PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rock
vs
Nyrkki

183 cm
26
175 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rock gets tackled into the cage by Nyrkki. Nyrkki maintains the clinch.
Rock is trying to stall.

Rock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyrkki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock looks to land a body kick but Nyrkki moved away.
Rock wants to land a leg kick but Nyrkki is out of range.
Rock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nyrkki throws out the jab.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt - Rock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nyrkki lands a head shot.
Rock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Nyrkki is predictable there
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nyrkki thinking.
Nyrkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyrkki.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rock misses with a low kick as Nyrkki jumps back.
Nyrkki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nyrkki blocks a head kick by Rock.
Nyrkki misses with a leg kick
and Rock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nyrkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nyrkki thows a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rock throws a body punch but Nyrkki moves out of range.
Rock scores with a head kick. Nyrkki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Kake Nyrkki has been cut.
Nice jab there from Nyrkki.

Rock clinches with his opponent.

Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock scores with a hook.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rock defends it nicely.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki is looking to score with low kicks.
Rock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nyrkki if he has to take too many more of those.
Nyrkki looks gassed!
Nyrkki missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nyrkki lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Maddy Rock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Nyrkki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nyrkki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rock.
Rock scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock works Nyrkki's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rock gets a clinch.
Rock is looking to break free of the clinch but Nyrkki has double underhooks.
Rock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nyrkki avoids a wild elbow strike from Rock.

Nyrkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rock drives through and clinches with Nyrkki against the cage.
Rock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rock tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Nyrkki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maddy Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kake Nyrkki.
Nyrkki trying to stall but Rock improves his position.
Nyrkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Nyrkki avoids the damage to the body.
Rock slowing the pace effectively.

Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nyrkki moves away.
Rock throws a wild body kick that Nyrkki sees coming a mile off.
Rock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyrkki connects with an inside leg kick.
Rock blocks a leg kick.
Rock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nyrkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nyrkki avoids the head kick by Rock.
An inside leg kick lands from Nyrkki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock slips under a jab from Nyrkki.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyrkki.
A leg kick checked by Rock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rock throws a leg kick that misses.
Nyrkki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Rock as he connects with a hook.
Maddy Rock is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyrkki tries to clinch
and Rock counters with a low kick, right behind Nyrkki 's knee.
Nyrkki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nyrkki avoids a kick to the body.
Rock is looking to wear down Nyrkki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick from Rock lands but Nyrkki takes it in his stride.
Rock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rock defends it nicely.
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nyrkki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rock is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nyrkki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rock is fending him off so far but Nyrkki persists. Nope, Rock circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddy Rock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kake Nyrkki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock swinging wildly here.
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock tries to clinch there but Nyrkki circles away.
Rock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nyrkki.

Rock manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Nyrkki misses
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Nyrkki keeps the fight on the outside.
Nyrkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nyrkki.
Nyrkki takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nyrkki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rock is out of range and Nyrkki settles back down.
Nyrkki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock scores with a head kick.
Nyrkki throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Rock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rock.
A hook to the body from Rock.
Nyrkki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nyrkki can't find room to land a body shot as Rock controls the action.
Nice body punch from Rock - that landed with a thud.
Rock tries to work over Nyrkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nyrkki has him pressed against the cage.

Rock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyrkki missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rock tries to clinch up.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Nyrkki down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nyrkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rock throws a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki looks to clinch
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyrkki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nyrkki takes one on the button.
Rock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nyrkki's sensitive parts.
Nyrkki throws a lazy head kick
and Rock counters with a head kick. That will keep Nyrkki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nyrkki throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
Nyrkki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock cracks Nyrkki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Nyrkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock throws a leg kick which misses Nyrkki's front leg but catches the back leg as Nyrkki tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Rock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nyrkki eats them both and turns towards Rock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kake Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rock throws a shot to the body.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Nyrkki is predictable there
and Nyrkki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock misses with a leg kick.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyrkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Nyrkki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nyrkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick
and Rock counters with a nice leg kick.
Nyrkki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nyrkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock.
Nyrkki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nyrkki.
Rock connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Rock. Beautiful body shot.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rock digs a good body shot into Nyrkki's ribs.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nyrkki at a distance.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Rock connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maddy Rock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyrkki can do to turn this around?
Rock feints and then cracks Nyrkki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nyrkki down.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rock.
Rock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nyrkki on the side of the head.
Nyrkki misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Rock digs a good body shot into Nyrkki's ribs.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki avoids a kick to the body.
Nyrkki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock connects with a leg kick. Nyrkki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nyrkki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nyrkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki scores with a jab to the body.
Nyrkki throws a body kick the misses
and Rock counters with a right hand to the body.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nyrkki's calf.
Rock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nyrkki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A bone on bone clash there as Rock blocks the leg kick.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock scores with a jab. Nyrkki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock scores with a leg kick.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kake Nyrkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nyrkki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock lands a right hook to the body.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Nyrkki moves out of range easily.

Nyrkki dives in and scores a takedown into Rock's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rock holds on and takes a little breather.
Rock is trying to control the position but Nyrkki postures up.
Nyrkki trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rock pulls Nyrkki in close to prevent any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
A very excited looking Maddy Rock rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.