PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Tjudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nisper Ykonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ykonen has chosen Raised Fist - Friends and Traitors as his entrance music. Boris Tjudov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nisper Ykonen's chin.

Tjudov
vs
Ykonen

187 cm
23
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Tjudov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nisper Ykonen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tjudov tries to move into range but Ykonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Boris Tjudov has been cut.
Tjudov tries to clinch there but Ykonen circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tjudov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tjudov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ykonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tjudov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ykonen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tjudov connects with a decent elbow.
Ykonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tjudov throws a strike aimed at the side of Ykonen's head but Ykonen avoids it well.
Ykonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Nisper Ykonen has been cut.
Tjudov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tjudov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tjudov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tjudov is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tjudov working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjudov misses with the ground and pound.
Tjudov cracks Ykonen with a big elbow.
Tjudov scores with punches from side control.
Ykonen is not content to let Tjudov control the position.
Ykonen defending against the ground and pound.
Ykonen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tjudov lands some shots froms side control.
Tjudov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tjudov is looking to take a break and control but Ykonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tjudov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tjudov scoring with punches from side control.
Ykonen gets back to half guard.
Tjudov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ykonen's head.
Tjudov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ykonen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tjudov.
Tjudov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tjudov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ykonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ykonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ykonen, not yet.
Ykonen working a defensive guard but Tjudov passes into half guard.
Tjudov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tjudov is trying to control. Ykonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tjudov is nestled in close to Ykonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tjudov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ykonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tjudov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ykonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ykonen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tjudov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov with a nice head shot there.
Tjudov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tjudov throws a strike but Ykonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ykonen throwing strikes from guard but Tjudov blocks nicely.
Tjudov looking for a sweep. Not yet Tjudov, not yet.
Ykonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tjudov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ykonen's guard.
Tjudov throws and elbow that misses. Ykonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tjudov's guard. Nice move by Ykonen!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ykonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ykonen throws a strike but Tjudov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tjudov pushes down on Ykonen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Tjudov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tjudov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tjudov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tjudov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ykonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ykonen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tjudov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tjudov is trying to ground and pound but Ykonen uses the momentary lack of control by Tjudov to regain half guard.
Ykonen wants to get back to full guard.
Tjudov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tjudov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjudov winds up and cracks Ykonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tjudov working the head and body with strikes.
Tjudov drops an elbow to the side of Ykonen's head.
Tjudov throwing shots but Ykonen is blocking nicely.
Tjudov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tjudov lands a nice short elbow.
Tjudov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tjudov thows a huge punch but Ykonen dodges it nicely.
Tjudov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ykonen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tjudov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tjudov trying to control from Ykonen's half guard. Ykonen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tjudov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ykonen wants to sweep here but Tjudov controlling him for the moment.

Ykonen is looking for a triangle but Tjudov pushes his legs off easily.
Ykonen is breathing heavily.
Tjudov throws a big right hand that misses.
Ykonen wants to sweep here but Tjudov controlling him for the moment.
Tjudov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ykonen's head.
Tjudov postures up and lands a big shot to Ykonen's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov is looking to work some ground and pound but Ykonen has wrist control.
Tjudov is in close to Ykonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tjudov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tjudov chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tjudov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tjudov with a nice head shot there.
Tjudov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ykonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ykonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ykonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tjudov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ykonen is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ykonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tjudov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tjudov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ykonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tjudov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ykonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Ykonen, not yet.
Tjudov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tjudov throwing strikes from guard but Ykonen blocks nicely.
Tjudov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Tjudov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ykonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ykonen missing with a left hand there. Tjudov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tjudov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tjudov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tjudov tries to clinch up.
Tjudov moves in looking to clinch but Ykonen pushes him off.
Tjudov moves out of range as Ykonen strikes.
Ykonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tjudov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ykonen's half guard.
Tjudov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tjudov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ykonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tjudov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ykonen gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ykonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tjudov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ykonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tjudov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tjudov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tjudov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tjudov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tjudov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tjudov with a nice head shot there.
Tjudov stands up over Ykonen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tjudov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ykonen is trying to control the position but Tjudov postures up.
Tjudov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tjudov stopping the sweep attempt from Ykonen.
Tjudov chips away with some ground and pound.
Tjudov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ykonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ykonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tjudov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov preventing the sweep.
Boris Tjudov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ykonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ykonen working a defensive guard here.
Tjudov chips away with some ground and pound.
Tjudov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tjudov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tjudov scoring with some ground and pound.
Tjudov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ykonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tjudov throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjudov throws a strike but Ykonen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tjudov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tjudov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tjudov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ykonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boris Tjudov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tjudov throwing strikes here but Ykonen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nisper Ykonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ykonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Tjudov has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Tjudov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tjudov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Tjudov!