PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loko comes to the cage accompanied by Loco for them Lokos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loko
vs
Paakku

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
176 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition
BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Four Loko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Paakku!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Loko.
Paakku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paakku shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Loko defends it nicely.
Loko misses with a body kick.
Paakku shoots in for a takedown but Loko shows good takedown defense.
Loko dodges the punch combination from Paakku.
Paakku misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Paakku.

Paakku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Loko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loko wants to get back to his feet but Paakku drags him back down.
Loko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paakku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Paakku throws an elbow but Loko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Loko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paakku lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paakku misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Loko manages to work his way to half guard, despite Paakku's best efforts.
Paakku working the head and body with strikes.
Paakku working over Loko with some ground and pound. Loko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Paakku with the ground and pound but Loko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Loko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Loko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paakku is aware though and is defending well.
Paakku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paakku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paakku throwing strikes from guard but Loko blocks nicely.
Paakku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paakku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paakku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paakku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loko is on top in guard.
Paakku has his hands on Loko's head, controlling the position.
Paakku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Paakku holds on and takes a little breather.
Loko trying to control the position from guard on top but Paakku is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Loko has passed into side control.
Paakku is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Loko off and has taken his back!
Paakku somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Paakku gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Loko holding both Paakku 's hands and preventing any damage.
Paakku punishes Loko with strikes from the back mount.
Paakku lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Loko is taking damage to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakku is not going to allow Loko to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loko rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Loko wants to get back to full guard.
Loko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paakku.
Loko tries to kick Paakku off but Paakku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Loko taking some punishment here, with Paakku in his half guard.

Loko looking for submissions off his back.
Loko is breathing heavily.
Paakku not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loko has hold of Paakku's hands but Paakku slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Loko is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armas Paakku dominated that 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.

Paakku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paakku misses with a few strikes there.
Paakku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paakku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Armas Paakku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Paakku does no damage.
Paakku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Loko misses.
Paakku moves out of range as Loko strikes.
Loko misses with a double jab.
Paakku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loko slips a jab and a cross from Paakku.
Loko misses with an uppercut. Paakku saw that one coming.
Paakku avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
Paakku stalks Loko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Loko's face. Loko staggers backwards, shaken.
Paakku works over Loko's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loko misses with a low kick as Paakku jumps back.
Paakku throws a nice looking combination but Loko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paakku takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Paakku does no damage.
A punch combination from Paakku misses.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Paakku closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Loko to the mat! Loko manages to get full guard.
Paakku is breathing heavily.
Loko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Loko is looking for a triangle but Paakku pushes his legs off easily.
Armas Paakku has got the better of the ground game so far.

Loko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paakku working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Loko's head.
Paakku must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paakku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paakku throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakku lands a couple of elbows.
Paakku connects with a couple of short punches.

Loko looking for a triangle here. Paakku is fighting it but it looks tight! Loko pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Paakku is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Four Loko!
After the big win, Four Loko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.