PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perkele Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Zoliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saatana
vs
Zoliev

185 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Perkele Saatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Zoliev!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zoliev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saatana to the mat! Saatana manages to get full guard.
Saatana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoliev is looking for a sweep. Saatana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saatana thows a huge punch but Zoliev dodges it nicely.
Saatana frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zoliev is desperately trying to improve his position but Saatana has a good base and remains in mount.
Saatana scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Nikolai Zoliev has been cut.
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!
Saatana is landing with some decent strikes but Zoliev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zoliev is looking to improve his position but Saatana isn't that keen on the idea.
Saatana landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoliev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saatana thowing shots but they're missing.
Saatana looking to finish with strikes here!
Zoliev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Zoliev is squirming around, avoiding Saatana's attempts to control the action.
Zoliev is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Saatana with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saatana tries to control but Zoliev wriggling away.
Saatana fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Saatana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saatana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Saatana working Zoliev over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saatana looking to finish Zoliev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zoliev!
Saatana with good strikes from the mount here!
Zoliev looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatana cracks Zoliev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saatana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Saatana lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saatana punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saatana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zoliev is looking to escape.
Saatana is landing with some decent strikes but Zoliev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoliev is squirming around, avoiding Saatana's attempts to control the action.

Saatana working for a submission but Zoliev is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoliev wants to control but Saatana is having none of it.
Saatana lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zoliev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saatana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saatana lands a big elbow.
Saatana looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saatana landing strikes from the mount.
Saatana wants to control the pace but Zoliev is squirming around nicely.
Saatana lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perkele Saatana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Zoliev's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Zoliev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saatana napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Saatana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saatana gets full guard.
Zoliev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zoliev looking to sit in guard and control but Saatana gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zoliev controlling the position.
Perkele Saatana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saatana trying to control the position from guard on top but Zoliev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoliev is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saatana wants to control but Zoliev is keeping him busy.

Saatana is trying to work for a kimura but Zoliev is defending well.

Saatana is trying for a kimura here. Zoliev looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Saatana wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Perkele Saatana!