PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pakkaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman's entrance music is Metallica - Damage Inc.. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Friman
vs
Pakkaaja

168 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

The Red Eye

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pakkaaja!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman scoring well with a low kick there.
Pakkaaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Friman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pakkaaja doesn't seem phased though.
Pakkaaja lands a high kick!

It looks like Valdemar Friman has been cut.
Friman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Friman blocks a head kick by Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pakkaaja slips a jab from Friman.
Pakkaaja is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Friman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friman looks for a takedown but Pakkaaja sprawls well.
Friman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pakkaaja lands with a nice body kick.
Friman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Friman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pakkaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Friman.
Friman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses.
Pakkaaja throws the kick towards the body but Friman avoids it.
Friman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakkaaja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Friman blocks a head kick by Pakkaaja.
Friman takes a swing at Pakkaaja's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Friman moves into range and clinches up with Pakkaaja.
Friman lands an elbow inside.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja missing with knees to the body.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja taking a breather.
Friman pushes off an throws an elbow but Pakkaaja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman is breathing heavily.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Pakkaaja.
Friman pushes off an throws an elbow but Pakkaaja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Friman throws an elbow but it misses.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.
Friman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pakkaaja.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Friman.
Friman throws an elbow that misses.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks with his arms.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friman misses with an elbow strike.
Friman with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow that misses.
Pakkaaja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Friman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Friman is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Pakkaaja being controlled against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friman's brow.
Friman tries a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks it.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Pakkaaja blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Friman blocks it.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Friman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friman trying to land knees to the body.
Pakkaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Friman.
Pakkaaja missing with knees to the body.
Pakkaaja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Friman lands an elbow that stopped Pakkaaja in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Friman.
Friman is trying to drag Pakkaaja to the mat but Pakkaaja just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.

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.
Pakkaaja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Friman with a knee to the head.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Friman blocks it.
Pakkaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Friman.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja letting Friman take a breather here.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks with his arms.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.
Friman avoids a wild elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.
Friman scores a nice knee to the body.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
Friman misses with a knee to the head.
Friman lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Friman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pakkaaja explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pakkaaja scores with a head kick.
Friman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Friman gets a clinch.
Friman is looking to control Pakkaaja's arms but Pakkaaja gets an underhook and turns him. Now Friman has his back to the ropes.
Pakkaaja blocks an elbow strike from Friman.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pakkaaja as Friman tries to tie him up.
Maybe Friman would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Friman landing knees to the body.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Friman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Friman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks with his arms.
Pakkaaja landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pakkaaja is looking to control Friman's arms but Friman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pakkaaja has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pakkaaja throws an elbow but misses.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Friman blocks it.
Friman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Friman throws an elbow that misses.
Pakkaaja blocks the elbow strike.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Friman blocks it with crossed arms.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Friman blocks it with crossed arms.
Friman tries a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks it.
Friman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pakkaaja smiles and moves away.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Friman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pakkaaja counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Friman closes the distance and clinches.
Friman blocks the elbow strike.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Friman holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman tries a knee to the head but Pakkaaja blocks it.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Friman blocks it with crossed arms.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Friman looking to throw knees to the head but Pakkaaja is blocking nicely.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Friman is blocking nicely.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakkaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Pakkaaja looking to throw knees to the head but Friman is blocking nicely.
Friman crunches a lovely knee into Pakkaaja's ribcage.
Friman missing with knees to the body.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman avoiding damage as Pakkaaja throws knees to the body.
Pakkaaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pakkaaja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but Friman blocks it.
Pakkaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pakkaaja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakkaaja avoids the damage to the body.
Pakkaaja throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Friman dodges an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pakkaaja.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja takes an elbow to the forehead.
Friman blocks an elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Friman lands an elbow inside.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Pakkaaja.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Friman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Friman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pakkaaja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pakkaaja pushes off an throws an elbow but Friman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pakkaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.
Friman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pakkaaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Friman taking a breather.
Pakkaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pakkaaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Friman blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pakkaaja as Friman tries to tie him up.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakkaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja with a knee to the head.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pena Pakkaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valdemar Friman's cut.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pakkaaja throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Friman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pakkaaja trying to control the position but instead, Friman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pakkaaja into the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Friman.
Friman misses with a punch to the body.
Friman avoiding damage as Pakkaaja throws knees to the body.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.
Friman lands a knee to the head.
Friman lands an elbow inside.
Friman lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Friman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Friman effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pakkaaja is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pakkaaja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Friman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Friman.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee to the head.

Friman wants the takedown. Pakkaaja is fighting it off but Friman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pakkaaja's guard against the ropes.
Friman throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkaaja wants to stand up but Friman is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Friman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Friman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friman 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.
Pakkaaja wants to stand up but Friman is controlling him.
Pakkaaja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pakkaaja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Friman takes the fight into the clinch.
Friman blocks an elbow strike.

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.
Friman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Friman lands an elbow inside.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Pakkaaja missing with knees to the body.
Pakkaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Friman.
Pakkaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pakkaaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pakkaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Friman's brow.
Friman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pakkaaja lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Friman lands a knee to the body.
Pakkaaja looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Friman avoids a wild elbow strike from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja blocks an uppercut.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakkaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Friman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakkaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakkaaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Friman.
Friman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman managing to block the knees to the body from Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pakkaaja.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.
Pakkaaja takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Friman.
A knee to the head by Friman.
Pakkaaja missing with knees to the body.
Friman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Pakkaaja tries to land knees in the clinch but Friman avoids the damage to the body.
Friman is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Friman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakkaaja misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Friman.
Friman throws an elbow that misses.
Friman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pakkaaja tries to land a knee to the head but Friman blocks with his arms.
Friman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pakkaaja avoiding damage as Friman throws knees to the body.
Pakkaaja misses with an elbow over the top.
Friman misses with a knee strike.
Pakkaaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Friman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pakkaaja missing with knees to the body.

Friman pulls Pakkaaja into guard.

Pakkaaja stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Valdemar Friman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman avoids the head kick by Pakkaaja.
A nice leg kick lands there from Friman.
Pakkaaja misses with a body kick.
Friman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Friman moves out of range of the body kick from Pakkaaja.
Friman throws a head kick but Pakkaaja moves out of range.
Friman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Friman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pakkaaja counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Friman misses.
Pakkaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Friman misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Friman misses
and Pakkaaja counters with a solid body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Friman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Friman takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friman tries to clinch up but Pakkaaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Pakkaaja throws the kick towards the body but Friman avoids it.
Pena Pakkaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pakkaaja avoids a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valdemar Friman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pakkaaja 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pena Pakkaaja!