PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unkle Mecks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kaszionov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mecks
vs
Kaszionov

176 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unkle Mecks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pavel Kaszionov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaszionov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mecks.

Kaszionov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mecks wants to sweep here but Kaszionov controlling him for the moment.
Mecks on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mecks tries to get out of the position.
Mecks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mecks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Mecks looking for a guillotine here but Kaszionov defends easily.
Kaszionov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mecks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kaszionov wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaszionov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaszionov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mecks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mecks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaszionov's head.
Kaszionov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mecks.
Kaszionov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mecks.
Kaszionov is refusing to be controlled, as Mecks sits in half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaszionov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mecks.
Mecks tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaszionov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaszionov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mecks's head backwards.

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.
Kaszionov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaszionov throws a combination that misses

and Mecks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mecks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Mecks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mecks is looking to clinch.
Mecks wants to clinch up but Kaszionov keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kaszionov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mecks is breathing heavily.

Kaszionov has picked Mecks up - he's going for a ride! Kaszionov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kaszionov winds up and cracks Mecks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kaszionov working Mecks over with strikes.
Mecks has hold of Kaszionov's hands but Kaszionov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kaszionov works his way into full mount!
Mecks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaszionov looking to finish Mecks with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mecks!
Kaszionov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaszionov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mecks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mecks is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mecks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaszionov dominating with strikes here.
Kaszionov avoids the attempt from Mecks to control.
Kaszionov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kaszionov landing strikes from the mount and Mecks is in trouble!
Kaszionov blocks Mecks's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaszionov with good strikes from the mount here!
Mecks working to try and regain half guard.
Kaszionov unloading with bombs!
Mecks tries to hold on but Kaszionov postures up.
Kaszionov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kaszionov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kaszionov landing shots from mount.
Mecks tries to hold on but Kaszionov postures up.
Mecks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mecks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kaszionov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mecks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kaszionov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kaszionov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mecks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaszionov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mecks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mecks is defended easily by Kaszionov.
Mecks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mecks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mecks misses with the combination.
Mecks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mecks dives in and grabs Kaszionov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaszionov pushes down on Mecks's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mecks tries to clinch but Kaszionov moves out of range.
Mecks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kaszionov shoots in but Mecks avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Mecks drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaszionov defending against the ground and pound.

Mecks goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kaszionov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mecks but great work by Kaszionov.

Kaszionov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kaszionov stalks Mecks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mecks's face. Mecks staggers backwards, shaken.
Mecks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unkle Mecks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaszionov tries to close the distance and clinch but Mecks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaszionov misses with a double jab

and Mecks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kaszionov!
Mecks dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaszionov is bucking up trying to escape but Mecks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kaszionov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mecks dominating with strikes here.
Mecks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mecks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kaszionov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mecks avoids the attempt from Kaszionov to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Mecks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mecks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mecks trying to control but Kaszionov is having none of it.
Kaszionov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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.
Kaszionov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mecks wants to control but instead Kaszionov manages to regain half guard.
Kaszionov looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mecks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Kaszionov does no damage.

Mecks closes the distance and pushes Kaszionov back into the cage.
Kaszionov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mecks looking to throw knees to the head but Kaszionov is blocking nicely.
Kaszionov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Mecks pulls guard.

Mecks has his foot on Kaszionov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaszionov works his way back into a safe position though.
Kaszionov working some strikes from top position.
Mecks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kaszionov is controlling him.
Kaszionov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaszionov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kaszionov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mecks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaszionov.
Kaszionov with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mecks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mecks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Mecks wriggles free and stands up.
Kaszionov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mecks moves into the clinch.
Mecks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mecks blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mecks gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Mecks is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaszionov missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mecks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kaszionov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Unkle Mecks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mecks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kaszionov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kaszionov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaszionov stopping the sweep attempt from Mecks.
Kaszionov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mecks swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mecks wants to get back to his feet but Kaszionov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaszionov is working Mecks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaszionov lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaszionov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mecks looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kaszionov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mecks as he jumps to the side.
Mecks misses with a takedown

and Kaszionov counters with a single leg into guard. Mecks didn't expect that.
Kaszionov postures up.
Kaszionov throwing strikes from guard but Mecks blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mecks working a defensive guard here.

Mecks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaszionov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mecks is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kaszionov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mecks keeping full guard, as Kaszionov tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mecks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kaszionov's guard.
Pavel Kaszionov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mecks wants to control from the top but Kaszionov keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kaszionov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaszionov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Kaszionov!