PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between olle Svenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Kink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svenson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Ack Värmeland du sköna. olle Svenson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Svenson
vs
Kink

160 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, olle Svenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Kink!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Svenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Svenson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kink has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Svenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Svenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Svenson with that takedown attempt.
Svenson tries to clinch there but Kink circles away.
Kink circles away from the clinch attempt.
Svenson wants to clinch.

Kink shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Svenson's guard.
Kink is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kink throwing strikes from guard but Svenson blocks nicely.
Kink scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kink is looking to work some ground and pound but Svenson has wrist control.
Kink postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kink throwing strikes from guard but Svenson blocks nicely.
Kink looking to pass the guard.
Svenson wants to stand but Kink is controlling the position.
Kink with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svenson being controlled here, momentarily.
Svenson looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kink bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svenson's head backwards.
Svenson tries to clinch up but Kink circles away and keeps his distance.
Svenson misses with a takedown
and Svenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Svenson wants to clinch but Kink slips to the side

and Kink decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svenson's guard.
Svenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Svenson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kink postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kink is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Svenson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kink is controlling him.
Kink scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kink is looking to work some ground and pound but Svenson has wrist control.
Kink prevents Svenson from getting back to his feet.
Kink is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kink trying to control the position from guard on top but Svenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svenson is breathing heavily.
Kink with a nice head shot there.
Kink with a flurry of punches that miss.
Svenson being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kink accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kink thows a big elbow that misses.
Svenson wants to get back to his feet but Kink is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kink darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kink throwing shots but Svenson is blocking nicely.
Kink works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kink working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Kink dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Svenson closes the distance but Kink moves to the side

and Kink counters with a shoot takedown. Svenson fights it but they end up in guard.
Kink trying to control but Svenson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kink throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Svenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Svenson keeping moving, preventing Kink from controlling successfully.
Svenson controls Kink momentarily but Kink frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kink won't allow Svenson to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kink blocks the body kick.
Svenson with a poor takedown
and Kink counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Svenson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kink feints and as Svenson raises his hands in defense, Kink changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kink looking to pass the guard.
Kink trying to control but Svenson is working from the bottom.
Kink stands and throws Svenson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Svenson being controlled for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kink trying to control the position but Svenson is working away.
Svenson tries to escape but Kink is in control.
Svenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kink is chipping away with strikes.
Kink in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Svenson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kink controls the position from side control.
Kink lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kink has control of an arm but Svenson manages to advance to Kink's back!
Kink scores with punches from the back.

Svenson is rocked!
Kink biding his time, controlling Svenson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kink lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Oh Svenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kink just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Svenson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Can Svenson hold on?! Kink is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Svenson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kink has Svenson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kink connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Svenson to escape the position.
Kink gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Kink showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kink drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Kink looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Svenson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kink is controlling him well.
Svenson struggling a bit here.
Svenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Svenson tries to bench press Kink off him but Kink keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svenson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Svenson is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kink wants to lay and pray for a moment but Svenson keeps working.
Svenson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kink asserts his dominance and retains side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Svenson misses with a takedown attempt
and Svenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kink drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kink connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Svenson some visible discomfort.

Kink stands up.
Kink tests Svenson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kink lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kink drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kink connects with a couple of short punches.
Kink lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kink looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kink with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kink has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kink tries to free his leg and advance position but Svenson is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svenson is trying to control the position but Kink postures up.
Kink throws a big right hand that misses.
Svenson is looking to stand up but Kink isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kink shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Svenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kink loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kink prevents Svenson from getting back to his feet.
Kink with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kink postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kink is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kink wants to control from the top but Svenson keeps moving.
Kink won't allow Svenson to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Svenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tarmo Kink has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kink trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svenson wants to get back to his feet but Kink is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kink is looking to work some ground and pound but Svenson has wrist control.
Kink working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
olle Svenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kink with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Kink comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kink winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Kink!