PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkka Wasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkidea's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're The Best. Wasama has chosen The Prodigy - Take Me to the Hospital as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ilkka Wasama was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Orkidea
vs
Wasama

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilkka Wasama!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orkidea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wasama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orkidea tries to avoid it but Wasama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orkidea to the ground. Orkidea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Orkidea moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wasama throws a hook to the side of Orkidea's head but Orkidea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olof Orkidea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orkidea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wasama's head.

It looks like Ilkka Wasama has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orkidea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wasama blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orkidea lands a head kick!
Wasama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orkidea cracks the inside of Wasama's front leg.
Orkidea scores with a head kick.
Wasama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasama shoots for a takedown but Orkidea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea throws a head kick that half lands.
Orkidea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orkidea stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orkidea wants it to stay on the feet.
Olof Orkidea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilkka Wasama.
Wasama looks gassed!
A head kick from Orkidea lands but Wasama takes it in his stride.
Orkidea throws a front kick that sends Wasama stumbling back into the cage.
Wasama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orkidea throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orkidea throws a head kick that Wasama semi-blocks.
Orkidea wants to clinch up but Wasama keeps it at a distance.
Orkidea lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Orkidea lands a big head kick that sends Wasama tumbling to the mat! Orkidea takes a step backwards and waves Wasama back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Wasama is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orkidea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wasama is still on wobbly legs! Can Orkidea finish him?
Orkidea tries to clinch up but Wasama circles away and keeps his distance.
Wasama seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Orkidea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wasama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Olof Orkidea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orkidea will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orkidea lands a high kick!
Orkidea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid body kick from Orkidea.
Wasama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wasama has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orkidea.
Orkidea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orkidea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orkidea.
Wasama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orkidea lands a head kick. Wasama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wasama takes a kick to the side of the head.
Orkidea tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orkidea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Orkidea throws a nice head kick!
Orkidea with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Wasama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orkidea is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasama throws an elbow but Orkidea slips to the side and avoids it well.
Orkidea regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wasama's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Wasama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Orkidea has one foot on Wasama's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orkidea lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olof Orkidea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Wasama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wasama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orkidea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wasama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wasama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orkidea can pounce on him.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Orkidea scoring well with a low kick there.
Orkidea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wasama keeps the fight on the outside.
Orkidea fails with an attempt to clinch.

Orkidea closes the distance and pushes Wasama back into the cage.
Wasama keeps control of Orkidea as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orkidea wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wasama is breathing heavily.
Orkidea is trying to break the clinch but Wasama is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Wasama's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Wasama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orkidea but Orkidea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Orkidea throws a head kick that half lands.
Orkidea scores with a head kick.
Orkidea lands a nice looking body kick.
Wasama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orkidea throws a head kick that half lands.
Wasama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wasama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orkidea throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wasama shoots in for a double leg but Orkidea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Olof Orkidea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilkka Wasama.
Orkidea fakes the leg kick and cracks Wasama in the body.
Orkidea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orkidea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orkidea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wasama.
Orkidea lands a head kick!
Orkidea lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wasama takes a step back to recover.
Orkidea lands a high kick!
Orkidea lands a high kick!
Wasama takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orkidea wants to clinch.
Wasama has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Orkidea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wasama.
Orkidea throws out a powerful jab.
Orkidea lands with a kick to the temple. Wasama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Wasama tries to keep at a distance but Orkidea has taken the fight into the clinch.

Orkidea manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Wasama misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orkidea!
Orkidea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wasama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orkidea lands with a slapping head kick.
Wasama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orkidea. That one must have hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orkidea keeps Wasama at a distance using the push kick.
Wasama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wasama sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orkidea tries to clinch up.
Orkidea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orkidea lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olof Orkidea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ilkka Wasama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Orkidea throws a nice head kick!
Orkidea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orkidea throws a nice head kick!
Olof Orkidea is winning the standup battle so far.
Wasama misses with a wild body shot.
Orkidea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wasama can do to turn this around?
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orkidea throws a front kick that sends Wasama stumbling back into the cage.
Orkidea stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasama. Wasama gets slowly back to his feet.
Orkidea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orkidea lands a high kick!
Wasama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orkidea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wasama.
A good leg kick by Orkidea.

Orkidea forces Wasama back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orkidea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wasama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wasama lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasama is looking to advance position but Orkidea has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wasama is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Orkidea is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Orkidea lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ilkka Wasama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Orkidea cracks Wasama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orkidea lands a head kick. Wasama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orkidea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orkidea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orkidea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wasama. That did some damage!
Wasama is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Orkidea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wasama takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Orkidea. No joy for Wasama on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orkidea thumps Wasama with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a head kick that Wasama semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orkidea.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orkidea. That's going to slow Wasama down.
Orkidea throws a front kick that sends Wasama stumbling back into the cage.
Wasama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orkidea throws a front kick that sends Wasama stumbling back into the cage.
Good leg kick by Orkidea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Orkidea scores with a leg kick.
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Orkidea moves into range and clinches up with Wasama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orkidea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orkidea lands with a slapping head kick.
Orkidea throws a nice head kick!
Orkidea lands a high kick!
Orkidea lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orkidea throws a head kick that Wasama semi-blocks.
Orkidea fakes the leg kick and cracks Wasama in the body.
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wasama circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orkidea scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orkidea scores with a nice body kick.
Olof Orkidea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orkidea tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olof Orkidea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orkidea, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Olof Orkidea!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Olof Orkidea!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Olof Orkidea!

Olof Orkidea wins by unanimous decision!