PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert thaiswed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Crazy Guy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Crazy Guy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Guy
vs
thaiswed

175 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crazy Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert thaiswed!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
thaiswed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Guy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in thaiswed's guard.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
thaiswed blocking the ground and pound attempt from Guy.
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but thaiswed keeps working.

thaiswed is defending against the submission attempts here by Guy.

Guy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so thaiswed is just riding it out for now. Guy eventually gives up the hold.
thaiswed wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
thaiswed really wants to buck Guy off and get back to his feet.

Guy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But thaiswed has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from thaiswed!

Guy has his foot on thaiswed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. thaiswed works his way back into a safe position though.

Guy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. thaiswed gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because thaiswed has passed into half guard!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Guy tries to roll over but thaiswed keeps him under control.
thaiswed wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
Guy wants to control the action here but instead thaiswed manages to pass to full mount!
Guy is desperately trying to improve his position but thaiswed has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying desperately to improve position.

Guy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from thaiswed.

thaiswed has control of Guy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Guy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
thaiswed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guy is looking to escape.
Guy tries to reverse the position but thaiswed maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Guy is trying to reverse the position but instead thaiswed has taken his back - oops!
Guy is in bad spot here.
thaiswed doesn't have the hooks in and Guy manages to turn into his guard.
Guy wants to control from the top but thaiswed keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
thaiswed working a defensive guard here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guy scores with the left hand. thaiswed knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Guy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from thaiswed.
Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Guy avoids a kick to the body.
Crazy Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
thaiswed tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
thaiswed tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
thaiswed tries to land a front kick but Guy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - thaiswed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
thaiswed throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Guy throws a hook but thaiswed avoids it easily.
thaiswed is breathing heavily.
thaiswed throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
thaiswed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thaiswed is looking to clinch.

Guy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guy lands a couple of elbows.
thaiswed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guy slips nicely into half guard.

Guy seems to be working for a kimura but thaiswed defends the submission attempt.
Guy trying to control from half guard but thaiswed is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Guy tries to pass the half guard into mount. thaiswed knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Guy is trying to work for a kimura but thaiswed is defending well.
thaiswed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
thaiswed is trying to maintain the position but Guy is very close to passing his half guard.
Guy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
thaiswed regains full guard. Nicely done.
thaiswed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Guy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! thaiswed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Guy, into his guard.

Guy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. thaiswed is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Guy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take thaiswed's back instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

thaiswed is in a bad position with Guy working for a choke. thaiswed manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.

Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Guy dominated that second round.
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.

thaiswed fails in his attempt to clinch.
thaiswed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
thaiswed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Guy shoots in but thaiswed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Guy tries for a takedown but thaiswed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
thaiswed tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
thaiswed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thaiswed looks to land a body kick but Guy moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
thaiswed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
thaiswed is looking to clinch.
thaiswed wants to clinch.
thaiswed wants to clinch.
thaiswed tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Robert thaiswed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
thaiswed fails in his attempt to clinch.

Guy gets a takedown into half guard.
Guy tries to pass to full mount but thaiswed defends it.
Guy is looking to take a break and control but thaiswed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
thaiswed is trying to stand back up but Guy is controlling him

thaiswed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Guy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, thaiswed has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is nestled in close to thaiswed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Guy wants to pass to mount but thaiswed is defending the position.
Guy wants to control but thaiswed is keeping him busy.

thaiswed is defending against the submission attempts here by Guy.

Guy seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Guy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for thaiswed to stand up.
thaiswed tries to clinch up.

Guy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Guy is looking for a kimura but thaiswed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Guy to get the leverage.
Guy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for thaiswed!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Guy clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

thaiswed throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
thaiswed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
thaiswed throws a head kick that misses.
thaiswed moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Guy counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Guy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Guy is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
thaiswed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Guy is working away from the top position though.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thaiswed is looking to improve his position.

Guy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Guy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Guy working for a submission but thaiswed is keeping him at bay.
Guy content just to control the position here.

Guy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… thaiswed turns into him and now he's in Guy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy looking for subs off his back but thaiswed has passed one foot through into half guard.
Guy wants to improve his position but thaiswed is controlling well.

That's four 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.
thaiswed wants to get back to his feet.
Guy tries to roll over but thaiswed keeps him under control.

Guy with the active half guard here but thaiswed passes nicely into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guy is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Guy had his way with Robert thaiswed in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
thaiswed trying to land knees to the body.
thaiswed landing knees to the body.
thaiswed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
thaiswed just leaning against Guy, taking a breather.

Guy jumps guard and drags thaiswed to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. thaiswed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. thaiswed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy wants to control but thaiswed passes easily into half guard.
Guy trying to hold on to thaiswed's head to control him but thaiswed postures up.
Guy is looking to get back to full guard here but thaiswed has managed to pass to side control instead.
Guy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

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.
Guy tries to reverse the position but thaiswed maintains control.
thaiswed lands a nice shot to the head.
Guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Guy regains half guard.

Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
thaiswed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead thaiswed passes into side control.
Guy misses with a strike from the bottom.
Robert thaiswed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
thaiswed throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Guy tries to bench press thaiswed off him but thaiswed keeps the position.
Guy manages to work his way to half guard, despite thaiswed's best efforts.
thaiswed blocks the strikes from Guy.
Guy tries to roll over but thaiswed keeps him under control.
Crazy Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
thaiswed trying to mount his opponent but Guy defends it.

Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
thaiswed wants to clinch but Guy slips to the side

and Guy counters with a shoot takedown. thaiswed fights it but they end up in guard.
Guy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guy wants to control from the top but thaiswed keeps moving.
Guy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Guy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Guy!
Crazy Guy retains his lightweight title!