PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spede Jussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bart
vs
Jussi

180 cm
21
142 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
27
144 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

FinnSubs

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukottaja Bart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spede Jussi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bart throws a poor cross that misses
and Jussi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jussi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jussi wants it to stay on the feet.
Jussi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bart.
Jussi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jussi circles away quickly and effectively.
Bart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left and a right from Bart both land. Nice combination.
Bart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice combination there by Bart.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jussi.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jussi is putting a hurting on Bart here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bart gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bart is looking to improve his position.

Bart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bart has hold of Jussi's hands but Jussi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Jussi.

Jussi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bart sees it coming and defends easily.

Jussi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jussi prevents Bart from improving his position.

Bart is defending against the submission attempts here by Jussi.

Jussi wants to work for an arm triangle but Bart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bart is pressing down on Jussi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bart wants to hit a switch here but Jussi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bart there!
Bart working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jussi trying to control but Bart is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bart working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jussi landing strikes from the mount.
Jussi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bart is working to get back to half guard.
Bart regains half guard.

Jussi is working for a kimura but Bart is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart manages to get to full guard.
Jussi connects with a couple of short punches.
Jussi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Jussi from controlling successfully.
Bart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jussi!
Bart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bart with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jussi can't escape the position.

Bart swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jussi is now in Bart's guard. A big mistake from Bart there, giving up the dominant position!

Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi working some strikes from top position.
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!
Jussi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bart's head.
Jussi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bart looking for a sweep. Not yet Bart, not yet.
Jussi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jussi throws a big elbow that misses.
Bart is looking to stand up but Jussi isn't so interested in that idea.
Jussi trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.
Jussi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jussi is in close to Bart's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Spede Jussi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bart works the jab nicely.
Jussi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bart. Bart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lukottaja Bart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jussi lands a nice hook to Bart's body. Bart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Jussi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jussi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jussi's back!
Bart is hanging on to Jussi's back as he tries to escape.

Bart is persistently looking for the submission but Jussi is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jussi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jussi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jussi is squirming around, avoiding Bart's attempts to control the action.

Bart is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jussi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Bart looking for a guillotine from mount but Jussi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi is trying to reverse the position but instead Bart has taken his back - oops!
Jussi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bart's guard. Nice work there by Jussi.

Bart looking for a guillotine here but Jussi defends easily.
Bart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jussi is one step ahead there.
Jussi trying to control but Bart is working from the bottom.

Bart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jussi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jussi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jussi distracts Bart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart keeping moving, preventing Jussi from controlling successfully.

Jussi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jussi passes Bart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jussi wants to control but Bart is keeping him busy.
Bart gets back to full guard.
Jussi postures up and lands a big shot to Bart's brow.
Lukottaja Bart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jussi lands a couple of elbows.

Bart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jussi cracks Bart with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jussi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jussi postures up and lands a big shot to Bart's brow.
Jussi landing with the ground and pound.
Bart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jussi!
Jussi is trying to escape the mount.

Bart working for a guillotine from mount but Jussi is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bart is looking for a kimura here.
Bart trying to control from half guard but Jussi is working away.
Jussi tries to get to full guard but Bart has control of the leg.

Bart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jussi is just riding it out for now. Bart eventually gives up the hold.
Jussi tries to roll over but Bart keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukottaja Bart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jussi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jussi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Bart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jussi defends well.

Bart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jussi defends it easily.

Bart is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jussi is aware though and is defending well.
Bart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jussi's guard.
Bart won't allow Jussi to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bart wants to pass the guard but Jussi is keeping the position.
Bart pushes down on Jussi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jussi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jussi.
Bart advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jussi.

Bart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bart wants to pass the guard but Jussi is keeping the position.

Bart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jussi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bart is one step ahead there.
Bart wants to pass the guard but Jussi is keeping the position.
Jussi wants to sweep here but Bart controlling him for the moment.

Bart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jussi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jussi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jussi!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Jussi there.

Jussi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bart is just riding it out for now. Jussi eventually gives up the hold.
Bart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jussi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jussi's back!
Jussi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Bart is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bart extends the arm and Jussi is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lukottaja Bart!