PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Wand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Britcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Wand could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirco Britcop's chin.

Wand
vs
Britcop

202 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

197 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Likes ground

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Wand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirco Britcop!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Britcop clinches up against the cage.
Wand looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Wand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Britcop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Britcop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wand's sensitive parts.

Britcop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wand!
Britcop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Britcop thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Britcop throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wand because Britcop loaded up on that one.
Britcop tries to control but Wand wriggling away.
Britcop lands a big shot there that rocks Wand but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Britcop with good strikes from the mount here!
Britcop lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wand tries to hold on but Britcop pushes him away.
Wand in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Britcop blocks Wand's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wand can't escape the position.
Britcop has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wand's face.

Britcop with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Britcop working the ground and pound effectively.
Britcop dominating with strikes here.
Britcop trying to control but Wand is having none of it.
Britcop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wand. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britcop scoring with strikes but Wand is staying in there.
Wand can't escape the position.
Wand wants to control but Britcop is having none of it.
Wand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Britcop landing punches.
Britcop cracks Wand with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Britcop avoids the attempt from Wand to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wand throwing hammer fists to the chest of Britcop. What's that going to do exactly?
Britcop unloads with some shots from mount but Wand bucks and avoids them well.
Wand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Britcop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wand is looking to escape.
Wand keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Britcop trying to control but Wand is having none of it.
Wand wants to get back to his feet.
Wand can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Britcop.
Britcop landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Britcop is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wand can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Wand that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirco Britcop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Britcop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wand tries to break the clinch but Britcop is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Britcop takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Britcop working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Britcop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wand pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wand throws a nice looking combination but Britcop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tommy Wand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Britcop.

Britcop scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Britcop stands up.
Britcop fails with the takedown.

Wand drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wandis looking to pass into half guard but Britcop pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Britcop is in guard.
Wand manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wand is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Britcop can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Britcop gives up his back whilst trying to strike.
Wand lands a shot to the body.
Can Britcop hold on?! Wand is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Will Wand go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wand is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Britcop up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wand has the hooks in. Britcop is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Britcop controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wand doesn't have the hooks in and Britcop manages to turn into his guard.
Britcop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Britcop is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Britcop decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wand, up you get!
Good leg kick by Britcop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Britcop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britcop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Britcop scoring well with a low kick there.
Britcop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wand as he avoids it easily.
Tommy Wand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirco Britcop.
Wand fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Britcop slips a jab and a cross from Wand.

Britcop darts in and clinches Wand up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Britcop - that landed with a thud.
Britcop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wand gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Wand successfully pulls guard.
Wand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Wand has his feet on Britcop's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Britcop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Britcop pushes Wand up against the cage in a clinch.
Britcop lands a nice knee to the body.

Britcop gets to his feet. Wand looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wand misses with an uppercut. Britcop saw that one coming.

Britcop forces Wand back against the cage and clinches.
Britcop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tommy Wand has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Britcop breaks from the clinch.
Britcop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Britcop shoots in but no luck this time.
Britcop goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Britcop tries to clinch up but Wand circles away and keeps his distance.
Britcop tries to clinch up.
Britcop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Britcop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Britcop avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirco Britcop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Wand's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Britcop shoots in for a takedown but Wand shows good takedown defense.

Britcop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Britcop wants a takedown but no success here.
Britcop changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wand fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tommy Wand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirco Britcop.
Britcop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Britcop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wand.
Britcop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wand throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wand shoots for a double leg takedown but Britcop sprawls well. He's pushed Wand's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wand lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Wand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Britcop rushes Wand and presses him up against the cage.
Wand prevents the takedown attempt.
Wand gets underhooks to prevent Britcop's takedown attempt.
Britcop pushes off an throws an elbow but Wand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wand gets underhooks to prevent Britcop's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Britcop has Wand pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Britcop pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wand tumbling to the mat - Britcop dives into Wand's guard.
Britcop wants to stand but Wand is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wand looking to control.
Britcop wants to stand but Wand is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wand wants to stand but Britcop is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wand keeping moving, preventing Britcop from controlling successfully.
Britcop trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wand's guard.
Wand looking for a sweep. Not yet Wand, not yet.

Britcop gets to his feet. Wand looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Britcop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Britcop moves in looking to clinch but Wand pushes him off.
Wand shoots in for a takedown but Britcop shows good takedown defense.
Britcop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Britcop is looking to clinch but Wand is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britcop tries for a takedown but Wand sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wand stuffs the takedown.
Britcop tries to clinch up but Wand circles away and keeps his distance.
Britcop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wand lands a jab to Britcop's midsection.
Wand misses with a combination
and Britcop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wand swats away the attempt to clinch by Britcop.
Britcop moves in looking to clinch but Wand pushes him off.
Wand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Britcop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Britcop gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Britcop.
Wand wants to break free but Britcop has control.
Britcop tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Britcop has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britcop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Britcop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wand lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tommy Wand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Britcop lands an elbow that stopped Wand in his tracks for a moment.
The is referee keeping an eye on Britcop - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wand fails to pull guard.

Britcop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Britcop tries to clinch but Wand is having none of it.
Britcop doesn't manage to clinch there - Wand circles away.
Britcop lands with a kick to the temple. Wand shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Britcop clinches up against the cage.
Britcop crunches a lovely knee into Wand's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Britcop lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Britcop lands a shoulder strike.

Britcop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Britcop with that takedown attempt.
Britcop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirco Britcop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Britcop has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirco Britcop!