand up but buker is controlling him.
Iron Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
buker won't allow Iron Man to get back to his feet.

Iron Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. buker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. buker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
buker works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Iron Man trying to hold on to buker's head to control him but buker postures up.
Mauri Iron Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Iron Man is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
buker is nestled in close to Iron Man, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iron Man is looking to escape.
Iron Man wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

buker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - buker lands in his opponent's guard.
Iron Man wants to stand and escape but buker is having none of it.

Iron Man looking for submissions from the bottom but instead buker passes into half guard.
Iron Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from buker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron Man punching from the bottom.
Iron Man trying to control but buker postures up.
Iron Man wants to get back to his feet.
Iron Man 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.

buker stands up from guard. Let's bang!

buker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
joop buker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron Man trying to keep a closed guard but buker is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
joop buker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iron Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Iron Man!