PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Anka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Bruiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruiser has chosen Judas Priest, Painkiller as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anka
vs
Bruiser

184 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Anka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Bruiser!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruiser looks to land a combination but Anka avoids it well.
Anka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anka moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruiser.
Bruiser throws a hook but Anka avoids it easily.
Bruiser looks to land a combination but Anka avoids it well.
Bruiser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anka slips a jab and a cross from Bruiser.
Bruiser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruiser throws a looping overhand right but Anka ducks down to avoid it.
Bruiser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruiser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruiser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruiser looks gassed!

Anka clinches with his opponent.
Bruiser's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Anka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruiser smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bruiser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anka.
Anka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anka tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruiser is retaining full guard.
Anka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anka is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruiser has wrist control.
Anka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anka trying to control but Bruiser is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruiser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anka.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bruiser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruiser as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anka tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bruiser tries to avoid it but Anka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bruiser to the ground. Bruiser escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bruiser tries to clinch but Anka is having none of it.
Benjamin Bruiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruiser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anka was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruiser.
Anka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruiser's waist but Bruiser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anka off to one side.
Anka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anka looks for a takedown but Bruiser sprawls well.
Anka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anka misses with a body kick.
Anka dives in and grabs Bruiser's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruiser pushes down on Anka's head and hops out.
Bruiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anka counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruiser is keeping busy.
Bruiser works on Anka's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anka tries to land a knee to the head but Bruiser blocks with his arms.
Bruiser working hard to break the clinch.
Anka can't get the takedown.
Bruiser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anka tries to land a knee to the head but Bruiser blocks with his arms.

Bruiser turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Anka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bruiser lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anka down.
Anka is being controlled here.

Bruiser is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Anka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Anka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kalle Anka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Anka fails with a takedown attempt.
Anka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bruiser leaves Anka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anka dodges the punch combination from Bruiser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruiser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruiser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruiser blocks a head kick by Anka.
Anka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anka connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruiser works the jab nicely.
Kalle Anka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anka dodges the punch combination from Bruiser.
Anka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruiser finds it's way round the side to connect with Anka's head.
Anka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruiser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anka shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruiser tries to sprawl out of it but Anka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruiser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruiser misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruiser as he avoids it easily.
Bruiser misses with a combination
and Anka counters with a nice leg kick.
Anka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruiser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anka counters with a nice body shot.
Anka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruiser throws a series of punches but Anka moves out of range.
Anka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruiser misses with a double jab
and Anka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruiser throws a series of punches but Anka moves out of range.
Anka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bruiser.
Anka shoots for a takedown but Bruiser saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruiser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anka circles away quickly and effectively.
Bruiser tries to clinch
and Anka counters with a nice body kick.
Bruiser throws a combination that misses
and Anka counters with a big head kick but Bruiser shrugs it off.
Bruiser defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anka.
Jab by Bruiser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruiser misses with a leg kick
and Anka counters with a nice leg kick.
Anka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruiser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruiser looks to clinch
and Anka counters with a nice body kick.
Bruiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Anka.
A left lands for Bruiser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruiser but Bruiser pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruiser throws a leg kick
and Anka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruiser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Bruiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bruiser misses with a straight right.
Bruiser misses with a double jab
and Anka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruiser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anka.
Anka tries to bum rush Bruiser with a series of wild strikes but Bruiser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anka fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anka is defended easily by Bruiser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anka moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anka tries to land a knee to the head but Bruiser blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruiser tries to break the clinch but Anka is controlling the position.

Bruiser manages to break the clinch.
Anka throws a head kick but Bruiser moves out of range.
Anka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruiser checks it well.
Bruiser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anka counters with a body kick that stops Bruiser in his tracks momentarily.
Bruiser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anka counters by moving into the clinch.
Bruiser has had enough of the clinch but Anka keeps him there for the moment.
Anka tries to land knees in the clinch but Bruiser avoids the damage to the body.
Bruiser wants to get back to striking at distance but Anka won't allow it.
Anka tries to stall but Bruiser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruiser jumps guard but Anka stands there with Bruiser around his waist. Bruiser gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anka is trying to force a seperation but Bruiser has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruiser wants to stall.
Bruiser gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalle Anka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anka prevents Bruiser from breaking the clinch.

Bruiser breaks from the clinch.
Bruiser throws a jab but it's blocked by Anka.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anka!
Anka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruiser misses with a combination
and Anka counters with a three punch combo that has Bruiser backing up. Bruiser nods at Anka to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bruiser misses.
Anka dives in and grabs Bruiser's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruiser pushes down on Anka's head and hops out.
Bruiser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anka.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruiser misses the target.
Bruiser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anka tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anka has a takedown stuffed.
Anka tries to clinch but Bruiser moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bruiser misses with a combination
and Anka counters with a one-two to the body.
Bruiser misses with a few strikes there.
Bruiser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruiser takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bruiser tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anka swivels and escapes.
Anka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bruiser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruiser scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Anka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Anka!