PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between munzu vunzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Yung Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

vunzu
vs
Yung Guy

193 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, munzu vunzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sum Yung Guy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but vunzu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yung Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yung Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yung Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but vunzu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yung Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yung Guy wants to clinch.
vunzu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yung Guy avoids it really well and circles away.
vunzu misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
vunzu misses with a straight right.

Yung Guy closes the distance and clinches.
vunzu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yung Guy landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Yung Guy.
vunzu is breathing heavily.
vunzu misses with a punch on the inside.
Yung Guy tries to land a knee to the head but vunzu blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Yung Guy.
vunzu tries to stall but Yung Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yung Guy connects with a nasty looking knee right to vunzu's face.
Yung Guy connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Yung Guy.
Yung Guy connects with a nasty looking knee right to vunzu's face.
Knees to the body from Yung Guy.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
vunzu takes a knee right on the jaw!

vunzu is rocked!
Yung Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body.
Yung Guy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yung Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yung Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Guy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but vunzu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the body.
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yung Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yung Guy with a knee to the head.
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yung Guy working vunzu over with knees to the body.
Yung Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yung Guy connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yung Guy obliges.
Yung Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section. vunzu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
vunzu misses with an elbow strike.
Yung Guy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yung Guy landing knees to the head.
vunzu throws an elbow but it misses.
Yung Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yung Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

vunzu drags the fight down to the ground.
vunzu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung Guy wanted to stand there but vunzu had control of the position.
vunzu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Yung Guy gets to his feet - vunzu follows without any prompting.

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.
vunzu throws a front kick aimed at Yung Guy's knee but Yung Guy avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
vunzu misses with the head strike.
Yung Guy prevents vunzu from breaking the clinch.
Yung Guy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yung Guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yung Guy connects with a knee to the head.
Yung Guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yung Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yung Guy taking a breather.
Yung Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sum Yung Guy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Yung Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for vunzu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
vunzu fails to land with a series of punches.
Yung Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from vunzu.
Yung Guy moves in looking to clinch but vunzu pushes him off.
vunzu throws a series of punches but Yung Guy moves out of range.
Yung Guy is looking to clinch.

Yung Guy drives through and clinches with vunzu against the cage.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung Guy tries to land a knee to the head but vunzu blocks with his arms.
Yung Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. vunzu is defending well for now.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yung Guy with a knee to the head.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vunzu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yung Guy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yung Guy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.
vunzu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yung Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yung Guy obliges.
Yung Guy lands a nice knee to the body.
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yung Guy with a knee to the head.
Sum Yung Guy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
vunzu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
vunzu tries to circle away but Yung Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Yung Guy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yung Guy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
vunzu avoiding damage as Yung Guy throws knees to the body.
vunzu tries to pull guard but Yung Guy won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Yung Guy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
vunzu misses with a punch on the inside.
vunzu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yung Guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yung Guy crunches a lovely knee into vunzu's ribcage.
vunzu tries to pull guard but Yung Guy won't allow it.
vunzu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yung Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yung Guy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yung Guy connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body.
Yung Guy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
vunzu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yung Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from vunzu.
Yung Guy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yung Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vunzu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yung Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
vunzu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yung Guy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for munzu vunzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vunzu misses with a punch on the inside.
Yung Guy slows down the pace here.
Yung Guy crunches a lovely knee into vunzu's ribcage.
Yung Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from vunzu.
Yung Guy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
vunzu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yung Guy backwards.
Knees to the body from Yung Guy.
Yung Guy is pressed up against the cage. vunzu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yung Guy down to the mat. Yung Guy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sum Yung Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Yung Guy has vunzu up against the cage in a clinch.
Yung Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
vunzu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
vunzu misses with a hook from the clinch.

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.
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yung Guy blocks an uppercut.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yung Guy obliges.
Yung Guy connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yung Guy.
Yung Guy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. vunzu is defending well for now.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body.
Yung Guy scores with a knee to the head.

vunzu pulls guard successfully.
vunzu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sum Yung Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

vunzu misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yung Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Yung Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from vunzu.
vunzu tries to land knees in the clinch but Yung Guy avoids the damage to the body.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
vunzu is looking to break free of the clinch but Yung Guy has double underhooks.
Yung Guy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yung Guy scores a nice knee to the body.
Yung Guy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vunzu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yung Guy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has vunzu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
vunzu is trying to break free.
Yung Guy scores with a knee to the head.
Yung Guy misses with a knee to the head.
vunzu working hard to break the clinch.
Yung Guy controlling the action here for a moment.
Yung Guy connects with a knee to the head.
vunzu tries to work over Yung Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
vunzu jumps guard but Yung Guy stands there with vunzu around his waist. vunzu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.
Yung Guy scores a nice knee to the body.
Yung Guy trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for vunzu.
munzu vunzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Guy connects with a nasty looking knee right to vunzu's face.
vunzu throws a punch but it's blocked by Yung Guy.
Yung Guy crunches a lovely knee into vunzu's ribcage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for vunzu.
Knees to the body from Yung Guy.
Yung Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from vunzu.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yung Guy.
With the fighters up against the cage, vunzu throws an elbow but misses.
Yung Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yung Guy working vunzu over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from vunzu fails to land.
Yung Guy with a knee to the head.
vunzu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yung Guy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
vunzu tries to circle away but Yung Guy has him pinned against the cage.
Yung Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
vunzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
vunzu looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung Guy scores with a knee to the head.
vunzu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yung Guy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for munzu vunzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yung Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yung Guy tries to land a knee to the head but vunzu blocks with his arms.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the head.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body.
vunzu managing to block the knees to the body from Yung Guy.
vunzu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yung Guy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
vunzu pushes off an throws an elbow but Yung Guy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yung Guy working vunzu over with knees to the body.
vunzu jumps guard but Yung Guy stands there with vunzu around his waist. vunzu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yung Guy stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yung Guy.
A head punch on the inside from vunzu fails to land.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.

That's four 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.
Yung Guy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yung Guy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.
Yung Guy throws a knee to the head but misses.
vunzu is looking to break free of the clinch but Yung Guy has double underhooks.
Yung Guy landing knees to the head.
vunzu has a couple of punches blocked by Yung Guy.
vunzu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yung Guy lands a good knee to the midsection. vunzu won't want to take too many of those.
Yung Guy lands a knee to the body.
Sum Yung Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yung Guy missing with knees to the body.
vunzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
vunzu misses with a short punch on the inside.
vunzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
vunzu working hard to break the clinch.
Yung Guy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
vunzu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
vunzu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yung Guy stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sum Yung Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yung Guy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Yung Guy!