PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarmo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Nyrkki
vs
Fighter

200 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarmo Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, New Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fighter.
Nyrkki tries to clinch

and Fighter counters with a single leg into guard. Nyrkki didn't expect that.
Fighter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fighter stops Nyrkki from standing up.
Nyrkki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fighter.
Fighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nyrkki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fighter works over Nyrkki with some ground and pound from guard.
Fighter with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter won't allow Nyrkki to get back to his feet.
Fighter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fighter lands a couple of elbows.
Fighter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fighter chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter is in close to Nyrkki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nyrkki wants to stand up but Fighter is controlling him.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fighter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fighter chips away with some ground and pound.
Nyrkki wants to stand up but Fighter is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nyrkki is looking to stand up but Fighter isn't so interested in that idea.
Fighter cracks Nyrkki with a solid left hand.
Fighter postures up and lands a big shot to Nyrkki's brow.
Fighter works over Nyrkki with some ground and pound from guard.
Fighter postures up and lands a big shot to Nyrkki's brow.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fighter landing with the ground and pound.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fighter trying to control but Nyrkki is working from the bottom.
Fighter is working Nyrkki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fighter is in close to Nyrkki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fighter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fighter chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fighter stands up over Nyrkki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet but Fighter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fighter with a nice head shot there.
Fighter distracts Nyrkki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fighter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fighter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fighter distracts Nyrkki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fighter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fighter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fighter connects with a couple of short punches.
Fighter trying to control but Nyrkki is working from the bottom.
Fighter landing some decent shots from guard.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a couple of elbows.
Fighter lands a couple of digs.
Fighter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fighter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fighter works over Nyrkki with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter wants to control from the top but Nyrkki keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fighter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fighter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Nyrkki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Fighter dominated that round.
That's time! Nyrkki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.

Fighter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nyrkki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyrkki.
Nyrkki avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.

Fighter gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fighter not doing much here.
Fighter drops an elbow to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Nyrkki is trying to stand up here but Fighter is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter trying to mount his opponent but Nyrkki defends it.
Nyrkki has hold of Fighter's hands but Fighter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fighter working the head and body with strikes.
Nyrkki looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to take a break and control but Nyrkki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fighter working the head and body with strikes.
Nyrkki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nyrkki taking some punishment here, with Fighter in his half guard.
Nyrkki taking some punishment here, with Fighter in his half guard.
Nyrkki tries to kick Fighter off but Fighter keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fighter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nyrkki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nyrkki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fighter working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fighter lands with a punch from half guard.
Fighter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fighter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet.
Fighter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nyrkki taking some punishment here, with Fighter in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter is looking to take a break and control but Nyrkki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter prevents Nyrkki from standing back up.
Nyrkki has hold of Fighter's hands but Fighter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fighter working Nyrkki over with strikes.
Fighter working Nyrkki over with strikes.
Fighter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nyrkki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fighter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nyrkki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fighter scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fighter is keen to just control but Nyrkki is a slippery customer.
Fighter lands with a punch from half guard.
Fighter working the head and body with strikes.
Fighter prevents Nyrkki from standing back up.
Fighter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
New Fighter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fighter lands with a punch from half guard.
Fighter drops an elbow to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Fighter is trying to control. Nyrkki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fighter working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Fighter there.
Nyrkki taking some punishment here, with Fighter in his half guard.
Fighter lands strikes from half guard.
Fighter lands strikes from half guard.
Nyrkki has hold of Fighter's hands but Fighter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fighter lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter working over Nyrkki with some ground and pound. Nyrkki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Fighter.
Fighter working the head and body with strikes.
Fighter wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Fighter there.
Fighter working Nyrkki over with strikes.
Fighter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nyrkki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fighter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nyrkki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Fighter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nyrkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fighter.
Nyrkki moves to clinch but Fighter breaks away

and Fighter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nyrkki is refusing to be controlled, as Fighter sits in half guard.
Fighter working Nyrkki over with strikes.
Nyrkki is staying active underneath Fighter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fighter is nestled in close to Nyrkki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fighter lands strikes from half guard.
Nyrkki is refusing to be controlled, as Fighter sits in half guard.
Fighter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nyrkki is trying to stand up here but Fighter is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Fighter there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Fighter.
Fighter slips a nice elbow through Nyrkki's hands, connecting with Nyrkki's forehead.
Fighter is nestled in close to Nyrkki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fighter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fighter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fighter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nyrkki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fighter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fighter wants to take a breather but Nyrkki is having none of it.
Nyrkki has hold of Fighter's hands but Fighter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fighter is trying to control the action in half guard but Nyrkki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fighter tries to pass to full mount but Nyrkki defends it.
Fighter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands with a punch from half guard.
Fighter drops an elbow to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Fighter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nyrkki is not content to let Fighter control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fighter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nyrkki has hold of Fighter's hands but Fighter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fighter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fighter working over Nyrkki with some ground and pound. Nyrkki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fighter lands strikes from half guard.
Fighter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nyrkki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fighter is trying to control. Nyrkki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fighter connects with a nice short shot to Nyrkki's temple.
Fighter trying to control the action but Nyrkki is working from the bottom.
Fighter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nyrkki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fighter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fighter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nyrkki has hold of Fighter's hands but Fighter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fighter winds up and cracks Nyrkki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fighter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fighter lands a nice short elbow.
Fighter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fighter trying to control the action but Nyrkki is working from the bottom.
Nyrkki taking some punishment here, with Fighter in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fighter connects with a nice short shot to Nyrkki's temple.
Nyrkki is trying to stand up here but Fighter is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fighter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fighter trying to control the action but Nyrkki is working from the bottom.
Fighter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jarmo Nyrkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
New Fighter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
New Fighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fighter 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... New Fighter!