PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kovanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gizmo Nauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma Kovanen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gizmo Nauha's chin.

Kovanen
vs
Nauha

182 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kovanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gizmo Nauha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nauha misses with a straight left.
Kovanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nauha circles away.
Nauha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gizmo Nauha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovanen throws a front kick aimed at Nauha's knee but Nauha avoids it well.
Kovanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nauha swivels and escapes.
Kovanen tries to clinch but Nauha moves out of range.
Nauha stuffs the takedown attempt from Kovanen. Kovanen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Kovanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovanen misses with a head kick.
Kovanen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nauha scores with a takedown into Kovanen's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nauha wants to control from the top but Kovanen keeps moving.

Nauha avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nauha postures up in Kovanen's guard and throws a big left but Kovanen blocks it.
Nauha passes Kovanen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kovanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nauha.

Kovanen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nauha pulls his head out easily.
Nauha prevents Kovanen from improving his position.
Nauha is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kovanen!
Nauha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nauha looking to control but Kovanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kovanen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovanen is looking to improve his position but Nauha isn't that keen on the idea.
Kovanen is working hard here to advance position.
Nauha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nauha cracks Kovanen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kovanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nauha unloading with bombs!

Nauha is working for a guillotine from mount but Kovanen frees his head quite easily.
Nauha lands a big elbow.
Kovanen regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kovanen actively working from the bottom here.

Kovanen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nauha pulls his head out easily.
Kovanen is breathing heavily.

Nauha wants to work for an arm triangle but Kovanen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nauha throwing shots but Kovanen is blocking nicely.
Kovanen trying to control but Nauha postures up.
Kovanen manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nauha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kovanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nauha's guard.
Nauha keeping moving, preventing Kovanen from controlling successfully.

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.
Kovanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Kovanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nauha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nauha tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nauha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kovanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovanen advances to mount.

Kovanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nauha has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kovanen takes Nauha's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Nauha is in trouble.
Nauha tries to escape but Kovanen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorma Kovanen dominated that round.
That's time! Kovanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovanen scores with a head kick.

Nauha is rocked!

It looks like Gizmo Nauha has been cut.
Nauha avoids the head kick by Kovanen.
Nauha is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovanen finish him?
Nauha blocks a head kick by Kovanen.
Kovanen throws a sloppy head kick and Nauha moves out of range easily.
Kovanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses.
Kovanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovanen misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovanen throws a head kick that misses.
Nauha avoids the head kick by Kovanen.
Nauha blocks a head kick by Kovanen.
A head kick misses from Kovanen.
A head kick misses from Kovanen.
Nauha avoids the head kick by Kovanen.
Kovanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nauha moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovanen fails with the takedown

and Nauha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Kovanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nauha seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nauha.
Nauha not doing much here.
Kovanen tries to get to full guard but Nauha has control of the leg.
Nauha wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kovanen keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nauha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovanen is staying active underneath Nauha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kovanen gets full guard.
Nauha advances to half guard.
Nauha blocks the strikes from Kovanen.
Nauha wants to control but Kovanen is keeping him busy.
Kovanen is trying to maintain the position but Nauha is very close to passing his half guard.
Nauha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Nauha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kovanen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nauha is tapping! Great win for Kovanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jorma Kovanen!