PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnbjorn Ulfsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti has chosen Beyonce - Halo as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ulfsson
vs
Atleetti

187 cm
24
181 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

180 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gunnbjorn Ulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti shoots in for a double leg but Ulfsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A bone on bone clash there as Atleetti blocks the leg kick.

Atleetti throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ulfsson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Atleetti is in Ulfsson's guard.
Ulfsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Atleetti slips nicely into half guard.
Atleetti stops Ulfsson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Atleetti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ulfsson sees it coming and defends easily.
Atleetti prevents Ulfsson from standing back up.
Ulfsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ulfsson tries to kick Atleetti off in order to stand up. Atleetti Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ulfsson is not content to let Atleetti control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Atleetti has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Atleetti trying to control the position but Ulfsson is working away.
Ulfsson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Atleetti has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Atleetti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ulfsson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atleetti prevents Ulfsson from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ulfsson's face as Atleetti controls the position.
Atleetti wants to control but Ulfsson is keeping him busy.

Atleetti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Atleetti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Atleetti prevents Ulfsson from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atleetti controlling from side mount.
Ulfsson wants to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Atleetti politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Atleetti prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ulfsson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Ulfsson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Atleetti shoots in and drives through. Ulfsson sprawls well.
Ulfsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Atleetti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atleetti trying to control from Ulfsson's half guard. Ulfsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atleetti is standing up over Ulfsson. Ulfsson looks to escape but Atleetti dives into side control.
Ulfsson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Atleetti controls the position from side control.

Ulfsson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ulfsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ulfsson misses with a straight right.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ulfsson enables Atleetti to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ulfsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Atleetti prevents Ulfsson from getting back to his feet.
Atleetti wants to control from the top but Ulfsson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Atleetti dominated that 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.

Atleetti avoids the head kick by Ulfsson.
Atleetti keeps the fight on the outside.

Atleetti shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Atleetti was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ulfsson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Atleetti has taken his back!
Atleetti is riding his opponent, not letting Ulfsson buck him off.

Atleetti is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ulfsson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ulfsson is trying to get back to his feet but Atleetti has full control of the position and if anything, Ulfsson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Atleetti tries to get the hooks in deep but Ulfsson pushed the leg off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfsson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Atleetti is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ulfsson wants to get back to his feet.
Antti Atleetti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Atleetti somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Atleetti tightening his grip on Ulfsson, looking for the choke.
Ulfsson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Atleetti has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Ulfsson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Atleetti gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antti Atleetti!