PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Mannerheim (ranked 8055 p4p, 519 weight class) and Aapo Glad (ranked 2893 p4p, 289 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.

Mannerheim
vs
Glad

210 cm
21
242 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

213 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urho Mannerheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Glad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Glad does no damage.
Glad misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mannerheim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mannerheim.
Mannerheim lunges at Glad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glad's hand.
Mannerheim misses with a straight left.
Glad lands a jab to Mannerheim's midsection.
Mannerheim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glad throws the kick towards the body but Mannerheim avoids it.
Mannerheim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Glad throws a jab when Mannerheim was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mannerheim misses the target.
Glad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mannerheim throws a jab but it's blocked by Glad.
Mannerheim scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mannerheim lands with an uppercut that bounces Glad off the cage and back into range.
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!
Mannerheim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mannerheim checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Glad catches Mannerheim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glad throws a sloppy head kick and Mannerheim moves out of range easily.
Glad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannerheim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mannerheim moves out of range as Glad throws a body kick.
Mannerheim throws a head kick that misses.
Glad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glad stuns Mannerheim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannerheim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mannerheim. Glad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannerheim dips to his left and cracks Glad with an uppercut!
Glad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mannerheim is looking for a counter combo.
Mannerheim thuds his right hand into Glad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glad scores with a push kick.
Glad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mannerheim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glad. Glad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mannerheim slips a jab and a cross from Glad.
Good leg kick by Glad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mannerheim throws a right and a left that Glad avoids nicely.
Glad misses the body punch
and Mannerheim counters with a body kick that stops Glad in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim scores with a body shot.
Glad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glad is looking to score with low kicks.
Glad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut lands for Mannerheim. That snapped Glad's head back.
Mannerheim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glad manages to avoid it.
Mannerheim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glad counters with a nice uppercut.
Glad throws the left hand but Mannerheim avoids the punch easily.
Glad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannerheim.
Glad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mannerheim is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannerheim lunges at Glad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glad's hand.
A big right from Mannerheim misses.
Mannerheim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glad misses with a series of wild punches.
Glad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mannerheim rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim misses with a hook. Glad ducked under it nicely.
Mannerheim slips under a jab from Glad.
Glad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mannerheim lands a body shot.
Mannerheim scores with a jab.
Glad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mannerheim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Glad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannerheim manages to avoid it.
Glad tries to land a body kick
and Mannerheim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glad throws a body punch but Mannerheim moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Mannerheim misses its target.
Mannerheim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glad. Glad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glad. Mannerheim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glad looks to land a combination but Mannerheim avoids it well.
Mannerheim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mannerheim misses with a body punch
and Glad counters with a good, hard body kick but Mannerheim shrugs it off.
Mannerheim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A combination from Glad does no damage.
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!
Mannerheim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mannerheim misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glad throws a body shot but no joy.
Mannerheim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannerheim was well out of range. Poor timing from Glad.
Glad looks to throw the jab but Mannerheim is out of range.
Mannerheim misses with a kick to the body.
Glad misses with a right hand
and Mannerheim counters with a straight right hand.
Mannerheim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mannerheim connects with a leg kick. Glad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Glad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mannerheim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mannerheim connects with a solid leg kick.
Mannerheim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mannerheim connects with a leg kick. Glad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glad takes one to the chin there.
Mannerheim connects with a body shot.
Mannerheim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mannerheim throws a hook but Glad blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urho Mannerheim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mannerheim connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Glad.
Mannerheim cracks Glad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Urho Mannerheim is winning the standup battle so far.
Glad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mannerheim. Glad shrugs it off though.
Glad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Glad fails to land with a series of punches.
Mannerheim lands a slapping body shot.
Glad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mannerheim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glad can do to turn this around?
Mannerheim blocks a jab.
Glad takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Mannerheim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mannerheim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mannerheim.
Glad needs to keep his hands up - Mannerheim had a free shot at his head there.
Glad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannerheim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Glad might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mannerheim has got the better of the exchanges.
Mannerheim moves out of range of the strikes.
Mannerheim lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glad swings widly with a right hand
and Mannerheim counters with a left and a right that stings Glad.
Mannerheim looks to throw a body kick
and Glad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glad throws a jab when Mannerheim was well out of range.
Mannerheim lands with a kick to the temple. Glad shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mannerheim cracks Glad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot by Mannerheim.
Glad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mannerheim throws a jab but it's blocked by Glad.
A little jabbing left from Glad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glad throws a lazy body kick
and Mannerheim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Glad defending well as Mannerheim loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannerheim moves out of range of the leg kick from Glad.
Mannerheim throws a big counter combination but Glad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mannerheim throws a series of punches but Glad moves out of range.
