QFC Tournament 535 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Project Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muumi Pappa (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.

Doom
vs
Pappa

195 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Namunamu Clothing

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Project Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muumi Pappa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom cracks Pappa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pappa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doom to score with a decent uppercut.
Doom scores with a jab. Pappa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pappa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Doom finds it's way through Pappa's defenses.
Pappa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pappa defending well as Doom loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Pappa misses.
Doom lands a nice looking body shot.
Pappa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Doom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Doom lands with a right hand.
Doom avoids the body shot from Pappa.
Doom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pappa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pappa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom misses with a hook.
Doom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doom lands a right hook to the body.
Doom scores with a hook.
Pappa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Doom throws a nice looking combination but Pappa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doom scores with a punch to the head.
Doom lunges at Pappa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pappa's hand.
Pappa moves out of range as Doom strikes.
A jab from Doom finds it's way through Pappa's defenses.
Doom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pappa takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappa walks into a stiff left hand from Doom.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doom cracks Pappa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Pappa moves into the clinch.
Doom tries to break free but Pappa pushes him back against the cage.
Doom lands a nice uppercut.
Pappa blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pappa.
Pappa has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Pappa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pappa is leaning against Doom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappa throws a head punch that misses.
Doom looking to slow down the pace here.
Doom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pappa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doom blocks an uppercut.
Doom working aggressively here.
Pappa tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Pappa back against the cage.
Doom throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappa.
Pappa misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pappa as Doom tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Doom fails to land.
Pappa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Pappa on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Pappa as the two fighters clinch.
Doom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Pappa gets through Doom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Pappa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pappa misses with the head strike.
Pappa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pappa lands with a light punch inside.
Pappa tries to work over Doom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Doom dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Doom scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Pappa.
A left lands for Doom.
Pappa misses with a straight left.
Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pappa.
Pappa defending well as Doom loads up on a big left hand.
Pappa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Pappa ducks down to avoid it.
Pappa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappa slips a jab and a cross from Doom.
Doom misses with a hook.
Project Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Doom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pappa manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom throws a right hand that misses
and Pappa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pappa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doom lands with a shot to the body.

Doom gets tackled into the cage by Pappa. Pappa maintains the clinch.
Pappa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Pappa.
Pappa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doom misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doom.
Doom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doom is trying to stall.
Doom seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Pappa is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Pappa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doom.
A hook to the body from Pappa.
Pappa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pappa throws a head punch that misses.
Pappa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Pappa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doom wants to break free but Pappa has control.
Doom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pappa or not.
Doom can't break the clinch.
Pappa throws a punch but it's blocked by Doom.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doom.
Doom is looking to break free of the clinch but Pappa has double underhooks.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pappa can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pappa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Pappa.
A head punch on the inside from Pappa fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Doom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pappa.
Pappa lands an uppercut.
Doom tries a body shot but Pappa blocks it.
A short right from Pappa.
Doom throws a head punch that misses.
Pappa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Doom takes a shot to the head.
Doom trying to control the position but instead, Pappa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doom into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pappa.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pappa lands with a light punch inside.
Doom wants to break free but Pappa has control.
Doom has a couple of punches blocked by Pappa.
Pappa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Pappa on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappa gets through Doom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pappa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doom trying to control the position but instead, Pappa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doom into the cage.
Doom looking to slow down the pace here.
Maybe Doom would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Muumi Pappa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pappa moves out of range as Doom strikes.
Pappa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pappa misses with a wild body shot.
Doom misses the jab.
A jab from Doom does it's job there.
Doom throws a looping overhand right but Pappa ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Pappa misses.
Pappa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doom misses with a body shot.
Pappa throws out a counter right but Doom avoids it with no problem.
Pappa walks into a stiff left hand from Doom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Pappa moves out of range as Doom strikes.
Doom moves forwards but Pappa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doom swings widly with a right hand
and Pappa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom swinging wildly here.
Pappa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doom scores with the left hand. Pappa knows he should have avoided that one.
Doom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pappa on the side of the head.
Doom throws the left hand but Pappa avoids the punch easily.
Doom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pappa's head.
Doom cracks Pappa with a good jab.
Pappa lands with a straight right. Doom didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Pappa.
Doom misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Pappa misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappa throws a body punch but Doom moves out of range.
It looked like Doom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doom throws a body shot but no joy.
Pappa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pappa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doom misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doom.
Doom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pappa cracks Doom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doom misses with a looping right.
Pappa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Pappa misses with a looping left.
Pappa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom misses with a right hand
and Pappa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Project Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pappa.
Doom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pappa under the eye.
Doom throws a hook but Pappa avoids it easily.
A combination from Pappa does no damage.
Doom throws a series of punches but Pappa moves out of range.
Pappa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muumi Pappa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pappa moves out of range of the strikes.
Doom throws a jab when Pappa was well out of range.
Doom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pappa.
Pappa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doom.
Pappa staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappa misses the body punch
and Doom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doom slips under a jab from Pappa.
A jab from Pappa misses.
Pappa loads up on a big right hand but Doom slips the punch.
Pappa defending well as Doom loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Doom misses the target.
Doom throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pappa to counter with a crisp jab.
Doom cracks Pappa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pappa avoids the body shot from Doom.
Pappa staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pappa! But no joy.
Doom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Project Doom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doom 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Project Doom!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Project Doom!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Project Doom!

