PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ollila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Sturm had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sturm
vs
Ollila

178 cm
28
172 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

182 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ville Ollila!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturm misses with a leg kick
and Ollila counters with a good, hard body kick but Sturm shrugs it off.
Ollila throws a leg kick which misses Sturm's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturm tries to avoid it.
Sturm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ollila. Ollila obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ollila.
Ville Ollila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ollila counters with a good low kick that Sturm was not able to check.
Sturm is looking to clinch but Ollila is avoiding it.
Sturm misses with a head kick.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Sturm moves out of range easily.
Sturm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ollila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ollila slips a jab and a cross from Sturm.
A combination from Sturm does no damage.
Sturm blocks a low kick nicely.
Ollila misses with a kick to the body.
Sturm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ollila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturm's efforts to push away.
Ollila stalling in the clinch.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturm is defending well for now.
Ollila landing knees to the body.
Ollila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sturm.
Ollila scores with a knee to the head.
Sturm looking to stall.
Sturm takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Felix Sturm has been cut.
Sturm is trying to break the clinch but Ollila is controlling him.
Ollila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturm is defending well for now.
Ollila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturm's efforts to push away.
Ollila stalls.
Sturm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sturm is defending well for now.
Sturm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ollila is stalling here.
Sturm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sturm is trying to break the clinch but Ollila has him pressed against the cage.
Ollila missing with knees to the body.
Ollila lands a nice elbow.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturm looking to slow down the pace here.
Ollila throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturm blocks it with crossed arms.
Ollila misses with a knee strike.
Sturm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ollila with a knee to the head.
Ollila dodges an elbow strike from Sturm.
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sturm looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sturm can't break the clinch.
Sturm misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sturm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sturm 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.
Sturm is breathing heavily.
Sturm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ollila looks to land a body kick but Sturm moved away.
Sturm keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sturm blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ollila.
Sturm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ollila.
Sturm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sturm throws a lazy head kick
and Ollila counters with a thumping low kick.
Ollila throws a head kick but Sturm moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Ollila.
Sturm blocks a head kick by Ollila.
Sturm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ollila.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ollila blocks a head kick by Sturm.
A head kick by Sturm misses
and Ollila counters with an inside leg kick.
Sturm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Ollila.
Ollila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ollila throws a leg kick but Sturm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sturm blocks the body kick.
Ollila looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ollila scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ollila walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ollila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturm scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Sturm.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ollila.
Ollila throws a leg kick which misses Sturm's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturm tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Ollila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felix Sturm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sturm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ollila. Ollila obviously looking to wear him down.
Sturm tries to clinch but Ollila moves out of range.
Ollila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ollila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sturm tries a head kick but it misses.

Ollila closes the distance and pushes Sturm back into the cage.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sturm tries to circle away but Ollila has him pinned against the cage.
Sturm avoiding damage as Ollila throws knees to the body.
Ollila stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sturm tries to break free but Ollila pushes him back against the cage.
Sturm is trying to break the clinch but Ollila has him pressed against the cage.
Sturm managing to block the knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Ollila tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ollila scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila has Sturm pressed against the cage, preventing Sturm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ollila has Sturm pressed against the cage, preventing Sturm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sturm is trying to break the clinch but Ollila has him pressed against the cage.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ollila has Sturm pressed against the cage, preventing Sturm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sturm wants to get back to striking at distance but Ollila won't allow it.
Ollila landing knees to the head.
Ollila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sturm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ollila landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ollila.
Ollila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila working Sturm over with knees to the body.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila working Sturm over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ollila.
Ollila working Sturm over with knees to the body.
Ollila has Sturm pushed against the cage.
Ollila unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ollila.
Ollila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ollila avoiding damage.
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sturm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ollila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sturm takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ollila connects with a knee to the head.
Ollila crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Ollila taking a breather.
Ollila scores with a knee to the head.
Sturm missing with knees to the body.
Ollila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ollila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Ollila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ollila keeps the fight on the outside.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Sturm moves out of range easily.
Sturm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ollila swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ollila closes the distance and pushes Sturm back into the cage.
Sturm pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollila trying to land knees to the body.
Ollila keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sturm's efforts to push away.
Sturm is trying to force a seperation but Ollila has the dominant position.
Ollila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sturm's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ollila lands a knee to the body.
Sturm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ollila blocks it with crossed arms.
Ollila with a knee to the head.
Ollila stalling in the clinch.
Sturm tries to break free but Ollila pushes him back against the cage.
Ollila crunches a lovely knee into Sturm's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ollila obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Ollila.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturm misses with a knee strike.
Ollila lands a nice knee to the body.
Ollila working Sturm over with knees to the body.
Sturm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ollila controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Ollila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Sturm's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sturm throws a sloppy head kick
and Ollila makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sturm really felt that one!
Ollila tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ollila throws a head kick but Sturm moves out of range.
Sturm throws a head kick but Ollila moves out of range.
Ollila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sturm scores with a head kick. Ollila tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ollila throws a leg kick which misses Sturm's front leg but catches the back leg as Sturm tries to avoid it.
Sturm throws a sloppy head kick and Ollila moves out of range easily.
Ollila lands a nice looking body kick.
Ollila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ollila throws a sloppy head kick and Sturm moves out of range easily.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sturm gets tackled into the cage by Ollila. Ollila maintains the clinch.
Sturm with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollila blocks an elbow strike.
Sturm landing knees to the head.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ollila is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ollila.
Ollila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ollila breaks from the clinch.
Ollila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ollila throws a low kick but Sturm avoids it.
Sturm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sturm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ollila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Ollila.
Ollila misses with a hook
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturm lands a head kick!
Ollila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ollila lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Ollila.
Ollila throws a solid leg kick but Sturm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ollila.
Ollila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Sturm.
Ollila avoids the head kick by Sturm.
Ollila misses with a low kick as Sturm jumps back.
Ollila connects with a high kick.
Ollila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm checks a leg kick.
Ollila attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm avoids the head kick by Ollila.
Sturm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sturm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sturm tries to clinch up.

Sturm tries to keep at a distance but Ollila has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ollila stalling in the clinch but Sturm improves position.
Sturm lands an elbow inside that Ollila shrugs off.
Ollila misses with a knee to the head.
Ollila wants to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ollila as Sturm tries to tie him up.
Ville Ollila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sturm misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ollila.
Sturm wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ollila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Sturm does no damage.
Sturm misses with a low kick.
Ollila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ollila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Ollila.
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!
Sturm 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.
Sturm blocks a head kick by Ollila.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturm closes the distance but Ollila moves to the side
and Ollila counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sturm is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felix Sturm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ollila. That's going to slow Sturm down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Ollila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ollila 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ollila!