PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lukottaja Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukottaja Bart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knock Out's chin.

Bart
vs
Out

180 cm
21
142 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

155 cm
29
153 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 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 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bart staying out of range there.
Bart lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Out slips a straight right by Bart.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out avoids the body shot from Bart.
Bart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bart. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bart cracks a nice hook into Out's ribs.

Bart rushes Out and presses him up against the cage.
Bart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Out smiles and moves away.
Bart throws a big shot that misses.
Bart throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
Out feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bart is looking to wear down Out with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bart throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bart.
Lukottaja Bart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bart is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Out misses.
Bart looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Bart cracks Out with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Out walks into a stiff left hand from Bart.
Bart misses the jab.
Bart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Out.
Out fakes the leg kick and cracks Bart in the body.
Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bart tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Out.

Bart clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bart lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Out walks away with a smile on his face. Bart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bart wants to clinch but Out slips to the side
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Bart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bart avoids a kick to the body.
Bart is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
Bart throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out slips a jab from Bart.
Out connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bart's hands.

Bart is rocked!
Bart lands with an uppercut that bounces Out off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Bart misses.
Out lands a right hook to the body.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Bart misses.
Out tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Out.
Bart moves away from the strike by Out.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Out doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Out.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Bart misses with a looping left.

Bart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Out to the mat! Out manages to get full guard.
Bart trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out wants to stand and escape but Bart is having none of it.

Bart drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Out manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bart has Out in his guard.
Out preventing the sweep.
Out wants to stand but Bart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Out won't allow Bart to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Out doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Out manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Out must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Out won't allow Bart to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out is looking to stand up but Bart won't let him.
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 wants to stand and escape but Out is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Out is one step ahead there.

Bart looking for a guillotine here but Out defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bart looking for a guillotine here but Out defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukottaja Bart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bart moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Bart just misses with a punch to the body.
Bart misses with a straight right.
Bart stuns Out with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bart misses with a body punch
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bart scores with a nice right hand.
Bart scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bart. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bart misses with a wild body shot.
Bart tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Bart tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Out misses.
Decent striking displayed by Out there.

Bart clinches up against the cage.
Bart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bart blocks a body shot from Out.
Bart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Out's efforts to push away.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Out blocking some punches.
Bart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Bart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bart pushes Out back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Out misses with a punch on the inside.
Bart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bart successfully pulls guard.

Bart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bart isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Out stacks Bart on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Out!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out gets to mount! Bart was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bart can't escape the position.
Out is looking to stand but Out has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bart is looking to get to half guard.
Out sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bart sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart wants to improve his position but Out is controlling well.
Bart is working hard here to advance position.

Bart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Out prevents Bart from improving his position.
Out tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bart controls his leg.

Out stands up and beckons Bart to join him on the feet.
Out tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bart was well out of range. Poor timing from Out.
Bart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bart looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Lukottaja Bart is winning the standup battle so far.
Bart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
The fighters circling - Out throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bart shoots in looking for a takedown. Out tries to sprawl out of it but Bart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Out manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bart throws a lazy uppercut
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Out's head.
Bart listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bart swings away with a body shot that misses
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bart misses with a hook.
A combination from Out does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bart moves out of range of the strikes.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick from Bart misses
and Out counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukottaja Bart dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Out jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Out with a nice cross.
Bart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Bart slips the punch.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Bart.
Bart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bart fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bart forces Out back against the cage and clinches.
Out has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bart lands a hook that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bart.
Bart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bart misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bart gets control of Out's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Out won't allow Bart to sweep him here.

Bart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Out wants to stand but Bart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Out's guard.
Bart prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Bart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Out keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
Out wants to stand and escape but Bart is having none of it.
Out keeping full guard, as Bart tries to pass.
Bart prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Out takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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.
Out keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out keeping full guard, as Bart tries to pass.
Bart stands and throws Out's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Bart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bart has hold of Out's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Out seems comfortable defending it but Bart has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Out is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Out is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bart couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukottaja Bart!