PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elastinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cascada - Dangerous kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Story
vs
Elastinen

160 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
148 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story misses with a looping left.
Elastinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Story misses its intended target.
Story keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Story keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Story throws a shot from downtown. Elastinen moves away and avoids it.
Story loads up on a big right hand but Elastinen slips the punch.
Elastinen takes a swing at Story's ribcage but misses.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nick Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Elastinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Story.
Elastinen closes the distance and clinches up with Story, looking for a takedown. Elastinen pushes Story against the cage but Story circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elastinen throws a hook but Story avoids it easily.
Elastinen looks gassed!
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Story sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Story slips a jab from Elastinen.
Elastinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Story is fending him off so far but Elastinen persists. Nope, Story circles away and we're back to standing.
Story swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Story throws a shot from downtown. Elastinen moves away and avoids it.
Story throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Elastinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Story throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elastinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story misses with a straight left.

Story closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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. Story connects with a nice short shot to Elastinen's temple.
Story content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Elastinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Story.
Elastinen is refusing to be controlled, as Story sits in half guard.
Story seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Story knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Elastinen on the ground.
Story thows a huge punch but Elastinen dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story is trying to control. Elastinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Elastinen manages to get to full guard.
Elastinen keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.

Elastinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Story doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Story manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elastinen trying to keep a closed guard but Story is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story tries to free his leg and advance position but Elastinen is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Story wants to control from the top but Elastinen keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Story is working Elastinen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Story throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Story stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elastinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elastinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Elastinen throws a looping overhand right but Story ducks down to avoid it.
Story uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elastinen.
Story throws a looping overhand right but Elastinen ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A slow jab from Story misses its intended target.
Story displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elastinen throws out the jab.
Story swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Elastinen shoots in and bounces Story off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Elastinen wants to control from the top but Story keeps moving.
Story utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Elastinen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Story looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Story looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Story!
Elastinen tries to bench press Story off him but Story keeps the position.
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 Nick Story will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt

and Story counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Story is trying to control the action in half guard but Elastinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Story lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Elastinen actively working from the bottom here.
Story working Elastinen over with strikes.
Elastinen tries to get to full guard but Story has control of the leg.
Story perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Elastinen is breathing heavily.
Story thows a huge punch but Elastinen dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elastinen keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elastinen fails with the takedown
letting Story counter with a right hand.
Elastinen ducks under a wild hook from Story.
Story is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Elastinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Story counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Story.
Nick Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.

Elastinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Story defends it easily.
Story preventing the sweep.
Story scoring with punches to the head and body.
Story has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Story's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Elastinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Story preventing the sweep.
Elastinen keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.

Elastinen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Story is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Elastinen.
Story working the ground and pound.
Story lands a few punches from side control.
Story tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Story in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Elastinen gets back to half guard.
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. Story connects with a nice short shot to Elastinen's temple.
Elastinen moves into full guard.
Elastinen keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.

Elastinen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Story defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elastinen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Story stacks Elastinen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Story!
Story working the head and body with strikes.
Elastinen looking for a sweep but Story has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Story tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Story dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Story counters with a straight right hand.
Elastinen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Story counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Story wants to control from the top but Elastinen keeps moving.

Elastinen looking for subs off his back but Story has passed one foot through into half guard.
Story is trying to control. Elastinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nick Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elastinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Story scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Story stalling.
Elastinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elastinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Elastinen keeping moving, preventing Story from controlling successfully.

Elastinen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Story passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Elastinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Story working Elastinen over with 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. Story connects with a nice short shot to Elastinen's temple.
Story winds up and cracks Elastinen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Elastinen actively working from the bottom here.
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. Story connects with a nice short shot to Elastinen's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story is looking to take a break and control but Elastinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Story slows the pace down in half guard.

Elastinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Story is keen to just control but Elastinen is a slippery customer.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Story.
Elastinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Elastinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Story is just out of range.
Story misses with a straight left.
A big right from Story misses.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Story circles away easily

and Story counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nick Story has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erkki Elastinen.
Story is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Story working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Elastinen's head.
Story lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Story trying to control but Elastinen is working from the bottom.
Story is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Story showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Story 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Story!