PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lynwood Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leevi Litmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leevi Litmanen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fischer
vs
Litmanen

159 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lynwood Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leevi Litmanen!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litmanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Litmanen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fischer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Litmanen won't be happy with that.
Fischer landing a few strikes.
Litmanen is looking for a sweep.
Litmanen wants to control but Fischer postures up.
Litmanen parries the strikes from Fischer easily there. Fischer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Litmanen to escape.
Litmanen keeps Fischer under control for a moment.
Litmanen struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litmanen is looking to regain half guard here but Fischer keeps moving and retains side control.
Litmanen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Litmanen is looking to regain half guard here but Fischer keeps moving and retains side control.
Fischer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Litmanen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fischer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Litmanen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fischer thows a huge punch but Litmanen dodges it nicely.
Litmanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fischer.
Litmanen trying to hold on to Fischer's head to control him but Fischer postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litmanen is looking to clinch.

Litmanen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Litmanen postures up.
Litmanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fischer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fischer wants to hit a switch here but Litmanen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fischer there!
Litmanen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fischer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litmanen controlling from the full mount.
Litmanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Litmanen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Litmanen trying to control but Fischer is having none of it.
Litmanen controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Litmanen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fischer is looking to escape.
Fischer is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leevi Litmanen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Litmanen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Litmanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Litmanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fischer manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fischer keeping moving, preventing Litmanen from controlling successfully.
Litmanen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Leevi Litmanen has got the better of the ground game so far.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Litmanen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fischer is in trouble now - Litmanen has advanced to mount!
Litmanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fischer is looking to improve his position but Litmanen isn't that keen on the idea.
Litmanen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litmanen wants to control the pace but Fischer is squirming around nicely.
Litmanen avoids the attempt from Fischer to control.
Fischer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Litmanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four 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.
Litmanen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fischer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fischer is squirming around, avoiding Litmanen's attempts to control the action.

Litmanen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fischer turns into him and now he's in Litmanen's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fischer throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leevi Litmanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fischer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fischer tries to sprawl but Litmanen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Litmanen trying to control from half guard but Fischer is working away.
Fischer wants to sweep but Litmanen has passed to side control!

Litmanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fischer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fischer looking for a sweep but Litmanen has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fischer can't escape the position.
Fischer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Litmanen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Litmanen stands up from half guard.

Litmanen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Litmanen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Litmanen wants to control but Fischer is keeping him busy.
Litmanen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litmanen taking a breather here.

Litmanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fischer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Litmanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fischer keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fischer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Litmanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Litmanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fischer is not content to let Litmanen control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Fischer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Litmanen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fischer really is a fat lump.
Fischer keeping moving, preventing Litmanen from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leevi Litmanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Litmanen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leevi Litmanen!