PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anderson
vs
Nyrkki

180 cm
32
184 lbs
23 - 15 - 2

186 cm
36
185 lbs
23 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

Perkele!

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 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Turd Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Nyrkki's ribs.
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick

and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is keeping the position.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Nyrkki is keeping the position.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nyrkki has Anderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson won't allow Nyrkki to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki managing to control the position.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nyrkki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nyrkki keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Nyrkki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson passes Nyrkki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson wants to free his trapped foot but Nyrkki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nyrkki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson throwing shots but Nyrkki is blocking nicely.
Nyrkki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nyrkki is looking to improve his position.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Nyrkki is having none of it.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nyrkki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nyrkki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nyrkki is keeping the position for now.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nyrkki keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nyrkki wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Nyrkki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nyrkki wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
Nyrkki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nyrkki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nyrkki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nyrkki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyrkki can do to turn this around?
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Nyrkki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nyrkki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nyrkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Nyrkki has managed to clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nyrkki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Nyrkki breaks from the clinch.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyrkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nyrkki clinches up against the cage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Nyrkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Nyrkki is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Nyrkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Nyrkki misses with a body punch.
Nyrkki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki looking to stall.
Nyrkki throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki lands a shoulder strike.

Nyrkki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws out a powerful jab.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Nyrkki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Nyrkki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyrkki manages to avoid it.
Nyrkki throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Nyrkki scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Nyrkki clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Nyrkki tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Nyrkki back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nyrkki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson prevents Nyrkki from breaking the clinch.
Nyrkki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyrkki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyrkki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nyrkki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Nyrkki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Anderson 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.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands and throws Nyrkki's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nyrkki is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Nyrkki defending against the ground and pound.

Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nyrkki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kake Nyrkki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nyrkki connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nyrkki misses with a left hand

and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nyrkki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nyrkki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nyrkki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson is working Nyrkki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nyrkki pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Nyrkki cracks Anderson with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nyrkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nyrkki lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nyrkki throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nyrkki tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nyrkki to the ground. Nyrkki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anderson takes a swing at Nyrkki's ribcage but misses.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Nyrkki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyrkki shoots in but no luck this time.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Nyrkki connects with a solid leg kick.
Nyrkki misses with a wild combination.
Anderson is looking to wear down Nyrkki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nyrkki clinches up against the cage.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Nyrkki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Turd Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kake Nyrkki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nyrkki is defended easily by Anderson.
Nyrkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch lands to the side of Anderson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nyrkki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson slips under a jab from Nyrkki.
Anderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Nyrkki's body. Nyrkki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Nyrkki throws a shot to the body.
Nyrkki looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson feinted with a counter takedown.

Nyrkki has managed to clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Nyrkki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Nyrkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lands a right hand.
Nyrkki can't break the clinch.
Nyrkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki misses with some punches.
Nyrkki tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Nyrkki wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Nyrkki has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.

Nyrkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Nyrkki lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyrkki throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson jabs at Nyrkki's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kake Nyrkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nyrkki 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kake Nyrkki!
Kake Nyrkki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.