PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Pasanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Richard
vs
Pasanen

186 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richard looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Richard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pasanen.

Richard scores with a takedown into Pasanen's guard.
Pasanen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Pasanen wants to sweep here but Richard controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pasanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pasanen wants to stand and escape but Richard is having none of it.

Pasanen kicks Richard off and gets to his feet.

Pasanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Richard has hold of Pasanen's hands but Pasanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Pasanen there.
Pasanen wants to pass to mount but Richard is defending the position.
Pasanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Richard is staying active underneath Pasanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Pasanen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Richard to get to his feet.

Pasanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pasanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Pasanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Richard is retaining full guard.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Richard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen lands a couple of digs.

Richard has an active guard here but Pasanen has managed to pass into half guard.
Pasanen working the head and body with strikes.
Pasanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pasanen drops an elbow to the side of Richard's head.

Pasanen stands up and beckons Richard to join him on the feet.

Pasanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pasanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Pasanen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Richard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Richard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pasanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Richard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Pasanen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pasanen is working Richard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pasanen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richard trying to strike off his back.
Pasanen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Richard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pasanen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pasanen preventing the sweep.
Richard tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richard is looking to clinch.

Pasanen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Richard!
Richard is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Pasanen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pasanen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richard to the mat! Richard manages to get full guard.
Pasanen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pasanen is pushing down on Richard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Richard is fighting to maintain full guard but Pasanen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Richard is looking for a sweep. Pasanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pasanen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pasanen drops an elbow to the side of Richard's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pasanen lands a nice short elbow.
Richard is looking to improve his position.
Pasanen working Richard over with strikes.
Richard gets full guard.

Pasanen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Pasanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pasanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Pasanen throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pasanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pasanen stands and steps away. Richard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Richard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasanen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Richard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pasanen is looking to improve his position.
Pasanen is positioning himself well to prevent Richard advancing to mount.
Pasanen gets full guard.
Pasanen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richard!
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasanen lands a heavy elbow.
Pasanen lands a heavy elbow.
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Richard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pasanen with the ground and pound from mount.

Richard is rocked!
Pasanen unloading with bombs!
Oh Richard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richard is trying to escape the mount.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pasanen controlling from the full mount.

Pasanen looking for a guillotine from mount but Richard is having none of it.
Pasanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Richard seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard is working to get back to half guard.
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richard?
Pasanen unloading with bombs!
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Richard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pasanen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Richard can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Richard is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Richard manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Richard.
Richard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pasanen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Richard is staying active underneath Pasanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pasanen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pasanen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richard is pressing down on Pasanen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pasanen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richard is looking to sweep but instead, Pasanen has passed into half guard.
Pasanen slips a nice elbow through Richard's hands, connecting with Richard's forehead.

Richard looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Richard tries to clinch there but Pasanen circles away.

Pasanen scores a takedown into full mount!
Pasanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Pasanen lands a big elbow.
Pasanen tries to control but Richard wriggling away.
Richard working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Richard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Richard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richard's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pasanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pasanen lands with some strikes.
Richard throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pasanen unloading with bombs!
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Richard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richard regains half guard.
Richard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Richard.

Richard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Pasanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pasanen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emil Pasanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pasanen's guard.
Pasanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pasanen, not yet.
Richard being controlled here momentarily.
Richard pushing down on Pasanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pasanen is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Pasanen lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Pasanen manages to get to full guard.
Pasanen wants to sweep but no luck.
Pasanen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pasanen trying to keep a closed guard but Richard is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throws a couple of heel strikes.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Pasanen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Richard takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Richard stopping the sweep attempt from Pasanen.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pasanen.
Jamie Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pasanen's best efforts.
Richard tries to roll over but Pasanen keeps him under control.
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen wants to take a breather but Richard is having none of it.
Pasanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pasanen in particular looking to stall.

Richard looking for submissions off his back.
Pasanen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pasanen trying to control the action but Richard is working from the bottom.
Pasanen wants to free his trapped foot but Richard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pasanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richard keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Pasanen!