PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ga Noi Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Noi Don
vs
Light

189 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
33
180 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ga Noi Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Light cracks Don with an open hand slap.
Light jabs at Don's body.
Light lands with a nice combination. Don backs away looking to recover.
Jab by Light.

Light instigates a clinch.
Light misses with a punch to the body.
Light misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Don wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Light stalls.
Light continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Don wants to break free but Light has control.

Light manages to break the clinch.
Light misses with the combination.

Light moves into the clinch successfully.
Don throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lights head.
Don tries to circle away but Light has him pinned against the cage.
Light's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Light keeps control of Don as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Light escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Light throws a combination. Don tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Don moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Light pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Light tries to clinch but Don is having none of it.
Light rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Don counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Light looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.

Don moves into the clinch successfully.
Light lands a shot to the body.
Light works on Don's body with a couple of short punches.
Light tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Don tries to break the clinch but Light is controlling the position.
Don is trying to break free.
Light tries to throw a body punch but Don avoids it by throwing Light back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Light breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Light. Those never looked like landing.

Don darts in and clinches Light up against the cage.
Don tries to break free but Light pushes him back against the cage.
Light digs a right hand underneath Don's ribcage. Don let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Light breaks from the clinch.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Don bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Light looks to score with a jab to the body but Don is just out of range.
Light tries to clinch up.
Light bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Don's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Don has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Don wants to break the clinch but can't.
Don wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Light has him pressed against the cage.
Light doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Light is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Don is keeping busy.

Light escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Light tries to clinch but Don is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Light fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Light does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Speedy Light dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Don clinches up with Light and pushes him back against the cage.
Don wants to get back to striking at distance but Light won't allow it.
Light has Don pressed against the cage, preventing Don from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Don blocks a body shot from Light.
Don lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Don working hard to break the clinch.
Speedy Light seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Don wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Light pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Don instigates a clinch.

Light breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Don drives through and clinches with Light against the cage.
Don is trying to break free.
Light stalling in the clinch.

Light breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light lands a right hook to the body.
Light cracks Don with a right hand to the side of the head.

Light clinches up against the cage.
Don is looking to break free of the clinch but Light has double underhooks.
Light tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Light breaks the clinch.
Light fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Light waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Don.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Light feints a jab promting Don to slip. Light then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Don slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Don clinches up with Light and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light is stalling here.
Don misses with a punch on the inside.
Light stalling in the clinch but Don improves position.
Don throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lights head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Light is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Speedy Light.
Light throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Don has taken the fight to the clinch.
Don is trying to break the clinch but Light has him pressed against the cage.
Light prevents Don from breaking the clinch.
Light has Don pressed against the cage, preventing Don from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Don wants to break the clinch but can't.
Don lands a nice uppercut.
Light struggles to land a body shot inside as Don controls his hands.

Light's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Don.
Speedy Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light lands a nice looking body shot.

Don fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Light, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Don.
Light prevents Don from breaking the clinch.
Light is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Don is keeping busy.
Don misses with a hook from the clinch.

Light breaks from the clinch.

Don gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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!
Don lands a left hand.
Light doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Speedy Light will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Light misses with a wild body shot.
Don takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Light works Don's body with a nice hook.
Don slips under a jab.
Light tests Don's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Don misses with a left hand
and Light makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Speedy Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Don slips a jab and a cross from Light.
Don avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Light takes a swing at Don's ribcage but misses.

Don has closed the distance and engaged Light in a clinch.
Light goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Don wants to break free but Light has control.
Don tries to break the clinch but Light is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Light.

Light's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light scores with a jab. Don acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Don fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Light, pushing him back against the cage.
Don is trying to force a seperation but Light has the dominant position.
Don is trying to force a seperation but Light has the dominant position.
Light doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Don has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Don wants to break the clinch but can't.
Light doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Light manages to break the clinch.
Don walks into a left hand.

Don moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Don tries to break the clinch but Light is controlling the position.
Light tries a body shot but Don blocks it.

Don's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Don takes one on the button.
Light misses with a looping right.

Don takes the fight into the clinch.

Light's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Light lands a body shot.
Light looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Light misses the target.
Light misses with a combination
and Don counters with a stiff right hand.
Light misses with an uppercut. Don saw that one coming.

Don has taken the fight to the clinch.
Light misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Light's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speedy Light is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Light misses with a few strikes there.
Ga Noi Don has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Light tries to clinch but Don is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Speedy Light comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Light 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speedy Light!