PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thad Backer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigantor Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Backer comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah. Ubereem comes into a darkened arena with his song building. - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thad Backer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Backer
vs
Ubereem

191 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

200 cm
29
276 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thad Backer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gigantor Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Backer. That one must have hurt.
Ubereem tries for a takedown but Backer circles away easily
and Backer counters with a body kick that stops Ubereem in his tracks momentarily.
Ubereem fails with the takedown
and Backer counters with a solid body kick.
Ubereem looks winded!
Ubereem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thad Backer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigantor Ubereem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backer throws a leg kick which misses Ubereem's front leg but catches the back leg as Ubereem tries to avoid it.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ubereem shoots in but Backer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Backer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Backer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ubereem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Backer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ubereem.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ubereem.
Ubereem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Backer connects with a jab.
Ubereem shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Backer defends it nicely.
Backer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ubereem shoots in for a takedown but Backer shows good takedown defense.
Backer tries to clinch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Backer tries to clinch but Ubereem is having none of it.
Ubereem shoots in for a double leg but Backer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ubereem tries for a takedown but Backer circles away easily

and Backer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backer tries a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks it.
Backer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ubereem blocks it with crossed arms.
Backer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Backer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ubereem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubereem is defending well for now.
Backer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Gigantor Ubereem has been cut.
Backer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Backer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ubereem avoids the damage to the body.
Ubereem avoiding damage as Backer throws knees to the body.
Ubereem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Backer lands a knee to the body.
Backer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Backer landing knees to the head.
Backer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ubereem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Backer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ubereem won't want to take too many of those.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks with his arms.
Backer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Backer.
Backer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ubereem won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer lands with a right to the head.
Backer lands an elbow inside.
Backer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ubereem takes an elbow to the temple.
Backer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubereem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Backer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Backer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ubereem's defenses.
Backer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ubereem avoids it.
Backer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ubereem avoids it.
Backer missing with knees to the body.
Backer lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backer throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Backer obliges.
Backer with a knee to the head.
Backer looking to throw knees to the head but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Ubereem is trying to stall.
Backer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backer connects with a knee to the head.
Backer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Backer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Backer with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Backer obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Backer.
Backer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ubereem can't break the clinch.
Backer lands a nice knee to the body.
Backer with a knee to the head.
Backer misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ubereem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Backer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ubereem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thad Backer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gigantor Ubereem's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ubereem shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Backer sprawls well. Backer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ubereem gets slowly back to his feet.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Backer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ubereem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gigantor Ubereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backer wants to clinch up but Ubereem keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Ubereem with that takedown attempt.
Backer lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ubereem.
Thad Backer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigantor Ubereem.
Ubereem is breathing heavily.
Backer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ubereem paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem missing with a left hand there. Backer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ubereem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Backer doesn't manage to clinch there - Ubereem circles away.
Backer avoids the head kick by Ubereem.
Backer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ubereem can do to turn this around?
Backer stuffs the takedown attempt from Ubereem. Ubereem gets slowly back to his feet.
Backer fails to land with a series of punches.
Ubereem fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ubereem circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ubereem tries to keep at a distance but Backer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Backer lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Backer drops Ubereem with a big knee straight up the middle! Ubereem is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Ubereem is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Backer clinches.
Ubereem is still on wobbly legs! Can Backer finish him?
Backer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ubereem lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Backer missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Backer obliges.
Ubereem takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ubereem seems to have recovered his senses.
Ubereem is trying desperately to land a takedown but Backer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ubereem.
Backer with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Gigantor Ubereem's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Backer obliges.
Backer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ubereem avoids it.
Backer lands with a light punch inside.
Backer lands an elbow inside.
Backer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Backer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ubereem's defenses.
Backer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ubereem won't want to take too many of those.
Backer looking to throw knees to the head but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Backer misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer tries a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks it.
Ubereem looking to stall.
Backer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Backer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubereem is defending well for now.
Backer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ubereem blocks it with crossed arms.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks with his arms.
Backer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Backer landing knees to the body.
Backer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubereem is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Backer.
Thad Backer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ubereem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ubereem breaks from the clinch.
Ubereem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Backer doesn't seem bothered though.
Ubereem fails with the takedown.
Ubereem misses with a jab to the body
and Backer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Backer's waist but Backer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ubereem off to one side.
Ubereem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Backer's waist but Backer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ubereem off to one side.
Ubereem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubereem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Backer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Backer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ubereem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ubereem fails with a takedown attempt.
Backer just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ubereem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Backer, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thad Backer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gigantor Ubereem's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Backer is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ubereem, as that shot connected.
Backer is looking to clinch but Ubereem is avoiding it.
Backer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Backer stuffs the takedown attempt from Ubereem. Ubereem gets slowly back to his feet.
Ubereem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Backer counters with a nice body kick.
Backer moves in looking to clinch but Ubereem pushes him off.
Ubereem takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Backer moves into the clinch.
Ubereem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ubereem takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubereem tries to throw a body punch but Backer avoids it by throwing Ubereem back against the cage.
Backer misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem tries a body shot but Backer blocks it.
A knee to the head by Backer.
Ubereem tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Backer's elbow.
Ubereem is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Backer to keep the fight standing.
Thad Backer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigantor Ubereem.
Ubereem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Backer lands an elbow that stopped Ubereem in his tracks for a moment.
Ubereem takes a knee right on the jaw!
Backer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Backer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Gigantor Ubereem's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks with his arms.
Backer misses with a knee strike.
Backer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Backer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ubereem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Backer walks away with a smile on his face. Ubereem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ubereem changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Backer tries to avoid it but Ubereem manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Backer to the ground. Backer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Backer pushes Ubereem up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Backer throws an elbow that misses.
Ubereem looking for a takedown.
Backer with a knee to the head.
Backer looking to throw knees to the head but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Backer connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Backer obliges.
Backer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Backer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ubereem blocks it with crossed arms.
Ubereem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ubereem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ubereem tries a body shot but Backer blocks it.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Backer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubereem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Backer keeps control of Ubereem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Backer has a couple of punches blocked by Ubereem.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks with his arms.
Backer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ubereem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ubereem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Backer's waist but Backer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ubereem off to one side.
No luck for Ubereem with that takedown attempt.
Ubereem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ubereem swats away the attempt to clinch by Backer.

Backer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Backer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Backer as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Backer drops Ubereem with a big knee straight up the middle! Ubereem is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Gigantor Ubereem's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Backer doesn't manage to clinch there - Ubereem circles away.
The fighters circling - Ubereem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Backer darts in and clinches Ubereem up against the cage.
Gigantor Ubereem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Backer landing knees to the head.
Backer blocking some punches.
Ubereem looking to slow down the pace here.
Backer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubereem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ubereem blocks the elbow strike.
Backer tries a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ubereem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ubereem lands with a right to the head.
Backer scores with a hook to the body.
Ubereem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ubereem swings wildly with an uppercut but Backer uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thad Backer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Backer 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thad Backer!
In his post fight interview, Thad Backer gave a big smile as he said 'WHERE'S MY POCKET PUSSY !'.