IMMA: Side Show PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Vinters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reima Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vinters
vs
Jokinen

185 cm
19
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

206 cm
19
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renars Vinters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reima Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinters throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Vinters moves out of range easily.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Vinters.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vinters throws out the jab.
A jab from Vinters finds it's way through Jokinen's defenses.
A big left from Vinters misses.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Vinters sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
Vinters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid body kick from Jokinen.
Vinters takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vinters works over Jokinen's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinters lands a right hook to the body.
Vinters loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jokinen throws a combination that misses
and Vinters counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vinters avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinters looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Vinters moves out of range easily.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vinters avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Vinters tests Jokinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Vinters jumps back.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Vinters moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Vinters moves out of range easily.
Jokinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Jokinen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinters cracks Jokinen with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jokinen tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Vinters pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jokinen is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renars Vinters!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Pepper
vs
Price

196 cm
25
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dr Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pepper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Price.
Price fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pepper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pepper cracks Price with a right hand to the side of the head.
Price misses with a two punch combination.
Price throws out a loose jab but Pepper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pepper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pepper avoids the body shot from Price.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pepper was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Pepper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pepper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pepper.
Pepper tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Tommy Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pepper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Price is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pepper rather than just go for the knockout.
Price takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pepper wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Pepper works the jab nicely.
Price swings for the body but Pepper moves out of range.
Price swings for the body but Pepper moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price misses with a hook. Pepper ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Price as he checks the leg kick.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pepper was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price lunges at Pepper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pepper's hand.
Pepper lands a high kick!
Price scores with a jab to the body.
Pepper avoids the body shot from Price.
Price dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pepper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Price swings for the body but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Price throws a body punch but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper tries to clinch but Price is having none of it.

Price drops Pepper with a beautiful combination! Pepper stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Price is looking for the KO!

Pepper is rocked!

It looks like Dr Pepper has been cut.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Price Throws a clean left jab. Price Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Pepper's chin! Pepper crumbles to the ground and Price follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Price!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tommy Price!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Hannay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Collins
vs
Hannay

195 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
267 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donovan Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Hannay!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannay misses with an attempted mid kick.

Hannay shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Collins is controlling Hannay's posture.
Hannay is stalling in the full guard.
Hannay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Collins trying to hold on to Hannay's head to control him but Hannay postures up.

Hannay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hannay keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Collins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hannay trying to mount his opponent but Collins defends it.
Hannay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Collins tries to get to full guard but Hannay has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins wants to control but Hannay is keeping busy.
Hannay winds up and cracks Collins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in half guard, Hannay seems content to control.

Hannay is looking for a kimura here.
Hannay is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rick Hannay wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Hannay shoots in.

Hannay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hannay controlling the action here.

Hannay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannay keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Let's hope that Hannay 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.
Hannay's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Collins is looking to control Hannay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Collins avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rick Hannay wasn't active enough on the ground.

Collins gets caught flat footed, as Hannay shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Hannay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Collins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hannay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hannay pulls guard.

Hannay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hannay looking for a guillotine here but Collins defends easily.
Collins is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Hannay wants to get back to his feet but Collins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Hannay is looking to sinch up a triangle. Collins throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hannay's body to avoid the submission. Hannay has instead reached around Collins's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hannay arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rick Hannay!