PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinoa Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hedman Karlsson
vs
Smiff

178 cm
25
173 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
24
177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition

Sin City Allstars
Red Light Coffeeshop

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinoa Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smiff.
Hedman Karlsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smiff.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Smiff moved out of range nicely.
And Smiff tries to counter it with a takedown but Hedman Karlsson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smiff misses with a looping left.
Smiff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Smiff feints the counter takedown.
Hedman Karlsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Smiff's head.
Nice defenses there by Smiff.
A little jabbing left from Smiff on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smiff takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedman Karlsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hedman Karlsson wants it to stay on the feet.

Smiff is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hedman Karlsson's half guard.
Hedman Karlsson trying to hold on to Smiff's head to control him but Smiff postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson is not content to let Smiff control the position.
Hedman Karlsson has a hand on Smiff's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Smiff takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Smiff throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hedman Karlsson because Smiff loaded up on that one.
Smiff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hedman Karlsson tries to hold on but Smiff pushes him away.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to get to half guard.
Hedman Karlsson is working hard here to advance position.
Smiff unloading with bombs!
Smiff is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hedman Karlsson is in a horrible position here. Smiff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smiff tries to control but Hedman Karlsson wriggling away.
Smiff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hedman Karlsson?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiff unloads with some shots from mount but Hedman Karlsson bucks and avoids them well.
Hedman Karlsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson taking shots to the head.
Hedman Karlsson is looking to improve his position but Smiff isn't that keen on the idea.
Hedman Karlsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smiff is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hedman Karlsson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smiff controlling the position easily from mount.
Smiff looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Smiff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson gets back to full guard.
Smiff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smiff trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hedman Karlsson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Smiff bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hedman Karlsson's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smiff.
Smiff misses with a series of wild punches.
Hedman Karlsson lands the left hand.
Smiff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hedman Karlsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Smiff avoided it.
Smiff fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinoa Smiff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiff. Hedman Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hedman Karlsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smiff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hedman Karlsson throws an off balance right hand

and Smiff counters with a takedown into side control.
Hedman Karlsson is trying to control Smiff's posture but Smiff avoids it.
Hedman Karlsson is not content to let Smiff control the position.
Smiff working the ground and pound from side control.
Hedman Karlsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smiff is thwarting Hedman Karlsson's attempts to control the position.
Hedman Karlsson is looking for a sweep. Smiff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smiff is pressing down on Hedman Karlsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hedman Karlsson is holding on for now.
Smiff controlling the action here.
Hedman Karlsson gets full guard.
Hedman Karlsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smiff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff passes Hedman Karlsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smiff wants to control but Hedman Karlsson is keeping him busy.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but Hedman Karlsson defending well.
Smiff trying to control the action but Hedman Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Smiff trying to advance position but Hedman Karlsson counters by regaining guard.
Hedman Karlsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hedman Karlsson is on top in guard.

Hedman Karlsson won't allow Smiff to sweep him here.

Smiff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hedman Karlsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hedman Karlsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smiff is trying to keep Hedman Karlsson in close.
Hedman Karlsson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Smiff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hedman Karlsson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Quinoa Smiff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Smiff throws a one two combo.
Smiff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smiff.
Smiff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiff throws a nice looking combination but Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Smiff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hedman Karlsson to the ground. Smiff is now in Hedman Karlsson's guard.
Smiff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff wants to pass the guard but Hedman Karlsson is keeping the position.
Smiff is looking to work some ground and pound but Hedman Karlsson has wrist control.
Quinoa Smiff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Hedman Karlsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hedman Karlsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hedman Karlsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hedman Karlsson tries to get to full guard but Smiff has control of the leg.
Quinoa Smiff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smiff lands a nice short elbow.
Smiff is keen to just control but Hedman Karlsson is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smiff in particular looking to stall.
Hedman Karlsson gets full guard.
Hedman Karlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedman Karlsson, not yet.
Smiff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedman Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hedman Karlsson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Smiff tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedman Karlsson is retaining full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hedman Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Hedman Karlsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smiff throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Smiff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hedman Karlsson feints and then cracks Smiff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smiff down.
Smiff feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
A jab from Smiff finds it's way through Hedman Karlsson's defenses.
Smiff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smiff avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff misses the jab.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smiff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smiff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hedman Karlsson as he jumps to the side.
Smiff connects with a body shot that sends Hedman Karlsson's belly button to the back.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hedman Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinoa Smiff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smiff 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinoa Smiff!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Quinoa Smiff waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.