PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riddick Wannick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Human (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Riddick Wannick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Riddick Wannick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wannick
vs
Human

195 cm
18
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riddick Wannick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Human!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Human.
Human throws a combination. Wannick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Human misses with a low kick.
Human misses with a few strikes there.
Human misses with a series of wild punches.
Wannick tries to close the distance and clinch but Human swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wannick avoids a kick to the body.
Wannick wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.
Wannick closes the distance and clinches up with Human, looking for a takedown. Wannick pushes Human against the cage but Human circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Human.
Wannick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wannick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wannick tries to close the distance and clinch but Human swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Human clinches.
Wannick controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human wants to break free but Wannick has control.
Human tries to land knees in the clinch but Wannick avoids the damage to the body.
Wannick tries to land a knee to the head but Human blocks with his arms.
Wannick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Human has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Human wants to break free but Wannick has control.
Human misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wannick.
Human is trying to break the clinch but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.
Human swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.

Wannick breaks from the clinch.
Human misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Wannick.
Human tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Human is looking to clinch.
Wannick tries to clinch
and Human counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Human scores with a sloppy right hand. Wannick should have avoided that one.
Wannick keeps the fight on the outside.
Wannick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Human scores with a nice head shot.

Wannick darts in and clinches Human up against the cage.
A short left from Wannick.
Wannick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Human can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wannick.

It looks like Super Human has been cut.
Human lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Human wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wannick tries a body shot but Human blocks it.
Human tries to break the clinch but Wannick is controlling the position.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wannick prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Wannick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wannick lands an elbow inside.
Human wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.
Human looks gassed!
Wannick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wannick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Human has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Wannick.

Human is rocked!

Wannick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wannick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Wannick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Human connects with a jab.
Wannick fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wannick fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wannick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riddick Wannick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Human throws a series of punches but Wannick avoids them all with ease.
Wannick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Human throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Human stalks Wannick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wannick's face. Wannick staggers backwards, shaken.
Super Human seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Human changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Human misses with the combination.
Wannick tries for a takedown but Human sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Super Human dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Human's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Human moves in looking to clinch but Wannick pushes him off.
Human misses with a wild combination.
Wannick throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Human as Wannick shoots in.

Wannick moves into the clinch.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Human throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannick.
Human wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Human wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Human is trying to break free.
Wannick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Human is trying to break free.
Human blocks an elbow strike.
Human is breathing heavily.
Wannick lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human prevents a body shot from Wannick.
Wannick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Human blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wannick crunches a lovely knee into Human's ribcage.
Wannick trying to land knees to the body.
Wannick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Human is looking to break free of the clinch but Wannick has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Human.
Wannick lands a nice elbow.
The is referee keeping an eye on Wannick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wannick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Human tries to break the clinch but Wannick is controlling the position.
Wannick prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Human can't break the clinch.
Wannick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Human is trying to break the clinch but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Human can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Wannick.

Wannick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Human keeps the fight on the outside.
Super Human is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Human throws a series of punches but Wannick moves out of range.
Riddick Wannick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wannick clinches with his opponent.
Human can't break the clinch.
Wannick prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Wannick lands an elbow just above Human 's eye.
Human wants to break free but Wannick has control.
Human wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.
Human has had enough of the clinch but Wannick keeps him there for the moment.
Wannick looking to stall.
Human wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human wants to break free but Wannick has control.
Wannick fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riddick Wannick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.
Human struggles to land a body shot inside as Wannick controls his hands.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Human wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.
Human wants to break free but Wannick has control.
Human is trying to break the clinch but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.

Wannick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wannick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Human fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wannick is looking to clinch but Human is avoiding it.
Wannick wants to clinch up but Human keeps it at a distance.
Wannick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Human lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Human wants to clinch.
Wannick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Human tries to keep at a distance but Wannick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Human misses with the head strike.
Human prevents a takedown attempt there.
Human throws a head punch that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wannick prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Human has had enough of the clinch but Wannick keeps him there for the moment.
Human has a couple of punches blocked by Wannick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Riddick Wannick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Super Human's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wannick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Human stuffs the takedown attempt from Wannick. Wannick gets slowly back to his feet.
Human throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wannick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wannick tries to clinch up but Human circles away and keeps his distance.
Human lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wannick backs up against the cage.
Wannick fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Human scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Human lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Human scores with a three punch combo!
Human throws a lazy head kick

and Wannick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wannick tries to stand and escape but Human is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Human kicks off Wannick and gets to his feet.
Human tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wannick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Human lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Human, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Human lands a really nice looking cross but Wannick seems unphased.

Wannick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Human wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.
Wannick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Human's elbow.
Wannick blocking some punches.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wannick scores with a knee to the head.
Wannick looking to throw knees to the head but Human is blocking nicely.
Wannick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Human looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Wannick.
Nice elbow from Wannick.
Wannick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Human lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wannick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Human can't break the clinch.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wannick missing with knees to the body.
Human can't break the clinch.
Wannick keeps control of Human as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Human wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Human wants to break free but Wannick has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human is trying to break free.
Human has had enough of the clinch but Wannick keeps him there for the moment.
Human wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wannick has him pressed against the cage.
Human is trying to break free.
Human avoiding damage as Wannick throws knees to the body.
Wannick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Human.
Human wants to get back to striking at distance but Wannick won't allow it.
Human wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Human prevents a takedown attempt there.
Human takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Human.
Human cracks Wannick with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Human.
Human wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wannick prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Wannick keeps control of Human as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wannick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Human's brow.
Wannick lands a nice elbow.
Human wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Human is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wannick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wannick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Human gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riddick Wannick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Human is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Human.
Wannick prevents Human from breaking the clinch.
Wannick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Wannick breaks from the clinch.
Wannick tries to clinch there but Human circles away.
Wannick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Human misses with a few strikes there.
Human scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Super Human.
I think Human has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Super Human!