Mannerheim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glad's calf.
Glad throws a lazy right hand but Mannerheim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mannerheim avoids the body shot from Glad.
Nice defenses there by Glad.
Glad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the body from Glad misses
and Mannerheim counters with a left and a right that stings Glad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glad.
Glad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mannerheim throws a leg kick which misses Glad's front leg but catches the back leg as Glad tries to avoid it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Glad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head kick from Mannerheim lands but Glad takes it in his stride.
Mannerheim misses with a hook. Glad ducked under it nicely.
Mannerheim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glad misses the shot to the body.
Mannerheim punishes Glad's body with a nice straight punch.
Glad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannerheim can pounce on him.
Glad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A right-left combo lands from Mannerheim.
Glad throws a half hearted mid kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mannerheim here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mannerheim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glad on the side of the head.
Glad scores with a head kick. Mannerheim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glad misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Mannerheim coming out on top.
Glad throws a leg kick but Mannerheim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mannerheim moves out of range of the strikes.
Mannerheim catches Glad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glad. Mannerheim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mannerheim throws out a loose jab but Glad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Glad misses its intended target.
Glad misses with a body kick.
It looked like Mannerheim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mannerheim throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Glad.
Mannerheim misses with a double jab.
Glad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glad misses with a head kick.
Mannerheim throws a body punch but Glad moves out of range.
Glad thuds his right hand into Mannerheim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glad misses with a hook. Mannerheim ducked under it nicely.
Glad throws a combination that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glad drops his hands momentarily and Mannerheim takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mannerheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mannerheim counters with a good low kick that Glad was not able to check.
Mannerheim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glad momentarily.
Glad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glad misses the shot to the body.
Mannerheim connects with a nice looking jab.
Glad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glad looks to land a left hand but Mannerheim moved out of range nicely.
Mannerheim throws a nice looking combination but Glad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mannerheim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Glad. That one must have hurt.
Glad throws the left hand but Mannerheim avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glad.
Glad throws an off balance right hand
and Mannerheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glad throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Glad backs away, Mannerheim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urho Mannerheim dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mannerheim catches Glad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glad wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Glad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glad walks into a left hand.
Donk. Mannerheim catches Glad right on the button with a cross.
Mannerheim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glad moves out of range of the body kick from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim pushes Glad away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glad wants to clinch.
Mannerheim throws a body shot but no joy.
Mannerheim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Glad back to the cage. Mannerheim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mannerheim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glad.
Glad throws a jab but it's blocked by Mannerheim.
Mannerheim is looking for a counter combo.
Mannerheim checks a leg kick.
Mannerheim keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Mannerheim.
Sloppy strikes from Glad. Those never looked like landing.
Mannerheim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mannerheim throws a nice head kick!
Mannerheim scores with a head kick. Glad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Glad misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mannerheim moves out of range as Glad strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glad.
Mannerheim dodges the punch combination from Glad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannerheim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mannerheim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mannerheim.
Mannerheim lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mannerheim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Glad misses with a body shot
and Mannerheim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glad throws a hook to the side of Mannerheim's head but Mannerheim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Mannerheim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glad throws a leg kick
and Mannerheim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mannerheim lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Glad does no damage.
Mannerheim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Glad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Glad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glad takes a swing at Mannerheim's ribcage but misses.
Glad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Glad backs away, Mannerheim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mannerheim connects with a solid leg kick.
Mannerheim connects with a single shot there.
Mannerheim sizes up Glad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Glad tries to land a front kick but Mannerheim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mannerheim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Glad misses with a lunging right hand
and Mannerheim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mannerheim throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glad throws a hook but Mannerheim blocks it.
Mannerheim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Glad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glad misses with a body shot
and Mannerheim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mannerheim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glad takes one to the side of the head.
Urho Mannerheim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glad throws a head kick but Mannerheim moves out of range.
Mannerheim went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Glad throws a body kick that misses.
Glad lands a right hook to the body.
Glad tries to land a front kick but Mannerheim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mannerheim was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mannerheim defending well as Glad loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mannerheim.
Glad throws a front kick aimed at Mannerheim's knee but Mannerheim avoids it well.
A lazy left from Mannerheim finds it's target.
Mannerheim avoids the body shot from Glad.
A punch lands to the side of Glad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Glad misses
and Mannerheim counters with an inside leg kick.
Mannerheim cracks Glad with a good jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannerheim works Glad's body with a nice hook.
Glad looks to throw the jab but Mannerheim is out of range.
Mannerheim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glad.
Mannerheim is looking to counter with head kicks.
Aapo Glad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mannerheim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urho Mannerheim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mannerheim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

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