PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the cage accompanied by Flight of the Valkyries. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rokka's choice of entrance music: Antero's Walkout. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bryan
vs
Rokka

179 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka throws a leg kick but Bryan checks it.
Bryan throws the left hand but Rokka avoids the punch easily.
Bryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Rokka.
Rokka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryan is able to avoid easily.
Bryan drops his hands momentarily and Rokka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch lands to the side of Bryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rokka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryan.
A lazy left from Rokka finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Rokka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Bryan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rokka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan throws a hook to the side of Rokka's head but Rokka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Rokka as he checks the leg kick.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka scores with a head kick. Bryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Rokka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rokka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rokka just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rokka.
Rokka misses with a body kick.

Rokka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Rokka.
Rokka has a couple of punches blocked by Bryan.
A bit of stalling here from Bryan.
Rokka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.

Rokka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rokka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryan under the eye.
Rokka moves away from the strike by Bryan.

Rokka gets a clinch.
Rokka scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands a shoulder strike.
Rokka lands a shoulder strike.
Rokka wants to stall.
Rokka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bryan.
Rokka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bryan up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rokka.
Rokka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokka has a couple of punches blocked by Bryan.

Rokka breaks the clinch.
Antero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a body kick.
Bryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Bryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryan tries to avoid it.
Rokka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryan.
Bryan throws a wild body kick that Rokka sees coming a mile off.
Bryan takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rokka throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Rokka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rokka lands with a nice body kick.
Bryan blocks a leg kick.
Rokka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rokka fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokka misses the target.
Horrible takedown by Bryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Rokka which made him look bad.
Rokka tries to land a front kick but Bryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rokka misses with a wild body shot.
Rokka doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryan circles away.
Rokka throws a front kick that sends Bryan stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rokka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokka misses with a few strikes there.
Rokka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rokka scores with a head kick.
Antero Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokka throws a push kick but Bryan slaps the foot to one side.
Rokka cracks Bryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rokka fails to land with a series of punches.
Antero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokka scores with a body shot.
Rokka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka throws a lazy head kick
and Bryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Bryan moves out of range easily.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka closes the distance but Bryan moves to the side
and Bryan counters with a left to the body.
Good work by Bryan as he checks the leg kick.
Rokka throws an off balance right hand
and Bryan counters with a body kick.
Rokka is breathing heavily.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokka.
Rokka throws a lazy right hand but Bryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rokka tries to score with a low kick but Bryan moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Rokka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryan manages to avoid it.
Rokka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rokka misses with a body shot.
Rokka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryan.
Rokka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rokka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bryan walks into a stiff left hand from Rokka.
Bryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rokka defends it nicely.
Rokka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to land body kicks.
Bryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rokka can pounce on him.
Bryan moves out of range as Rokka throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka with a nice cross.
Rokka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Rokka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Bryan'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. This is the final round!

Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka blocks the body kick.
Rokka misses with a straight left.
Crunch! Rokka slams his shin into Bryan's torso.
Bryan lunges at Rokka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rokka's hand.
Rokka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bryan slips a jab and a cross from Rokka.
Rokka cracks Bryan with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokka motions for Bryan to come forward. Rokka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryan.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka throws a front kick aimed at Bryan's knee but Bryan avoids it well.
Rokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bryan is looking to land body kicks.
Bryan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rokka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Bryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Bryan tries to avoid it.
Rokka wants to land a leg kick but Bryan is out of range.
Rokka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.

Rokka has Bryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Rokka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bryan's elbow.
Daniel Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a body punch.
Rokka lands a body shot.
Rokka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rokka lands a right hand.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bryan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rokka clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rokka tries to escape the position.
Bryan is punishing Rokka with some ground and pound.
Rokka is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rokka covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Antero Rokka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryan throwing sloppy strikes.
Bryan punishes Rokka with strikes from the back mount.

Rokka is rocked!
Bryan 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.

Bryan has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Rokka is defending well but eventually Bryan manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Rokka has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Bryan!
An intense looking Daniel Bryan took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This guy never fought any hitters before bro. No offense Antero but...you have no punching power. Look at my face and then look at his. I want to thank Vincent Lontrame, Ishyrun Thalis, and Stephen Learmont. I want Hariyuoki or Vihtala next.'.