PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Singh Prohkumkahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Linkoala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Prohkumkahn
vs
Linkoala

160 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Singh Prohkumkahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Linkoala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prohkumkahn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prohkumkahn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Linkoala moves into the clinch successfully.

Linkoala manages to break the clinch.
Linkoala looks to land a combination but Prohkumkahn avoids it well.
A left and a right from Linkoala both land. Nice combination.

Linkoala has Prohkumkahn up against the cage in a clinch.
Linkoala tries to score a body lock takedown but Prohkumkahn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Prohkumkahn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prohkumkahn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Linkoala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prohkumkahn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Linkoala lands a body punch.
Prohkumkahn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prohkumkahn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Linkoala breaks from the clinch.

Linkoala gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Linkoala stands up and beckons Prohkumkahn to his feet.
Prohkumkahn slips a jab and a cross from Linkoala.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Linkoala instigates a clinch.
Linkoala digs a right hand into Prohkumkahn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prohkumkahn's gas tank.
Linkoala lands an uppercut.
Linkoala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prohkumkahn takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Linkoala.
Prohkumkahn prevents the takedown attempt.
Singh Prohkumkahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Linkoala.
Linkoala creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Prohkumkahn's defenses.
Prohkumkahn letting Linkoala take a breather here.

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

Linkoala closes the distance and pushes Prohkumkahn back into the cage.

Linkoala gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Linkoala stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linkoala checks a leg kick nicely.
Linkoala fails to land with a series of punches.
Prohkumkahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prohkumkahn clinches but Linkoala breaks the clinch
and Linkoala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Prohkumkahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prohkumkahn tries to clinch

and Linkoala moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Linkoala.

Linkoala breaks the clinch.
Prohkumkahn lands a jab-cross combination.
Prohkumkahn darts in trying to clinch
and Linkoala counters with a left and a right that stings Prohkumkahn.
A combination from Linkoala does no damage.
Prohkumkahn tries to clinch but Linkoala moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prohkumkahn wants to clinch up but Linkoala keeps it at a distance.
Prohkumkahn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Linkoala shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Linkoala working Prohkumkahn over with strikes.
Prohkumkahn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Prohkumkahn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linkoala.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Linkoala connects with a nice short shot to Prohkumkahn's temple.
Linkoala lands strikes from half guard.

Linkoala gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Linkoala has closed the distance and engaged Prohkumkahn in a clinch.
Prohkumkahn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Linkoala.
A right handed body shot lands from Linkoala.
Prohkumkahn has had enough of the clinch but Linkoala keeps him there for the moment.
Prohkumkahn tries to break the clinch but Linkoala is controlling the position.
Prohkumkahn is looking to break free of the clinch but Linkoala has double underhooks.
Prohkumkahn is looking to break free of the clinch but Linkoala has double underhooks.
Prohkumkahn is trying to break the clinch but Linkoala has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Linkoala.
The referee calls for Linkoala to work.
Linkoala receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Linkoala dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Linkoala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Prohkumkahn fails in his attempt to clinch.

Linkoala looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Linkoala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linkoala is working Prohkumkahn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Linkoala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linkoala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Prohkumkahn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Linkoala is in close to Prohkumkahn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkoala controlling from the top position.

Linkoala stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Prohkumkahn tries to clinch up but Linkoala circles away and keeps his distance.
Prohkumkahn throws a looping overhand right but Linkoala ducks down to avoid it.
Linkoala fails to land with a series of punches.
Linkoala shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prohkumkahn pinned against the cage. Prohkumkahn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linkoala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Singh Prohkumkahn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linkoala misses with a hook.

Linkoala gets the takedown into side control.
Linkoala creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Prohkumkahn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Linkoala are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
An elbow from Linkoala crashes against the mat.
Linkoala creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Prohkumkahn tries to escape but Linkoala is in control.
Linkoala is putting a hurting on Prohkumkahn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Linkoala taking a breather here.
Linkoala tries to score with some ground and pound. Prohkumkahn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala tries to advance to mount but can't.
Linkoala working the head with strikes.
Linkoala working the ground and pound from side control.
Linkoala working the ground and pound.

Linkoala stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Linkoala closes the distance and clinches up with Prohkumkahn, looking for a takedown. Linkoala pushes Prohkumkahn against the cage but Prohkumkahn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Singh Prohkumkahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Linkoala.
Prohkumkahn tries to clinch but Linkoala is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Linkoala rushes Prohkumkahn and presses him up against the cage.
Linkoala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prohkumkahn backwards.
Linkoala is trying to break the clinch but Prohkumkahn has him pressed against the cage.
Prohkumkahn is trying to break the clinch but Linkoala has him pressed against the cage.
Prohkumkahn wants to get back to striking at distance but Linkoala won't allow it.
Prohkumkahn missing with knees to the body.
Prohkumkahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Linkoala avoids the damage to the body.
Linkoala tries for a takedown but Prohkumkahn manages to get underhooks.
Prohkumkahn wants to get back to striking at distance but Linkoala won't allow it.
Linkoala prevents Prohkumkahn from breaking the clinch.
Linkoala managing to block the knees to the body from Prohkumkahn.
Prohkumkahn tries to break the clinch but Linkoala is controlling the position.
Linkoala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prohkumkahn wants to get back to striking at distance but Linkoala won't allow it.
Linkoala wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Linkoala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Linkoala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prohkumkahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Linkoala does no damage.
Linkoala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linkoala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prohkumkahn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prohkumkahn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linkoala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prohkumkahn counters with a right hand to the body.

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

Prohkumkahn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linkoala misses with a double jab
and Prohkumkahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prohkumkahn tries to clinch

and Linkoala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linkoala wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prohkumkahn has had enough of the clinch but Linkoala keeps him there for the moment.
Prohkumkahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linkoala has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkoala keeps control of Prohkumkahn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Linkoala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prohkumkahn trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Linkoala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prohkumkahn is looking to break free of the clinch but Linkoala has double underhooks.
Prohkumkahn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Linkoala is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Prohkumkahn can't fight it off and eventually Linkoala manages to take the fight to the floor. Prohkumkahn looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linkoala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prohkumkahn's head.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prohkumkahn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prohkumkahn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Linkoala is controlling him.
Linkoala works over Prohkumkahn with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Linkoala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linkoala looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkoala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Linkoala lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linkoala.

Linkoala clinches with his opponent.
Linkoala has Prohkumkahn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Prohkumkahn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Linkoala breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Prohkumkahn.
Linkoala misses with a series of wild punches.
Prohkumkahn throws a head kick but Linkoala moves out of range.
Linkoala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Linkoala moves into the clinch.
Prohkumkahn wants to get back to striking at distance but Linkoala won't allow it.
Prohkumkahn can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prohkumkahn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linkoala has him pressed against the cage.
Linkoala is working for takedown but Prohkumkahn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Singh Prohkumkahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Linkoala.
Linkoala wants a takedown but no success here.
Prohkumkahn has had enough of the clinch but Linkoala keeps him there for the moment.
Prohkumkahn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Linkoala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prohkumkahn throws a head kick that misses
and Linkoala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Prohkumkahn tries to clinch up.
Linkoala swinging wilding here.
Prohkumkahn clinches but Linkoala breaks the clinch

and Linkoala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Linkoala.
Linkoala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linkoala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prohkumkahn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh Prohkumkahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pentti Linkoala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Prohkumkahn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Linkoala controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Linkoala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linkoala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Linkoala!