PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Xoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Louis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Louis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Louis
vs
Xoom

185 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Xoom!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis tries a head kick but it misses.
Xoom wants to clinch.
Xoom lands a right hook to the body.

Xoom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Xoom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Louis walks away with a smile on his face. Xoom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Xoom tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
Louis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Xoom scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Louis is trying to get back to his feet.
Xoom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xoom wants to control but Louis is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where Louis is right now.
Xoom passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Louis!
Louis tries to hold on but Xoom pushes him away.
Louis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Louis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Xoom looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Xoom tries to control but Louis wriggling away.

Xoom working for a guillotine from mount but Louis is in no mood to give up.
Xoom looks gassed!
Xoom looking to finish with strikes here!
Xoom with shots to the head and body - Louis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Xoom avoids the attempt from Louis to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xoom raining down shots from the mount!
Xoom dominating with strikes here.
Xoom wants to control the pace but Louis is squirming around nicely.

Louis somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Xoom misses with the combination.
Xoom throws a sloppy head kick

and Louis counters with a single leg into guard. Xoom didn't expect that.
Louis throws a strike but Xoom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xoom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Louis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis controls Xoom momentarily but Xoom frees himself.
Xoom connects with a couple of short punches.
Xoom preventing the sweep.
Xoom throws a big right hand that misses.
Xoom trying to control but Louis is working from the bottom.
Xoom landing some decent shots from guard.

Xoom drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Xoom jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Xoom throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Xoom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Louis tries to keep at a distance but Xoom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Louis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Xoom smiles and moves away.
Louis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Louis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Xoom as he jumps to the side.
Xoom tries to clinch
enabling Louis to counter with a crisp jab.
Xoom tries to clinch there but Louis circles away.
Xoom tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
Xoom misses with a head kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Louis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Louis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Xoom shoots for a takedown but Louis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Louis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Louis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xoom is keeping the position for now.

Xoom uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xoom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Louis's sensitive parts.
Xoom has a takedown stuffed.
Mike Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Xoom.

Xoom gets a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Xoom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Xoom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xoom keeps the fight on the outside.
Xoom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Louis.
Logan Xoom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louis circles away from the clinch attempt

and Louis moves into the clinch.
Xoom lands an elbow that stopped Louis in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xoom obliges.
Xoom with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Louis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Xoom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Louis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xoom misses with a knee to the head.
Xoom scores with a shot to the side of Louis's head.

Xoom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Xoom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Xoom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Louis defends it well.
Louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Xoom is working away from the top position though.
Xoom stops Louis from getting back to his feet.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Xoom tries to stand and escape but Louis is controlling the position.
Xoom trying to control from Louis's half guard. Louis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Louis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xoom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Louis wants to sweep here but Xoom controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xoom tries to clinch there but Louis circles away.

Xoom closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Xoom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Xoom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louis's defenses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Louis pulls guard effortlessly.
Louis looking for a sweep. Not yet Louis, not yet.
Louis is working hard here to advance position.
Xoom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xoom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Louis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xoom is controlling him.
Xoom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Louis keeping full guard, as Xoom tries to pass.

Louis is working an open guard so Xoom takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Xoom with a poor takedown

and Louis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Xoom dominated that round.
That's time! Louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Louis wants to clinch
and Xoom counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Louis is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Xoom rushes Louis and presses him up against the cage.
Xoom can't get the takedown.
Xoom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Louis's efforts to push away.
Xoom tries to stall but Louis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Xoom can't get the takedown.

Louis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Louis is trying to control the action in half guard but Xoom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Logan Xoom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis wants to stand up but Xoom is controlling the position.

Louis postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Xoom to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Xoom shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Louis's guard.
Louis trying to control the position.
Louis is really struggling to control Xoom but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Louis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xoom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xoom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Xoom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Xoom looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xoom slips nicely into half guard.
Louis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xoom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Louis keeps working.
Xoom scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Xoom is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Louis is just riding it out for now. Xoom eventually gives up the hold.
Louis is staying active underneath Xoom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Louis moves into full guard.
Louis wants to sweep but no luck.

Louis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Louis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Xoom stands and throws Louis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Louis manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Louis is looking to escape.

Louis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Louis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xoom's waist but Xoom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Louis off to one side.
Louis swats away the attempt to clinch by Xoom.

Xoom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Louis to the mat! Louis manages to get full guard.
Xoom throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Xoom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Xoom wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Xoom gets to his feet - Louis follows without any prompting.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Louis shoots in and bounces Xoom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Xoom is working an open guard so Louis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Louis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Xoom swivels and escapes.
Xoom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xoom tries to clinch
and Louis counters with a nice body shot.
Xoom has his takedown stuffed
and Louis counters with a series of strikes. Xoom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mike Louis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Xoom.
Xoom tries to land a front kick but Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Louis avoids the head kick by Xoom.
A chopping leg kick lands by Xoom.
Xoom throws a sloppy body shot

and Louis counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Xoom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Louis decides to pull guard.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Xoom from controlling successfully.
Louis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Louis keeping moving, preventing Xoom from controlling successfully.

Louis is looking for a triangle but Xoom pushes his legs off easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xoom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Xoom drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Louis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Xoom has Louis in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xoom wants to stand up but Louis is controlling him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xoom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louis prevents Xoom from getting back to his feet.
Louis advances position into side control!
Louis is looking to take a break and control but Xoom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Louis stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Louis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xoom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Xoom is trying to buck Louis off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Louis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Xoom throws a head kick that misses

and Louis counters with a single leg into guard. Xoom didn't expect that.
Louis wanted to stand there but Xoom had control of the position.
Xoom keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Xoom is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea.

Xoom looking for a guillotine here but Louis defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis prevents Xoom from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xoom wants to get back to his feet but Louis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Louis is standing up over Xoom. Xoom looks to escape but Louis dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Louis taking a breather here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Xoom darts in trying to clinch

and Louis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Xoom's guard.
Xoom keeping moving, preventing Louis from controlling successfully.
Xoom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xoom is looking to stand up but Louis isn't so interested in that idea.
Louis wants to stand but Xoom is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louis wants to stand and escape but instead Xoom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Xoom stopping the sweep attempt from Louis.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Louis gets caught flat footed, as Xoom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Xoom postures up in Louis's guard and throws a big left but Louis blocks it.
Xoom is working Louis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Xoom passes Louis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Louis is trying to control but can't.
Xoom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Louis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Louis wants to get back to full guard.
Louis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Xoom has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Louis defend it? Xoom steps over the head and cranks it - Louis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Xoom!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Logan Xoom!