PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marty Mc Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Routalempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mc Fly
vs
Routalempi

173 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

176 cm
28
161 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Mc Fly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Routalempi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mc Fly closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Routalempi's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Routalempi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Routalempi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mc Fly controls the pace.

Mc Fly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Routalempi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mc Fly has managed to get both his arms back between Routalempi's legs - danger averted.
Routalempi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Routalempi looking for a sweep. Not yet Routalempi, not yet.

Routalempi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Routalempi being controlled here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Routalempi trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Fly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Routalempi wants to control but Mc Fly postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Routalempi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mc Fly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mc Fly stalling.
Routalempi wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mc Fly is looking for a kimura but Routalempi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mc Fly to get the leverage.

Routalempi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mc Fly pulls his head out easily.
Routalempi is looking to escape.
Routalempi is in trouble now - Mc Fly has advanced to mount!

Mc Fly has control of Routalempi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Routalempi regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Mc Fly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi is trying desperately to improve position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mc Fly controlling the position easily from mount.
Routalempi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mc Fly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mc Fly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mc Fly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Mc Fly wants to finish this one by submission but Routalempi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mc Fly.

Mc Fly has hold of Routalempi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Routalempi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Routalempi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mc Fly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Routalempi is squirming around, avoiding Mc Fly's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc Fly landing punches.
Mc Fly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Routalempi gets back to half guard.

Mc Fly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Routalempi defends it well.

Routalempi looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Routalempi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mc Fly pulls his head out easily.

Mc Fly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Routalempi sees it coming and defends easily.
Routalempi tries to get to full guard but Mc Fly has control of the leg.

Mc Fly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Routalempi sees it coming and defends easily.
Mc Fly is trying to control the action in half guard but Routalempi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Routalempi is trying to get back to full guard.

Mc Fly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Routalempi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mc Fly trying to control from half guard but Routalempi is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marty Mc Fly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Routalempi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Routalempi cracks Mc Fly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marty Mc Fly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mc Fly looking to score a takedown here. Routalempi is defending well but Mc Fly drives through and ends up in Routalempi's guard.

Mc Fly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mc Fly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Routalempi looking for a guillotine here but Mc Fly defends easily.
Mc Fly trying to control but Routalempi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Fly looking to pass the guard.
Mc Fly is working hard here to advance position.
Mc Fly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Routalempi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mc Fly is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mc Fly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mc Fly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mc Fly preventing the sweep.

Mc Fly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Routalempi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mc Fly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Routalempi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mc Fly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Routalempi tries to improve position but can't.

Mc Fly is trying to get an arm triangle but Routalempi is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lull in the action here as Mc Fly stalls from top position.
Routalempi tries to improve position but can't.

Mc Fly tries for a kimura but Routalempi is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Routalempi taking punishment in the form of punches.

Mc Fly has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Routalempi is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mc Fly yanks on the arm and Routalempi is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mc Fly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marty Mc Fly!