PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanpera comes to the cage accompanied by Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja. Ali has chosen Prince Ali - Reprise as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rovanpera
vs
Ali

164 cm
26
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
145 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Rovanpera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rovanpera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Rovanpera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rovanpera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Rovanpera is looking to advance position but Ali has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rovanpera gets back to half guard.
Rovanpera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ali stops Rovanpera from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali wants to pass to mount but Rovanpera is defending the position.
Rovanpera works his way to full guard. Good work.

Rovanpera throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ali escapes and throws Rovanpera's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rovanpera tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Rovanpera manages to get back to half guard.
Ali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali prevents Rovanpera from improving his position.

Rovanpera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rovanpera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Rovanpera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ali defending well as Rovanpera loads up on a big left hand.
Rovanpera shoots in looking for a takedown. Ali tries to sprawl out of it but Rovanpera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ali manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ali tries to clinch there but Rovanpera circles away.
Rovanpera scores with a hook.

Ali gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rovanpera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rovanpera gets to his feet - Ali follows without any prompting.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rovanpera misses with a looping right.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rovanpera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali tries to clinch but Rovanpera moves out of range.
Ali tries to clinch up but Rovanpera circles away and keeps his distance.
Rovanpera throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
Rovanpera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Rovanpera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rovanpera throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Rovanpera is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ali's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rovanpera looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Rovanpera misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Rovanpera shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Rovanpera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rovanpera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali moves in looking to clinch but Rovanpera pushes him off.
Rovanpera cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rovanpera swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to clinch up but Rovanpera circles away and keeps his distance.
Rovanpera throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali moves out of range as Rovanpera strikes.
Ali tries to clinch there but Rovanpera circles away.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rovanpera gets a takedown into half guard.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ali's head.
Rovanpera wants to advance to full mount but Ali doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ali tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rovanpera knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Rovanpera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Rovanpera is looking to control Ali's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rovanpera avoid being mounted?
Ali wants to stand up but Rovanpera has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Seppo Rovanpera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ali clinches up with Rovanpera and pushes him back against the cage.
Rovanpera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Ali.
Ali gets through Rovanpera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rovanpera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rovanpera blocking some punches.
Rovanpera drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ali gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rovanpera pushes Ali back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rovanpera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.

Ali is rocked!
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Rovanpera finish him?
Rovanpera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.

Rovanpera manages to break the clinch.
Rovanpera circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rovanpera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rovanpera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Rovanpera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rovanpera is controlling him well.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.

Rovanpera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ali is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Rovanpera goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ali has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rovanpera but great work by Ali.
Rovanpera gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

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.
Ali wants to stand up but Rovanpera is controlling the position.
Rovanpera is looking to improve his position.
Seppo Rovanpera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ali decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rovanpera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rovanpera misses with an uppercut.
Rovanpera cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rovanpera manages to avoid it.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Rovanpera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali tries to clinch up.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Rovanpera circles away.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rovanpera keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Rovanpera misses.

Ali gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rovanpera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali managing to control the position.
Rovanpera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Rovanpera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rovanpera, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Rovanpera!