PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jana Kristin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Friman
vs
Kristin

168 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jana Kristin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kristin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kristin connects with a body shot.
Friman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kristin ducks right into an uppercut from Friman.
Friman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Valdemar Friman has been cut.
Kristin throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kristin throws out the jab.
Kristin throws the left hand but Friman avoids the punch easily.
Kristin throws a shot from downtown. Friman moves away and avoids it.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Kristin moves out of range easily.
Friman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Friman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kristin.
Friman has a takedown stuffed.
Kristin throws a series of punches but Friman avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristin circles away.
Kristin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Friman counters by moving into the clinch.
Friman crunches a lovely knee into Kristin's ribcage.
Kristin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Kristin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kristin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses

and Friman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kristin's guard now.
Friman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kristin is keeping the position for now.
Friman is working hard here to advance position.
Kristin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Friman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kristin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kristin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kristin!
I wouldn't like to be where Friman is right now.
Friman is trying to get back to half guard.
Friman sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristin wants to get back to his feet.
Friman is trying to maintain the position but Kristin is very close to passing his half guard.
Friman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Friman.
Kristin stopping the sweep attempt from Friman.

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.

Friman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kristin won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friman wants to improve his position but instead Kristin has moved into half guard.
Friman tries to get to full guard but Kristin has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman is trying to control but can't.

Friman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Friman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Friman misses with a head kick.
Kristin doesn't manage to clinch there - Friman circles away.
Kristin misses with a combination
and Friman counters with a big head kick but Kristin shrugs it off.
Kristin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Friman thumps Kristin with a low kick.
Friman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kristin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jana Kristin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kristin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Friman throws out the jab.

Friman closes the distance and clinches.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kristin.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Kristin is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Kristin avoids the damage to the body.
Kristin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kristin tries a knee to the head but Friman blocks it.
Friman scores with a knee to the head.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Kristin is breathing heavily.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Kristin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Friman looks for the body kick but Kristin saw that one coming.
Kristin stuns Friman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Friman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kristin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kristin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kristin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristin misses with a head kick.
Kristin doesn't manage to clinch there - Friman circles away.
Kristin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Friman - just one landing.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Jana Kristin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kristin throws a head kick but Friman moves out of range.
Kristin misses with a straight right.
Kristin throws a head kick but Friman moves out of range.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kristin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Friman throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kristin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristin drops his hands momentarily and Friman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Friman misses the shot to the body.
Kristin darts in trying to clinch
and Friman counters with a good low kick that Kristin was not able to check.
A head kick misses from Kristin.
Kristin throws a sloppy head kick

and Friman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kristin won't be happy with that.

Friman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Friman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Friman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Friman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kristin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kristin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Friman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Friman's cut.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kristin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kristin misses with a double jab.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friman throws a leg kick but Kristin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kristin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friman doesn't manage to clinch there - Kristin circles away.
Friman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Friman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kristin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jana Kristin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kristin throws a head kick that misses

and Friman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kristin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frimanis looking to pass into half guard but Kristin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kristin is in guard.

Friman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kristin wanted to stand there but Friman had control of the position.
Friman wants to sweep here but Kristin controlling him for the moment.
Friman has a closed guard, preventing Kristin from standing up.

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.

Friman looking for a guillotine here but Kristin defends easily.
Kristin slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Friman.
Friman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kristin wants to stand but Friman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman tries to roll over but Kristin keeps him under control.

Kristin stands up out of the half guard.

Friman darts in and clinches Kristin up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Friman.
Friman avoiding damage as Kristin throws knees to the body.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Kristin.

Friman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Friman throws out a leg kick but Kristin moves out of range and Friman only half commits.
Friman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kristin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friman dodges the punch combination from Kristin.
Friman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kristin takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kristin slips a jab from Friman.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Kristin's shoulder, as Kristin tries to avoid the shot.
Friman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kristin but Kristin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Friman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Friman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kristin misses with a body shot

and Friman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valdemar Friman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friman tries to pass to full mount but Kristin defends it.
Jana Kristin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friman works his way into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Valdemar Friman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Friman, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdemar Friman!