PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einari Mohko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohko has chosen Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus - Älä enää lyö as his entrance music. 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.

Brigante
vs
Mohko

195 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einari Mohko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante misses with a takedown attempt - Mohko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mohko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brigante moves out of range of the strikes.
Brigante fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brigante throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tony Brigante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigante moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brigante feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mohko's calf.
Brigante scores with a kick to the body.
Mohko looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brigante swinging wilding here.
Brigante scores with a head kick.

It looks like Einari Mohko has been cut.
Jab, jab by Brigante - just one landing.
Nice takedown defense from Mohko. No joy for Brigante on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Brigante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brigante is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brigante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohko tries to avoid it but Brigante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohko to the ground. Mohko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brigante ducks under a wild hook from Mohko.
Mohko throws a front kick aimed at Brigante's knee but Brigante avoids it well.
Brigante blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohko tries to avoid it but Brigante manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohko to the ground. Mohko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brigante lands a head kick!
Mohko throws a combination that misses
and Brigante counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mohko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body kick from Brigante.
Mohko cracks Brigante with a good jab.
Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.
Mohko wants to land a leg kick but Brigante is out of range.
Brigante slips a jab and a cross from Mohko.
Mohko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brigante lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Brigante.
Mohko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brigante.
Brigante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohko.
Mohko throws a big shot that misses.
Mohko misses with a two punch combination.
Mohko throws a shot from downtown. Brigante moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters circling a little - Brigante finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mohko's head.
Brigante takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mohko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brigante thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mohko if he has to take too many more of those.
Mohko throws out a loose jab but Brigante uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Brigante.
Brigante needs to keep his hands up - Mohko had a free shot at his head there.
Brigante misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mohko.
Brigante misses with a takedown attempt - Mohko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brigante checks a low kick from Mohko.
Brigante lands a nice looking body kick.
Mohko throws a hook but Brigante blocks it.
Mohko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mohko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mohko throws out a loose jab but Brigante uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohko misses with a looping left.
Mohko misses with a hook.
Brigante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brigante checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mohko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mohko lands a lovely overhand right.
Mohko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brigante.
Brigante avoids the body shot from Mohko.
Brigante lands with a nice combination. Mohko backs away looking to recover.
Mohko motions for Brigante to come forward. Mohko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brigante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mohko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mohko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brigante misses with the combination.
Mohko tries to work over Brigante's front leg with a kick but Brigante checks it.
Mohko lands with a cross.
Brigante lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mohko avoids the head kick by Brigante.
Mohko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Mohko avoids nicely.
Brigante moves out of range as Mohko strikes.
Brigante tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mohko swivels and escapes.
Mohko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brigante.
Mohko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mohko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brigante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Mohko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brigante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brigante lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mohko takes a step back to recover.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mohko looks to throw the jab but Brigante is out of range.
Mohko tries a head kick but it misses.
Mohko misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Brigante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Einari Mohko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mohko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brigante.
Brigante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brigante moves out of range of the body kick.
Brigante throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brigante throws a wild body kick that Mohko sees coming a mile off.
Tony Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brigante looks to land a combination but Mohko avoids it well.
Mohko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brigante throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mohko misses with a body shot.
Brigante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mohko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Tony Brigante has been cut.
Mohko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mohko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brigante.
Mohko lands with a nice combination. Brigante backs away looking to recover.
Mohko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brigante lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mohko lands a really nice looking cross but Brigante seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante thows a body kick. Mohko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brigante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brigante checks a leg kick nicely.
Mohko throws a big shot that misses.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses
and Mohko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Mohko misses.
Mohko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brigante checks a low kick from Mohko.
Both fighters circling a little - Brigante finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brigante scores with a spinning back kick!
Brigante throws a low kick, looking for Mohko's leg but Mohko calmly moves out of range.

Mohko gets the takedown into side control.
Mohko working the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Mohko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Brigante's face as Mohko controls the position.
Brigante managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mohko.
Brigante tries to escape but Mohko is in control.
Mohko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mohko scoring with punches from side control.
Mohko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brigante. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mohko just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohko is working Brigante over with some ground and pound from side control.
Brigante is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mohko scores with punches from side control.
Mohko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brigante some visible discomfort.
Mohko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mohko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mohko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brigante wants to get back to his feet.
Brigante avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mohko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Einari Mohko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mohko misses with a series of wild punches.
Mohko misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Brigante.
Tony Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigante closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brigante lands a head kick. Mohko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mohko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brigante checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brigante.
Brigante blocks the body kick.
Brigante throws a nice head kick!
Mohko looks to score with a jab to the body but Brigante is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brigante is looking to slow Mohko down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Mohko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Mohko.
Brigante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mohko loads up on a big right hand but Brigante slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mohko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brigante's guard.
Brigante utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mohko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Brigante looking for a guillotine here but Mohko defends easily.
Brigante wants to stand but Mohko is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brigante had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mohko is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Brigante Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mohko's back instead.
Mohko turns into Brigante and is now in his guard.
Mohko lands a couple of elbows.
Mohko trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom.
Brigante avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mohko throws a big right hand that misses.
Mohko connects with a couple of short punches.
Brigante will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mohko postures up in Brigante's guard and throws a big left but Brigante blocks it.
Mohko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mohko cracks Brigante with a solid left hand.
Mohko postures up and lands a big shot to Brigante's brow.
Mohko throws a big right hand that misses.
Mohko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mohko is pushing down on Brigante's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brigante is fighting to maintain full guard but Mohko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mohko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Mohko seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Mohko there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Brigante.
I think Brigante has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tony Brigante!