PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomppa Teloittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Nykanen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Teloittaja
vs
Nykanen

170 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomppa Teloittaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen shoots for a takedown but Teloittaja saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Teloittaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Nykanen.
Teloittaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teloittaja doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nykanen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Teloittaja!
Nykanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Teloittaja wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Teloittaja bucks up and throws Nykanen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Nykanen looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Nykanen 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Teloittaja gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teloittaja is struggling to control the position.

Teloittaja has hold of one of Nykanen's legs. Nykanen is fighting the takedown attempt but Teloittaja gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Teloittaja wants to stand but Nykanen is controlling his posture from full guard.

Nykanen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Teloittaja wants to get up but he can't break Nykanen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Teloittaja wants to stand and escape but instead Nykanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Teloittaja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Teloittaja is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nykanen controlling the position.
Teloittaja takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Nykanen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Teloittaja to his feet.
Nykanen tries to clinch up
and Teloittaja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teloittaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Nykanen tries for a takedown but Teloittaja circles away easily
and Teloittaja counters with a left and a right that stings Nykanen.
Nykanen cracks the inside of Teloittaja's front leg.
Teloittaja misses with a takedown

and Nykanen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomppa Teloittaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teloittaja takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Teloittaja is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Teloittaja trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teloittaja is not content to let Nykanen control the position.

Nykanen tries for a kimura but Teloittaja is defending well.
Teloittaja is trying to get back to his feet.
Nykanen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nykanen wants to control but Teloittaja has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Nykanen stops Teloittaja from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Nykanen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nykanen has his takedown stuffed
and Teloittaja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Teloittaja shoots and misses

and Nykanen counters with a single leg into guard. Teloittaja didn't expect that.
Nykanen won't allow Teloittaja to get back to his feet.

Teloittaja pushes Nykanen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nykanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nykanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Teloittaja sprawls well. He's pushed Nykanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tomppa Teloittaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nykanen.

Teloittaja pushes Nykanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Teloittaja manages to break the clinch.
Tomppa Teloittaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nykanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Teloittaja wants to get back to his feet but Nykanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nykanen wants to control from the top but Teloittaja keeps moving.
Teloittaja is looking to stand up but Nykanen isn't so interested in that idea.

Teloittaja is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Teloittaja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nykanen has his takedown stuffed
and Teloittaja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teloittaja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nykanen as he avoids it easily.
Nykanen closes the distance and clinches up with Teloittaja, looking for a takedown. Nykanen pushes Teloittaja against the cage but Teloittaja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Teloittaja lands with a nice combination. Nykanen backs away looking to recover.

Teloittaja darts in and clinches Nykanen up against the cage.

Teloittaja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nykanen shoots and misses
letting Teloittaja counter with a right hand.

Teloittaja gets caught flat footed, as Nykanen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Teloittaja pushes Nykanen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Teloittaja as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nykanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teloittaja with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nykanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nykanen trying to control but Teloittaja is working from the bottom.
Teloittaja wants to stand up but Nykanen is controlling him.
Nykanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Teloittaja wants to get back to his feet but Nykanen passes into half guard.
Nykanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Teloittaja tries to kick Nykanen off but Nykanen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Teloittaja is staying active underneath Nykanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Teloittaja is trying to stand up here but Nykanen is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teloittaja as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nykanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teloittaja swivels and escapes.
Nykanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teloittaja wants to clinch

and Nykanen counters with a shoot takedown. Teloittaja fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matti Nykanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Teloittaja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nykanen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teloittaja is trying to stand up here but Nykanen is controlling him well.
Nykanen wants to control but Teloittaja is keeping him busy.
Teloittaja scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Nykanen manages to mount him!

Nykanen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Nykanen working for a guillotine from mount but Teloittaja is in no mood to give up.
Matti Nykanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Teloittaja is in a horrible position here. Nykanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nykanen wants to control the pace but Teloittaja is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teloittaja wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nykanen moves to the back.
Teloittaja wants to get back to his feet.
Nykanen has Teloittaja flattened out and is raining down punches.

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.

Nykanen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I would not like to be Teloittaja right now.
Teloittaja has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Teloittaja manages to stand up with Nykanen still on his back. Eventually Nykanen drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.

Nykanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Teloittaja is not content to let Nykanen control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teloittaja is trying to stand up here but Nykanen is controlling him well.
Nykanen lands strikes from half guard.
Teloittaja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Nykanen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nykanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teloittaja does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Nykanen seems to be working for a kimura but Teloittaja defends the submission attempt.
Nykanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teloittaja does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Teloittaja goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nykanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nykanen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Teloittaja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nykanen trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like Teloittaja is going to stand back up.
Tomppa Teloittaja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teloittaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nykanen defending well though.
Matti Nykanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nykanen manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Nykanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nykanen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Nykanen!