PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Derksen
vs
Sammio

188 cm
33
192 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

185 cm
32
194 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakari Sammio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Derksen clinches.
Sammio lands a nice uppercut.
Derksen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sammio or not.
Sammio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sammio.
Stalling in the clinch from Sammio.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sammio's defenses.

It looks like Sakari Sammio has been cut.
Sammio can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Sammio in his tracks for a moment.
Sammio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Sammio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sammio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammio taking a breather.
Derksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammio controls his hands.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Sammio.
Derksen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen tries a body shot but Sammio blocks it.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammio.
Nice body punch from Derksen - that landed with a thud.
Derksen tries to work over Sammio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sammio blocks an uppercut.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sammio.
Derksen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derksen.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sammio misses with a punch on the inside.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Sammio's head.
Sammio misses with a punch to the body.
Sammio lands a left hand.
Derksen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Sammio in his tracks for a moment.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sammio misses with a body punch.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio blocking some punches.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sammio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Sammio's head.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derksen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Sammio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derksen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sammio.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sammio.
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!
Sammio stalling in the clinch but Derksen improves position.
Sammio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sammio stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derksen.
Sammio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Derksen.
Derksen tries a body shot but Sammio blocks it.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sammio blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Derksen throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sammio can do to turn this around?
Sammio misses with a two punch combination.
Derksen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sammio. That did some damage!
Derksen wants to land a leg kick but Sammio is out of range.
Sammio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sammio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Derksen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sammio.
Derksen is looking to counter the offense by Sammio and move into the clinch.
Sammio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Derksen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Derksen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Derksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Sammio misses with the head strike.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Sammio's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammio blocks a body shot from Derksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses.
Sammio throws a punch but it's blocked by Derksen.
Sammio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Derksen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
A short right from Sammio on the inside.
Sammio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derksen.
Derksen misses with some punches.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Sammio shrugs off.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sammio struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammio is defending well for now.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Sammio stalling in the clinch.
Sammio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen lands a right hand.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Sammio lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio misses with a punch on the inside.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sammio lands a hook that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Sammio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sammio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammio avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Derksen scores with a hook to the body.
Sammio trying to control the position but instead, Derksen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sammio into the cage.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Sammio has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sammio's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Sammio is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sammio has Derksen pushed against the cage.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Derksen is working Sammio over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sammio.
A short uppercut from Derksen.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Sammio shrugs off.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammio is defending well for now.
Sammio avoiding damage.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio prevents a body shot from Derksen.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen can't find room to land a body shot as Sammio controls the action.
Sammio gets through Derksen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Derksen pushes Sammio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sammio's brow.
Sammio misses with some punches.
Sammio lands a shot to the body.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sammio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
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.

A clash of legs there as Derksen blocks the low kick.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Derksen has Sammio up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Sammio.
Sammio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Derksen - that landed with a thud.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Sammio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Derksen tries to work over Sammio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sammio avoiding damage as Derksen throws knees to the body.
Derksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio lands a shoulder strike.
Derksen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Sammio 's eye.
A short uppercut from Derksen.

Sammio is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Sammio is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?

That has opened up Sakari Sammio's cut even more.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sammio's elbow.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Derksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sammio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derksen is working Sammio over against the cage.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sammio avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Sammio seems to have recovered his senses.
Sammio is trying to stall.
Sammio scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sammio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sammio digs a right hand underneath Derksen's ribcage. Derksen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sammio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammio.
Sammio stalling in the clinch but Derksen improves position.
Sammio scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammio.
A right hook to the body lands for Derksen.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sammio fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sammio.
Sammio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Sammio.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sammio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen works on Sammio's body with a couple of short punches.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sammio blocking some punches.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Sammio 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sammio dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Derksen can't find room to land a body shot as Sammio controls the action.
Derksen tries to work over Sammio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sammio lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammio.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Sammio.
Derksen trying to land knees to the body.
Sammio avoiding damage.
Sammio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Derksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio'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.

Derksen moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammio.
Sammio scores with a leg kick.

Derksen has managed to clinch.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Sammio presses Derksen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sammio misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derksen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sammio.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Derksen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sammio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sammio taking a breather.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derksen tries to throw a body punch but Sammio avoids it by throwing Derksen back against the cage.
Derksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sammio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sammio throws a punch but it's blocked by Derksen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sammio.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Sammio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sammio takes a shot to the head.
Derksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Sammio.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Sammio 's eye.
Sammio scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammio blocking some punches.
Sammio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Derksen.
Sammio can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.
Derksen is working Sammio over against the cage.
Sammio lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sammio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Sammio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sammio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sammio prevents a body shot from Derksen.
Sammio misses with some punches.
Sammio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen gets through Sammio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Sammio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sammio lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derksen.
Sammio stalling.
Sammio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Sammio in his tracks for a moment.
Derksen lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sammio.
Sammio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Sammio takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Derksen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sammio.
Sammio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sammio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Derksen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Derksen misses with a body punch.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sammio.
Sammio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sammio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Christian Derksen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sammio ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
Sammio throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen avoids the body shot from Sammio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sammio.
Derksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sammio sprawls well. Sammio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Derksen throws a leg kick but Sammio moved away.
Derksen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derksen misses with an uppercut. Sammio saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sammio throws a leg kick
and Derksen counters with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sammio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen staying out of range there.
Sammio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakari Sammio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sammio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Derksen is able to avoid easily.
Sammio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Derksen counters with a low kick, right behind Sammio 's knee.

Derksen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sammio's half guard.

Derksen decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice takedown defense from Sammio. No joy for Derksen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammio throws a jab but it's blocked by Derksen.
Derksen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sakari Sammio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sammio gets caught napping as Derksen dives in and scores a takedown. Sammio manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Sammio manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sammio pushes Derksen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sammio's brow.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Good body shot from Sammio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derksen.
Derksen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen presses Sammio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammio controls his hands.
A short right from Derksen.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands a right hand.
Sammio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derksen is keeping busy.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammio.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sammio - that landed with a thud.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sammio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio lands an uppercut.
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!
Derksen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio lands with a right to the head.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Sammio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Christian Derksen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sammio has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen working Sammio over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Sammio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sammio can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sakari Sammio.
I think Derksen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Christian Derksen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.