PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micky Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reino Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouse comes to the cage accompanied by (hed) pe - Let's Ride. Micky Mouse has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mouse
vs
Vaananen

195 cm
26
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Micky Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reino Vaananen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse jabs at Vaananen's body.
Vaananen looks to land a body kick but Mouse moved away.
Mouse shoots in for a double leg but Vaananen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaananen lands a glancing blow to the side of Mouse's head.
Mouse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mouse. Those never looked like landing.
Vaananen misses with a head kick.
Jab by Vaananen.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A good leg kick by Mouse.
Mouse is looking to score with low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Mouse. Those never looked like landing.
Vaananen moves out of range of the leg kick from Mouse.
Vaananen scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Vaananen finds it's way through Mouse's defenses.
Vaananen lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Mouse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vaananen lands a head kick!
Mouse tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaananen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vaananen lunges at Mouse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mouse's hand.
Mouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mouse tries to land a leg kick but Vaananen saw it coming and moves away.
Mouse takes one to the chin there.
Mouse tries to work over Vaananen's front leg with a kick but Vaananen checks it.
Vaananen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vaananen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vaananen but Vaananen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Mouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse dodges the punch combination from Vaananen.
Good standup being displayed there by Vaananen as he connects with a hook.
Vaananen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mouse off the cage and back into rage.
The fighters circling - Vaananen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mouse takes one to the chin there.
Mouse throws a series of punches but Vaananen avoids them all with ease.
Mouse throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen lands a jab.

Mouse closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mouse lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Vaananen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mouse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Vaananen scores with a four punch combination!
Mouse misses with a low kick as Vaananen jumps back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vaananen lands a head shot.
Vaananen throws a sloppy head kick and Mouse moves out of range easily.
Mouse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vaananen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vaananen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mouse misses with a straight left.
Mouse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaananen shoots for a takedown but Mouse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vaananen scores with a nice head shot.
Mouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaananen.
Vaananen looks to land a combination but Mouse avoids it well.
Mouse misses with a double jab.
Mouse misses the jab.
Mouse blocks a head kick by Vaananen.
Decent striking displayed by Vaananen there.
Mouse walks into a straight right hand from Vaananen.
Mouse misses with a shot to the body
and Vaananen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Mouse feints and as Vaananen raises his hands in defense, Mouse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mouse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mouse postures up in Vaananen's guard and throws a big left but Vaananen blocks it.
Mouse looking to pass the guard.
Mouse thows a big elbow that misses.
Mouse preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen keeping full guard, as Mouse tries to pass.
Mouse trying to move into half guard but instead Vaananen has managed to sweep!
Mouse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vaananen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mouse keeping full guard, as Vaananen tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaananen preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouse is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Reino Vaananen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vaananen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vaananen, as that shot connected.
Mouse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaananen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mouse throws a low kick but Vaananen avoids it.
Vaananen connects with a jab.
Vaananen works over Mouse's head and body with a nice combination.
Mouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaananen moves away.
Vaananen dips to his left and cracks Mouse with an uppercut!

Vaananen closes the distance and clinches.
Vaananen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mouse misses with a body punch.

Mouse breaks from the clinch.
Vaananen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vaananen slaps away a takedown attempt from Mouse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Mouse.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vaananen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vaananen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaananen misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vaananen.
Vaananen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mouse ducks under a wild hook from Vaananen.
A low kick from Mouse is predictable there
and Vaananen counters with a three punch combo that has Mouse backing up. Mouse nods at Vaananen to acknowledge the strikes.
Mouse avoids the head kick by Vaananen.
Vaananen tests Mouse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vaananen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mouse throws a leg kick that misses.
Mouse blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Vaananen.
Mouse walks into a jab.
Vaananen lands a jab.
Vaananen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mouse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaananen.
Mouse shoots in but Vaananen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vaananen checks it well.
Vaananen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mouse in his tracks.
Vaananen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mouse.
Mouse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vaananen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Vaananen.
Mouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mouse tries a low kick but Vaananen avoids it.
Vaananen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vaananen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mouse misses with a looping left.
Micky Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaananen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vaananen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vaananen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vaananen stalks Mouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mouse's face. Mouse staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaananen avoids the head kick by Mouse.
Mouse throws a combination that misses
and Vaananen counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaananen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mouse.
A head kick from Vaananen lands but Mouse takes it in his stride.
Vaananen scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mouse misses with a leg kick
and Vaananen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Mouse shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vaananen napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Mouse working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mouse working the strikes but Vaananen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mouse is looking to advance position but Vaananen won't allow it.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Vaananen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mouse not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Mouse is looking for a kimura but Vaananen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mouse to get the leverage.
Mouse is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Vaananen has one foot on Mouse's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mouse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaananen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vaananen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaananen fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaananen with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaananen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vaananen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reino Vaananen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vaananen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vaananen slaps away a takedown attempt from Mouse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mouse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaananen at a distance.
Mouse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaananen.
Mouse throws a series of punches but Vaananen moves out of range.
Reino Vaananen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Vaananen.
Mouse scores with a one two! Vaananen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mouse stuffs the takedown attempt from Vaananen. Vaananen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mouse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vaananen lands a really nice looking cross but Mouse seems unphased.
Vaananen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mouse on the side of the head.
Mouse tries to clinch up.
Mouse connects with an inside leg kick.
Mouse throws a shot from downtown. Vaananen moves away and avoids it.
Vaananen with a jab.
Mouse is looking to wear down Vaananen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mouse wants to land a leg kick but Vaananen is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mouse.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but Vaananen shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen misses with a double jab
and Mouse counters with a series of strikes. Vaananen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mouse throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vaananen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mouse misses with a hook. Vaananen ducked under it nicely.
Mouse shoots for a takedown but Vaananen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Mouse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouse throws a low kick but Vaananen moves out of range easily.
Vaananen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaananen shoots in looking for a takedown but Mouse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vaananen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mouse connects with a leg kick. Vaananen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mouse looks to land a combination but Vaananen avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vaananen.
Vaananen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mouse will feel that in the morning.
Mouse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vaananen looks to throw a body kick
and Mouse counters with a low kick, right behind Vaananen 's knee.
Mouse throws a combination. Vaananen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mouse's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mouse duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouse fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouse misses with a body shot.
Vaananen checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse tries to clinch but Vaananen moves away
and Vaananen counters with a stiff right hand.
Mouse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaananen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mouse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaananen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mouse throws a series of punches but Vaananen moves out of range.
Mouse tries to close the distance and clinch but Vaananen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mouse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mouse shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mouse misses with a takedown attempt - Vaananen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vaananen with a nice cross.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vaananen.
Mouse misses with a head kick.
Vaananen cracks Mouse with an open hand slap.
Vaananen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaananen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vaananen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mouse.
Vaananen lands a really nice looking cross but Mouse seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Vaananen. That snapped Mouse's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen cracks Mouse with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vaananen works the jab nicely.
Vaananen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Vaananen blocks the low kick.
Vaananen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaananen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vaananen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaananen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vaananen lands an overhand right.

Mouse drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Micky Mouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mouse sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vaananen's guard.
Vaananen is looking to escape.
Mouse is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vaananen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaananen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vaananen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse looking to ground and pound but Vaananen is blocking nicely.
Mouse scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Mouse with the ground and pound from mount.
Micky Mouse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vaananen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mouse looking to finish with strikes here!
Vaananen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vaananen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reino Vaananen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mouse thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micky Mouse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vaananen 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reino Vaananen!