PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toni Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Vaananen
vs
Nasty

177 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Alpha-Omega
Alpha-Omega

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Vaananen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, B Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaananen tries to score with a low kick but Nasty moves his leg out of the way.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vaananen as he avoids it easily.
Nasty has a takedown stuffed.
Nasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Toni Vaananen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Nasty.
Nasty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nasty has a takedown stuffed.
Nasty shoots for a double leg takedown but Vaananen sprawls well. He's pushed Nasty's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nasty slips a jab and a cross from Vaananen.
Vaananen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nasty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaananen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nasty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vaananen's waist but Vaananen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nasty off to one side.
Vaananen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nasty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaananen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vaananen but Vaananen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Toni Vaananen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nasty.
Nasty looks gassed!
Nasty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaananen.
Vaananen doesn't manage to clinch there - Nasty circles away.

Vaananen gets a clinch.

Vaananen manages to break the clinch.
Vaananen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Vaananen does no damage.
Vaananen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vaananen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaananen.
Vaananen tries to work over Nasty's front leg with a kick but Nasty checks it.
Vaananen moves in looking to clinch but Nasty pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vaananen takes the fight into the clinch.

Vaananen breaks from the clinch.
Toni Vaananen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nasty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vaananen's waist but Vaananen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nasty off to one side.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt - Vaananen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vaananen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasty swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaananen.
Vaananen is looking to chop away at Nasty's legs.
Vaananen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nasty.
Vaananen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaananen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nasty has a takedown stuffed.
Vaananen tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nasty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vaananen as he jumps to the side.
Nasty closes the distance and clinches up with Vaananen, looking for a takedown. Nasty pushes Vaananen against the cage but Vaananen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vaananen wants to land a leg kick but Nasty is out of range.
Nasty closes the distance and clinches up with Vaananen, looking for a takedown. Nasty pushes Vaananen against the cage but Vaananen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nasty avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vaananen tries to clinch there but Nasty circles away.
Nasty shoots in and drives through. Vaananen sprawls well.

Vaananen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Vaananen breaks the clinch.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt - Vaananen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nasty shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaananen pinned against the cage. Vaananen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but Vaananen shows good takedown defense.

Vaananen has Nasty up against the cage in a clinch.
Nasty is trying to drag Vaananen to the mat but Vaananen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nasty can't get the takedown.
Vaananen misses with a knee strike.
Vaananen prevents the takedown attempt.

Vaananen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nasty shoots in for a double leg but Vaananen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Vaananen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Vaananen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaananen misses with a wild combination.
Vaananen tries to clinch but Nasty moves out of range.
Nasty shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaananen tries to sprawl out of it but Nasty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaananen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Toni Vaananen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nasty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vaananen defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vaananen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nasty throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty tries to score with some ground and pound. Vaananen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nasty sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vaananen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Nasty tries for a kimura but Vaananen is defending well.
Vaananen tries to escape but Nasty is in control.
Nasty has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nasty lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vaananen because Nasty loaded up on that one.

Vaananen has left one of his arms exposed and Nasty doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Vaananen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). B Nasty!