PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frekkas Poop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman has chosen Metallica - Damage Inc. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Poop
vs
Friman

165 cm
29
168 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

168 cm
29
160 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frekkas Poop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman misses with a wild body shot.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from Friman lands but Poop takes it in his stride.

It looks like Frekkas Poop has been cut.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Poop misses with a hook.
Poop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friman misses the shot to the body.
Friman looks to clinch
and Poop counters with a nice body shot.
Friman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poop with a nice cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Friman scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Friman rushes Poop and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries a body shot but Poop blocks it.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Poop tries to stall but Friman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Friman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poop is defending well for now.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Poop avoids the damage to the body.
Poop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poop as Friman tries to tie him up.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Friman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Friman looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman lands a nice knee to the body.

Poop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Friman closes the distance and pushes Poop back into the cage.
Friman struggles to land a body shot inside as Poop controls his hands.
Poop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Friman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poop tries to pull guard but Friman holds him up against the cage and eventually Poop drops back down to his feet.

Friman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Friman tries to clinch there but Poop circles away.
Friman misses with a double jab.
Friman is looking to clinch.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch but Poop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poop misses the shot to the body.
Poop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friman blocks a jab.
Friman tries to clinch up.

Friman pushes Poop up against the cage in a clinch.
Friman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poop pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poop misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Poop gets tackled into the cage by Friman. Friman maintains the clinch.
Friman lands a right hand.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Poop is trying to force a seperation but Friman has the dominant position.
Poop looking to stall.
Friman with a knee to the head.
Poop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Friman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman lands with a right to the head.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman connects with a knee to the head.
Friman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frekkas Poop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Friman wants to clinch.
Friman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Friman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Poop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poop fails with a takedown attempt.
Poop blocks a head kick by Friman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Friman closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Poop to counter with a crisp jab.
Poop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Friman clinches up with Poop and pushes him back against the cage.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poop avoids it.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poop is defending well for now.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poops head.
Friman has Poop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poop taking a breather.
Friman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman struggles to land a body shot inside as Poop controls his hands.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poop blocking some punches.
Friman misses with a knee strike.

Friman pulls guard.
Friman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman keeping moving, preventing Poop from controlling successfully.
Poop stands up over Friman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Friman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Friman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Poop is on top in guard.
Poop cracks Friman with a solid left hand.
Friman wants to sweep but no luck.
Friman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poop manages to get himself to full guard.
Friman stands and throws Poop's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Friman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Friman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Friman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Friman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frekkas Poop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Poop lands with a right hand.
Friman misses with a wild combination.
Poop keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Friman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poop looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range.
Poop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Friman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poop misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Friman does no damage.
Poop keeps the fight on the outside.
Friman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Friman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Friman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poop fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Poop as he connects with a hook.
Poop looks to score with a jab to the body but Friman is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Friman. Those never looked like landing.
Friman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poop misses with a straight left.
Poop scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.

Friman moves into range and clinches up with Poop.
Poop avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Friman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Poop drags the fight down to the ground.
Poop keeping moving, preventing Friman from controlling successfully.
Frekkas Poop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friman looking to sit in guard and control but Poop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poop is working Friman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poop won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
Friman trying to control the position here.
Friman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valdemar Friman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poop won't allow Friman to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Friman is on top in guard.
Friman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poop swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valdemar Friman.
Well Friman 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdemar Friman!