PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Naama's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade. 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.

Anderson
vs
Naama

180 cm
29
184 lbs
18 - 12 - 2

175 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Naama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Anderson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Naama defends it well.

Naama actively working from the bottom here.
Naama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson is thwarting Naama's attempts to control the position.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Naama has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but Naama is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Anderson to get the leverage.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naama tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
Naama wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Naama wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Naama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Naama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson stands and throws Naama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson trying to control the action but Naama is working from the bottom.
Anderson cracks Naama with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Naama is working away.
Naama wants to get back to full guard.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Naama is defending it quite comfortably.

Anderson is working for a kimura but Naama is defending it quite comfortably.
Naama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Naama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Naama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is pressing down on Naama's thigh, looking to free his foot. Naama is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naama looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Naama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is nestled in close to Naama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naama is controlling Anderson's trapped leg to prevent Anderson from advancing to side control.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Naama is defending well.
Naama is trying to get back to full guard.

Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Naama wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Naama trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naama wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Naama is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naama gets full guard.
Naama keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Naama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naama is on top in guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Naama from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turd Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Naama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naama thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Naama clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Naama pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naama looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Naama misses with a knee to the head.
Naama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Naama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Naama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson avoiding damage as Naama throws knees to the body.
Naama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Naama has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naama stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Naama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naama pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naama misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson jumps guard but Naama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turd Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Naama.
Naama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naama throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Naama working aggressively here.
Naama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naama tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Naama landing knees to the body.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Naama walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.

Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naama tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Anderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Anderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Naama tries to improve position but can't.

Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Naama is defending well.
Naama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naama wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Naama actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anderson lands a nice short elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rauta Naama!
After the big win, Rauta Naama made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Outkast Clothing Line and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.