PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helppo Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Webb
vs
Nakki

189 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
19
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helppo Nakki!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki throws a hook but Webb avoids it easily.
Nakki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Webb.
Nakki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Webb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nakki misses with a looping left.
Webb really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nakki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nakki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Webb.
Helppo Nakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Nakki misses.
Nakki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakki is fending him off so far but Webb persists. Nope, Nakki circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakki misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakki.
Webb defending well as Nakki loads up on a big left hand.
Nakki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakki throws a looping overhand right but Webb ducks down to avoid it.
Nakki cracks the inside of Webb's front leg.
Nakki lands an overhand right.
Nakki tries to land a front kick but Webb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakki.
Some bone on bone action there as Webb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A bone on bone clash there as Webb blocks the leg kick.
Nakki throws a low kick, looking for Webb's leg but Webb calmly moves out of range.
Nakki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Webb shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nakki counters with an inside leg kick.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakki counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakki throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki misses with a double jab.
Nakki throws a low kick but Webb avoids it.
Webb takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Webb shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nakki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Webb sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Webb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Webb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Webb trying to control but Nakki is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakki working for a triangle but Webb defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nakki has an active guard here but Webb has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webb is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Webb is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nakki is just riding it out for now. Webb eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helppo Nakki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nakki wants to slow Webb down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Nakki misses its intended target.
Nakki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nakki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nakki looks to land a body kick but Webb moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakki 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.
Nakki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nakki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nakki throws a low kick but Webb avoids it.
Nakki cracks Webb with an open hand slap.
Webb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakki.
Nakki throws a lazy right hand but Webb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakki misses with a kick to the body.
Nakki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakki misses with a hook. Webb ducked under it nicely.
Webb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakki throws out the jab.
Good work by Webb as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakki misses the target.
Nakki misses the shot to the body.
Webb sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nakki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Webb.
A good leg kick by Nakki.
Webb shoots and misses
and Nakki counters with a good low kick that Webb was not able to check.
Webb tries for a takedown but Nakki circles away easily
and Nakki counters with a thumping low kick.
Nakki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nakki connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nakki counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakki thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakki looks to land a right hand but Webb moved out of range.
Webb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakki.
Nakki tries to work over Webb's front leg with a kick but Webb checks it.
Helppo Nakki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakki misses with a body shot.
Nakki lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helppo Nakki 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!

A big left from Nakki misses.
Nakki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Webb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakki misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Nakki.
Nakki misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Webb or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakki which made him look bad.
Nakki looks to score with a jab to the body but Webb is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Webb blocks the low kick.
Webb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webb manages to avoid it.
Webb dives in and grabs Nakki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakki pushes down on Webb's head and hops out.
Webb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakki throws a body kick that misses.
Nakki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webb was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakki.
A good leg kick by Nakki.
Nakki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Webb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakki wants to slow Webb down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Webb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helppo Nakki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakki misses the target.
Nakki misses the shot to the body.
Webb shoots in looking for a takedown. Nakki tries to sprawl out of it but Webb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nakki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Webb. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki throws a leg kick but Webb sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nakki throws a looping overhand right but Webb ducks down to avoid it.
Helppo Nakki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Webb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakki.
Nakki throws a solid leg kick but Webb takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakki.
Nakki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nakki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Webb checks it well.
Webb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakki is looking to score with low kicks.
Webb checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakki looks to land a right hand but Webb moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nakki.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nakki.
Good work by Webb as he checks the leg kick.
Webb shoots and misses
and Nakki counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Webb with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Nakki misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helppo Nakki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nakki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helppo Nakki!