PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keke Ikonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooby Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikonen comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Mansell - Requiem for a Dream Remix. Keke Ikonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scooby Doo's chin.

Ikonen
vs
Doo

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keke Ikonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scooby Doo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doo forces Ikonen back against the cage and clinches.
Ikonen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ikonen looking to stall.
Ikonen tries for a takedown but Doo manages to get underhooks.

Doo manages to pull guard.
Doo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ikonen works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Ikonen is looking for a kimura but Doo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ikonen to get the leverage.

Ikonen is looking for submissions but instead, Doo has regained full guard.
Doo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ikonen being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doo working for a triangle but Ikonen defends it easily.
Doo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doo looking for a sweep. Not yet Doo, not yet.
Doo is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ikonen prevents Doo from getting back to his feet.

Doo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ikonen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ikonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Doo. Doo gets slowly back to his feet.

Doo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ikonen!
Doo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ikonen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Doo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ikonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four 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.
Doo tries to control but Ikonen wriggling away.
Ikonen tries to hold on but Doo postures up.
Doo controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doo dominated that round.
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.

Doo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doo throws a sloppy head kick and Ikonen moves out of range easily.
Ikonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ikonen avoids the head kick by Doo.
Doo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doo throws a nice head kick!

Doo takes the fight into the clinch.
Doo is working for takedown but Ikonen is calmly controlling the position for now.

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

Doo clinches with his opponent.

Doo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doo throws a head kick but Ikonen moves out of range.

Doo clinches up with Ikonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Doo jumps into guard, dragging Ikonen to the mat.
Doo is pulling down on Ikonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Ikonen, at least for the moment.
Ikonen preventing the sweep.
Doo being controlled here, momentarily.
Ikonen trying to move into half guard but instead Doo has managed to sweep!
Ikonen being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Ikonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ikonen is keeping the position for now.

Ikonen throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Doo escapes and throws Ikonen's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Doo controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikonen is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ikonen is working hard here to advance position.
Doo working away.
Doo moves into full mount!
Doo content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Doo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ikonen hang on?
Doo controlling the pace for now.
Doo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ikonen is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scooby Doo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Doo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Doo clinches.
Doo lands an elbow that stopped Ikonen in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Keke Ikonen has been cut.
Doo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Doo pulls Ikonen into guard.
Doo wants to stand up but Ikonen is controlling him.
Doo wants to sweep but no luck.
Doo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doo wants to stand up but Ikonen is controlling him.
Doo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikonen looking to sit in guard and control but Doo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Doo stands and steps away. Ikonen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doo tries for a takedown but Ikonen circles away easily

and Ikonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ikonen.
Ikonen stopping the sweep attempt from Doo.
Doo keeping moving, preventing Ikonen from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikonen wants to stand and escape but instead Doo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ikonen keeping moving, preventing Doo from controlling successfully.
Doo content to stall in guard here.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Doo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Ikonen kicks off Doo and gets to his feet.
Keke Ikonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Doo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ikonen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Keke Ikonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ikonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ikonen laying and praying for a moment but Doo takes advantage and regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scooby Doo.
Well Doo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Scooby Doo!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Scooby Doo!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Scooby Doo!

Scooby Doo wins by unanimous decision!