PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moose Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and juha eskileinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts's entrance music is Eminem: Go to sleep Bitch . A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nuts
vs
eskileinen

198 cm
18
276 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Pure Gold Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moose Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, juha eskileinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

eskileinen tries to keep at a distance but Nuts has taken the fight into the clinch.

Nuts has picked eskileinen up - he's going for a ride! Nuts dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuts tries to stand and escape but eskileinen is controlling the position.
eskileinen missing with punches from the bottom.
Nuts tries to stand but his hand is stuck under eskileinen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
eskileinen wants to get back to full guard.
Nuts tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Nuts gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nuts stuffs the takedown.
eskileinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
eskileinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nuts counters with a straight right hand.
Nuts throws a leg kick but eskileinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.

eskileinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nuts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
eskileinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nuts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
eskileinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuts has wrist control.
eskileinen is pushing down on Nuts's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nuts is fighting to maintain full guard but eskileinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nuts is trying to stand up here but eskileinen is controlling him well.
Nuts is breathing heavily.
eskileinen lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
eskileinen is pressing down on Nuts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nuts is holding on for now.
Nuts is looking to escape.
eskileinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nuts is looking to escape.
eskileinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nuts keeps working.
eskileinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
eskileinen blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

eskileinen rushes Nuts and presses him up against the cage.

eskileinen jumps guard.

eskileinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nuts wants to get up but he can't break eskileinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
eskileinen trying to control the position.
eskileinen striking off his back.
Nuts is looking to stand up but eskileinen won't let him.
eskileinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nuts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nuts won't allow eskileinen to pass to mount.
eskileinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nuts makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nuts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nuts has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes eskileinen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nuts wants to clinch but eskileinen slips to the side

and eskileinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by eskileinen.
eskileinen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nuts's head.
Nuts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nuts wants to get back to his feet but eskileinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nuts looking to control but eskileinen passes into half guard.
eskileinen prevents Nuts from standing back up.
eskileinen drops an elbow to the side of Nuts's head.
eskileinen working over Nuts with some ground and pound. Nuts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nuts tries to kick eskileinen off but eskileinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nuts wants to get back to full guard.
eskileinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nuts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

eskileinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
eskileinen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts wants to get back to his feet.
eskileinen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
eskileinen is nestled in close to Nuts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nuts trying to control from the bottom.
eskileinen slips a nice elbow through Nuts's hands, connecting with Nuts's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuts is trying to stand up here but eskileinen is controlling him well.

eskileinen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nuts is looking to escape.
eskileinen lands strikes from half guard.
eskileinen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuts is looking for a sweep. eskileinen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. eskileinen connects with a nice short shot to Nuts's temple.
eskileinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

eskileinen stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

juha eskileinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

eskileinen tries to keep at a distance but Nuts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nuts lands a body punch.
Nuts looking to slow down the pace here.

Nuts breaks the clinch.

Nuts gets caught flat footed, as eskileinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
eskileinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nuts's head.
eskileinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nuts is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Nuts breaks from the clinch.
Nuts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

eskileinen feints and as Nuts raises his hands in defense, eskileinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
eskileinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Nuts kicks eskileinen off and gets to his feet.
Nuts misses with a looping right.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Nuts and eskileinen goes tumbling to the canvas! Nuts follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

eskileinen is rocked!

It looks like juha eskileinen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
eskileinen wants to get back to his feet.
eskileinen is still in real trouble! Can Nuts finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nuts decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The fight stays on the outside here - eskileinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
eskileinen seems to have recovered his senses.
eskileinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nuts wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nuts rushes eskileinen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
eskileinen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nuts digs a right hand into eskileinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on eskileinen's gas tank.
eskileinen wants a takedown.
Nuts lands a body shot.
eskileinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nuts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moose Nuts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of juha eskileinen.
Nuts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts cracks eskileinen with a right hand to the side of the head.

Nuts has closed the distance and engaged eskileinen in a clinch.

Nuts has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics eskileinen uses from the top position.
Nuts keeping moving, preventing eskileinen from controlling successfully.
eskileinen stops Nuts from standing up.
Nuts trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Nuts is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!

Nuts breaks from the clinch.
Nuts wants to clinch up but eskileinen keeps it at a distance.
eskileinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nuts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
eskileinen defending well as Nuts loads up on a big left hand.
Nuts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but eskileinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nuts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nuts swats away the attempt to clinch by eskileinen.

Nuts tries to keep at a distance but eskileinen has taken the fight into the clinch.

eskileinen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nuts regains guard immediately.
eskileinen wants to control from the top but Nuts keeps moving.
eskileinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuts has wrist control.
eskileinen won't allow Nuts to get back to his feet.
eskileinen trying to control but Nuts is working from the bottom.
Nuts wants to stand but eskileinen is controlling the position.
juha eskileinen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts has his hands on eskileinen's head, controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nuts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nuts tries to close the distance and clinch but eskileinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuts tries to close the distance and clinch but eskileinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Nuts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
eskileinen ducks into an uppercut from Nuts and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moose Nuts!