PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 368 p4p, 435 weight class) and Oskar Friman (ranked 51 p4p, 59 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

De Andrade
vs
Friman

175 cm
28
150
17 - 8 - 0

170 cm
32
144
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

MKFC
Core Combat

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Friman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Andrade.
De Andrade just misses with a punch to the body.
Friman with the counter takedown but De Andrade avoids it easily.
Friman ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.
Friman with the counter takedown but De Andrade avoids it easily.
De Andrade misses with a looping left.
Friman tries to clinch there but De Andrade circles away.
De Andrade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Friman.
Friman misses with a takedown
and Friman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Friman shoots in but no luck this time.
De Andrade lands a head kick. Friman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Friman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Friman dodges the punch combination from De Andrade.
Friman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from De Andrade misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De Andrade drops Friman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Friman looks back up at him and smiles so De Andrade waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Friman is rocked!
Friman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Andrade throws out the jab.
Friman is still on wobbly legs! Can De Andrade finish him?
De Andrade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Friman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Andrade defends it well.
Friman moves out of range as De Andrade strikes.
Friman seems to have recovered his senses.
Friman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Andrade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Friman rushes De Andrade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

De Andrade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Friman with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oskar Friman.
De Andrade jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

De Andrade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Friman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Friman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman throwing strikes but missing.
De Andrade is looking to stand up but Friman isn't so interested in that idea.
Friman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friman stops De Andrade from standing up.
Friman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Andrade is wriggling around but Friman manages to pass to half guard.
De Andrade is trying to stand back up but Friman is controlling him
De Andrade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Friman working the head and body with strikes.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Friman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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. Friman connects with a nice short shot to De Andrade's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Friman working his ground and pound in the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman stops De Andrade from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Friman.
De Andrade is looking to escape.
Friman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Friman working the head and body with strikes.
De Andrade is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zero Tolerance that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Friman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Andrade with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Andrade pushes Friman off looking to stand but Friman dives back in and keeps control.
De Andrade is looking to get back to is feet but Friman passes into side control.
De Andrade tries to escape but Friman is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Andrade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Friman is looking to take a break and control but De Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Friman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade defending against the ground and pound.
Friman working the ground and pound.
Friman controls the position from side control.
De Andrade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Friman asserts his dominance and retains side control.

De Andrade throws Friman to one side and escapes!
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelo Costa De Andrade dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

De Andrade throws a leg kick that is checked

and Friman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Friman.
Friman landing some decent shots from guard.
De Andrade wants to stand but Friman is controlling the position.
Friman is standing up over De Andrade. De Andrade looks to escape but Friman dives into side control.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Friman drags him back down.
Friman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Friman wants to control but De Andrade is keeping him busy.
Friman cracks De Andrade with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Andrade prevents Friman from improving position.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Friman drags him back down.
Friman scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Andrade pushes Friman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Friman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Friman fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
De Andrade trying to remain calm as Friman controls from the top position.
Friman scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Friman's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Friman is looking to take a break and control but De Andrade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Friman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Friman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Andrade sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Friman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Andrade some visible discomfort.
Friman cracks De Andrade with a big right hand but De Andrade just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Friman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De Andrade is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Friman trying to control the action but De Andrade is working from the bottom.
Friman lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Friman cracks De Andrade with a big right hand but De Andrade just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

De Andrade throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Friman throws a right and a left that De Andrade avoids nicely.
De Andrade throws a body shot but no joy.
Friman feints the counter takedown.
De Andrade misses with a looping right.
De Andrade throws a body punch but Friman moves out of range.
Friman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Friman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andrade misses with a looping right.
Friman ducks under a wild hook from De Andrade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade misses with a straight left.
A combination from Friman does no damage.

De Andrade gets caught napping as Friman dives in and scores a takedown. De Andrade manages to retain guard.
De Andrade is looking to stand back up but Friman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by De Andrade.
Friman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

De Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Friman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Andrade is refusing to be controlled, as Friman sits in half guard.
Friman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Andrade taking some punishment here, with Friman in his half guard.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
De Andrade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Andrade's head.
Friman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Andrade is refusing to be controlled, as Friman sits in half guard.
Friman prevents De Andrade from standing back up.
De Andrade trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
De Andrade is looking to get back to is feet but Friman passes into side control.
Friman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Friman trying to control the position but De Andrade is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskar Friman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

De Andrade throws a hook but Friman avoids it easily.
De Andrade tries to bum rush Friman with a series of wild strikes but Friman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Friman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Friman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Friman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Friman throws an elbow but De Andrade slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Friman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
De Andrade is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Friman is controlling him well.
Friman trying to control the action but De Andrade is working from the bottom.
De Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Andrade pushes Friman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Friman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Friman controlling from side mount.
Friman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Andrade some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
De Andrade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Friman working the ground and pound from side control.
Friman prevents De Andrade from escaping the position.
De Andrade taking punishment in the form of punches.
De Andrade is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Friman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Andrade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Friman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Friman trying to control the position but De Andrade is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friman scoring with punches and elbows.
De Andrade tries to escape but Friman is in control.
Friman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Friman wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Andrade keeps working.
Friman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Friman looks up at the clock and then as De Andrade takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Friman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Friman scoring with punches and elbows.

De Andrade is rocked!
Friman misses with the ground and pound.
Friman working the ground and pound.
Oh De Andrade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friman prevents De Andrade from escaping the position.
Oskar Friman has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman scoring with punches and elbows.
Friman is working De Andrade over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Friman working the ground and pound.
Friman throws a strike aimed at the side of De Andrade's head but De Andrade avoids it well.
An elbow from Friman crashes against the mat.
De Andrade is not content to let Friman control the position.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet but Friman drags him back down.
Friman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Andrade seems to have got his legs back now.
De Andrade seems a little lost for a moment, as Friman dominates the positioning.
Friman prevents De Andrade from escaping the position.
Friman cracks De Andrade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De Andrade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friman working the ground and pound.
De Andrade is trying to get back to his feet.
Friman trying to control the position but De Andrade is working away.
Friman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Friman is putting a hurting on De Andrade here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Andrade is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Friman is controlling him well.
Friman cracks De Andrade with a big elbow.
De Andrade wants to get back to his feet.
Friman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friman working the ground and pound from side control.
Friman lands a nice forearm strike.

De Andrade explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friman takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oskar Friman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Friman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskar Friman!
Our winner, Oskar Friman, 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.