SPFT - Challengers 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Simmons's choice of entrance music: DMX - Who We Be. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brown
vs
Simmons

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
206 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Earl Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Simmons tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Simmons somewhat.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Simmons defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Simmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Simmons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Roy Brown has been cut.
Simmons shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Simmons's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Simmons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Simmons.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.

Simmons shoots in and bounces Brown off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Simmons tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Simmons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Simmons controls from within his opponent's guard.
Simmons stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Earl Simmons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A good leg kick by Simmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Crunch! Simmons slams his shin into Brown's torso.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roy Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Simmons with that takedown attempt.
Simmons ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Simmons throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Simmons moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simmons manages to avoid it.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Simmons counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Simmons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Simmons throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Simmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simmons lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simmons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Simmons goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Simmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Brown's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brown throws a shot from downtown. Simmons moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a straight left.

Simmons gets the takedown into side control.
Simmons lands a nice forearm strike.
Brown is working to avoid the ground and pound but Simmons connects with a decent elbow.
Brown is letting Simmons control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simmons stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Simmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons lands an uppercut.
Simmons lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simmons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simmons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to push Simmons away but Simmons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Simmons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Simmons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Simmons scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown tries to circle away but Simmons has him pinned against the cage.

Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown stuns Simmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Simmons pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Simmons counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Simmons.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Simmons to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Simmons is stalling in the full guard.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simmons passes into half guard.
Simmons looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Simmons not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Simmons is controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Simmons decides to return to a standing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons lands with a nice body punch.
Simmons throws a head kick that misses.
Brown throws the left hand but Simmons avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Simmons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick.
Simmons lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Simmons's head.
Simmons shoots for a takedown but Brown saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Simmons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simmons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown connects with a jab.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Simmons should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Simmons counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Simmons stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Simmons closes the distance and clinches.
Simmons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Simmons has him pressed against the cage.
Simmons lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Simmons.

Simmons successfully pulls guard.
Brown wants to stand but Simmons has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Roy Brown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simmons throws out the jab.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Simmons's shoulder, as Simmons tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Simmons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Simmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Simmons with that takedown attempt.
Roy Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Simmons.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Simmons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.
Simmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Simmons to counter with a crisp jab.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simmons off to one side.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Simmons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Simmons is rocked!
Brown jabs at Simmons's body.
Simmons is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Simmons leaves his chin hanging out and Brown seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Simmons crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roy Brown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vajas Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stevens
vs
Tomas

175 cm
22
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vajas Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomas manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tomas. Stevens shrugs it off though.
Tomas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stevens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomas tries to avoid it but Stevens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomas to the ground. Tomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevens feints a jab promting Tomas to slip. Stevens then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tomas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stevens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tomas tries to move into range but Stevens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stevens moves out of range as Tomas throws a body kick.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomas scores with a hook to the body. Stevens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomas.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomas cracks Stevens with a right hand to the side of the head.

Stevens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tomas, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Tomas has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stevens.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomas won't allow it.
Stevens is trying to break free.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Tomas is controlling the position.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tomas avoids the elbow strike from Stevens, against the cage.
Tomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is looking to control Tomas's arms but Tomas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stevens has his back to the cage.
Stevens is trying to push Tomas away but Tomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tomas misses with a knee strike.
Tomas misses with a punch to the body.
Tomas is trying to break the clinch but Stevens has him pressed against the cage.

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

Stevens darts in and clinches Tomas up against the cage.
Tomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevens avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomas is keeping busy.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stevens letting Tomas take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomas avoids it.
Tomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tomas to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomas is trying to break the clinch but Stevens is controlling him.
Stevens wants to break free but Tomas has control.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomas.
Stevens scores with a knee to the head.

Tomas breaks from the clinch.
Stevens goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Stevens moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vajas Tomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomas lands a head kick. Stevens smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Victor Stevens has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tomas.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Tomas moves out of range easily.

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

A close round but Vajas Tomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Stevens's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevens is just out of range.
Vajas Tomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomas thows a body kick. Stevens tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stevens throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevens throws a head kick but Tomas moves out of range.
Stevens walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens throws a nice looking combination but Tomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevens throws a body kick that misses.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevens shoots in but no luck this time.
Stevens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevens avoids a kick to the body.
Stevens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevens in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens tries to clinch but Tomas is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Tomas avoids it well.

