PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paljas Uneksija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olaf Thorsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uneksija might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Uneksija
vs
Thorsson

180 cm
27
172 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paljas Uneksija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olaf Thorsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uneksija misses the jab.
Uneksija throws a looping overhand right but Thorsson ducks down to avoid it.
Thorsson tries to clinch up but Uneksija circles away and keeps his distance.

Thorsson gets a double leg takedown into Uneksija's guard.
Thorsson is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uneksija is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at HFC Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Thorsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thorsson throws a shot to the body.
Thorsson darts in looking for a takedown but Uneksija gets double underhooks and turns Thorsson into the cage.
Uneksija throws a nice looking combination but Thorsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uneksija sets himself, and Thorsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Uneksija avoids it this time.
Thorsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Uneksija throws a leg kick but Thorsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uneksija sizes up Thorsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thorsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uneksija will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thorsson wants to counter with a clinch but Uneksija pushes him away.
Uneksija lands with a right hand.
No luck for Thorsson with that takedown attempt.
Uneksija throwing a counter right hand but Thorsson manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thorsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Uneksija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thorsson keeps control of Uneksija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uneksija tries to break the clinch but Thorsson is controlling the position.
Thorsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
Uneksija is trying to push Thorsson away but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uneksija.
Thorsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thorsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uneksija is trying to push Thorsson away but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uneksija wants to break free but Thorsson has control.
Thorsson trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Uneksija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Thorsson.
Thorsson lands with a light punch inside.
Uneksija tries to circle away but Thorsson has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsson misses with some punches.
Thorsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uneksija's efforts to push away.
A short left from Thorsson.

It looks like Paljas Uneksija has been cut.
Nice body punch from Thorsson.

Uneksija breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thorsson has Uneksija up against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorsson has Uneksija pressed against the cage, preventing Uneksija from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uneksija has had enough of the clinch but Thorsson keeps him there for the moment.
Thorsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
Thorsson tries a body shot but Uneksija blocks it.
Thorsson trying to land knees to the body.
Thorsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uneksija's efforts to push away.

Uneksija pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Thorsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paljas Uneksija'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.

Thorsson feints and as Uneksija raises his hands in defense, Thorsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thorsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Thorsson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Uneksija is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Uneksija has escaped and now he's on top!

Uneksija wants to stand and escape but instead Thorsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Thorsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thorsson drops back looking for a leg! Uneksija is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uneksija manages to kick Thorsson off! Thorsson jumps back into Uneksija's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thorsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uneksija is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thorsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Thorsson.
Uneksija wants to stand and escape but Thorsson is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Uneksija knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorsson on the ground.

Thorsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Thorsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thorsson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Thorsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsson is controlling the pace.

Thorsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorsson is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olaf Thorsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paljas Uneksija's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thorsson forces Uneksija back against the cage and clinches.
Uneksija looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorsson lands a shoulder strike.
Uneksija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uneksija is trying to push Thorsson away but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uneksija working hard to break the clinch.
Uneksija is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsson fails to land.
Uneksija blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uneksija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uneksija is trying to push Thorsson away but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorsson keeps control of Uneksija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Thorsson.
Thorsson keeps control of Uneksija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorsson misses with the head strike.
Thorsson prevents Uneksija from breaking the clinch.
Uneksija is trying to break the clinch but Thorsson is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorsson lands with a light punch inside.
Thorsson scores with a shot to the side of Uneksija's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorsson.
A frustrated look appears on Uneksija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uneksija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thorsson misses with some punches.
Uneksija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uneksija wants to break free but Thorsson has control.
Thorsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uneksija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thorsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorsson.
Thorsson throws a head punch that misses.
Thorsson lands with a short shot to the head.

Uneksija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uneksija misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uneksija ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorsson moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Thorsson clinches up with Uneksija and pushes him back against the cage.
Thorsson can't find room to land a body shot as Uneksija controls the action.
Uneksija prevents a body shot from Thorsson.
Uneksija wants to break free but Thorsson has control.
A frustrated look appears on Uneksija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thorsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Uneksija uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uneksija tries to break free but Thorsson pushes him back against the cage.
Uneksija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uneksija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Uneksija is trying to push Thorsson away but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Uneksija is trying to break the clinch but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage.
Paljas Uneksija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Uneksija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uneksija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Uneksija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Uneksija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uneksija.
Uneksija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsson can't find room to land a body shot as Uneksija controls the action.
Olaf Thorsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Uneksija is trying to break the clinch but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Uneksija.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thorsson.
Uneksija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thorsson fails to land.
Thorsson prevents Uneksija from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Thorsson.
Thorsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uneksija backwards.
Thorsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorsson lands an uppercut.
Thorsson keeps control of Uneksija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olaf Thorsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uneksija is trying to break free.
Uneksija working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorsson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsson has a couple of punches blocked by Uneksija.
Uneksija wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorsson has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Uneksija's efforts to push away.
Uneksija can't break the clinch.
Uneksija tries to break the clinch but Thorsson is controlling the position.
Uneksija has had enough of the clinch but Thorsson keeps him there for the moment.
Thorsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uneksija.
Uneksija is looking to break free of the clinch but Thorsson has double underhooks.
Uneksija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uneksija tries to break the clinch but Thorsson is controlling the position.
Uneksija lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorsson throws a head punch that misses.
Uneksija blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olaf Thorsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thorsson 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olaf Thorsson!
Olaf Thorsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.