PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between puu paa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). puu paa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

paa
vs
Siren

198 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, puu paa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Siren!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
paa lands a head kick. Siren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Siren scores with a three punch combo!
Siren throws a body kick that misses.
Siren throws a head kick that misses

and paa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Siren has had enough of the clinch but paa keeps him there for the moment.
Siren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but paa has him pressed against the cage.
Siren tries to break free but paa pushes him back against the cage.

Siren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
paa moves away from the strike by Siren.
Siren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and paa counters with a solid body kick.
Siren misses with a few strikes there.
Siren misses with a combination
and paa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siren's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Siren does no damage.
Siren throws a nice looking combination but paa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
paa tries to clinch up.
Siren misses with a wild combination.
Siren throws a sloppy head kick

and paa counters by clinching up.
Siren working hard to break the clinch.
Siren is trying to break the clinch but paa has him pressed against the cage.

paa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. paa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
paa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
paa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

paa pushes Siren off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
paa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and paa counters with a stiff right hand.
Tero Siren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

paa pushes Siren up against the cage in a clinch.
Siren is trying to break free.
Siren is trying to break the clinch but paa has him pressed against the cage.
paa tries to pull guard but Siren won't allow it.
Siren working hard to break the clinch.

paa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siren takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Siren looks gassed!
paa avoids a punch combination nicely.
paa tries for a takedown but Siren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Siren throws a left and a right that both miss
and paa counters with an outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from paa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for puu paa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siren throws a head kick that misses

and paa counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siren has had enough of the clinch but paa keeps him there for the moment.
Siren tries to break the clinch but paa is controlling the position.

paa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. paa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
paa is looking to stand up but Siren isn't so interested in that idea.
paa has a closed guard, preventing Siren from standing up.

Siren postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! paa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Siren, into his guard.

paa drops back looking for a leg! Siren is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Siren manages to kick paa off! paa jumps back into Siren's guard.
Siren keeping moving, preventing paa from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
paa prevents Siren from getting back to his feet.

Siren pushes paa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
paa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siren. That did some damage!
Tero Siren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

paa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. paa showed some decent athleticism there.
Siren is trying to stand back up but paa is controlling him
Siren is not content to let paa control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
paa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siren wants to get back to his feet.

Siren pushes paa off and gets back to his feet.
paa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick by Siren misses
and paa counters with a one-two to the body.
Siren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and paa counters with a nice body kick.
paa moves in looking to clinch but Siren pushes him off.
No joy there for Siren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siren slaps away a takedown attempt from paa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Siren misses with a double jab
and paa counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
paa misses with a takedown attempt - Siren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Siren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

puu paa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Siren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and paa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Siren is trying to break the clinch but paa has him pressed against the cage.
Siren tries to break free but paa pushes him back against the cage.

paa breaks the clinch.
paa is looking to clinch.
paa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and paa counters with a big head kick but Siren shrugs it off.
Siren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siren throws a sloppy head kick and paa moves out of range easily.
Siren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Siren throws a lazy head kick

and paa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by paa.
paa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Siren wants to stand up but paa is controlling him.
paa pushes down on Siren's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
paa wants to take a breather but Siren is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siren pushes paa off looking to stand but paa dives back in and keeps control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
paa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
paa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Siren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and paa counters by clinching up.
paa has Siren pressed against the cage, preventing Siren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Siren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

paa breaks from the clinch.
paa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
puu paa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and paa counters with a nice leg kick.
Siren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and paa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
paa throws a head kick that Siren semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
paa throws a series of strikes that have Siren backpedaling.
Siren throws a left and a right that both miss
and paa counters with a leg kick.
Siren throws a combination that misses
and paa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
paa avoids the head kick by Siren.
Siren misses with the combination.
Siren avoids the head kick by paa.
Siren throws a sloppy head kick
and paa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Siren misses

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

paa breaks the clinch.
Siren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as paa backs up against the cage.
A low kick from Siren is predictable there
and paa counters with a good low kick that Siren was not able to check.
paa walks into a straight right hand from Siren.
Siren falls off balance throwing a combination
and paa counters with a two punch combo.
A left lands for paa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Siren misses

and paa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siren is trying to break free.

paa manages to break the clinch.
paa ducks under a wild hook from Siren.
Siren misses with a head kick.
Siren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siren slaps away a takedown attempt from paa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Siren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siren swinging wilding here.
Siren misses with a head kick.
Siren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siren wants it to stay on the feet.
Siren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Siren does no damage.
paa misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
paa moves away from the strike by Siren.
Siren throws a one two combo.
Siren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and paa counters with a good low kick that Siren was not able to check.
paa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Siren throws a left and a right that both miss
and paa counters with a left and a right that stings Siren.
Siren throws a combination that misses

and paa moves into the clinch.
Siren wants to get back to striking at distance but paa won't allow it.
Siren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Siren tries to break free but paa pushes him back against the cage.
Siren tries to break the clinch but paa is controlling the position.
paa tries to pull guard but Siren holds him up against the cage and eventually paa drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for puu paa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siren wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but paa has him pressed against the cage.
paa keeps control of Siren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Siren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

paa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
paa shoots in for a takedown but Siren shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

puu paa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Siren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but paa circles away quickly and effectively.
Siren throws a series of punches but paa moves out of range.
paa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Siren backs up against the cage.
Siren takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siren throws a left and a right that both miss

and paa counters by clinching up.
paa has Siren pressed against the cage, preventing Siren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Siren wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siren is trying to break free.
Siren is trying to break free.
paa lands a knee to the body.
paa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Siren walks away with a smile on his face. paa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Siren throws a head kick that misses

and paa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
paa wants to control from the top but Siren keeps moving.
paa passes into half guard.
paa stops Siren from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Siren throws a lazy head kick
and Siren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

paa pushes Siren up against the cage in a clinch.
Siren is trying to break the clinch but paa is controlling him.
Siren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

paa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Siren is trying to stand.

Siren kicks off paa and gets to his feet.
paa has a takedown stuffed.
Siren throws a head kick that misses
and paa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
puu paa is winning the standup battle so far.
Siren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Siren wants it to stay on the feet.
Tero Siren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for puu paa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
paa tries to close the distance and clinch but Siren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
paa dives in and grabs Siren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siren pushes down on paa's head and hops out.
Siren throws a combination that misses
and paa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Siren really felt that one!
Siren is looking to land body kicks.
Siren throws a head kick that misses
and paa counters with a straight right hand.
Siren misses with the body kick
and paa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Siren throws a lazy head kick

and paa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Siren's guard.
paa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Siren is proving hard to escape from.
paa prevents Siren from getting back to his feet.
paa wants to control from the top but Siren keeps moving.

Siren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. paa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Siren wants to stand up but paa is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Siren uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Siren lands a jab to the nose.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from paa - that will leave a mark!
Siren tries to bum rush paa with a series of wild strikes but paa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
paa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick by Siren misses
and paa counters with a body kick that stops Siren in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Siren.
Siren stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siren throws a series of punches but paa avoids them all with ease.
Siren swats away the attempt to clinch by paa.
Siren lands with a nice combination. paa backs away looking to recover.
paa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Siren can do to turn this around?
paa tries to clinch there but Siren circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as paa blocks the leg kick.
Siren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from paa is defended easily by Siren.
Siren falls off balance throwing a combination
and paa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Siren thinking.
paa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siren.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

paa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. paa showed some decent athleticism there.
puu paa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Siren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
puu paa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well paa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... puu paa!