PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonttu Ukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Inas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rage Against The Machine: Killing In The Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ukko
vs
Inas

190 cm
24
178 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonttu Ukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oliver Inas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inas punishes Ukko's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Inas.
Inas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ukko misses with a two punch combination.
Inas looks to score with a jab to the body but Ukko is just out of range.
Inas feints and then cracks Ukko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ukko down.
Nice takedown defense from Inas. No joy for Ukko on that attempt.
Inas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Inas connects with a leg kick. Ukko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ukko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Inas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ukko.
Ukko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ukko in his tracks.
Inas keeps Ukko at a distance using the push kick.
Oliver Inas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inas works Ukko's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inas with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Inas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Inas not doing much here.
Inas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ukko defending well though.
Ukko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Inas is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inas not doing much here.
Ukko tries to roll over but Inas keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Oliver Inas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Inas lands a nice looking body shot.
Ukko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inas scores with a nice right hand.
Inas lands a really nice looking cross but Ukko seems unphased.
Ukko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inas lands a head shot.
Inas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ukko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ukko tries to clinch up.
Inas scores with a jab to the body.
Ukko misses with a hook
and Inas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Inas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Inas controlling his opponent.
Ukko wants to hold on but Inas pushes him away.
Ukko working to try and regain half guard.
Inas controlling his opponent.
Ukko tries to hold on but Inas postures up.
Inas controlling from mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ukko is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inas tries to control but Ukko wriggling away.
Ukko tries to lock up and control but Inas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inas wants to control the pace but Ukko is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Inas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Inas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ukko is looking to escape.
Ukko tries to lock up and control but Inas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ukko wants to hold on but Inas pushes him away.
Inas controlling the pace for now.
Ukko is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Inas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Inas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Inas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tonttu Ukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ukko. That did some damage!
Inas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Inas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Inas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ukko. Ukko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inas catches Ukko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Inas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ukko looks for a takedown but Inas sprawls well.
Inas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inas lands a nice shot that snaps Ukko's head back.
Ukko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ukko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Inas.
Nice body punch from Inas.
Inas throws a sloppy head kick and Ukko moves out of range easily.
Ukko shoots in looking for a takedown. Inas tries to sprawl out of it but Ukko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Inas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tonttu Ukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ukko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inas stuffs the takedown attempt from Ukko. Ukko gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ukko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inas connects with a leg kick. Ukko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ukko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A right-left combo lands from Inas.
Ukko has his takedown stuffed
and Inas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ukko takes one to the chin there.
Inas lands a nice shot that snaps Ukko's head back.
Inas scores with a jab to the body.
Inas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Inas does no damage.
Ukko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Inas lands with an overhand left.

Inas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Inas lands in his opponent's guard.
Inas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ukko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inas would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ukko keeping moving, preventing Inas from controlling successfully.
Ukko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Inas trying to control but Ukko is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Oliver Inas was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Ukko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Inas to the mat! Inas manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Inas wants to stand up but Ukko is controlling him.
Ukko throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Inas pulls Ukko in to control the position.
Ukko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ukko with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ukko won't allow Inas to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Inas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ukko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Ukko is working for a kimura but Inas is defending it quite comfortably.
Inas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ukko.
Ukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Inas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Inas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukko throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ukko throws a strike but Inas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ukko keeping moving, preventing Inas from controlling successfully.
Ukko 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.
Ukko wants to sweep here but Inas controlling him for the moment.
Inas trying to control but Ukko is working from the bottom.
Ukko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Inas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ukko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Inas has managed to get both his arms back between Ukko's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Inas wants to pass the guard but Ukko is keeping the position.
Ukko keeping moving, preventing Inas from controlling successfully.
Inas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ukko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inas manages to get himself to full guard.
Ukko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ukko is looking to work some ground and pound but Inas has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ukko throwing strikes but missing.
Ukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ukko postures up in Inas's guard and throws a big left but Inas blocks it.
Ukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ukko works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Ukko is trying to work for a kimura but Inas is defending well.
Ukko not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ukko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ukko throwing shots but Inas is blocking nicely.

Ukko seems to be looking for submissions.
Ukko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inas defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ukko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Inas sees it coming and defends easily.
Ukko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonttu Ukko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inas 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Inas!