PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ansel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poli Femo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Femo has chosen Even Flow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Femo

190 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Fight Club Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ansel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poli Femo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Femo moves into the clinch.
Adams tries to circle away but Femo has him pinned against the cage.

Femo jumps guard and drags Adams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Femo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.

Adams has an active guard here but Femo has managed to pass into half guard.
Femo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adams defending well though.

Femo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Adams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Femo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Femo checks a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Femo has Adams pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams can't break the clinch.

Femo breaks the clinch.
Adams with a poor takedown

and Femo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Femo.
Femo wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Femo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Femo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femo is in close to Adams's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Adams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Femo trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femo passes into half guard.
Femo is taking a breather. Adams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Femo stands up and beckons Adams to join him on the feet.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Femo.
Femo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo misses with a body shot.
Adams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Femo is able to avoid easily.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Femo.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Femo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adams is striking off his back. Femo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Femo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams taking some punishment here, with Femo in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Femo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
Well, if Femo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams is not content to let Femo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poli Femo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Adams throws a left and a right that both miss

and Femo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Adams's guard.

Femo gets to his feet. Adams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Femo scores with a takedown into Adams's guard.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Adams has an active guard here but Femo has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Femo there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Femo stands up and beckons Adams to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Femo closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Femo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Femo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Femo is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Femo is controlling Adams's posture.
Femo wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Femo working a defensive guard here.
Femo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Adams!
Femo looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Adams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Femo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poli Femo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Femo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Femo with shots to the head and body - Adams looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo dominating with strikes here.
Femo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adams tries to reverse the position but Femo maintains control.
Femo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Femo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Femo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Adams hang on?
Adams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Femo looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams is bucking up trying to escape but Femo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Femo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Femo working Adams over with strikes here.
Femo controlling the position easily from mount.
Femo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adams is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Femo with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poli Femo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Femo throws a head kick that misses
and Adams counters with a nice uppercut.
Adams misses with a hook.

Femo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Femo is trying to control the action in half guard but Adams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Femo working Adams over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Femo.
Adams is staying active underneath Femo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Femo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Femo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Adams to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Femo doesn't seem bothered though.
Femo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss

so Femo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Adams is working an open guard so Femo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Femo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adams counters with a big head kick but Femo shrugs it off.
Femo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Femo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Femo controlling the action here.
Femo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Femo is working for a submission of some sort.
Femo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adams missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Femo there.
Femo winds up and cracks Adams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Femo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Femo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Femo stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
Femo wants to control but Adams is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Femo is controlling the pace.

Femo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Adams is just riding it out for now. Femo eventually gives up the hold.
Poli Femo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Femo trying to control from half guard but Adams is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Poli Femo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Femo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Poli Femo!