PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yun Fat Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turisas -Take the day!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fat Chow
vs
Nurmi

188 cm
31
173 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

176 cm
35
172 lbs
20 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yun Fat Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sakari Nurmi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chow circles away quickly and effectively.
Chow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nurmi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chow with a nice cross.
Nurmi connects with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Nurmi. Beautiful body shot.
Chow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Sakari Nurmi has been cut.
Chow misses with a few strikes there.
Nurmi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nurmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Chow has closed the distance and engaged Nurmi in a clinch.
Nurmi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chow is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Nurmi.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nurmi pulls guard effortlessly.
Nurmi controlling Chow's posture.
Nurmi wants to sweep here but Chow controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmi is still trying to improve position.
Chow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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

That's two 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.
Nurmi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Nurmi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chow is aware though and is defending well.
Chow is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chow throws a push kick but Nurmi slaps the foot to one side.
Nurmi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nurmi tries to clinch up but Chow circles away and keeps his distance.
Nurmi cracks Chow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Nurmi clinches.
Nurmi looking to throw knees to the head but Chow is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chow.
Nurmi trying to land knees to the body.

Nurmi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chow regains guard immediately.
Nurmi looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmi wants to control from the top but Chow keeps moving.
Chow pulls Nurmi in close to his closed guard and prevents Nurmi from doing any damage or advancing position.
My spies in Sanitarium inform me that Nurmi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chow is on top in guard.

Chow wants to control from the top but Nurmi keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chow tries to free his leg and advance position but Nurmi is retaining full guard.
Chow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nurmi trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmi keeping full guard, as Chow tries to pass.
Chow is stalling in the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Nurmi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi'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.

Nurmi closes the distance and clinches.
Chow throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmi.
Nurmi prevents a body shot from Chow.
Chow pushes Nurmi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chow misses with the head strike.

Nurmi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmi misses with a low kick.
Nurmi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmi moves away.
Nurmi with the counter takedown but Chow avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurmi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nurmi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Chow.
Nice elbow from Chow.
Chow lands a nice elbow.
Nurmi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chow pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow avoiding damage as Nurmi throws knees to the body.
Nurmi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yun Fat Chow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
Chow misses with an elbow over the top.

Nurmi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmi misses the target.
Nurmi moves out of range as Chow throws a body kick.
Nurmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nurmi is looking to clinch.
Nurmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chow is able to avoid easily.
Chow looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Chow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nurmi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nurmi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi throws a series of punches but Chow avoids them all with ease.
Nurmi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Chow gets tackled into the cage by Nurmi. Nurmi maintains the clinch.
A short left from Chow.
Chow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurmi backwards.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yun Fat Chow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chow.
Chow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmi backwards.
Chow struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmi controls his hands.
Chow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nurmi.
A head punch on the inside from Chow fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is looking for a takedown.
Nurmi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nurmi trying to land knees to the body.
Chow working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nurmi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chow pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Nurmi lands a takedown into guard.
Nurmi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chow is keeping the position for now.
Nurmi stops Chow from standing up.
Chow wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chow keeping full guard, as Nurmi tries to pass.
Chow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chow managing to control the position.
Nurmi tries to free his leg and advance position but Chow is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nurmi is looking to clinch but Chow is avoiding it.
Nurmi jabs Chow right on the nose. Chow blinks but takes it well.
Nurmi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Chow throws a poor cross that misses
and Nurmi counters with an outside leg kick.
Chow dodges the punch combination from Nurmi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sakari Nurmi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sakari Nurmi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nurmi throws a head kick but Chow moves out of range.
Nurmi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nurmi lands with a nice combination. Chow backs away looking to recover.
Chow tries to clinch up.
Nurmi tries to clinch but Chow moves out of range.

Chow clinches up against the cage.
Nurmi tries to score a body lock takedown but Chow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nurmi tries to land knees in the clinch but Chow avoids the damage to the body.
Nurmi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chow pushes Nurmi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Nurmi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chow can't fight it off and eventually Nurmi manages to take the fight to the floor. Chow looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nurmi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nurmi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmi trying to control the position.

Nurmi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nurmi keeping moving, preventing Chow from controlling successfully.
Yun Fat Chow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nurmi swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nurmi working for a triangle but Chow defends it easily.
Chow content to stall in guard here.
Chow advances to half guard.
Sakari Nurmi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmi wants to get back to full guard.
Chow works his way into side control.
Nurmi tries to improve position but can't.
Chow tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nurmi's legs.
Chow controls the position from side control.
Chow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nurmi keeps working.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chow throws a push kick but Nurmi slaps the foot to one side.
Nurmi feints the counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chow throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmi.

Nurmi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nurmi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nurmi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yun Fat Chow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakari Nurmi.
Nurmi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yun Fat Chow.
I think Nurmi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Nurmi!
After winning the bout, Sakari Nurmi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.