PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO Mash up. Näkäräinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. This should be a great matchup!

Damage
vs
Näkäräinen

170 cm
28
159 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

152 cm
27
150 lbs
18 - 7 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Heavy Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Näkäräinen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damage misses with a body kick.
Damage scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Damage lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Näkäräinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Näkäräinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Näkäräinen misses with a kick to the body.
Damage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Näkäräinen slips under a jab.
Näkäräinen avoids the head kick by Damage.
Näkäräinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Damage.
Näkäräinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Näkäräinen avoids the body shot from Damage.
Damage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damage.
Näkäräinen lands a really nice looking cross but Damage seems unphased.
Näkäräinen lands a leg kick that knocks Damage off balance momentarily.
Heavy Damage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Näkäräinen checks a low kick from Damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damage lands a jab to Näkäräinen's midsection.
Näkäräinen misses with a two punch combination.
Damage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Näkäräinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damage misses with a left hand
and Näkäräinen counters with a good, hard body kick but Damage shrugs it off.

Näkäräinen clinches with his opponent.
Näkäräinen is trying to pull guard but Damage has him pressed against the cage.
Näkäräinen blocks a body shot from Damage.
Näkäräinen tries to pull guard but Damage holds him up against the cage and eventually Näkäräinen drops back down to his feet.
Damage prevents the takedown attempt.
Heavy Damage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pikku Näkäräinen.
Damage can't find room to land a body shot as Näkäräinen controls the action.
A short right from Damage.
Damage misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage working aggressively here.
Damage lands with a left to the head.
Damage working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damage.

Damage breaks the clinch.
Damage tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Näkäräinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Näkäräinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damage.
Damage with a jab.
Näkäräinen thumps Damage with a low kick.
Näkäräinen lands with a nice body punch.

Näkäräinen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Damage's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Näkäräinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damage is keeping the position for now.
Damage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.
Damage pulls Näkäräinen in close to prevent any damage.
Damage trying to control the position.
Näkäräinen is pushing down on Damage's leg trying to pass to half guard. Damage is fighting to maintain full guard but Näkäräinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Näkäräinen lands a nice short elbow.
Näkäräinen is controlling the pace.
Näkäräinen is looking to advance position but Damage won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage is refusing to be controlled, as Näkäräinen sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Näkäräinen in particular looking to stall.
Damage is looking to get back to full guard here but Näkäräinen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Näkäräinen taking a break here but Damage is having none of it and regains half guard.
Damage is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Näkäräinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Damage is looking to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Damage is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Damage that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Damage sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Damage is pressing down on Näkäräinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Näkäräinen looking to pass the guard.

Damage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Näkäräinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Näkäräinen chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damage keeping moving, preventing Näkäräinen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Näkäräinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Damage looking for submissions off his back.
Näkäräinen prevents Damage from standing back up.
Damage trying to control but Näkäräinen postures up.
Näkäräinen is keen to just control but Damage is a slippery customer.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Näkäräinen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Damage is working to get back to half guard.
Damage tries to hold on but Näkäräinen pushes him away.
Näkäräinen landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Näkäräinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Näkäräinen controlling from mount.
Näkäräinen dominating with strikes here.
Näkäräinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Näkäräinen with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damage wants to get back to his feet.
Näkäräinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Damage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Näkäräinen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Näkäräinen works his way to his opponent's back.
Damage tries to roll but Näkäräinen sticks to his back.
Näkäräinen is riding his opponent, not letting Damage buck him off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Näkäräinen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Näkäräinen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Damage defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damage prevents Näkäräinen from getting a body triangle.
Well, with Näkäräinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Damage is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Damage breaks Näkäräinen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Näkäräinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Damage manages to get himself to full guard.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pikku Näkäräinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Näkäräinen scores with a leg kick.
Damage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damage checks a low kick from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damage.
Damage misses with a wild body shot.
Näkäräinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damage is able to avoid easily.
Näkäräinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Näkäräinen. That's going to slow Damage down.
Näkäräinen slips a straight right by Damage.
Näkäräinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Näkäräinen misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Damage. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Näkäräinen tenderised Damage's leg. Damage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damage lands with a shot to the body.
Näkäräinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Damage.
Damage misses with a kick to the body.
Näkäräinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Damage lands a front kick.
Näkäräinen is looking to chop away at Damage's legs.
Näkäräinen shoots in but Damage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Damage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Näkäräinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Näkäräinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Näkäräinen misses
and Damage counters with a nice body shot.
Damage lands a leg kick that knocks Näkäräinen off balance momentarily.
Näkäräinen ducks under a wild hook from Damage.
Damage is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Damage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Näkäräinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damage throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Näkäräinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Damage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Näkäräinen is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Näkäräinen trying to control but Damage is working from the bottom.
Näkäräinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Damage wants to hit a switch here but Näkäräinen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Damage there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Damage is desperately trying to improve his position but Näkäräinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Pikku Näkäräinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Näkäräinen looking to control but Damage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Näkäräinen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Damage is trying desperately to improve position.
Näkäräinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Näkäräinen punishing his opponent with strikes.

Damage is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Näkäräinen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Damage is surviving well by controlling Näkäräinen's body position as best he can.
Oh Damage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Näkäräinen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Näkäräinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Näkäräinen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Damage badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Näkäräinen around the waist but Näkäräinen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Näkäräinen is the winner by TKO! Näkäräinen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pikku Näkäräinen!
A very excited looking Pikku Näkäräinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.