PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ran Plan III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nyrkki
vs
Plan III

192 cm
27
195 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
197 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ran Plan III!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki misses with a leg kick.
Plan III is looking to chop away at Nyrkki's legs.
Nyrkki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Plan III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plan III looks to land a combination but Nyrkki avoids it well.
Nyrkki scores with a punch to the head.
Nyrkki swings widly with a right hand
and Plan III counters with a nice body shot.
Nyrkki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plan III looks to throw a body kick
and Nyrkki counters with a right hand to the body.
Nyrkki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plan III slips a straight right by Nyrkki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plan III swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plan III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nyrkki.
Plan III slips under a jab.
Nyrkki throws a body punch but Plan III moves out of range.
Nyrkki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Plan III misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki thows a leg kick but Plan III checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Plan III goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki checks a low kick from Plan III.
A slow jab from Nyrkki misses its intended target.
Nyrkki looks to land a body kick but Plan III moved away.
Nyrkki scores with the left hand. Plan III knows he should have avoided that one.
Plan III lands with a nice body punch.
Nyrkki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plan III throws a right and a left that Nyrkki avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a lazy uppercut
and Plan III counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nyrkki throws a combination that misses
letting Plan III counter with a right hand.

It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nyrkki. That's going to slow Plan III down.
Nyrkki throws a right hand that misses
and Plan III counters with a low kick, right behind Nyrkki 's knee.
Nyrkki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plan III.
Plan III gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nyrkki counters with a body kick that stops Plan III in his tracks momentarily.
Nyrkki thows a leg kick but Plan III checks it
and Plan III counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nyrkki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nyrkki moves to clinch but Plan III breaks away
and Plan III counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a kick to the body
and Plan III counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyrkki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nyrkki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nyrkki thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plan III goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Plan III has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plan III there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Urpo Nyrkki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nyrkki slips a jab from Plan III.
Nyrkki blocks a head kick by Plan III.
Nyrkki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nyrkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nyrkki thows a leg kick but Plan III checks it
and Plan III counters with a nice body shot.
Nyrkki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nyrkki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Plan III is breathing heavily.
Nyrkki cracks a nice hook into Plan III's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plan III avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Plan III.
Nyrkki throws a hook but Plan III avoids it easily.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick which misses Plan III's front leg but catches the back leg as Plan III tries to avoid it.
Nyrkki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Plan III throws out the jab.
Nyrkki digs a good body shot into Plan III's ribs.
Nyrkki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Plan III counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nyrkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Oooooh!!! Nyrkki has knocked Plan III down with a huge combo! Nyrkki steps away and waves a wobbly Plan III back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Plan III is rocked!

It looks like Ran Plan III has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyrkki lands with a nice body kick.
Nyrkki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nyrkki wants to clinch up but Plan III keeps it at a distance.
Nyrkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nyrkki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plan III.
Nyrkki throws a head kick that misses.
Nyrkki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick that misses.
Plan III's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nyrkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plan III takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nyrkki catches Plan III with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ran Plan III is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plan III on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nyrkki. Nyrkki obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki scores with a decent looking hook.
Nyrkki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plan III fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nyrkki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Plan III misses.
Nyrkki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nyrkki throws a shot from downtown. Plan III moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki misses with a lunging right hand
and Plan III counters with a head kick. That will keep Nyrkki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nyrkki misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urpo Nyrkki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Plan III misses with a body shot
and Nyrkki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plan III paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plan III.
A jab from Plan III misses.
Nyrkki wants to land a leg kick but Plan III is out of range.
Plan III slips a jab from Nyrkki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that Plan III avoids nicely.
Plan III throws a shot from downtown. Nyrkki moves away and avoids it.
Nyrkki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plan III.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plan III lands a nice looking body kick.
Plan III throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plan III avoids the head kick by Nyrkki.
Urpo Nyrkki is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyrkki throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by Nyrkki misses
and Plan III counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nyrkki moves out of range of the body kick.
Plan III connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plan III dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nyrkki. That did some damage!
Urpo Nyrkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plan III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nyrkki.
Plan III swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nyrkki counters with a stiff right hand.
Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plan III swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Nyrkki misses
and Plan III counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plan III needs to keep his hands up - Nyrkki had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Plan III.
A chopping leg kick lands by Plan III.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nyrkki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Plan III circles away from the clinch attempt
and Plan III counters with a right hand to the body.
Ran Plan III has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plan III misses with a looping right.
Nyrkki is looking to chop away at Plan III's legs.
Plan III looks to land a body kick but Nyrkki moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Plan III counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plan III avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nyrkki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plan III keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Nyrkki misses
and Plan III counters with a leg kick.
Plan III throws a low kick, looking for Nyrkki's leg but Nyrkki calmly moves out of range.
Nyrkki misses with a hook
and Plan III counters with a thumping low kick.
Plan III throws a leg kick
and Nyrkki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Plan III takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ran Plan III.
Well Nyrkki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!