Project Doom wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cheng's choice of entrance music: Chong - Ding dong kong. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Volkov
vs
Cheng

190 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

GREEN!160
Mohito Fightwear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Cheng!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cheng throws out the jab.
Volkov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cheng looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cheng sprawls and moves away.
Cheng tries to work over Volkov's front leg with a kick but Volkov checks it.
Cheng misses with a straight right.
Cheng swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov throws a hook but Cheng avoids it easily.

Volkov dives in and scores a takedown into Cheng's guard.
Volkov passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Cheng is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Volkov's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Volkov! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Cheng has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexander Volkov!
After the big win, Alexander Volkov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Bo Cheng had this to say: 'Im back up, was i sleep? When we fight?'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rassoul Aliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pendulum - Tarantula. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vera
vs
Aliev

177 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Four-Twenty Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rassoul Aliev!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera misses with a body shot
and Aliev counters with a nice uppercut.
Vera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Vera looks to score with a jab to the body but Aliev is just out of range.
Vera throws a right hand that misses
and Aliev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Vera closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vera is looking to take a break and control but Aliev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Vera seems to be looking for submissions.
Vera works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliev taking shots to the head.
Vera lands a heavy elbow.
Vera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aliev hang on?
Vera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aliev looks a forlorn figure.
Vera tries to control but Aliev wriggling away.

Vera working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vera is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Vera!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Vera!
A very excited looking Gabriel Vera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foo Bar (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.

Muchacho
vs
Bar

198 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prince Muchacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Foo Bar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchacho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muchacho's head backwards.
Muchacho misses with a hook.
Bar moves out of range as Muchacho strikes.
Bar looks to land a combination but Muchacho avoids it well.
Muchacho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muchacho connects with a looping right hand.
Muchacho misses with a wild combination.

Muchacho darts in and clinches Bar up against the cage.
Muchacho scores with a hook to the body.
Muchacho stalling the fight.
Muchacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muchacho pushes Bar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muchacho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muchacho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muchacho throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bar looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Muchacho on the inside.
A hook to the body from Muchacho.
Muchacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muchacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muchacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muchacho gets through Bar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Muchacho.
Muchacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bar backwards.
Muchacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Bar backwards.
Muchacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muchacho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bar's efforts to push away.
Muchacho lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Muchacho - that landed with a thud.
Muchacho leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Muchacho.
Muchacho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muchacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muchacho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muchacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muchacho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muchacho lands with a short shot to the head.
Muchacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Muchacho for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bar wants to stall.
Bar looking to stall.
Bar is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Muchacho has denied him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bar seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Muchacho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bar takes a shot to the head.
Muchacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Bar backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Muchacho.
A short right from Muchacho on the inside.
A short right from Muchacho.
Bar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Muchacho.

Bar is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muchacho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muchacho gets through Bar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muchacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Muchacho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Muchacho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muchacho misses with a body shot.
Bar throws out a counter right but Muchacho avoids it with no problem.
Bar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Muchacho rushes Bar and presses him up against the cage.
Muchacho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muchacho gets through Bar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muchacho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bar backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Muchacho.
A right handed body shot lands from Muchacho.
A right hand to the body from Muchacho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muchacho scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muchacho.
Muchacho gets through Bar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bar is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muchacho stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho cracks Bar with a nice body shot.
Muchacho lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Muchacho.
Muchacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muchacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bar.
Muchacho lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muchacho.
A right handed body shot lands from Muchacho.
Muchacho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Muchacho.
Muchacho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bar is still on wobbly legs! Can Muchacho finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muchacho lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Muchacho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muchacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muchacho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muchacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bar.
Muchacho pushes Bar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muchacho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muchacho lands with a left to the head.
Muchacho lands a right hand.
Muchacho lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bar to his knees! Muchacho keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Muchacho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiimu Salaani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Punk (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.

Salaani
vs
Punk

194 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiimu Salaani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mega Punk!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Punk drives through and clinches with Salaani against the cage.
Punk tries for a takedown. No joy.

Salaani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Salaani. That snapped Punk's head back.
Salaani looks to score with a jab to the body but Punk is just out of range.
Punk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salaani finds it's way round the side to connect with Punk's head.

Punk closes the distance and clinches.

