PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frans Desmit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narcissus Fernandez Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narcissus Fernandez Junior will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Desmit
vs
Fernandez Junior

150 cm
20
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frans Desmit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Narcissus Fernandez Junior!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desmit wants to clinch up but Fernandez Junior keeps it at a distance.
Fernandez Junior fails with a takedown attempt.

Desmit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fernandez Junior sprawls well initially but Desmit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Desmit seems to be looking for submissions.

Fernandez Junior has one foot on Desmit's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Desmit fails to land the takedown.

Desmit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernandez Junior, pushing him back against the cage.
Fernandez Junior leaning against his opponent.

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

Desmit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desmit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fernandez Junior's head.
Fernandez Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Desmit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fernandez Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fernandez Junior knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Desmit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fernandez Junior has managed to free his arm - good work.
Desmit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Desmit.
Desmit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Desmit throws a strike but Fernandez Junior avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez Junior keeping full guard, as Desmit tries to pass.
Desmit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fernandez Junior controlling Desmit's posture.
Desmit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Desmit passes into half guard.
Desmit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Desmit is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desmit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmit lands with a punch from half guard.

Desmit seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandez Junior defends the submission attempt.
Fernandez Junior is holding on to half guard well.
Desmit throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fernandez Junior to regain full guard.
Desmit landing some decent shots from guard.
Desmit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Desmit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez Junior trying to control the position.
Desmit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandez Junior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Desmit throws a big elbow that misses.
Desmit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Fernandez Junior has his foot on Desmit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Desmit works his way back into a safe position though.
Desmit throws a big right hand that misses.
Desmit throws a big elbow that misses.
Desmit postures up in Fernandez Junior's guard and throws a big left but Fernandez Junior blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desmit throwing strikes but missing.
Desmit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frans Desmit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fernandez Junior fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Desmit shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fernandez Junior napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Desmit postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fernandez Junior manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fernandez Junior is looking to improve his position.
Fernandez Junior throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Desmit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fernandez Junior's head.

Desmit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fernandez Junior defends it well.
Desmit looks to land a strike but Fernandez Junior avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Desmit stops Fernandez Junior from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Desmit is proving a slippery customer.
Desmit scoring with punches to the head and body.
Desmit with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Desmit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Desmit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frans Desmit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Desmit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandez Junior avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Desmit wants to pass the guard but Fernandez Junior is keeping the position.
Desmit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Desmit throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez Junior looking to control.

Desmit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Desmit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Desmit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandez Junior tries to strike from the bottom.
Fernandez Junior pulls Desmit in close to prevent any damage.
Fernandez Junior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Desmit works over Fernandez Junior with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desmit lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Desmit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Desmit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Desmit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Desmit throwing strikes but missing.
Desmit postures up in Fernandez Junior's guard and throws a big left but Fernandez Junior blocks it.
Desmit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Desmit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Desmit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Desmit throwing strikes but missing.
Fernandez Junior looking to control.
Desmit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Desmit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Desmit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Desmit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fernandez Junior trying to keep a closed guard but Desmit is proving a slippery customer.
Desmit pushes down on Fernandez Junior's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Desmit lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desmit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fernandez Junior's head.

Fernandez Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Desmit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez Junior trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frans Desmit dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Desmit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fernandez Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Desmit is fending him off so far but Fernandez Junior persists. Nope, Desmit circles away and we're back to standing.
Desmit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernandez Junior as he jumps to the side.
Fernandez Junior lands with a slapping head kick.

Desmit closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Desmit throwing shots but Fernandez Junior is blocking nicely.
Desmit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fernandez Junior's head.

Desmit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fernandez Junior has managed to free his arm - good work.

Fernandez Junior is defending against the submission attempts here by Desmit.
Desmit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Desmit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Desmit trying to mount his opponent but Fernandez Junior defends it.
Fernandez Junior taking some punishment here, with Desmit in his half guard.

Desmit 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.
Desmit throwing shots but Fernandez Junior is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez Junior trying to control here.
Fernandez Junior is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Desmit is staying active.
Desmit is pressing down on Fernandez Junior's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fernandez Junior is holding on for now.
Desmit misses with a head shot. Fernandez Junior uses the momentum to regain guard.
Desmit lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desmit landing with the ground and pound.
Desmit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandez Junior wants to stand up but Desmit is controlling him.
Fernandez Junior utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fernandez Junior is trying to control the position but Desmit postures up.
Desmit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fernandez Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Desmit.
Desmit throwing strikes from guard but Fernandez Junior blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez Junior working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Desmit.
Desmit chips away with some ground and pound.
Frans Desmit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fernandez Junior not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Desmit is stalling in the full guard.
Fernandez Junior is trying to keep Desmit in close.
Desmit trying to control but Fernandez Junior is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Desmit is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frans Desmit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Desmit, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frans Desmit!
Frans Desmit thanked the fans post fight for their support.