PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvadratichnie Schtaniki comes into the arena with Sinister - Leviathan blaring out of the sound system. Mauri Saarinen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's chin.

Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki
vs
Saarinen

190 cm
24
211 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
31
219 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to bum rush Saarinen with a series of wild strikes but Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saarinen takes a step back to recover.

Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes the fight into the clinch.
Saarinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to force a seperation but Saarinen has the dominant position.

Kvadratichnie Schtaniki pulls Saarinen into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saarinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to stand and escape but Saarinen is having none of it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to get back to his feet but Saarinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a couple of digs.
Saarinen with a nice head shot there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to keep Saarinen in close.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has Saarinen pulled in close to control his posture.

Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking for subs off his back but Saarinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Saarinen there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saarinen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Saarinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to stand back up but Saarinen is controlling him
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping full guard, as Saarinen tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen won't allow Kvadratichnie Schtaniki to sweep him here.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping moving, preventing Saarinen from controlling successfully.
Saarinen is in close to Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saarinen stands and throws Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saarinen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kvadratichnie Schtaniki some visible discomfort.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

It looks like Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarinen cracks Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with a big elbow.

Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut is getting worse.
Saarinen is chipping away with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a few punches from side control.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sneaks back into half guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saarinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to get back to full guard.
Saarinen 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!
Saarinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves into full guard.
Saarinen wants to control from the top but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Saarinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut.
That's time! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki feints and then cracks Saarinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saarinen down.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses.
Saarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Saarinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's waist but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saarinen off to one side.

Saarinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's head.
Saarinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has hold of Saarinen's hands but Saarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saarinen.
Mauri Saarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saarinen misses with a head shot. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Saarinen throws a strike but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saarinen wants to sweep here but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saarinen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to control but Saarinen is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki preventing the sweep.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to pass the guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stopping the sweep attempt from Saarinen.
Saarinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Saarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki keeps working.
Saarinen throwing shots but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Jeez, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauri Saarinen!