PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harri Sirkkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sirkkeli
vs
Roberts

184 cm
24
182 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Sirkkeli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sirkkeli defends it nicely.
Sirkkeli scores with a one two! Roberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.

Roberts closes the distance and pushes Sirkkeli back into the cage.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirkkeli backwards.

Sirkkeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Sirkkeli.
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jake Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirkkeli misses with a hook.
Roberts swings away with a body shot that misses

and Sirkkeli counters with a shoot takedown. Roberts fights it but they end up in guard.
Sirkkeli trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts trying to control the position here.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Sirkkeli from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to keep Sirkkeli in close.
Sirkkeli wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.

Roberts pushes Sirkkeli off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sirkkeli slips a jab and a cross from Roberts.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirkkeli is just out of range.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Sirkkeli counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Sirkkeli.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirkkeli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts shoots and misses

and Sirkkeli counters with a takedown into side control.
Harri Sirkkeli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Roberts.
Sirkkeli throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sirkkeli works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roberts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sirkkeli is controlling him well.
Roberts prevents Sirkkeli from moving into mount.
Sirkkeli controlling the position from side mount.
Roberts is not content to let Sirkkeli control the position.

Roberts sneaks out the side door and pushes Sirkkeli away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sirkkeli drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roberts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts pulls Sirkkeli in close to his closed guard and prevents Sirkkeli from doing any damage or advancing position.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Sirkkeli from controlling successfully.
Roberts pulls Sirkkeli in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkkeli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sirkkeli wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Sirkkeli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Sirkkeli passes easily into half guard.
Sirkkeli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roberts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roberts.
Roberts controlling the position.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sirkkeli won't allow Roberts to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sirkkeli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Sirkkeli postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirkkeli.
Roberts throws a body punch but Sirkkeli moves out of range.
Roberts tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sirkkeli counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberts misses with a body punch
and Sirkkeli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sirkkeli counters with a takedown into side control.
Roberts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harri Sirkkeli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Sirkkeli trying to control the position but Roberts is working away.
Roberts tries to escape but Sirkkeli is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli is staying tight to Roberts's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Roberts is not content to let Sirkkeli control the position.
Roberts is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sirkkeli off and has taken his back!
Roberts doesn't have the hooks in and Sirkkeli manages to turn into his guard.
Roberts controlling Sirkkeli's posture.
Sirkkeli wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Sirkkeli chips away with some ground and pound.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roberts is trying to keep Sirkkeli in close.
Sirkkeli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Sirkkeli from controlling successfully.
Roberts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roberts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sirkkeli.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roberts scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirkkeli. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkkeli sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sirkkeli.
Roberts takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roberts misses with a jab to the body
and Sirkkeli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Sirkkeli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Roberts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Sirkkeli drags him back down.
Roberts gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping control of the position.
Sirkkeli is keen to just control but Roberts is a slippery customer.
Sirkkeli stalling.

Roberts is defending against the submission attempts here by Sirkkeli.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Sirkkeli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harri Sirkkeli dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big right from Roberts misses.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Sirkkeli counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Roberts with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sirkkeli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roberts won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Sirkkeli's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sirkkeli moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sirkkeli trying to control the action but Roberts is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Sirkkeli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sirkkeli prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts bucks up and tries to throw Sirkkeli off but instead Sirkkeli has got his back!
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control the position but Sirkkeli manages to sink in the hooks.
Sirkkeli controlling from the back.
Sirkkeli'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.
Roberts is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Roberts is trying to get back to his feet but Sirkkeli has full control of the position and if anything, Roberts has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sirkkeli tries to get the hooks in deep but Roberts pushed the leg off.
Sirkkeli is not going to allow Roberts to sit and survive in this position.
Roberts is trying to break free.

That's two 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.
Roberts looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sirkkeli.
Roberts holding both Sirkkeli 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sirkkeli trying to control momentarily.
Sirkkeli gets his hands free as Roberts looks to control.
Harri Sirkkeli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts is keeping busy.
Roberts looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sirkkeli is trying to stick to Roberts's back but Roberts is turning into Sirkkeli. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sirkkeli's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Roberts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Harri Sirkkeli.
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sirkkeli counters with a left to the body.
Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sirkkeli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts wants to clinch but Sirkkeli slips to the side
and Sirkkeli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sirkkeli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli blocks a head kick by Roberts.
Roberts wants to clinch
letting Sirkkeli counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to clinch but Sirkkeli slips to the side
and Sirkkeli counters with a stiff right hand.
Sirkkeli throws a combination. Roberts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Roberts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sirkkeli's guard.
Roberts won't allow Sirkkeli to sweep him here.
Sirkkeli has Roberts pulled in close to control his posture.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sirkkeli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jake Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Roberts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sirkkeli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roberts has Sirkkeli in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Sirkkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sirkkeli, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Sirkkeli!