Stevens clinches.
Stevens tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens managing to block the knees to the body from Tomas.
Tomas lands a nice elbow.
Stevens tries to break free but Tomas pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Stevens to work.
Stevens is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomas gets an underhook and turns Stevens into the cage.

Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stevens tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tomas clinches with his opponent.
Tomas prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
Tomas stalling in the clinch.
Stevens is trying to push Tomas away but Tomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Tomas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Stevens breaks the clinch.
Stevens misses with a combination
letting Tomas counter with a right hand.
Victor Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomas blocks the body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Tomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevens tries to clinch
and Tomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stevens misses with a kick to the body

and Tomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomas.
Tomas keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Tomas.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomas avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Tomas.

Stevens breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Tomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tomas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A cross from Tomas lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tomas.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Tomas moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stevens wants to clinch.
Tomas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomas takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Tomas misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Tomas, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Tomas against the cage but Tomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tomas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good shot there by Stevens.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vajas Tomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Victor Stevens's cut.
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!

Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Stevens throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Stevens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomas doesn't seem phased though.
Stevens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tomas as he avoids it easily.
Stevens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stevens misses with a double jab
and Tomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A good leg kick by Tomas.
Stevens avoids a kick to the body.
Tomas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stevens tries to clinch up but Tomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tomas clinches up against the cage.
Stevens takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Tomas.

Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Victor Stevens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a combination
and Tomas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stevens really felt that one!
Stevens ducks right into an uppercut from Tomas.
Tomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomas tries to land a front kick but Stevens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tomas throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Stevens swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomas.
Tomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevens momentarily.
Stevens closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomas counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Stevens.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tomas counters with a good low kick that Stevens was not able to check.
Tomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevens.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Tomas moves out of range.
Stevens avoids a kick to the body.
Tomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomas. Tomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Tomas coming out on top.

Stevens is rocked!
Tomas thows a body kick. Stevens tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Victor Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Tomas moves into the clinch.

Tomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevens will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tomas! Stevens is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vajas Tomas!
Our winner, Vajas Tomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita has chosen Rollin' Like A Boss 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.

Matice
vs
Romita

174 cm
21
151 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Matice drives through with a takedown into Romita's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matice controls from within his opponent's guard.
Matice trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.
Matice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romita is keeping the position for now.

Romita is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romita gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice wants to take the fight to the mat but Romita manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Matice wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Matice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Matice has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Romita regains guard immediately.
Matice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Matice wants to control from the top but Romita keeps moving.
Romita wants to get back to his feet but Matice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Raymond Matice just wasn't active enough.
Matice throws a looping overhand right but Romita ducks down to avoid it.

Romita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Romita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romita wants to control but Matice is keeping him busy.
Matice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice wants to control but Romita postures up.
Matice is looking for a sweep.

Romita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Romita trying to control the position but Matice is working away.

Romita decides to stand back up.

Romita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romita passes Matice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Romita looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Romita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matice defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romita is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romita stops Matice from getting back to his feet.
Matice is controlling Romita's trapped leg to prevent Romita from advancing to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matice tries to roll over but Romita keeps him under control.
Romita trying to mount his opponent but Matice defends it.
Matice gets full guard.
Matice is controlling Romita's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice 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.

Romita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romita must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Romita wants to control from the top but Matice keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Romita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Romita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matice sprawls well. Matice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romita gets slowly back to his feet.
Matice misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Matice misses its intended target.
Matice shoots in but Romita avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Romita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matice sneaks back into half guard.
Romita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matice's head.

Romita seems to be working for a kimura but Matice defends the submission attempt.
Romita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Romita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matice wants to improve his position but Romita is controlling well.
Matice is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Matice is refusing to be controlled, as Romita sits in half guard.
Matice gets full guard.
Matice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romita controls the pace.
Matice 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.
Matice can't keep his opponent in guard - Romita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matice gets full guard.
Matice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romita drops back looking for a leg! Matice is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matice manages to kick Romita off! Romita jumps back into Matice's guard.
Frank Romita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matice looking to control.
Matice wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.
Romita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romita trying to control the position from guard on top but Matice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romita postures up in Matice's guard and throws a big left but Matice blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romita manages to get himself to full guard.
Romita is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matice trying to move into half guard but instead Romita has managed to sweep!
Matice wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.
Romita looking to pass the guard.
Romita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice looking for a sweep. Not yet Matice, not yet.
Romita pushing down on Matice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romita thows a huge punch but Matice dodges it nicely.
Romita is keen to just control but Matice is a slippery customer.
Romita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matice is trying to control the position but Romita postures up.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matice controls Romita momentarily but Romita frees himself.
Matice 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Romita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romita.
Romita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romita.
Raymond Matice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Romita.

