PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monkey Business (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IT Cant Be (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). IT Cant Be acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Business
vs
Cant Be

225 cm
26
300 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

150 cm
28
308 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Revolution Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monkey Business!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, IT Cant Be!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cant Be closes the distance looking to clinch
and Business counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cant Be thinking.

Business closes the distance and clinches.

Business breaks from the clinch.

Business closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cant Be is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Business breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cant Be tries to clinch up
and Business counters with a nice body shot.
Cant Be tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Business counters with a series of strikes. Cant Be will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Business clinches with his opponent.

Business's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cant Be tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Business counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cant Be looks to clinch
and Business counters with a left and a right that stings Cant Be.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Business manages to break the clinch.
Cant Be fails in his attempt to clinch.

Business instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Business.

Business breaks from the clinch.

Cant Be rushes Business and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cant Be is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Business is defending well for now.

Business breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Business gets a clinch.
Business stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Business.

Business manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cant Be tries to clinch but Business moves away
and Business counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Business moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cant Be is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Business is keeping busy.
Cant Be is stalling here.

Business pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cant Be moves to clinch but Business breaks away
and Business counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Business has Cant Be up against the cage in a clinch.
Cant Be tries to stall but Business uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cant Be tries a body shot but Business blocks it.

Business breaks from the clinch.
Cant Be tries to clinch but Business moves away
and Business counters with a three punch combo that has Cant Be backing up. Cant Be nods at Business to acknowledge the strikes.

Cant Be gets tackled into the cage by Business. Business maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Business escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cant Be closes the distance looking to clinch
and Business counters with a series of strikes. Cant Be will be more careful next time no doubt.

Business pushes Cant Be up against the cage in a clinch.
Cant Be is trying to stall.
Cant Be goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Business dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Business takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cant Be.
Business unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cant Be trying to stall but Business improves his position.
A hook to the body from Business.
Business is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cant Be can do to turn this around?

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

Business rushes Cant Be and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Business lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Business as the two fighters clinch.
Cant Be is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Business - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Business breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cant Be tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Business to counter with a crisp jab.

Business pushes Cant Be up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Business - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Business escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Business closes the distance and clinches.
Cant Be tries to stall but Business uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cant Be.

Business breaks from the clinch.
Business lands a head shot.
Business scores with a three punch combo!
Cant Be tries to clinch but Business is having none of it.
Business half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Business rushes Cant Be and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Business lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Business pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Business forces Cant Be back against the cage and clinches.

Business breaks the clinch.

Business forces Cant Be back against the cage and clinches.
Business stalls.

Business breaks from the clinch.

Business takes the fight into the clinch.

Business breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cant Be tries to close the distance and clinch up but Business swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Business throws a nice head kick!

Business has Cant Be up against the cage in a clinch.

Business breaks the clinch.
Business lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cant Be backs up against the cage.

Cant Be pushes Business up against the cage in a clinch.
Cant Be with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cant Be throws an elbow but misses.
Business lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Business breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Business lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cant Be backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cant Be tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Business counters with a big head kick but Cant Be shrugs it off.
Monkey Business is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Business closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Business manages to break the clinch.
Cant Be closes the distance but Business moves to the side
and Business cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cant Be moves to clinch but Business breaks away
and Business connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cant Be moves to clinch but Business breaks away
and Business counters with a big head kick but Cant Be shrugs it off.
Danga de danga de dang - Business scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monkey Business dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Cant Be closes the distance but Business moves to the side
and Business counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Cant Be moves into range and clinches up with Business.
Cant Be trying to control the position but instead, Business has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cant Be into the cage.

Business breaks the clinch.
Cant Be darts in trying to clinch
and Business counters with a head kick. That will keep Cant Be thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Business is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Business swats away the attempt to clinch by Cant Be.
Business throws a counter high kick but Cant Be was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Business lands a nice looking body shot.
Business scores with a head kick.

Cant Be clinches with his opponent.

Business escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cant Be wants to clinch but Business slips to the side
and Business counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Business gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Business pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Business is looking to wear down Cant Be with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Business rushes Cant Be and presses him up against the cage.
Business scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Business.
Cant Be takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cant Be is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Business is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Business.

Business manages to break the clinch.

Business has Cant Be up against the cage in a clinch.
Business unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cant Be lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Business breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cant Be tries to clinch up

and Business counters with a left and a right that hurts Cant Be! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Business jumps into full mount!

Cant Be defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Business.
Business tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cant Be is in all sorts of trouble here.
Business tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Business has hold of Cant Be's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cant Be manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Business controlling his opponent.
Business punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Business looking for a guillotine from mount but Cant Be is having none of it.

Business looking to secure an arm triangle but Cant Be defends it well.
Business wants to take Cant Be's back here but Cant Be is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cant Be is working to get back to half guard.
Business will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Business has hold of Cant Be's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cant Be manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Business with the ground and pound from mount.
Cant Be is working to get back to half guard.

Business is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cant Be can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cant Be is looking to get to half guard.
Cant Be stops Business from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Monkey Business overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Business is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cant Be is surviving well by controlling Business's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cant Be looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
IT Cant Be has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Business looking for the RNC.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monkey Business showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Business has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monkey Business!
An out of breath Monkey Business thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.