PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampe Rovio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Flashlighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovio comes to the cage accompanied by Boom City. Flashlighter has chosen Ocoai - La Main d'Electrique as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Rovio
vs
Flashlighter

176 cm
32
179 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

181 cm
35
175 lbs
36 - 19 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!

KAISER
DJs Locker

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 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampe Rovio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Flashlighter!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Flashlighter clinches up with Rovio and pushes him back against the cage.
Flashlighter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rovio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rovio looking to stall.
Rovio working aggressively here.
Rovio misses with a body punch.
Flashlighter misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter stalling in the clinch but Rovio improves position.
Rovio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rovio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rovio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Flashlighter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Flashlighter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Flashlighter lands with a left to the head.
Rovio is looking to break free of the clinch but Flashlighter has double underhooks.
Flashlighter throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rovio tries to work over Flashlighter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flashlighter is trying to stall.
Rovio tries to circle away but Flashlighter has him pinned against the cage.
Flashlighter working aggressively here.
Flashlighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rovio is keeping busy.
Rovio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovio misses with a punch to the body.
Rovio gets through Flashlighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rovio pushes Flashlighter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Rovio is trying to trip Flashlighter. He has hold of a leg but Flashlighter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rovio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rovio tries to free his leg and advance position but Flashlighter is retaining full guard.
Flashlighter has his hands on Rovio's head, controlling the position.
Rovio lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Flashlighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flashlighter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rovio wants to control from the top but Flashlighter keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rovio wants to clinch up but Flashlighter keeps it at a distance.
Flashlighter swings widly with a right hand
and Rovio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rovio moves in looking to clinch but Flashlighter pushes him off.
Flashlighter tries to clinch but Rovio is having none of it.
Rovio tries to clinch up but Flashlighter circles away and keeps his distance.
Flashlighter tries to score with a low kick but Rovio moves his leg out of the way.
Rovio wants to clinch.
Flashlighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rovio wants to clinch.
Rovio is looking to clinch.
Rovio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flashlighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovio slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Flashlighter misses.
Rovio dodges the punch combination from Flashlighter.
Rovio wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Flashlighter.
Felix Flashlighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rovio ducks under a wild hook from Flashlighter.
Rovio darts in trying to clinch
and Flashlighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick by Flashlighter misses

and Rovio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flashlighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rovio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flashlighter has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flashlighter dodges the ground and pound from Rovio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampe Rovio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flashlighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flashlighter circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rovio closes the distance and pushes Flashlighter back into the cage.
Flashlighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rovio blocking some punches.
Flashlighter looking to stall.
Flashlighter is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Rovio has denied him.
Rovio can't find room to land a body shot as Flashlighter controls the action.
Flashlighter looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flashlighter.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Felix Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flashlighter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flashlighter counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flashlighter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flashlighter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rovio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Flashlighter to work.
Flashlighter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rovio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rovio tries to pull guard but Flashlighter holds him up against the cage and eventually Rovio drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flashlighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Flashlighter.
Flashlighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flashlighter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rovio looking for a takedown.
Felix Flashlighter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Flashlighter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flashlighter blocks a body shot from Rovio.
Flashlighter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rovio tries to throw a body punch but Flashlighter avoids it by throwing Rovio back against the cage.
Rovio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flashlighter.
Flashlighter throws a head punch that misses.
Rovio lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flashlighter.

Rovio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flashlighter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rovio wants to clinch
enabling Flashlighter to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio wants to clinch but Flashlighter slips to the side
and Flashlighter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Flashlighter throws a sloppy head kick and Rovio moves out of range easily.
Rovio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flashlighter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rovio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rovio swats away the attempt to clinch by Flashlighter.
Flashlighter fails to land with a series of punches.

Flashlighter gets tackled into the cage by Rovio. Rovio maintains the clinch.
Flashlighter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rovio backwards.
Rovio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flashlighter misses with some punches.
Flashlighter taking a breather.
Rovio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Flashlighter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flashlighter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rovio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rovio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rovio lands with a right to the head.
Flashlighter working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flashlighter.
Flashlighter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rovio blocks a body shot from Flashlighter.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flashlighter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio gets through Flashlighter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flashlighter has Rovio pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Flashlighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Flashlighter scoring well with a low kick there.
Rovio is looking to clinch but Flashlighter is avoiding it.
Rovio tries to clinch there but Flashlighter circles away.
Rovio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flashlighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Rovio closes the distance and clinches.
Flashlighter stalling against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Flashlighter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flashlighter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flashlighter lands with a right to the head.
Rovio scores with a shot to the side of Flashlighter's head.
Rovio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flashlighter scores with a knee to the head.
Flashlighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rovio is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovio throws a punch but it's blocked by Flashlighter.
Rovio has Flashlighter pressed against the cage.
Flashlighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Flashlighter.
Rovio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rovio throws a head punch that misses.
Flashlighter lands with a light punch inside.
Rovio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Flashlighter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Flashlighter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flashlighter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flashlighter looking to throw knees to the head but Rovio is blocking nicely.
Rovio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rovio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Flashlighter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampe Rovio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovio lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rovio fails to land.
Rovio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rovio can't break the clinch.
Flashlighter is struggling to control the position.
Rovio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flashlighter stalling in the clinch but Rovio improves position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Flashlighter fails to land.
Flashlighter misses with a knee strike.
Rovio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flashlighter or not.

Flashlighter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rovio is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Flashlighter to the mat. Flashlighter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rovio lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovio pushing down on Flashlighter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rovio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flashlighter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rovio tries to pass to full mount but Flashlighter defends it.
Rovio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rovio is trying to control the action in half guard but Flashlighter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rovio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Flashlighter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Flashlighter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rovio.
Rovio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flashlighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovio is looking to work some ground and pound but Flashlighter has wrist control.
Rovio trying to control the position from guard on top but Flashlighter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rovio throwing strikes from guard but Flashlighter blocks nicely.
Flashlighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flashlighter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rovio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rampe Rovio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rovio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampe Rovio!
Our winner, Rampe Rovio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.