PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Turmoil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieminen has chosen Pantera - Walk 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.

Turmoil
vs
Nieminen

175 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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, Dante Turmoil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vesa Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmoil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Nieminen.
Nieminen throws a leg kick that misses.
Nieminen doesn't manage to clinch there - Turmoil circles away.
Turmoil swats away the attempt to clinch by Nieminen.
Turmoil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turmoil checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nieminen throws a hook to the side of Turmoil's head but Turmoil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nieminen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nieminen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vesa Nieminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turmoil misses with a double jab.
Nieminen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turmoil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turmoil misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to clinch but Turmoil moves out of range.
Nieminen tries to close the distance and clinch but Turmoil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turmoil leaves Nieminen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nieminen throws a combination that misses
and Turmoil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nieminen tries to clinch but Turmoil moves away
enabling Turmoil to counter with a crisp jab.
Nieminen misses with a combination
and Turmoil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turmoil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nieminen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nieminen tries to clinch but Turmoil moves out of range.
Nieminen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.
Nieminen tries to clinch up
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.
Nieminen looks gassed!
Nieminen misses with a combination
and Nieminen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen looks to clinch
and Turmoil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turmoil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turmoil tries to bum rush Nieminen with a series of wild strikes but Nieminen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nieminen misses with an uppercut.
Turmoil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nieminen tries to clinch there but Turmoil circles away.
Nieminen misses with a looping right.
Nieminen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turmoil counters with a series of strikes. Nieminen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turmoil misses with a two punch combination.
Nieminen misses with a double jab
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turmoil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Turmoil misses.
Turmoil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turmoil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nieminen. Nieminen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Turmoil swinging wildly here.
Turmoil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turmoil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nieminen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turmoil finds it's way round the side to connect with Nieminen's head.
Nieminen tries to clinch up
and Turmoil counters with a straight right hand.
Nieminen tries to clinch up
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turmoil!
Turmoil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turmoil throws a nice looking combination but Nieminen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nieminen misses with a combination
and Turmoil counters with a good low kick that Nieminen was not able to check.
A punch combination from Turmoil misses.
Nieminen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.
Nieminen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turmoil.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turmoil lands with a nice combination. Nieminen backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nieminen tries to close the distance and clinch but Turmoil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turmoil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Turmoil dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Turmoil misses with a two punch combination.
Turmoil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turmoil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turmoil is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nieminen tries to clinch
letting Turmoil counter with a right hand.
Nieminen tries to clinch up
and Turmoil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nieminen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turmoil misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nieminen pushes Turmoil up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieminen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
Turmoil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turmoil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turmoil wants to get back to striking at distance but Nieminen won't allow it.
Nieminen keeps control of Turmoil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turmoil has had enough of the clinch but Nieminen keeps him there for the moment.
Turmoil tries to break the clinch but Nieminen is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turmoil wants to break free but Nieminen has control.
Turmoil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nieminen has him pressed against the cage.
Turmoil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nieminen.

Nieminen breaks the clinch.
Dante Turmoil is winning the standup battle so far.
Nieminen throws a combination that misses
and Turmoil counters with a left and a right that stings Nieminen.
A combination from Turmoil does no damage.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turmoil as he avoids it easily.
Turmoil's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Turmoil duly obliges.
Turmoil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Turmoil.
Turmoil throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Turmoil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Turmoil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turmoil!
Nieminen dodges the punch combination from Turmoil.
Dante Turmoil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Turmoil scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turmoil.
Turmoil throws a one two combo.
Turmoil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieminen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turmoil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieminen circles away quickly and effectively.
Turmoil scores with a three punch combo!
Nieminen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dante Turmoil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turmoil lands with a nice combination. Nieminen backs away looking to recover.
Turmoil misses with a wild combination.
Turmoil looks to land a combination but Nieminen avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Turmoil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turmoil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nieminen throws a combination that misses
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.
Turmoil fails to land with a series of punches.
Turmoil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nieminen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turmoil.
Turmoil stuffs the takedown attempt from Nieminen. Nieminen gets slowly back to his feet.
Turmoil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Turmoil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nieminen doesn't seem phased though.
Nieminen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turmoil misses with a combination

and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Turmoil won't be happy with that.
Turmoil is trying to buck Nieminen off.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nieminen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Turmoil to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Turmoil dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nieminen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turmoil circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turmoil counters with a three punch combo that has Nieminen backing up. Nieminen nods at Turmoil to acknowledge the strikes.
Nieminen dodges the punch combination from Turmoil.
Nieminen throws a looping overhand right but Turmoil ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turmoil scores with a three punch combo!
Turmoil throws a right and a left that Nieminen avoids nicely.
Nieminen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Turmoil circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turmoil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but Turmoil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turmoil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turmoil.
Turmoil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turmoil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turmoil tries to bum rush Nieminen with a series of wild strikes but Nieminen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turmoil misses with the combination.
Turmoil throws a combination. Nieminen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nieminen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turmoil throws a series of punches but Nieminen avoids them all with ease.
Turmoil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turmoil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two 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.
Nieminen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turmoil counters with a one-two to the body.
Nieminen dodges the punch combination from Turmoil.
Turmoil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieminen circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Turmoil.
Turmoil throws a series of punches but Nieminen moves out of range.
Nieminen shoots in and drives through. Turmoil sprawls well.
Dante Turmoil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vesa Nieminen.
Nieminen checks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Turmoil.
Turmoil throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Turmoil fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turmoil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Turmoil does no damage.
Turmoil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieminen.
Turmoil fails to land with a series of punches.
Turmoil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nieminen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turmoil throws a series of punches but Nieminen avoids them all with ease.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but Turmoil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turmoil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turmoil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nieminen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turmoil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Turmoil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieminen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turmoil.
Turmoil throws a series of punches but Nieminen moves out of range.
Vesa Nieminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Turmoil misses.
Turmoil misses with a series of wild punches.
Turmoil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Turmoil.
Turmoil cracks Nieminen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turmoil misses with the combination.
Nieminen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nieminen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turmoil throws a combination. Nieminen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dante Turmoil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turmoil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Turmoil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turmoil, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Turmoil!