PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taikina's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cookie song. Wolf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by schism. Jero Wolf will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Taikina
vs
Wolf

166 cm
31
179 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

177 cm
28
169 lbs
16 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Perkele!

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 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taikina throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolf counters with a two punch combo.
Wolf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taikina.
Wolf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolf slips under a jab from Taikina.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taikina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Taikina shoots in and bounces Wolf off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taikina connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Taikina tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taikina wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Taikina pushing down on Wolf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throwing shots but Wolf is blocking nicely.
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taikina lands with a punch from half guard.
Taikina controlling the action here.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is staying active underneath Taikina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taikina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wolf's head.
Taikina wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf keeps working.
Taikina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tero Taikina wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Taikina fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wolf to the ground. Taikina is now in Wolf's guard.
Taikina looking to pass the guard.
Taikina works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taikina trying to control from half guard but Wolf is working away.
Taikina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taikina is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tero Taikina.
Taikina swings for the body but Wolf moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina dominated that 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.

Taikina tries to clinch but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina is looking to clinch.
Wolf scores with a decent looking hook.
Taikina misses with a straight left.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Wolf pushes him off.
No joy there for Taikina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Taikina takes the fight into the clinch.
Taikina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wolf.
Wolf tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taikina lands an elbow inside.
Taikina comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wolf avoids a wild elbow strike from Taikina.
A right hand to the body from Wolf.
Taikina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Wolf 's eye.
Taikina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taikina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wolf has Taikina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taikina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tero Taikina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
Wolf is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Taikina.
Taikina lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina tries a body shot but Wolf blocks it.
Wolf takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Jero Wolf has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.

Taikina lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Taikina wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taikina.
Taikina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf is staying active underneath Taikina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wolf is looking to control Taikina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tero Taikina has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taikina tries to clinch but Wolf moves out of range.

Taikina has managed to clinch.
Taikina lands with a left to the head.
Taikina gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Wolf misses with some punches.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolf trying to stall but Taikina improves his position.
Wolf blocks the elbow strike.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taikina's elbow.
Wolf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taikina's elbow.
Taikina lands an elbow just above Wolf 's eye.
Taikina blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taikina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taikina backwards.
Wolf blocks an elbow strike.
Wolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolf's brow.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taikina avoids it.
Tero Taikina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolf.
Taikina displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wolf up against the cage.
Taikina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taikina tries to land knees in the clinch but Wolf avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Taikina lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wolf dodges an elbow strike from Taikina.
Taikina misses with some punches.
Taikina lands an elbow inside that Wolf shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Taikina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jero Wolf's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wolf avoids the body shot from Taikina.
Wolf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taikina is out of range and Wolf settles back down.
Taikina is looking to clinch but Wolf is avoiding it.
Taikina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taikina throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wolf stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wolf slaps away a takedown attempt from Taikina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taikina is looking to wear down Wolf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taikina throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Taikina tries to clinch up but Wolf circles away and keeps his distance.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolf paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina thows a left - swing and a miss!

Taikina pushes Wolf up against the cage in a clinch.
Taikina misses with an elbow over the top.
Taikina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Taikina.
Wolf stalling in the clinch but Taikina improves position.
Wolf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Taikina turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Taikina manages to end up in side control.
Taikina creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tero Taikina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taikina lands a nice forearm strike.
Taikina lands a few punches from side control.
Jero Wolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina with the ground and pound but Wolf regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taikina wants to pass to mount but Wolf is defending the position.
Taikina is working hard here to advance position.
Well, if Taikina is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Taikina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taikina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Taikina clinches.
Taikina throws an elbow that misses.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
Taikina taking a breather.
Wolf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taikina is keeping busy.
Wolf goes for a takedown attempt but Taikina pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Tero Taikina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolf staying out of range there.
Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taikina.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taikina has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Taikina!
Post fight, an emotional Tero Taikina said 'Free cookies for everyone who cheered for me tonight!'.