Romita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matice quickly recovers to half guard.

Romita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matice is trying to maintain the position but Romita is very close to passing his half guard.
Matice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
Matice pulls Romita in to control the position.
Matice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romita trying to control but Matice is working from the bottom.
Matice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita postures up.
Matice keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matice misses with a two punch combination.
Matice throws a looping overhand right but Romita ducks down to avoid it.
Matice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Matice misses its intended target.

Romita scores with a takedown into Matice's guard.
Romita wants to pass the guard but Matice is keeping the position.
Romita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matice is proving hard to escape from.
Romita trying to control the position from guard on top but Matice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matice wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.

Romita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matice manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Romita has Matice in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matice trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.
Romita wants to get back to his feet but Matice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romita swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice trying to control the position from guard on top but Romita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Romita.
A punch combination from Matice misses.

Romita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Matice tries to bench press Romita off him but Romita keeps the position.
Romita wants to control but Matice is keeping him busy.
Matice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Romita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matice defends it well.
Romita frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita looking to control but Matice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matice is desperately trying to improve his position but Romita has a good base and remains in mount.
Romita unloads with some shots from mount but Matice bucks and avoids them well.

Romita moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Matice has worked his arm free - good work by Matice!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Matice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matice manages to get back to half guard.
Romita trying to control the action but Matice is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Romita seems to be looking for submissions.
Romita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romita prevents Matice from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Romita.
I've got Romita 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Raymond Matice!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Sajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: X is Coming. Eduardo Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sajewski
vs
Silva

177 cm
22
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
29
166 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Sajewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Sajewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Sajewski misses the target.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sajewski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sajewski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva.
Sajewski misses with a wild body shot.
Sajewski scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Sajewski.

It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Sajewski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Sajewski lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Sajewski.
Sajewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sajewski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sajewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sajewski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sajewski tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sajewski to the ground. Sajewski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sajewski cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Sajewski.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sajewski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Sajewski throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sajewski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Sajewski denies him.
Sajewski is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva wants to control but Sajewski is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sajewski keeps working.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sajewski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva swings around for an armbar but Sajewski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sajewski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sajewski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lukasz Sajewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sajewski quickly recovers to half guard.
Sajewski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sajewski avoid being mounted?
Silva wants to control but Sajewski is keeping him busy.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sajewski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sajewski is positioning himself well to prevent Silva advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Sajewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva misses with a takedown attempt
letting Sajewski counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Sajewski.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sajewski defends it nicely.
Sajewski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sajewski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sajewski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva.
Sajewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sajewski.
Sajewski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sajewski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sajewski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sajewski sneaks back into half guard.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Sajewski is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sajewski is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sajewski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.

Sajewski makes his way to full guard, as Silva worked for a kimura.
Sajewski seems keen to control Silva's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sajewski trying to control the position.
Sajewski seems keen to control Silva's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sajewski looking to control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sajewski keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sajewski is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lukasz Sajewski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sajewski works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Sajewski which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Sajewski as Silva shoots in.
Sajewski throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lukasz Sajewski is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Sajewski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva slips under a jab.
Sajewski jabs at Silva's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sajewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukasz Sajewski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sajewski tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Sajewski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sajewski wants it to stay on the feet.
Sajewski misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Sajewski clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sajewski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Sajewski coming out on top.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sajewski circles away.
Lukasz Sajewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Silva.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sajewski digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sajewski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sajewski wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Sajewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Sajewski.
Sajewski scores with a jab to the body.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sajewski to score with a decent uppercut.

Silva is rocked!
Sajewski cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Sajewski finish him?
Silva gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sajewski gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Silva is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Sajewski!
Lukasz Sajewski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.