PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miilo Nurkkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orelon Ardir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurkkanen's entrance music is When im gone remixed by DJ Darkjuice . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nurkkanen
vs
Ardir

190 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miilo Nurkkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orelon Ardir!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardir scores with a head kick.
Ardir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nurkkanen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ardir can't do much from the bottom here.
Ardir tries to bench press Nurkkanen off him but Nurkkanen keeps the position.
Nurkkanen working away.
Ardir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nurkkanen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nurkkanen prevents Ardir from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ardir is still trying to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurkkanen wants to stand but Ardir has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ardir is trying to maintain the position but Nurkkanen is very close to passing his half guard.

Ardir looking for submissions off his back.
Ardir trying to control but Nurkkanen postures up.

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

Nurkkanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nurkkanen showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ardir looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Ardir actively working from the bottom here.
Nurkkanen blocks the strikes from Ardir.

Nurkkanen decides to return to a standing position.

Nurkkanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ardir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Nurkkanen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ardir to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nurkkanen dives in and scores a takedown into Ardir's guard.
Nurkkanen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ardir looking to control.

Nurkkanen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ardir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nurkkanen has managed to get both his arms back between Ardir's legs - danger averted.
Ardir looks winded!

Ardir isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nurkkanen stacks Ardir on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nurkkanen!
Nurkkanen controls the position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurkkanen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ardir to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardir misses with a body shot.

Nurkkanen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nurkkanen just content to control the position.

Nurkkanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ardir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ardir is looking to regain half guard here but Nurkkanen keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurkkanen working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miilo Nurkkanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ardir throws a head kick that misses.
Nurkkanen fails with the takedown
and Ardir counters with a solid body kick.

Nurkkanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ardir looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ardir is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nurkkanen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nurkkanen wants to get back to his feet.

Nurkkanen stands up and beckons Ardir to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nurkkanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ardir scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nurkkanen manages to mount him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurkkanen controlling his opponent.
Ardir tries to lock up and control but Nurkkanen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nurkkanen content just to control the position here.
Nurkkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ardir can do to turn this around?
Ardir swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Nurkkanen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ardir throws a head kick that misses.

Nurkkanen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ardir to the mat! Ardir manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen wants to stand but Ardir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Nurkkanen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ardir, up you get!

Nurkkanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ardir's half guard.
Nurkkanen trying to control the pace.
Ardir is looking to improve his position.
Miilo Nurkkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nurkkanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ardir tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nurkkanen prevents Ardir from improving his position.
Ardir trying to hold on to Nurkkanen's head to control him but Nurkkanen postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nurkkanen decides to return to a standing position.

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.
Nurkkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Ardir, looking for a takedown. Nurkkanen pushes Ardir against the cage but Ardir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ardir is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nurkkanen fails with the takedown
and Nurkkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miilo Nurkkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurkkanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ardir's waist but Ardir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nurkkanen off to one side.
Ardir lands a front kick.

Nurkkanen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Nurkkanen gets to his feet. Ardir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ardir.
Nurkkanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ardir circles away.
Orelon Ardir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nurkkanen dives in and scores a takedown into Ardir's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miilo Nurkkanen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nurkkanen.
Ardir swings for the body but Nurkkanen moves out of range.

Nurkkanen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nurkkanen lands in his opponent's guard.
Ardir trying to control the position.
Nurkkanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ardir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nurkkanen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nurkkanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nurkkanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ardir avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miilo Nurkkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nurkkanen gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ardir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Nurkkanen is going to stand back up.

Ardir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ardir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ardir tries to roll over but Nurkkanen keeps him under control.

Nurkkanen decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nurkkanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Ardir's guard.

Nurkkanen stands up and waves to Ardir to follow him.
Ardir misses with a hook

and Nurkkanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Orelon Ardir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nurkkanen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ardir, up you get!

Nurkkanen 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.
Nurkkanen wants to stand but Ardir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nurkkanen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ardir is trying to hold Nurkkanen in close to prevent damage but Nurkkanen has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurkkanen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ardir wants to improve his position but Nurkkanen is controlling well.
Nurkkanen is looking to advance position but Ardir won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Miilo Nurkkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nurkkanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

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