PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Salama
vs
Andersson

180 cm
28
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

186 cm
24
160 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Andersson throws a leg kick but Salama checks it.

Salama takes the fight into the clinch.
Salama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
Salama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersson tries to throw a body punch but Salama avoids it by throwing Andersson back against the cage.
Andersson takes an elbow to the temple.

Andersson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salama on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Salama throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Andersson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salama.
Andersson jabs Salama right on the nose. Salama blinks but takes it well.
Salama throws a lazy head kick
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama tries to work over Andersson's front leg with a kick but Andersson checks it.
Andersson thows a leg kick but Salama checks it
and Salama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salama.
Salama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andersson.
Salama ducks right into an uppercut from Andersson.
Andersson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Salama.
Salama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salama gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama thows a body shot but no joy.
Salama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Salama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andersson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salama doesn't seem bothered though.
Salama throws the kick towards the body but Andersson avoids it.
Andersson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andersson cracks Salama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Salama drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Salama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andersson.
Andersson blocking some punches.
Salama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersson.

Andersson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salama misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Andersson.
Andersson throws a big shot that misses.
Salama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Andersson if he has to take too many more of those.
Salama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salama looks to land a left hand but Andersson moved out of range nicely.
Andersson scores with a leg kick.
Andersson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salama had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama throws a body punch but Andersson moves out of range.
Salama tries to bum rush Andersson with a series of wild strikes but Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Andersson looks to land a right hand but Salama moved out of range.
Salama looks to land a combination but Andersson avoids it well.
Andersson jabs Salama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Andersson finds it's way through Salama's defenses.
Andersson throws a body punch but Salama moves out of range.
Andersson jabs Salama right on the nose. Salama blinks but takes it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson slips a jab from Salama.
Salama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andersson throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Andersson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andersson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salama.
Salama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Salama throws a head kick that misses.
Andersson lands a glancing blow to the side of Salama's head.
Salama clobbers Andersson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Salama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Salama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Salama. Andersson shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Andersson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Salama.
Andersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Salama is just out of range.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salama throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersson counters with an outside leg kick.
Andersson looks to land a left hand but Salama moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Salama misses the target.
Salama lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama throws a leg kick but Andersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andersson slips under a jab from Salama.
A shot to the liver by Salama. Beautiful body shot.
Salama tries to land a body kick
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salama misses with the body kick
and Andersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salama feints and then cracks Andersson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersson down.
Salama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salama throws a head kick that misses
and Andersson counters with a good low kick that Salama was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good shot there by Andersson.
Salama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salama looks for the body kick but Andersson saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama moves out of range as Andersson strikes.
Salama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andersson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Andersson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andersson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andersson.
Andersson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salama's sensitive parts.
Salama throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Salama misses.
Andersson connects with a right hand. Salama shakes it off.
Salama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salama throws a head kick but Andersson moves out of range.
Salama swinging wildly here.
Salama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andersson moves away.
Andersson connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salama tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.
Salama misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersson cracks a nice hook into Salama's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Andersson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

A low kick from Salama is predictable there
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Salama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick by Salama misses
and Andersson counters with a straight right hand.
Andersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salama is able to avoid easily.
Andersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salama scoring well with a low kick there.
Andersson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andersson misses with a hook. Salama ducked under it nicely.
Salama doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Andersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andersson.
Andersson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andersson.
Salama misses with the combination.
Andersson throws a head kick that half lands.
Salama on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andersson, as that shot connected.
Andersson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salama counters with a left and a right that stings Andersson.
Andersson throws a solid leg kick but Salama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salama throws a leg kick
enabling Andersson to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Andersson as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson avoids a kick to the body.
Salama connects with a single shot there.
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salama's head.
Salama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sami Salama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
Salama throws a hook but Andersson avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama throws a hook to the side of Andersson's head but Andersson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andersson scores with a sloppy right hand. Salama should have avoided that one.
Salama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Salama takes one on the button.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Salama looks to land a left hand but Andersson moved out of range nicely.
Salama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Salama.
Sami Salama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andersson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andersson slips under a jab from Salama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson lands a jab to Salama's midsection.
Salama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andersson's corner calls for a 1-2. Andersson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Andersson's calf.
Salama just misses with a punch to the body.
Andersson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson fakes the leg kick and cracks Salama in the body.
Andersson throws a leg kick which misses Salama's front leg but catches the back leg as Salama tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Frank Andersson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice cross by Andersson.
Salama throws a head kick that misses
and Andersson counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Andersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Andersson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Andersson!
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