PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pakkaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Fafnisbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fafnisbani has chosen Kegaduro as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pakkaaja
vs
Fafnisbani

190 cm
19
169 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pakkaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sigurd Fafnisbani!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakkaaja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena Pakkaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fafnisbani moves out of range of the body kick.
Fafnisbani sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pakkaaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Pakkaaja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pakkaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fafnisbani.

Pakkaaja tries to keep at a distance but Fafnisbani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fafnisbani looking to throw knees to the head but Pakkaaja is blocking nicely.
Fafnisbani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fafnisbani landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fafnisbani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fafnisbani clinches with his opponent.
Pakkaaja avoiding damage as Fafnisbani throws knees to the body.
Fafnisbani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fafnisbani lands an elbow inside that Pakkaaja shrugs off.
Fafnisbani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fafnisbani lands a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja can't break the clinch.
Pakkaaja tries to break the clinch but Fafnisbani is controlling the position.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.
Fafnisbani lands an elbow just above Pakkaaja 's eye.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Fafnisbani.
Pakkaaja avoiding damage as Fafnisbani throws knees to the body.
Fafnisbani lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pakkaaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Fafnisbani misses with a knee strike.
Fafnisbani tries a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks it.
Fafnisbani looks gassed!
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Fafnisbani crunches a lovely knee into Pakkaaja's ribcage.
Fafnisbani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fafnisbani is pushing Pakkaaja up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fafnisbani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fafnisbani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fafnisbani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fafnisbani misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.
Fafnisbani keeps control of Pakkaaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkaaja can't break the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to break free but Fafnisbani has control.
Fafnisbani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Fafnisbani has double underhooks.
Pakkaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Fafnisbani has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fafnisbani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pakkaaja's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fafnisbani lands a knee to the body.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Fafnisbani tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch.
Pakkaaja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkaaja moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fafnisbani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pakkaaja - the referee stops the clock and Fafnisbani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pakkaaja. Fafnisbani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pakkaaja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pakkaaja lands a front kick.
Pakkaaja misses with a head kick.
Fafnisbani is looking to clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses.
Pakkaaja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that Fafnisbani semi-blocks.

Fafnisbani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fafnisbani lands a nice knee to the body.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.
Fafnisbani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja tries to break the clinch but Fafnisbani is controlling the position.
Pakkaaja tries to break the clinch but Fafnisbani is controlling the position.
Fafnisbani lands an elbow just above Pakkaaja 's eye.
Fafnisbani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fafnisbani misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkaaja wants to break free but Fafnisbani has control.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Fafnisbani looking to slow down the pace here.
Fafnisbani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakkaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fafnisbani looking to stall.

Fafnisbani manages to break the clinch.
Fafnisbani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pakkaaja scores with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses.
Fafnisbani wants to clinch up but Pakkaaja keeps it at a distance.
Pakkaaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pakkaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja is having none of it.

Fafnisbani clinches up against the ropes.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Fafnisbani.
Pakkaaja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fafnisbani has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja wants to break free but Fafnisbani has control.
Pakkaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Fafnisbani has double underhooks.
Pakkaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Fafnisbani has double underhooks.

Fafnisbani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pakkaaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja is having none of it.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch there but Pakkaaja circles away.
Fafnisbani blocks a head kick by Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja tries a low kick but Fafnisbani avoids it.

Fafnisbani rushes Pakkaaja and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fafnisbani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fafnisbani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fafnisbani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.

Pakkaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Fafnisbani moves in looking to clinch but Pakkaaja pushes him off.
Fafnisbani wants to clinch up but Pakkaaja keeps it at a distance.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pakkaaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fafnisbani.

Fafnisbani closes the distance and clinches.
Fafnisbani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Fafnisbani leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pakkaaja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.

Fafnisbani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fafnisbani fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pakkaaja pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pakkaaja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fafnisbani avoids the head kick by Pakkaaja.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch up but Pakkaaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fafnisbani doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakkaaja circles away.
Fafnisbani blocks a head kick by Pakkaaja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja is having none of it.
Pakkaaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fafnisbani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a sloppy head kick and Fafnisbani moves out of range easily.

Fafnisbani rushes Pakkaaja and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fafnisbani lands a knee to the body.
Pakkaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pakkaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pakkaaja can't break the clinch.
Fafnisbani lands a damaging elbow.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fafnisbani is stalling here.
Pakkaaja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fafnisbani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fafnisbani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fafnisbani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pakkaaja is trying to break free.
Fafnisbani scores with a knee to the head.
Fafnisbani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fafnisbani trying to land knees to the body.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.

