PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nitnerolf trebor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Korpela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jari Korpela struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jari Korpela is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

trebor
vs
Korpela

174 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nitnerolf trebor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Korpela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpela tries to clinch up but trebor circles away and keeps his distance.
Korpela tries to clinch up but trebor circles away and keeps his distance.
Korpela doesn't manage to clinch there - trebor circles away.
trebor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
trebor circles away from the clinch attempt.
trebor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korpela tries to clinch up
and trebor counters with a nice leg kick.
Korpela looks gassed!
trebor swats away the attempt to clinch by Korpela.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from trebor.

trebor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Korpela gets underhooks to prevent trebor's takedown attempt.

trebor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Korpela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
trebor avoids the elbow strike from Korpela, against the cage.
trebor dodges an elbow strike from Korpela.
trebor throws an elbow but it misses.
Korpela is trying to stall.
Korpela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. trebor is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela looks to throw an elbow but misses.

trebor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
trebor wants to clinch.

trebor instigates a clinch.
trebor tries to break free but Korpela pushes him back against the cage.
trebor is trying to break free.
trebor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Korpela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nitnerolf trebor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korpela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and trebor counters with a straight right hand.
Korpela closes the distance looking to clinch
and trebor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
trebor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Korpela closes the distance but trebor moves to the side

and trebor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Korpela is refusing to be controlled, as trebor sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, trebor seems content to control.
trebor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
trebor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Korpela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. trebor lands a nice short elbow.
trebor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
trebor is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with trebor in particular looking to stall.
trebor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
trebor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, trebor seems content to control.
trebor wants to control but Korpela is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nitnerolf trebor.
trebor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by trebor.
Korpela is pushing trebor's head away, looking to escape. trebor manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
trebor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Korpela keeps working.
trebor working the head and body with strikes.
trebor throws an elbow but Korpela slips to the side and avoids it well.
Korpela takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
trebor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Korpela is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nitnerolf trebor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

trebor closes the distance and clinches.
trebor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpela looking to slow down the pace here.
Korpela misses with an elbow over the top.
trebor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
trebor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Korpela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
trebor goes for a takedown attempt but Korpela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Korpela closes the distance looking to clinch
and trebor counters with a left to the body.
Korpela closes the distance but trebor moves to the side
and trebor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Korpela thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
trebor shoots for a double leg takedown but Korpela sprawls well. He's pushed trebor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nitnerolf trebor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korpela tries to clinch but trebor moves away
and trebor counters with an inside leg kick.
trebor tries to clinch there but Korpela circles away.
Korpela looks to clinch
and trebor counters with a good low kick that Korpela was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpela wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Korpela tries to clinch but trebor moves away

and trebor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
trebor dodges an elbow strike from Korpela.

trebor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Korpela uses from the top position.

trebor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Korpela defends it easily.
Korpela throwing strikes but missing.
Korpela trying to control the position from guard on top but trebor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
trebor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
trebor wants to get back to his feet but Korpela is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Korpela trying to control the position from guard on top but trebor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpela would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
trebor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Korpela trying to control the position from guard on top but trebor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpela wants to stand but trebor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Korpela leaves trebor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpela clinches but trebor breaks the clinch
enabling trebor to counter with a crisp jab.
Jari Korpela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
trebor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Korpela pinned against the cage. Korpela gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Korpela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Korpela slaps away a takedown attempt from trebor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jari Korpela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Korpela closes the distance and clinches.
Korpela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Korpela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Korpela pushes off an throws an elbow but trebor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Korpela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
trebor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Korpela just stands there and leans against the cage.

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.
A nice right hand lands inside from trebor.
Korpela is pressed up against the cage. trebor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Korpela down to the mat. Korpela avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
trebor wants to clinch.

trebor tries to keep at a distance but Korpela has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korpela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
trebor tries to score a body lock takedown but Korpela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Korpela misses with an elbow over the top.

trebor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korpela wants to clinch.
Korpela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
trebor throws a nice looking combination but Korpela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korpela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Korpela darts in trying to clinch
and trebor counters with a low kick, right behind Korpela 's knee.
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 Nitnerolf trebor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Korpela instigates a clinch.
trebor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpela looks to throw an elbow but misses.

trebor pulls guard effortlessly.
trebor scores with a nice shot.
trebor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Korpela trying to control the position from guard on top but trebor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
trebor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
trebor working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
trebor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
trebor controls Korpela momentarily but Korpela frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
trebor wants to control the position but Korpela says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
trebor misses with some strikes from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korpela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Korpela tries to clinch but trebor moves away

and trebor counters with a single leg into guard. Korpela didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
trebor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
trebor is looking to stand up but Korpela won't let him.
trebor trying to control but Korpela is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpela is looking to stand up but trebor isn't so interested in that idea.
trebor landing some decent shots from guard.
trebor thows a big elbow that misses.
Korpela looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but trebor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

trebor is working for a kimura but Korpela is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
trebor not doing much here.

Korpela makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from trebor.
Korpela fails in his attempt to clinch.

trebor closes the distance and clinches.
Korpela throws an elbow that misses.
trebor blocks an elbow strike.
trebor jumps guard but Korpela stands there with trebor around his waist. trebor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Korpela has trebor pressed against the cage, preventing trebor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Korpela throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Korpela just misses with a elbow thrown towards trebor's brow.
Jari Korpela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korpela lands a damaging elbow.
Korpela lands an elbow inside.
Korpela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through trebor's defenses.
trebor avoiding damage as Korpela throws knees to the body.

trebor drags the fight down to the ground.
Korpela throwing strikes but missing.
Nitnerolf trebor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Korpela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nitnerolf trebor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for trebor, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nitnerolf trebor!