PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slap Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai Specialist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuts comes to the cage accompanied by Never Surrender. Muay Thai Specialist is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nuts
vs
Thai Specialist

165 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slap Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muay Thai Specialist!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Specialist lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Nuts misses.
A head kick from Specialist lands but Nuts takes it in his stride.
Specialist lands a head kick. Nuts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Specialist tries to clinch there but Nuts circles away.
Specialist moves out of range of the strikes.

Nuts darts in and clinches Specialist up against the cage.
Specialist has Nuts pressed against the cage, preventing Nuts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Specialist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts misses with a knee strike.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Nuts.
Nuts wants to get back to striking at distance but Specialist won't allow it.
Specialist scores with a knee to the head.
Specialist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nuts can't break the clinch.
Specialist working Nuts over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specialist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuts's face.
Specialist connects with a knee to the head.

Nuts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Specialist dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nuts. That did some damage!
Specialist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Specialist lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Specialist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nuts is out of range and Specialist settles back down.
Specialist misses with a body kick.
Nuts tries to bum rush Specialist with a series of wild strikes but Specialist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Specialist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Specialist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Nuts clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Specialist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Specialist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Specialist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuts blocks it with crossed arms.
Specialist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nuts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nuts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Specialist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but Nuts blocks with his arms.
Specialist lands an elbow inside.
Nuts wants to stall.
Specialist missing with knees to the body.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Specialist.
Nuts tries to break the clinch but Specialist is controlling the position.
Specialist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts struggles to land a body shot inside as Specialist controls his hands.
Specialist lands a nice knee to the body.
Specialist misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Specialist.
Specialist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuts's face.
Specialist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Specialist scores with a knee to the head.
Specialist looks winded!
Nuts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Specialist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Specialist is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nuts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nuts is looking to break free of the clinch but Specialist has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts tries to circle away but Specialist has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Nuts.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
Nuts avoiding damage as Specialist throws knees to the body.
Nuts blocks an elbow strike from Specialist.
Specialist prevents a body shot from Nuts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Specialist blocking some punches.
Specialist tries to land knees in the clinch but Nuts avoids the damage to the body.
Specialist avoiding damage as Nuts throws knees to the body.
Specialist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts tries a knee to the head but Specialist blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
Specialist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nuts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuts tries to stall but Specialist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Specialist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Specialist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Specialist darts in and clinches Nuts up against the cage.
Specialist landing knees to the head.
Specialist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nuts is defending well for now.
Specialist landing knees to the head.
Specialist misses with an elbow strike.
Specialist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuts blocks it with crossed arms.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but Nuts blocks with his arms.
Specialist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nuts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Specialist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nuts tries to work over Specialist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuts avoiding damage.
Specialist misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nuts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nuts taking a breather.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuts swings wildly with an uppercut but Specialist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuts managing to block the knees to the body from Specialist.
Nuts stalling in the clinch but Specialist improves position.
Nuts throws a punch but it's blocked by Specialist.
Specialist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nuts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Specialist misses with a knee to the head.
Specialist prevents Nuts from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Specialist pushes off an throws an elbow but Nuts leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Specialist crunches a lovely knee into Nuts's ribcage.
Specialist is breathing heavily.
Nuts is looking to break free of the clinch but Specialist has double underhooks.
Nuts takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Specialist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Specialist blocks a body shot from Nuts.
Specialist connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nuts's face.
Specialist misses with a knee to the head.
Specialist misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nuts.
Nuts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Specialist lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
Specialist lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuts is trying to break the clinch but Specialist is controlling him.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Specialist missing with knees to the body.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
Specialist throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Specialist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Specialist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nuts is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nuts throws an elbow but misses.
Nuts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Specialist throws an elbow but misses.
Specialist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuts blocks it with crossed arms.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but Nuts blocks it.
Nuts throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nuts is trying to maintain a safe position but Specialist gets an underhook and turns Nuts into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nuts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Specialist is keeping busy.
Nuts has a couple of punches blocked by Specialist.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nuts missing with knees to the body.
Nuts looking to stall.
Nuts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Specialist looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but Nuts blocks it.
Specialist blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muay Thai Specialist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nuts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nuts misses with a hook. Specialist ducked under it nicely.
Nuts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Specialist moves away.
A jab lands there for Nuts.
Nuts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Specialist ducks under a wild hook from Nuts.
Specialist throws a chopping leg kick but Nuts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nuts misses with an uppercut.
Specialist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nuts moves into range and clinches up with Specialist.
Specialist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuts blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuts.
Specialist avoids the elbow strike from Nuts, against the cage.
Specialist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
Specialist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Specialist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Specialist misses with an elbow strike.
Specialist lands a knee to the head.
Specialist scores with a knee to the head.
Specialist throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuts blocks it with crossed arms.

Nuts manages to break the clinch.
Nuts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nuts throws a head kick that misses.
Nuts sizes up Specialist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nuts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Specialist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Specialist misses with a right hand
and Nuts counters with a head kick. That will keep Specialist thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Specialist.
Specialist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Specialist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nuts ducks under a wild hook from Specialist.
A head kick misses from Specialist.
Specialist moves in looking to clinch but Nuts pushes him off.
Nuts misses with a body kick.
Specialist goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Specialist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nuts lands a jab to the head.

Specialist forces Nuts back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Specialist with a knee to the head.
Specialist with a knee to the head.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Nuts.
Nuts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuts pushes Specialist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nuts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuts.
The referee calls for Nuts to work.
Nuts tries to circle away but Specialist has him pinned against the cage.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Specialist looking to throw knees to the head but Nuts is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Specialist misses with a knee strike.
Specialist takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nuts tries to work over Specialist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Specialist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Specialist tries to land a knee to the head but Nuts blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Nuts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muay Thai Specialist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Specialist misses with a knee to the head.
Slap Nuts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nuts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Nuts blocks the low kick.
Specialist misses with a head kick.
Nuts misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Specialist thows a leg kick but Nuts checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Specialist.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muay Thai Specialist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Specialist has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muay Thai Specialist!
The defeated Slap Nuts had this to say: 'well, fuck me...'.