Pakkaaja breaks from the clinch.
Fafnisbani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Pakkaaja slips a jab and a cross from Fafnisbani.
A head kick misses from Pakkaaja.
Fafnisbani moves in looking to clinch but Pakkaaja pushes him off.
Fafnisbani is looking to clinch.
Pakkaaja thuds his shin into the meat of Fafnisbani's side.
An inside leg kick lands from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja lands with a kick to the temple. Fafnisbani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pakkaaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Fafnisbani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fafnisbani fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fafnisbani forces Pakkaaja back against the ropes and clinches.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fafnisbani wants to clinch up but Pakkaaja keeps it at a distance.
Fafnisbani is looking to clinch but Pakkaaja is avoiding it.
Pakkaaja misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pakkaaja.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja moves out of range.
Pakkaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fafnisbani moves in looking to clinch but Pakkaaja pushes him off.
Pakkaaja throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fafnisbani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pakkaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Fafnisbani clinches.
Fafnisbani landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pakkaaja wants to break free but Fafnisbani has control.
Fafnisbani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.

Fafnisbani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pakkaaja goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fafnisbani swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fafnisbani avoids the head kick by Pakkaaja.
Fafnisbani avoids a kick to the body.
Pena Pakkaaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Fafnisbani is looking to clinch but Pakkaaja is avoiding it.

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.
Fafnisbani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakkaaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pakkaaja tries to keep at a distance but Fafnisbani has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to break free but Fafnisbani has control.
Fafnisbani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pakkaaja's face.
Pakkaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fafnisbani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja tries to break the clinch but Fafnisbani is controlling the position.
Fafnisbani missing with knees to the body.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pakkaaja misses the shot to the body.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja is having none of it.
Pakkaaja lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fafnisbani will feel that in the morning.
Pakkaaja lands a head kick!
Pakkaaja chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fafnisbani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pakkaaja misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Fafnisbani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fafnisbani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fafnisbani is trying to stall.
Fafnisbani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pakkaaja backwards.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fafnisbani controlling the action here for a moment.
Fafnisbani lands a body punch.
Fafnisbani scores with a knee to the head.
Fafnisbani landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fafnisbani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pakkaaja is keeping busy.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pakkaaja has had enough of the clinch but Fafnisbani keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fafnisbani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fafnisbani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fafnisbani taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafnisbani keeps control of Pakkaaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pakkaaja wants to break free but Fafnisbani has control.
Pakkaaja can't break the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to get back to striking at distance but Fafnisbani won't allow it.
Pakkaaja is trying to break free.
Pakkaaja wants to get back to striking at distance but Fafnisbani won't allow it.
Fafnisbani lands a damaging elbow.

Fafnisbani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakkaaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Fafnisbani.
Pakkaaja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fafnisbani.
Fafnisbani wants to clinch up but Pakkaaja keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick but Fafnisbani moves out of range.
Pakkaaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pakkaaja looks to land a body kick but Fafnisbani moved away.

Fafnisbani closes the distance and clinches.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch.

Fafnisbani pushes Pakkaaja up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fafnisbani.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fafnisbani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fafnisbani tries to clinch but Pakkaaja is having none of it.
Pakkaaja throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that Fafnisbani semi-blocks.
Pakkaaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Fafnisbani is looking to clinch but Pakkaaja is avoiding it.
Pakkaaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Fafnisbani.

Fafnisbani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pakkaaja, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Fafnisbani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Pakkaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Fafnisbani has double underhooks.
Fafnisbani keeps control of Pakkaaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pakkaaja can't break the clinch.

Fafnisbani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pakkaaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sigurd Fafnisbani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fafnisbani takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pakkaaja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses.

Fafnisbani clinches up against the ropes.
Fafnisbani connects with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Fafnisbani trying to land knees to the body.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to get back to striking at distance but Fafnisbani won't allow it.
Fafnisbani tries a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks it.
Pakkaaja tries to break the clinch but Fafnisbani is controlling the position.
Fafnisbani tries to stall but Pakkaaja uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pakkaaja blocks an elbow strike.
Fafnisbani tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fafnisbani looking to throw knees to the head but Pakkaaja is blocking nicely.
Fafnisbani has had enough of the clinch but Pakkaaja keeps him there for the moment.
Pakkaaja avoiding damage as Fafnisbani throws knees to the body.
Fafnisbani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakkaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja is trying to break free.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Fafnisbani.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Fafnisbani looking to throw knees to the head but Pakkaaja is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pakkaaja is trying to break free.
Pakkaaja wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pakkaaja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fafnisbani misses with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Fafnisbani lands an uppercut.
Pakkaaja is trying to break free.
Pakkaaja is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pakkaaja is trying to break the clinch but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fafnisbani lands an elbow that stopped Pakkaaja in his tracks for a moment.
Fafnisbani lands a shoulder strike.
Fafnisbani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fafnisbani lands a nice knee to the body.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Pakkaaja blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pakkaaja wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fafnisbani has him pressed against the ropes.
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fafnisbani lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fafnisbani prevents Pakkaaja from breaking the clinch.
Pakkaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Fafnisbani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fafnisbani has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurd Fafnisbani!