PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miroslavo Krose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namiska Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Krose
vs
Button

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslavo Krose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Namiska Button !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Button misses with a few strikes there.
Button displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krose.
Button feints and then cracks Krose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krose down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Button .
Button misses with a body shot.
Krose blocks a head kick by Button .
A combination from Button does no damage.
Button throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krose.
Miroslavo Krose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Button misses.
Button keeps the fight on the outside.
Krose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Button sprawls well. Button wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krose gets slowly back to his feet.
Krose will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslavo Krose. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krose moves out of range of the body kick.
Krose tries to clinch there but Button circles away.
Button misses with a low kick as Krose jumps back.
Button misses with a leg kick.
Krose fails with a takedown attempt.
Button wants to slow Krose down by chopping away at his legs.
Krose moves out of range of the leg kick from Button .
Krose misses with a right hand
and Button counters with an outside leg kick.
Krose throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Krose.
An inside leg kick from Button misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Button counters with an outside leg kick.
Krose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Button swivels and escapes.
Krose is breathing heavily.
Button just misses with a punch to the body.
Button tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krose fails with a takedown attempt.
Button swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Button , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krose checks a leg kick.
Button keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Button swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Button misses with a kick to the body.
Button throws a right hand that Krose ducks under and follows up with a left that Krose also avoids with ease.
Krose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Button pinned against the cage. Button gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Button throws a series of punches but Krose moves out of range.
Krose has a takedown stuffed.
Button throws a chopping leg kick but Krose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Button stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Button wants it to stay on the feet.
Button tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krose is able to avoid easily.
Button lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krose at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krose tries to clinch there but Button circles away.
Krose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Button swivels and escapes.
Krose shoots in but no luck this time.
Button thows a body shot but no joy.
Krose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Button manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krose shoots in looking for a takedown. Button tries to sprawl out of it but Krose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Button manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Button .
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Krose. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Button connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namiska Button dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krose.
Button throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krose slips a jab and a cross from Button .

Krose scores with a takedown into Button 's guard.
Button manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Krose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krose tries to get out of the position.
Button is breathing heavily.
Button throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Krose because Button loaded up on that one.
Krose tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krose is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Button has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krose is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Krose avoids a series of strikes thrown by Button .
Krose is looking to improve his position but Button isn't that keen on the idea.
Krose wants to hold on but Button pushes him away.
Button thowing shots but they're missing.
Krose working to try and regain half guard.

That's two 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.
Button unloading with bombs!
Krose can't escape the position.
Button landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Button thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Button trying to control but Krose is having none of it.
Krose's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Button misses with a head shot.
Button working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Button throwing strikes here but Krose is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Krose is bucking up trying to escape but Button cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Krose is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krose tries to hold on but Button pushes him away.
Button prevents Krose from getting the reversal.

Button jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Krose manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Button working the body and head with strikes.

Button stands up.
Krose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Button as he avoids it easily.
Krose takes a swing at Button 's ribcage but misses.
Button throws a leg kick but Krose moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Button swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Button looks to land a right hand but Krose moved out of range.
Krose shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslavo Krose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krose tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Button .
Krose throws a sloppy head kick and Button moves out of range easily.
Krose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Button throws a right hand that Krose ducks under and follows up with a left that Krose also avoids with ease.
Krose fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Namiska Button showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Krose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krose dives in and grabs Button 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Button pushes down on Krose's head and hops out.
Button cracks the inside of Krose's front leg.
Krose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Button .
Krose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Button 's waist but Button gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krose off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslavo Krose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Button slaps away a takedown attempt from Krose, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Button as Krose shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Button .
Krose wants to clinch up but Button keeps it at a distance.
Krose dives in and grabs Button 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Button pushes down on Krose's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Button lands with an overhand left.
Krose throws a predictable looking body shot
and Button counters with a low kick, right behind Krose 's knee.
Button connects with a solid leg kick.
Button thumps Krose with a low kick.
Button throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Button throws a right hand that Krose ducks under and follows up with a left that Krose also avoids with ease.
Krose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Button tries to avoid it but Krose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Button to the ground. Button escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Button thumps Krose with a low kick.
Button lands with a kick to the temple. Krose shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krose shoots in looking for a takedown but Button manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Button both land. Nice combination.
Krose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Button swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Namiska Button seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Button swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Button showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krose.
Krose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Button uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krose.
Button lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Button uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krose.
Miroslavo Krose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Button stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Button wants it to stay on the feet.
Button uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Button keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krose tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Button paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Button has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Button misses with the combination.
Button throws a leg kick that misses.
Krose is looking to wear down Button with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krose fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krose moves forwards but Button connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Krose decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krose trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button is trying to get back to full guard.
Krose is taking a breather. Button says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Miroslavo Krose just wasn't active enough.
Krose shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Button as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Button misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Namiska Button comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Button 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Namiska Button !