PBP Commentary

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

Akerman
vs
Makivalkkila

190 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light 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, Ville Akerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Makivalkkila!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makivalkkila shoots in for a double leg but Akerman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Akerman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akerman shoots for a double leg takedown but Makivalkkila sprawls well. He's pushed Akerman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ville Akerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akerman wants to clinch.
Akerman tries to clinch but Makivalkkila is having none of it.
Akerman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makivalkkila stuffs the takedown attempt from Akerman. Akerman gets slowly back to his feet.
Makivalkkila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akerman throws a head kick but Makivalkkila moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makivalkkila takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Akerman moves in looking to clinch but Makivalkkila pushes him off.
Akerman misses with a series of wild punches.
Makivalkkila circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akerman instigates a clinch.

Makivalkkila gets control of Akerman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Makivalkkila will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Makivalkkila has a closed guard, preventing Akerman from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makivalkkila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akerman is one step ahead there.
Makivalkkila looks gassed!
Akerman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Makivalkkila wants to control but Akerman postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akerman stands up and beckons Makivalkkila to his feet.
Akerman lands a head kick!
Akerman slips under a jab.
Makivalkkila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akerman's waist but Akerman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makivalkkila off to one side.
Akerman moves in looking to clinch but Makivalkkila pushes him off.
Makivalkkila swats away the attempt to clinch by Akerman.
Akerman keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akerman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Akerman.

It looks like Antti Makivalkkila has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akerman shoots in and drives through. Makivalkkila sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Akerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akerman misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Akerman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Makivalkkila's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Akerman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makivalkkila, pushing him back against the cage.
Akerman lands a damaging elbow.
Akerman prevents the takedown attempt.
Akerman lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akerman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Akerman content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Akerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akerman tries to close the distance and clinch but Makivalkkila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akerman misses with a takedown

and Makivalkkila counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Makivalkkila.
Akerman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akerman is looking to stand up but Makivalkkila isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Akerman controlling the action here.
Akerman lands strikes from half guard.
Akerman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Makivalkkila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akerman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Makivalkkila trying to control here.
Akerman slows the pace down in half guard.
Akerman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Makivalkkila for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ville Akerman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antti Makivalkkila's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Akerman tries to clinch but Makivalkkila moves out of range.
Akerman tries to clinch up.
Akerman tries to clinch up.
Akerman tries to clinch there but Makivalkkila circles away.
Akerman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akerman wants to clinch.
Akerman blocks the body kick.
Akerman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Akerman moves into the clinch successfully.
Makivalkkila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Akerman jumps guard.

Akerman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makivalkkila won't allow Akerman to get back to his feet.
Akerman looking for a sweep. Not yet Akerman, not yet.
Makivalkkila trying to control but Akerman is working from the bottom.
Akerman is pulling down on Makivalkkila's head to control his posture.
Akerman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Akerman has his feet on Makivalkkila's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Makivalkkila doesn't manage to clinch there - Akerman circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Akerman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Makivalkkila trying to keep a closed guard but Akerman is proving a slippery customer.
Akerman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Akerman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akerman pushes down on Makivalkkila's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Akerman is trying to work for a kimura but Makivalkkila is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Akerman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Makivalkkila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Akerman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Akerman stalling.
Akerman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makivalkkila is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Akerman escapes and gets back to his feet.
Akerman tries to clinch there but Makivalkkila circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akerman moves in looking to clinch but Makivalkkila pushes him off.
Akerman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Makivalkkila is fending him off so far but Akerman persists. Nope, Makivalkkila circles away and we're back to standing.
Akerman wants to clinch.
Akerman throws a jab but it's blocked by Makivalkkila.

Akerman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Akerman trying to control but Makivalkkila is having none of it.
Makivalkkila is looking to improve his position but Akerman isn't that keen on the idea.
Akerman is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akerman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Makivalkkila is surviving well by controlling Akerman's body position as best he can.
Makivalkkila tries to lock up and control but Akerman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Makivalkkila keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Makivalkkila taking shots to the head.
Akerman working Makivalkkila over with strikes here.

Akerman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Makivalkkila manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Akerman had his way with Antti Makivalkkila in that round.
The cut man is working on Antti Makivalkkila's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Makivalkkila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akerman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akerman scores with a spinning back kick!
Ville Akerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akerman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akerman shoots in looking for a takedown. Makivalkkila tries to sprawl out of it but Akerman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makivalkkila manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Akerman throws a looping overhand right but Makivalkkila ducks down to avoid it.
Akerman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Akerman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Akerman tries a head kick but it misses.
Makivalkkila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akerman tries to avoid it but Makivalkkila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akerman to the ground. Akerman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Akerman.
Makivalkkila keeps the fight on the outside.
Akerman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makivalkkila throws a lazy head kick
and Akerman counters with a left to the body.
Akerman wants to clinch.
Akerman doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Makivalkkila counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akerman won't be happy with that.
Akerman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Akerman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Akerman trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akerman is trying to get back to full guard.
Akerman is looking to escape.
Makivalkkila is thwarting Akerman's attempts to control the position.
Akerman gets back to full guard.
Akerman trying to keep a closed guard but Makivalkkila is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Makivalkkila.
Well Akerman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ville Akerman!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ville Akerman!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Ville Akerman!

Ville Akerman wins by unanimous decision!