PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard The Fancy Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Nar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Fancy Dan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is It's raining men. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Fancy Dan
vs
Nar

182 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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, Richard The Fancy Dan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wee Nar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fancy Dan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Fancy Dan shoots in looking for a takedown. Nar tries to sprawl out of it but The Fancy Dan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Fancy Dan tries to clinch up.
Nar digs a good hook to The Fancy Dan's body.
Nar misses with a wild combination.
Nar lands with a shot to the body.
Nar works over The Fancy Dan's head and body with a nice combination.
Nar misses the shot to the body.
Nar scores with a jab to the head.

The Fancy Dan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Fancy Dan prevents Nar from standing back up.
The Fancy Dan stalling.
The Fancy Dan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nar is trying to stand back up but The Fancy Dan is controlling him

Nar kicks off The Fancy Dan and gets to his feet.
The Fancy Dan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nar circles away.
Nar stuffs the takedown attempt from The Fancy Dan. The Fancy Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard The Fancy Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nar digs a good hook to The Fancy Dan's body.
Nar stuffs the takedown.
The Fancy Dan is breathing heavily.
Nar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Fancy Dan has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Nar.
Nar scores with a jab. The Fancy Dan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Fancy Dan tries to clinch but Nar is having none of it.
The Fancy Dan misses with a takedown attempt - Nar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nar lands with an uppercut that bounces The Fancy Dan off the cage and back into rage.
The Fancy Dan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fancy Dan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nar tries to avoid it but The Fancy Dan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nar to the ground. Nar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Nar as The Fancy Dan shoots in.

The Fancy Dan drives through and clinches with Nar against the cage.

Nar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The Fancy Dan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Fancy Dan works his way into full mount!
Nar stops The Fancy Dan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The Fancy Dan controlling the pace for now.
Nar really wants to buck The Fancy Dan off and get back to his feet.
The Fancy Dan content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nar is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

The Fancy Dan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Well, if The Fancy Dan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nar wants to get back to his feet.
The Fancy Dan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nar pushes The Fancy Dan off looking to stand but The Fancy Dan dives back in and keeps control.

The Fancy Dan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Fancy Dan prevents Nar from standing back up.

Nar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The Fancy Dan drives through and clinches with Nar against the cage.
The Fancy Dan tries to pull guard but Nar won't allow it.
The Fancy Dan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nar pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Fancy Dan shoots for a takedown but Nar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wee Nar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horrible takedown by The Fancy Dan or perhaps it was just good defense by Nar which made him look bad.
The Fancy Dan has a takedown stuffed.

The Fancy Dan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Fancy Dan slows the pace down.
The Fancy Dan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Richard The Fancy Dan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horrible takedown by The Fancy Dan or perhaps it was just good defense by Nar which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard The Fancy Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nar lands with an uppercut that bounces The Fancy Dan off the cage and back into rage.
Nar scores with a one two! The Fancy Dan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Fancy Dan clinches up with Nar and pushes him back against the cage.
The Fancy Dan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nar just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Fancy Dan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Fancy Dan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Fancy Dan wants to free his trapped foot but Nar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nar is trying to stand.

Nar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nar cracks The Fancy Dan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Fancy Dan shoots in looking for a takedown. Nar tries to sprawl out of it but The Fancy Dan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wee Nar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Fancy Dan throws a right hand that Nar ducks under and follows up with a left that Nar also avoids with ease.
The Fancy Dan has a takedown stuffed.
Wee Nar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Fancy Dan fails with the takedown.
Nar stuffs the takedown attempt from The Fancy Dan. The Fancy Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
The Fancy Dan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nar but Nar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Fancy Dan shoots in for a double leg but Nar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Richard The Fancy Dan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Fancy Dan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nar with a jab.
Nar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nar throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Fancy Dan takes a shot to the body in his stride.

The Fancy Dan moves into the clinch successfully.
The Fancy Dan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Fancy Dan wants a takedown.
The Fancy Dan keeps control of Nar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Nar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Nar lands.
Nar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nar lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nar punishes The Fancy Dan's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Nar. That snapped The Fancy Dan's head back.
Nar swats away the attempt to clinch by The Fancy Dan.
Nar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The Fancy Dan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Fancy Dan lands in his opponent's guard.
The Fancy Dan pushing down on Nar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if The Fancy Dan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fancy Dan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Fancy Dan sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Fancy Dan controlling the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Richard The Fancy Dan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Fancy Dan shoots in looking for a takedown. Nar tries to sprawl out of it but The Fancy Dan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nar scores with a jab. The Fancy Dan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Fancy Dan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nar but Nar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wee Nar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Fancy Dan wants to clinch up but Nar keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nar stuffs the takedown attempt from The Fancy Dan. The Fancy Dan gets slowly back to his feet.
Nar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Fancy Dan backs up against the cage.
Nar lands with a straight right. The Fancy Dan didn't see that one coming.
A left lands for Nar.
The Fancy Dan slips under a jab from Nar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wee Nar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

The Fancy Dan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Fancy Dan tries for a takedown but Nar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nar lands the left hand.
The Fancy Dan looks for a takedown but Nar sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard The Fancy Dan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Fancy Dan tries to clinch but Nar moves out of range.
Nar scores with a one two! The Fancy Dan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nar lands a right hook to the body.
The Fancy Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nar scores with a one two! The Fancy Dan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Fancy Dan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Fancy Dan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nar tries to avoid it but The Fancy Dan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nar to the ground. Nar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nar scores with a one two! The Fancy Dan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The Fancy Dan is rocked!
Nar throws out a powerful jab.
Oh The Fancy Dan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck for The Fancy Dan with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by The Fancy Dan or perhaps it was just good defense by Nar which made him look bad.
The Fancy Dan shoots in and drives through. Nar sprawls well.
The Fancy Dan seems to have got his legs back now.
Nar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Fancy Dan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Fancy Dan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nar but Nar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nar throws a shot to the body.

The Fancy Dan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Fancy Dan wants a takedown but no success here.
Nar is pressed up against the cage. The Fancy Dan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nar down to the mat. Nar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nar swinging wilding here.

Nar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Fancy Dan advances position into side control!
Nar seems a little lost for a moment, as The Fancy Dan dominates the positioning.

The Fancy Dan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nar has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Fancy Dan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nar's legs.
Nar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Fancy Dan controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

The Fancy Dan stands up and beckons Nar to his feet.
Nar lunges at The Fancy Dan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Fancy Dan's hand.
The Fancy Dan tries for a takedown but Nar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nar lands a with a good body shot.
Nar lands with a nice combination. The Fancy Dan backs away looking to recover.
Nar keeps the fight on the outside.
The Fancy Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Nar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Fancy Dan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nar falls off balance throwing a combination

and The Fancy Dan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nar!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Fancy Dan fails to advance to Nar's back.
The Fancy Dan controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Richard The Fancy Dan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A right-left combo lands from Nar.
The Fancy Dan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so The Fancy Dan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Fancy Dan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Richard The Fancy Dan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Fancy Dan prevents Nar from getting back to his feet.
The Fancy Dan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The Fancy Dan won't allow Nar to get back to his feet.
The Fancy Dan slips nicely into half guard.
The Fancy Dan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nar wants to get back to his feet.
Richard The Fancy Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Fancy Dan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from The Fancy Dan there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard The Fancy Dan.
I think Nar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wee Nar!