Punk gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Punk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salaani's head.
Salaani trying to control here.
Salaani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Punk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Salaani is trying to stand up here but Punk is controlling him well.
Salaani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Salaani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salaani tries to kick Punk off but Punk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Punk wants to pass the guard but Salaani is defending well.
Salaani is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Punk connects with a nice short shot to Salaani's temple.
Salaani controlling the position well.
Punk working the head and body with strikes.
Salaani is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salaani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punk manages to avoid it.
Salaani circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Salaani misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salaani scores with a nice right hand.
Salaani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Punk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Salaani was covering up waiting for the punch and Punk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Punk landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punk stops Salaani from standing up.
Punk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Punk is working Salaani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salaani wants to stand and escape but Punk is having none of it.
Punk trying to control but Salaani is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salaani on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salaani tries to get out of the position.
Salaani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salaani keeping full guard, as Punk tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Punk fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Punk goes for a takedown attempt but Salaani pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salaani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Salaani scores with a one two! Punk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Punk looks winded!
Punk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Punk wants to clinch
and Punk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salaani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Salaani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punk wants to clinch up but Salaani keeps it at a distance.
Punk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salaani to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salaani lands a really nice looking cross but Punk seems unphased.
Salaani throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Punk moves in looking to clinch but Salaani pushes him off.
Salaani scores with the left hand. Punk knows he should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Salaani.
Salaani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punk circles away quickly and effectively.
Salaani scores with a three punch combo!
Tiimu Salaani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salaani scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiimu Salaani dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Salaani swinging wildly here.
Punk replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Salaani blocks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Salaani as he connects with a hook.
Salaani lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punk circles away quickly and effectively.
Salaani is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salaani connects with a jab.
Salaani scores with a nice head shot.
Salaani lands a jab to the nose.
Salaani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Punk tries to move into range but Salaani moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salaani lands with a shot to the body.
Salaani misses with a double jab.
Salaani misses with the combination.
Punk is trying to counter with his kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salaani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Punk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Salaani walks away with a smile on his face. Punk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Salaani lands a really nice looking cross but Punk seems unphased.
Salaani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Punk dives in and scores a takedown into Salaani's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk is breathing heavily.
Salaani wants to stand but Punk is controlling the position.
Salaani controls Punk momentarily but Punk frees himself.
Punk stands up over Salaani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Punk stops Salaani from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salaani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Punk misses with a body kick.
Salaani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salaani misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Salaani finds it's target.

Punk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salaani is trying to stand up here but Punk is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salaani trying to hold on to Punk's head to control him but Punk postures up.
Salaani moves into full guard.
Mega Punk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salaani wants to get back to his feet but Punk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Salaani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Punk is one step ahead there.
Punk wants to control from the top but Salaani keeps moving.
Punk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salaani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Salaani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salaani moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salaani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Punk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salaani seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salaani cracks Punk with an open hand slap.
Punk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salaani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Salaani scores with a nice strike.
Punk dodges the punch combination from Salaani.
Salaani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punk.
Punk is looking to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Salaani there.
Punk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salaani's jab looks to have found its range, popping Punk under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiimu Salaani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Salaani.
Punk tries to close the distance and clinch but Salaani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salaani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Punk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiimu Salaani is winning the standup battle so far.
Punk walks into a straight right hand from Salaani.
Punk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salaani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salaani lands with a cross.
Punk staying out of range there.
Salaani works Punk's body with a nice hook.
Punk is looking to clinch but Salaani is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salaani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punk.
Punk tries to clinch there but Salaani circles away.
Punk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Punk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salaani bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punk's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salaani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salaani with a nice cross.
Punk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Punk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Salaani has momentary wrist control but Punk slips an elbow through the middle.
Salaani is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Punk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Punk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Salaani wants to sweep here but Punk controlling him for the moment.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Salaani manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Salaani is pressed up against the cage. Punk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salaani down to the mat. Salaani avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salaani cracks a nice hook into Punk's ribs.
Salaani lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Punk at a distance.
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!
Salaani lands with a cross.
Salaani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salaani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Punks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salaani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Punk's hands.
Salaani pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Punk back to the cage. Salaani follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salaani misses with a few strikes there.
Salaani cracks Punk with a good jab.
Salaani lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salaani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Salaani.
Mega Punk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk misses with a kick to the body.
Salaani jabs Punk right on the nose. Punk blinks but takes it well.
Salaani lands a nice looking body shot.
Salaani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Punk misses with a body kick.
Punk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Salaani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiimu Salaani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salaani with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salaani scores with a jab to the body.
Punk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Salaani catches Punk right on the button with a cross.
Salaani lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salaani closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tiimu Salaani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salaani scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Punk there as he acknowledges the shot.

Punk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salaani, pushing him back against the cage.
Salaani just leaning against Punk, taking a breather.
Salaani is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Salaani is trying to force a seperation but Punk has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Salaani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salaani stalling in the clinch but Punk improves position.
Salaani taking a breather.
Salaani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Punk can do to turn this around?
Punk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salaani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tiimu Salaani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mega Punk.
Salaani jabs Punk right on the nose. Punk blinks but takes it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiimu Salaani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Salaani, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiimu Salaani!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Tiimu Salaani!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Tiimu Salaani!

Tiimu Salaani wins by unanimous decision!