PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyr Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Adiemus. Tyr Uzi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Great's chin.

Uzi
vs
Great

180 cm
27
194 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

186 cm
25
201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Great. That's going to slow Uzi down.
Alexander Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Uzi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Uzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Great there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Great blocks a jab.
Great dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Uzi. That did some damage!
Nice sprawl there from Great as Uzi shoots in.
Great tries to clinch but Uzi moves away
and Uzi counters with a straight right hand.
Great closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi misses with a two punch combination.

Great moves into the clinch successfully.
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Great.
Great struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzi controls his hands.
Uzi has Great pushed against the cage.
Great stops a takedown attempt from Uzi.
Uzi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Great pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great throws a right and a left that Uzi avoids nicely.
Great throws a series of punches but Uzi moves out of range.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uzi.
Great throws a nice inside leg kick.
Great throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Great misses its intended target.
Uzi moves out of range as Great throws a body kick.
Great with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Great throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Great swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Uzi.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzi shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Great pushes Uzi away with a front kick.
Great closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Great wants to clinch up but Uzi keeps it at a distance.
Uzi shoots in looking for a takedown. Great tries to sprawl out of it but Uzi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Great manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Great makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uzi throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uzi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uzi is breathing heavily.
Great scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Great, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Great working Uzi over with knees to the body.
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Great.
Knees to the body from Great.
Great using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzi's elbow.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Great lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Great stalling against the cage.
Uzi wants to take the fight to the mat but Great manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Great lands a hook that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
Great throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uzi blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Great.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great crunches a lovely knee into Uzi's ribcage.
Great lands a body punch in the clinch.
Great is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Great works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Great tries to clinch but Uzi moves out of range.
Uzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Great can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Great.

Great forces Uzi back against the cage and clinches.
Uzi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Great lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Great avoids it.
Uzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Great prevents it.
Uzi trying to stall but Great improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Great wants to clinch.
Great looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Uzi pushes Great up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Great.
Great tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uzi avoids it.
Uzi blocking some punches.

Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Great misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexander Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uzi.
Great has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Great throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Great fails to land.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Great using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Uzi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Great avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uzi.
Great trying to land knees to the body.
Great misses with a body punch.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Great misses with some punches.
Uzi misses with a body punch.
Uzi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Great.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great has a couple of punches blocked by Uzi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Great creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzi's elbow.
Uzi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Great misses with a knee strike.
Uzi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Great tries to land knees in the clinch but Uzi avoids the damage to the body.

Uzi jumps guard.
Great passes Uzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Great tries to stand and escape but Uzi is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uzi is trying to get back to full guard.
Uzi is controlling Great's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Great moves into full mount! Uzi won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Great trying to control but Uzi is having none of it.
Great tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Uzi feints a jab promting Great to slip. Uzi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Alexander Great has been cut.
Great lands a front kick.
Tyr Uzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Great scores with a hook.
Great throws a body punch but Uzi moves out of range.
Great looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great wants to clinch up but Uzi keeps it at a distance.

Uzi closes the distance and clinches.
Uzi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uzi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Great gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Great scores with a shoulder strike.
Great lands a left hand.
Great trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uzi.
Uzi is trying to break the clinch but Great is controlling him.
Great lands with a light punch inside.
Uzi avoids the elbow strike from Great, against the cage.

Uzi pulls Great into guard.

Great decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uzi throws a series of punches but Great avoids them all with ease.
Uzi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Great connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great lands a head shot.

Uzi is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great lands a jab.
Oh Uzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Great leaves Uzi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uzi seems to have got his legs back now.

Great drops Uzi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Uzi looks back up at him and smiles so Great waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Great stuffs the takedown attempt from Uzi. Uzi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyr Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great drops Uzi with a straight right hand, right on the button! Great follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Great!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Great thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.