PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khadaffy Janjalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janjalani comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Bell. Taikina comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cookie song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tero Taikina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Janjalani
vs
Taikina

183 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

166 cm
25
179 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Khadaffy Janjalani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janjalani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janjalani lands a jab to Taikina's midsection.
Janjalani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Janjalani digs a good hook to Taikina's body.
Taikina looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Janjalani finds it's target.
Janjalani throws a head kick but Taikina moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janjalani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taikina wants to clinch
and Janjalani counters with an outside leg kick.
Khadaffy Janjalani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janjalani lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taikina backs up against the cage.

It looks like Tero Taikina has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Janjalani.
Janjalani circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janjalani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch

and Janjalani counters with a crisp one two that drops Taikina! Janjalani thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Taikina to his feet! Taikina is in big trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Janjalani lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janjalani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadaffy Janjalani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Taikina's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Janjalani lands an overhand right.
Janjalani circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janjalani counters with a body kick.
Janjalani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina moves out of range of the body kick.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Janjalani is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taikina tries to clinch up
and Janjalani counters with a nice body kick.
Taikina is breathing heavily.
Taikina wants to clinch
and Janjalani counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Janjalani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janjalani looks to score with a jab to the body but Taikina is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Taikina wants to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taikina is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taikina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Janjalani counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taikina tries to clinch
and Janjalani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadaffy Janjalani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tero Taikina's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Janjalani lands with a kick to the temple. Taikina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taikina tries to clinch
and Janjalani makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Taikina really felt that one!
Khadaffy Janjalani is winning the standup battle so far.
Janjalani circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janjalani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjalani connects with a looping right hand.
Janjalani misses with a body kick.
Janjalani lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani throws a head kick that misses.
Janjalani lands a jab to Taikina's midsection.
Janjalani throws a head kick that Taikina semi-blocks.
Janjalani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taikina moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina wants to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janjalani.
A looping hook to the body misses from Janjalani. Taikina does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Janjalani misses the shot to the body.
Janjalani with a nice cross.
Janjalani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Janjalani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadaffy Janjalani clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Taikina's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Janjalani just misses with a punch to the body.
Janjalani throws a wild body kick that Taikina sees coming a mile off.
Janjalani throws a head kick but Taikina moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janjalani connects with a leg kick. Taikina looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taikina fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Janjalani misses with a double jab.
Taikina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janjalani counters with a big head kick but Taikina shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to clinch up
letting Janjalani counter with a right hand.
Janjalani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taikina can do to turn this around?
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janjalani counters with a body kick that stops Taikina in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janjalani lands a nice hook to Taikina's body. Taikina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janjalani lands a nice hook to Taikina's body. Taikina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khadaffy Janjalani had his way with Tero Taikina in that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Taikina'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Janjalani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taikina's sensitive parts.
Taikina walks into a left hand.
Janjalani circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janjalani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taikina is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janjalani counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janjalani counters with a left to the body.
Janjalani misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Janjalani, as that shot connected.
Janjalani looks to score with a jab to the body but Taikina is just out of range.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Janjalani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries to clinch but Janjalani moves away
and Janjalani counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Janjalani connects with a crisp jab.
Tero Taikina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Janjalani both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khadaffy Janjalani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Janjalani 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:41
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:41
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khadaffy Janjalani!
Khadaffy Janjalani is the new welterweight champion!