PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vertti Ekstrovertti (ranked 3274 p4p, 3286 weight class) and Excalam Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Signe de contradiction. Vertti Ekstrovertti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ekstrovertti
vs
Black

190 cm
44
194
33 - 30 - 2

178 cm
21
200
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 33 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vertti Ekstrovertti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Excalam Black!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black swings for the body but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Ekstrovertti moves out of range as Black strikes.
Ekstrovertti defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black tries for a takedown but Ekstrovertti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black loads up on a big right hand but Ekstrovertti slips the punch.
Ekstrovertti scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vertti Ekstrovertti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Black takes a swing at Ekstrovertti's ribcage but misses.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ekstrovertti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ekstrovertti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Black just manages to avoid it.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ekstrovertti stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ekstrovertti takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with a body shot
and Ekstrovertti counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Ekstrovertti is looking to counter punch.
Ekstrovertti feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
Ekstrovertti feints and then cracks Black's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Black down.
Black is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a shot to the body
and Ekstrovertti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekstrovertti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ekstrovertti lands a jab to the head.
Black connects with a body shot that sends Ekstrovertti's belly button to the back.
Ekstrovertti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekstrovertti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black staying out of range there.
Ekstrovertti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the body from Ekstrovertti misses

and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Ekstrovertti fights it but they end up in guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekstrovertti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekstrovertti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ekstrovertti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Ekstrovertti has control of Black's left arm, preventing Black from doing any damage.
Ekstrovertti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Ekstrovertti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Black is aware though and is defending well.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ekstrovertti has his hands on Black's head, controlling the position.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekstrovertti swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ekstrovertti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ekstrovertti is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Ekstrovertti working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Black has passed into half guard!
Black is keen to just control but Ekstrovertti is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Black throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ekstrovertti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Black is in Ekstrovertti's guard.
Ekstrovertti trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Black forces his way into half guard.
Ekstrovertti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
Ekstrovertti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ekstrovertti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekstrovertti is trying to keep Black in close.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ekstrovertti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Ekstrovertti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ekstrovertti's guard.

Ekstrovertti looking for subs from the bottom but Black mounts him!
Excalam Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black breaks from Ekstrovertti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black working the ground and pound effectively.
Ekstrovertti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekstrovertti tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ekstrovertti is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ekstrovertti is working to get back to half guard.
Ekstrovertti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ekstrovertti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black landing punches.
Black lands with some strikes.

Ekstrovertti is rocked!
Ekstrovertti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Ekstrovertti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Ekstrovertti out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Black goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Excalam Black!
During a confident post fight interview, Excalam Black thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.