PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pora Poraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poraa
vs
North

184 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pora Poraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter North!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poraa's hands.
North swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poraa.
Poraa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
North motions for Poraa to come forward. North throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from North does it's job there.
North swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poraa.
North scores with a head kick.
Poraa wants to land a leg kick but North is out of range.
North throws a head kick that misses.
Poraa dives in and grabs North's left leg, looking for a takedown. North pushes down on Poraa's head and hops out.
North throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poraa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poraa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poraa misses with an uppercut. North saw that one coming.
Poraa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
North throws a sloppy head kick
and Poraa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
North lands with a kick to the temple. Poraa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
North keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
North fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poraa on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poraa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Poraa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. North defending well though.
North blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poraa.
North keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poraa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. North defending well though.
North is staying active underneath Poraa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poraa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
North really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poraa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poraa wants to lay and pray for a moment but North keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poraa wants to free his trapped foot but North is holding on for dear life with his legs.
North is refusing to be controlled, as Poraa sits in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Poraa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Poraa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poraa is controlling the pace.
Poraa is trying to control the action in half guard but North is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
North has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poraa is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
North uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poraa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pora Poraa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poraa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
North throws a lazy head kick
and Poraa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
North lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by North.
Peter North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poraa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by North misses
and North takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poraa.
North tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poraa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poraa avoids the head kick by North.
Poraa throws a lazy right hand but North sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poraa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Poraa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Poraa needs to keep his hands up - North had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter North will probably get the nod.
That's time! Poraa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

North takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
North throws a head kick but Poraa moves out of range.
A head kick misses from North.
North throws a combination that misses
and Poraa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
North tries to bum rush Poraa with a series of wild strikes but Poraa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
North swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poraa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
North throws a head kick that misses.
North throws a lazy head kick

and Poraa counters with a single leg into guard. North didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poraa tries to free his leg and advance position but North is retaining full guard.
Poraa trying to control the position from guard on top but North is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pora Poraa.
North throws an off balance right hand

and Poraa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Poraa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poraa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poraa throwing strikes from guard but North blocks nicely.
Poraa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poraa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poraa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poraa lands a couple of digs.
Poraa trying to control the position from guard on top but North is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poraa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poraa is pushing down on North's leg trying to pass to half guard. North is fighting to maintain full guard but Poraa has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poraa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed North's head.
Poraa wants to lay and pray for a moment but North keeps working.
Poraa thows a huge punch but North dodges it nicely.
Poraa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Poraa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
North is staying active underneath Poraa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poraa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Poraa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Poraa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed North's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poraa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pora Poraa dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Poraa throws a push kick but North slaps the foot to one side.
Poraa avoids the head kick by North.
Poraa 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.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Peter North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
North misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
North tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from North.
Peter North seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by North misses

and Poraa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for North!
Poraa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poraa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poraa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poraa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North taking shots to the head.
Poraa lands with some strikes.
Poraa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poraa lands with some strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if North can do anything to dispel that myth.
Poraa looking to ground and pound but North is blocking nicely.

Poraa working for a submission but North is keeping him at bay.
North blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poraa unloads with some shots from mount but North bucks and avoids them well.
North is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
North is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poraa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poraa wants to control the pace but North is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poraa looking to ground and pound but North is blocking nicely.
Poraa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as North is looking to escape.
Poraa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poraa looking to control but North is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
North is bucking up trying to escape but Poraa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poraa thowing shots but they're missing.
Poraa looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poraa looking to finish North with some ground and pound. This is bad for North!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pora Poraa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poraa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pora Poraa!