PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Turma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Friman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Damage Inc.. Turma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipknot - Psychosocial kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Teppo Turma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Friman
vs
Turma

168 cm
35
160 lbs
22 - 20 - 0

190 cm
31
182 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Turma!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman misses with a leg kick.

Friman gets a clinch.
Turma lands an elbow inside.
Turma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Friman digs a right hand into Turma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turma's gas tank.
Turma misses with the head strike.
Turma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Friman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turma lands with a short shot to the head.
Friman is looking to control Turma's arms but Turma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Friman has his back to the cage.
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turma prevents a body shot from Friman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turma lands a damaging elbow.
Friman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turma avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman pushes Turma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turma tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Turma lands an uppercut.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman struggles to land a body shot inside as Turma controls his hands.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turma has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turma lands an elbow inside that Friman shrugs off.
Turma has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Turma misses with a punch on the inside.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turma blocks a body shot from Friman.
Turma lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turma misses with an elbow over the top.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turma throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Turma fails to land.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turma looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Friman.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Friman tries a body shot but Turma blocks it.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Turma uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Friman avoids the elbow strike from Turma, against the cage.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Turma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
Turma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Turma avoids the damage to the body.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Turma managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Turma.
Turma managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Turma tries a body shot but Friman blocks it.
Turma lands with a left to the head.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Turma.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Friman misses with an elbow over the top.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Turma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turma blocks a body shot from Friman.
Turma blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Friman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Turma misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Friman.
Friman swings wildly with an uppercut but Turma uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turma misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Turma fails to land.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valdemar Friman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Friman shoots in for a takedown but Turma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turma tries to clinch up but Friman circles away and keeps his distance.
Friman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turma ducks under a wild hook from Friman.
Friman checks a low kick from Turma.
Friman throws an overhand right that lands on Turma's shoulder, as Turma tries to avoid the shot.
Turma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turma is looking to clinch but Friman is avoiding it.
Friman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Friman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Turma tries to avoid it but Friman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Turma to the ground. Turma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Teppo Turma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turma bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Friman.
Turma tries to clinch but Friman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Turma misses
and Friman counters with a left and a right that stings Turma.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turma.
Turma lands a leg kick that knocks Friman off balance momentarily.
Friman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Turma rushes Friman and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Turma has a couple of punches blocked by Friman.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman avoids the elbow strike from Turma, against the cage.
Friman can't break the clinch.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Turma blocks with his arms.
Teppo Turma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turma trying to land knees to the body.
Turma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Friman backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Friman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turma misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Turma tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Turma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turma lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Friman.
Friman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Friman tries to throw a body punch but Turma avoids it by throwing Friman back against the cage.
Turma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Turma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Friman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Friman tries a body shot but Turma blocks it.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turma blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
Friman lands a body punch.
Turma lands an elbow inside.
Turma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Friman avoids it.
Turma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turma creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friman's defenses.
Friman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turma.
Good body shot from Friman.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turma blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Turma.
Turma pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma misses with an elbow strike.
Friman connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turma misses with some punches.
Turma misses with the head strike.
Turma managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Turma lands an elbow inside that Friman shrugs off.

Friman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turma lands a nice shot to the body.
Friman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turma manages to avoid it.
Turma punishes Friman's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turma tried to score with a low kick but Friman checks it.
Turma lands a jab.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Turma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teppo Turma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Friman.
A jab from Turma does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Turma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Turma throws a hook but Friman avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turma.
Turma slips under a jab from Friman.
Turma thows a leg kick but Friman checks it
and Friman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Friman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Friman tries to clinch but Turma moves away
and Turma counters with a stiff right hand.
Friman shoots in for a double leg but Turma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turma throws a leg kick but Friman checks it.
Turma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turma.
Turma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Turma as he connects with a hook.
Friman throws a head kick but Turma moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turma moves away from the strike by Friman.
Friman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Friman throws a head kick but Turma moves out of range.
Turma tries to score with a low kick but Friman moves his leg out of the way.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Turma moves out of range easily.
Friman checks a leg kick nicely.
Turma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Turma.
Turma thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Turma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turma.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turma counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turma scores with a jab to the head.
Turma throws out a loose jab but Friman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turma with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Friman. That did some damage!
Turma defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Friman.

Turma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Turma.
Friman throws a punch but it's blocked by Turma.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turma lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Turma on the inside.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turma.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turma.
Turma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Turma.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Nice elbow from Turma.
Turma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman misses with some punches.
Turma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turma throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman lands a right hand.
Friman blocking some punches.
Turma lands an elbow just above Friman 's eye.
Friman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turma is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Turma scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman trying to control the position but instead, Turma has worked for underhooks and has pushed Friman into the cage.
Turma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Turma on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turma lands an elbow just above Friman 's eye.
Friman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turma avoids it.
Turma avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Turma.
Turma blocks a body shot from Friman.
Turma lands an elbow that stopped Friman in his tracks for a moment.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turma.
Turma struggles to land a body shot inside as Friman controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turma throws an elbow but misses.
Turma blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teppo Turma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teppo Turma!