PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rysty Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerikki Voipapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Voipapu's choice of entrance music: Kvelertak - Mjød. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Eerikki Voipapu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rysty Sankari's chin.

Sankari
vs
Voipapu

225 cm
18
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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NFC War Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rysty Sankari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eerikki Voipapu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voipapu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sankari at a distance.
Voipapu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voipapu throws an overhand right that lands on Sankari's shoulder, as Sankari tries to avoid the shot.
Sankari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voipapu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Sankari.
Good standup being displayed there by Sankari as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voipapu misses with a shot to the body
letting Sankari counter with a right hand.
A big right from Sankari misses.
Voipapu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sankari eats them both and turns towards Voipapu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sankari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voipapu counters with a three punch combo that has Sankari backing up. Sankari nods at Voipapu to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voipapu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Voipapu looks gassed!
Voipapu throws a sloppy body shot
and Sankari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sankari misses the shot to the body.
Sankari misses with a body shot.
Sankari looks to land a left hand but Voipapu moved out of range nicely.
Sankari misses with a wild combination.
Voipapu misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voipapu moves away.
Voipapu throws a right hand that Sankari ducks under and follows up with a left that Sankari also avoids with ease.
A jab from Voipapu does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voipapu throws a nice looking combination but Sankari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Voipapu misses with a combination
and Sankari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Eerikki Voipapu has been cut.
Voipapu digs a good body shot into Sankari's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari lands a jab.
Voipapu misses with a lunging right hand
and Sankari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voipapu thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voipapu slips under a jab from Sankari.
Voipapu slips a straight right by Sankari.
Voipapu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Voipapu is just out of range.
Sankari misses the shot to the body.
Sankari misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voipapu avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Voipapu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sankari counters with a straight right hand.
Voipapu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sankari counters with a series of strikes. Voipapu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Voipapu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sankari thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari swinging wildly here.
Sankari throws a poor cross that misses
and Voipapu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rysty Sankari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eerikki Voipapu's cut.
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.

Sankari lands a left and a right that send Voipapu crashing to the mat, dazed. Sankari thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sankari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rysty Sankari is winning the standup battle so far.
Voipapu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sankari.
Sankari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voipapu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Sankari. Beautiful body shot.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Voipapu is just out of range.
Sankari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voipapu can do to turn this around?
Sankari throws a jab when Voipapu was well out of range.
Voipapu is breathing heavily.
Sankari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voipapu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voipapu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Sankari.
Voipapu avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Voipapu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sankari has got the better of the exchanges.
Voipapu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari misses with a hook. Voipapu ducked under it nicely.
Sankari misses with a right hand
and Voipapu counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sankari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voipapu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sankari lands with an overhand left.
Voipapu throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Sankari counter with a right hand.
Voipapu slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankari. Voipapu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankari tests Voipapu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari misses with a wild combination.
Sankari loads up on a big right hand but Voipapu slips the punch.
Sankari lands with a shot to the body.
Sankari looks to score with a jab to the body but Voipapu is just out of range.
Sankari jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sankari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eerikki Voipapu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voipapu throws a sloppy body shot
and Sankari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voipapu throws a lazy uppercut
and Sankari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sankari takes a swing at Voipapu's ribcage but misses.
Voipapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sankari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sankari misses with a hook
and Voipapu counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rysty Sankari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eerikki Voipapu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sankari just misses with a punch to the body.
Voipapu misses with a double jab
enabling Sankari to counter with a crisp jab.
Eerikki Voipapu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voipapu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sankari takes a swing at Voipapu's ribcage but misses.
Voipapu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sankari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Voipapu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Sankari does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voipapu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankari.
Nice defenses there by Voipapu.
Sankari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Voipapu misses with a jab to the body
and Sankari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Voipapu thinking.
Voipapu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sankari rather than just go for the knockout.
Sankari misses the shot to the body.
Sankari cracks a nice hook into Voipapu's ribs.
Sankari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eerikki Voipapu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sankari misses with a wild body shot.
Sankari throws a sloppy body shot
and Voipapu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sankari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Voipapu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voipapu misses with a shot to the body
and Sankari counters with a nice uppercut.
Sankari misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Voipapu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voipapu moves forwards but Sankari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Voipapu misses with a hook to the body
and Sankari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sankari thuds his right hand into Voipapu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sankari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sankari thuds his right hand into Voipapu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voipapu slips under a jab from Sankari.
Voipapu swings widly with a right hand
and Sankari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voipapu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sankari misses with a few strikes there.
Sankari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voipapu.
Voipapu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sankari.
Voipapu misses with a jab to the body
and Sankari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Voipapu avoids the body shot from Sankari.
Rysty Sankari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voipapu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sankari counters with a left and a right that stings Voipapu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rysty Sankari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sankari 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rysty Sankari!