PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aarne Wind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Balsito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aarne Wind has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wind
vs
Balsito

191 cm
19
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Wind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Balsito!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wind scores with a jab to the body.
Balsito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Wind shoots in and bounces Balsito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wind working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wind controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Wind thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Balsito keeping full guard, as Wind tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balsito keeping moving, preventing Wind from controlling successfully.
Wind pushes down on Balsito's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wind wants to control but Balsito is keeping him busy.
Balsito wants to get back to his feet.
Wind throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wind wants to control but Balsito is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wind connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balsito looks gassed!
Balsito shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wind as he avoids it easily.
Balsito throws a head kick that misses.
Wind lands with an uppercut that bounces Balsito off the cage and back into rage.
Balsito fails with the takedown
and Wind counters with a left and a right that stings Balsito.
Wind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wind lands with a shot to the body.
Wind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balsito's head backwards.
Wind throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balsito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Balsito takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wind throws a sloppy head kick and Balsito moves out of range easily.
Wind lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Balsito is rocked!
Wind misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wind throws a one two combo.
Balsito needs to keep his hands up - Wind had a free shot at his head there.
Balsito throws a head kick but Wind moves out of range.

Wind darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Balsito is staying active underneath Wind, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wind is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wind throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Wind is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wind thows a huge punch but Balsito dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Balsito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Wind. Beautiful body shot.
Wind is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wind throws the left hand but Balsito avoids the punch easily.
Aarne Wind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wind moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wind tries to score with a low kick but Balsito moves his leg out of the way.
Balsito throws a sloppy head kick and Wind moves out of range easily.
Wind throws a hook but Balsito avoids it easily.
Balsito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Balsito misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wind closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Balsito did well to prevent Wind getting side control.
Balsito wants to get back to his feet.
Wind tries to pass the half guard into mount. Balsito knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wind working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wind will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wind not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wind drops an elbow to the side of Balsito's head.
Wind moves nicely into side control.
Balsito struggling a bit here.
Wind advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wind scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balsito?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wind lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balsito is trying to stand.
Balsito is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wind tries to control but Balsito wriggling away.
Wind lands a nice shot to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Wind there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wind postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Balsito looks a forlorn figure.

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.
Wind working Balsito over with strikes here.
Balsito is trying to stand.
Wind pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wind scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Balsito?
Balsito tries to hold on but Wind postures up.
Wind scoring with strikes but Balsito is staying in there.
Wind trying to control but Balsito is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aarne Wind dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wind thuds a left hand into Balsito's body.
Wind pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wind looks to throw the jab but Balsito is out of range.
Balsito throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Wind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wind.
Balsito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Balsito throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wind misses with a low kick as Balsito jumps back.
Wind thows a body shot but no joy.
Balsito walks into a left hand.
Wind throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Balsito's waist but Balsito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wind off to one side.
Balsito shoots for a takedown but Wind saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Wind feints and as Balsito raises his hands in defense, Wind changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balsito controlling Wind's posture.
Balsito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balsito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wind trying to control the position from guard on top but Balsito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balsito can do to turn this around?
Wind looking to pass the guard.
Balsito wants to stand but Wind is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balsito looking to control.
Wind passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wind cracks Balsito with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balsito regains half guard, as Wind was trying to land strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wind connects with a nice short shot to Balsito's temple.
Aarne Wind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Wind is trying to control the action in half guard but Balsito is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wind wants to pass to mount but Balsito is defending the position.
Wind sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balsito defending well though.
Wind controlling the action here.
Wind works his foot free and advances to mount.
Danny Balsito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wind can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Balsito is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aarne Wind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wind has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aarne Wind!