PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomo Mallat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thorsen
vs
Mallat

168 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Thorsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tuomo Mallat!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thorsen throws a leg kick which misses Mallat's front leg but catches the back leg as Mallat tries to avoid it.
Thorsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Mallat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Thorsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mallat's guard.
Mallat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thorsen is controlling him.
Mallat looks gassed!
Thorsen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mallat wants to stand up but Thorsen is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorsen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen pushing down on Mallat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mallat tries to roll over but Thorsen keeps him under control.
Thorsen stalling.
Thorsen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thorsen is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Thorsen decides to return to a standing position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thorsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thorsen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mallat to his feet.

Thorsen scores with a takedown into Mallat's guard.
Mallat is wriggling around but Thorsen manages to pass to half guard.
Mallat is trying to stand back up but Thorsen is controlling him
Thorsen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen is thwarting Mallat's attempts to control the position.
Thorsen looks to land a strike but Mallat avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mallat working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Thorsen gets the takedown into side control.
Thorsen working the body and head with strikes.

Thorsen decides to stand back up. Thorsen steps back and let's Mallat get back to his feet.
Thorsen throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mallat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thorsen throws a head kick that misses.
Thorsen throws a right and a left that Mallat avoids nicely.
Thorsen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Thorsen scores with a takedown into Mallat's guard.

Mallat has his feet on Thorsen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Thorsen drives through and clinches with Mallat against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Thorsen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mallat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorsen is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Thorsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mallat throws a sloppy head kick and Thorsen moves out of range easily.
Thorsen is looking to land body kicks.
Mallat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thorsen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mallat's guard now.
Thorsen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mallat is retaining full guard.
Thorsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thorsen wants to control from the top but Mallat keeps moving.
Mallat looking for a sweep. Not yet Mallat, not yet.
Thorsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thorsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mallat is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mallat is keeping the position for now.
Thorsen cracks Mallat with a solid left hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Thorsen moves in looking to clinch but Mallat pushes him off.
Mallat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thorsen counters with a left and a right that stings Mallat.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mallat as he jumps to the side.
Mallat has his takedown stuffed

so Thorsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jon Thorsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomo Mallat.
Mallat is looking to stand up but Thorsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Jon Thorsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallat wants to sweep but no luck.
Mallat is looking to stand up but Thorsen isn't so interested in that idea.
Thorsen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Thorsen stands up and waves to Mallat to follow him.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mallat but Mallat pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Thorsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jon Thorsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsen tries to clinch but Mallat moves out of range.

Thorsen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thorsen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thorsen slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mallat.
Thorsen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mallat is looking for a sweep. Thorsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thorsen stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallat pushes Thorsen off looking to stand but Thorsen dives back in and keeps control.
Thorsen is controlling the pace.

Thorsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mallat is trying to get back to full guard.
Thorsen stops Mallat from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Thorsen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thorsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorsen fails to land the takedown.
Mallat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallat shoots and misses

and Thorsen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thorsen.
Thorsen scores with a shot to the side of Mallat's head.
Mallat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thorsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorsen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorsen stuffs the takedown.
Jon Thorsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuomo Mallat.
Thorsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Thorsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Mallat which made him look bad.
Mallat misses with a takedown attempt

so Thorsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thorsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thorsen content to stall in guard here.
Thorsen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Thorsen stands up from Mallat's guard - Thorsen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thorsen wants to clinch up but Mallat keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Mallat. No joy for Thorsen on that attempt.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but Mallat shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen wants to clinch.
Thorsen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mallat fails with the takedown

so Thorsen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mallat trying to control but Thorsen is having none of it.
Thorsen wants to control but Mallat is having none of it.
Thorsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mallat wants to control the pace but Thorsen is squirming around nicely.
Tuomo Mallat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorsen working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Mallat there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Thorsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thorsen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Thorsen!