PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Falk Thryra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukottaja Bart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thryra
vs
Bart

166 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Falk Thryra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thryra manages to avoid it.
Bart thuds a left hand into Thryra's body.
Thryra misses with an uppercut.
Bart throws out a loose jab but Thryra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thryra loads up on a big right hand but Bart slips the punch.
Bart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thryra misses with an uppercut.
Thryra misses the shot to the body.
Bart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thryra misses the jab.
A jab from Bart misses.
Bart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thryra.
Bart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thryra sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bart somewhat.
A telegraphed right hand from Bart misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thryra misses with an uppercut. Bart saw that one coming.
Thryra scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Bart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thryra.
Bart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thryra was well out of range. Poor timing from Bart.
Thryra throws a right hand that misses
and Bart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bart misses with a hook.
Bart with a poor takedown
and Thryra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thryra stuffs the takedown attempt from Bart. Bart gets slowly back to his feet.
Falk Thryra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukottaja Bart.
Bart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bart staying out of range there.
Bart slips under a jab from Thryra.
Bart scores with a jab. Thryra acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bart misses with a straight right.
Thryra throws a hook to the side of Bart's head but Bart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thryra misses the shot to the body.
Bart misses with a hook.
Thryra looks to throw the jab but Bart is out of range.
Bart misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bart throws an overhand right that lands on Thryra's shoulder, as Thryra tries to avoid the shot.
Bart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thryra moves away from the strike by Bart.
Decent striking displayed by Bart there.
Bart throws a body punch but Thryra moves out of range.
Thryra misses with a straight right.
Bart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thryra.
Lukottaja Bart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thryra lands a lovely overhand right.
Bart tries for a takedown but Thryra circles away easily
and Thryra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bart. Thryra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thryra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bart.
Bart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thryra manages to avoid it.
Bart looks to score with a jab to the body but Thryra is just out of range.
Thryra throws a lazy right hand but Bart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thryra misses with a hook to the body
letting Bart counter with a right hand.
Bart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thryra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thryra thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thryra missing with a left hand there. Bart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukottaja Bart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bart misses with a body punch
and Thryra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thryra looks to land a left hand but Bart moved out of range nicely.
Bart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thryra's waist but Thryra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bart off to one side.
Bart ducks under a wild hook from Thryra.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Bart looks to land a right hand but Thryra moved out of range.
Bart shoots in looking for a takedown but Thryra manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Thryra.
Bart misses with a body shot.
Bart swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thryra slips a straight right by Bart.
Bart misses with a body shot.
Falk Thryra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thryra takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thryra is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bart looks to throw the jab but Thryra is out of range.
Thryra drops his hands momentarily and Bart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thryra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thryra defending well as Bart loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Thryra misses.
Thryra tests Bart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thryra was well out of range. Poor timing from Bart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thryra slaps away a takedown attempt from Bart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falk Thryra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukottaja Bart.
Thryra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thryra blocks a jab.
Thryra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thryra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bart as he connects with a hook.
Bart looks to land a right hand but Thryra moved out of range.
Bart dives in and grabs Thryra's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thryra pushes down on Bart's head and hops out.
Bart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thryra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thryra lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thryra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lukottaja Bart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thryra defending well as Bart loads up on a big left hand.
Bart misses with a lunging right hand
and Thryra counters with a straight right hand.
Bart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Thryra as he connects with a hook.
Bart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thryra defending well as Bart loads up on a big left hand.
Bart just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart looks to score with a jab to the body but Thryra is just out of range.
Bart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thryra misses with a right hand
and Bart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Bart. That snapped Thryra's head back.
Thryra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bart tries to clinch but Thryra is having none of it.
Bart cracks Thryra with an open hand slap.
Thryra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bart avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bart misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukottaja Bart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bart slips under a jab from Thryra.
Thryra slips under a jab from Bart.
Thryra throws a looping overhand right but Bart ducks down to avoid it.
Thryra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thryra.
Bart swings for the body but Thryra moves out of range.
Bart avoids the body shot from Thryra.
Bart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thryra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bart throws a hook but Thryra avoids it easily.
Thryra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bart connects with a body shot that sends Thryra's belly button to the back.
Thryra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thryra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bart throws a hook but Thryra blocks it.
Bart throws a right hand that misses
and Thryra counters with a nice uppercut.
Bart throws a shot from downtown. Thryra moves away and avoids it.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thryra swats away the attempt to clinch by Bart.
Bart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thryra sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart misses with a hook.
Thryra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bart.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Bart thows a body shot but no joy.
Bart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thryra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Thryra misses.
Thryra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thryra blocks a jab.
Thryra moves away from the strike by Bart.
Thryra tries to bum rush Bart with a series of wild strikes but Bart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thryra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bart misses with a right hand
and Thryra counters with a stiff right hand.
Bart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thryra manages to avoid it.
Bart blocks a jab.
Bart misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bart throws a lazy right hand but Thryra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Thryra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bart digs a good hook to Thryra's body.
Bart missing with a left hand there. Thryra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thryra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bart.
Bart throws out a loose jab but Thryra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thryra moves out of range of the strikes.
Bart moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Thryra misses its intended target.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Bart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thryra loads up on a big right hand but Bart slips the punch.
Bart fails with a takedown attempt.
Bart slips a jab from Thryra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukottaja Bart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukottaja Bart!