PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pure Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orgrim Doomhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orgrim Doomhammer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Evil
vs
Doomhammer

200 cm
25
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pure Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orgrim Doomhammer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doomhammer scores with a takedown into Evil's guard.
Evil is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doomhammer is controlling him.
Doomhammer advances position into side control!
Doomhammer moves into full mount!
Doomhammer mounts Evil! Really nice guard pass there!
Doomhammer seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Evil is holding on tight.
Evil trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doomhammer looking for a guillotine from mount but Evil is having none of it.
Doomhammer looks winded!
Doomhammer won't let Evil get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Doomhammer wants to take Evil's back but he can't do it this time.
Evil is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Doomhammer goes for an armbar but Evil turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evil.
Evil would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evil looking to pass the guard.
Doomhammer keeping moving, preventing Evil from controlling successfully.
Doomhammer is pulling down on Evil's head to control his posture.
Doomhammer wants to sweep here but Evil controlling him for the moment.
Doomhammer controls Evil momentarily but Evil frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Doomhammer enables Evil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doomhammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evil postures up.
Evil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer pulls Evil in close to prevent any damage.
Doomhammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evil advances to half guard.
Doomhammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doomhammer is trying to control but can't.
Evil will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doomhammer has hold of Evil's hands but Evil slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evil wants to pass to mount but Doomhammer is defending the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doomhammer is trying to control but can't.
Evil working over Doomhammer with some ground and pound. Doomhammer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doomhammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doomhammer wants to control but Evil is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Evil trying to pass the guard but Doomhammer defending well.
Doomhammer tries to get to full guard but Evil has control of the leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evil scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evil is keen to just control but Doomhammer is a slippery customer.

Evil is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Doomhammer defends it well.
Doomhammer trying to control but Evil postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doomhammer's head.
Evil winds up and cracks Doomhammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evil working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pure Evil will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Evil fails to land with a series of punches.

Evil fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Doomhammer to the ground. Evil is now in Doomhammer's guard.
Evil wants to control from the top but Doomhammer keeps moving.
Evil is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doomhammer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Evil is really struggling to control Doomhammer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Evil throws a big right hand that misses.
Evil wants to control from the top but Doomhammer keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pure Evil wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Evil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evil wants to stand but Doomhammer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Doomhammer keeping hold of Evil's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomhammer gets full guard.
Evil is fighting to break Doomhammer's control of his arms but Doomhammer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Evil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doomhammer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gladiators **ELITE** Steel Penn. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Evil wants to control from the top but Doomhammer keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pure Evil just wasn't active enough.

Doomhammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doomhammer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doomhammer won't allow Evil to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Evil is retaining full guard.
Doomhammer prevents Evil from getting back to his feet.
Doomhammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doomhammer keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evil is looking to stand up but Doomhammer isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer slips nicely into half guard.
Evil is trying to control but can't.
Doomhammer passes to full mount!

Doomhammer looking to secure an arm triangle but Evil defends it well.
Evil is working to get back to half guard.

Doomhammer has hold of Evil's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Evil manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evil is trying to escape the mount.
Doomhammer is trying to take his opponent's back.

Doomhammer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Evil has worked his arm free - good work by Evil!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doomhammer working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Orgrim Doomhammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Evil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evil looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doomhammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evil tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Evil is trying to control the action in half guard but Doomhammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evil tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doomhammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Doomhammer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evil throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doomhammer trying to control but Evil postures up.
Doomhammer wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evil is keen to just control but Doomhammer is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doomhammer manages to get to full guard.
Doomhammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomhammer can't keep his opponent in guard - Evil advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Evil has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Evil cracks Doomhammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Evil cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Evil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Evil prevents Doomhammer from getting the reversal.
Evil trying to control but Doomhammer is having none of it.
Evil avoids the attempt from Doomhammer to control.
Pure Evil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doomhammer is looking to escape.
Evil avoids the attempt from Doomhammer to control.
Evil looking to finish Doomhammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doomhammer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doomhammer is looking to get to half guard.
Evil tries to control but Doomhammer wriggling away.
Evil fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomhammer tries to lock up and control but Evil gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Evil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Evil working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Doomhammer turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Evil off and cradles Doomhammer's limp body as Evil celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Pure Evil!