PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rakishi Umaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alby Brenamen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umaga comes to the cage accompanied by Stop,drop and roll. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Umaga
vs
Brenamen

200 cm
21
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

215 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Asphyxiation Ltd. 14.99-24.99 (CBK)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rakishi Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alby Brenamen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brenamen stuffs the takedown attempt from Umaga. Umaga gets slowly back to his feet.

Umaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brenamen looking for a sweep. Not yet Brenamen, not yet.

Umaga stands up from Brenamen's guard - Umaga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Umaga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brenamen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brenamen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brenamen shoots in for a takedown but Umaga shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brenamen moves in looking to clinch but Umaga pushes him off.
Brenamen moves in looking to clinch but Umaga pushes him off.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brenamen tries to clinch up but Umaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Umaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brenamen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenamen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Umaga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brenamen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Umaga lands strikes from half guard.
Umaga trying to pass the guard but Brenamen defending well.
Brenamen is staying active underneath Umaga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brenamen looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brenamen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Umaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Umaga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Umaga with the ground and pound but Brenamen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Umaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brenamen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brenamen is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brenamen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Umaga is keeping the position for now.
Umaga 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.
Umaga trying to control the position here.
Umaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Umaga pulls Brenamen in to control the position.
Brenamen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Umaga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Umaga looking for a sweep. Not yet Umaga, not yet.
Brenamen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Umaga looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakishi Umaga dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Brenamen.
Umaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brenamen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brenamen doesn't manage to clinch there - Umaga circles away.
Brenamen darts in trying to clinch

and Umaga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Umaga throws a big right hand that misses.
Brenamen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Umaga controls the pace.

Umaga stands up from Brenamen's guard - Umaga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Umaga dives in and grabs Brenamen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brenamen pushes down on Umaga's head and hops out.
Brenamen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenamen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brenamen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Umaga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brenamen taking shots to the head.
Brenamen can't escape the position.
Brenamen is squirming around, avoiding Umaga's attempts to control the action.
Umaga misses with a head shot.
Brenamen tries to reverse the position but Umaga maintains control.
Umaga throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brenamen hang on?
Umaga is landing with some decent strikes but Brenamen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Umaga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Umaga with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umaga tries to control but Brenamen wriggling away.
Umaga scoring with strikes but Brenamen is staying in there.
Brenamen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Umaga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brenamen?
Umaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brenamen's face.
Umaga trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Umaga working for a submission but Brenamen is keeping him at bay.
Umaga with the ground and pound from mount.
Umaga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brenamen?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Umaga lands a heavy elbow.
Brenamen is in a horrible position here. Umaga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brenamen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Umaga raining down shots from the mount!
Umaga scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umaga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rakishi Umaga dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Brenamen tries to clinch up.
Rakishi Umaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Umaga tries to clinch but Brenamen moves out of range.
Brenamen stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Umaga does no damage.
Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Brenamen.
Brenamen blocks a head kick by Umaga.
Good work by Brenamen as he checks the leg kick.
Umaga swats away the attempt to clinch by Brenamen.
Umaga keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brenamen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga shoots in for a double leg but Brenamen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Umaga shoots in looking for a takedown. Brenamen tries to sprawl out of it but Umaga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brenamen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rakishi Umaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brenamen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brenamen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Rakishi Umaga has been cut.
Brenamen scores with a knee to the head.
Brenamen scores with a knee to the head.
Brenamen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brenamen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Umaga.
Umaga dodges an elbow strike from Brenamen.

Umaga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Umaga wants to sweep but no luck.
Brenamen tries to stand but Umaga is controlling from the bottom.
Umaga has his hands on Brenamen's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brenamen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Umaga holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brenamen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Umaga holds on and takes a little breather.
Umaga striking from his own guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Umaga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Umaga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alby Brenamen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umaga controlling from mount.
Rakishi Umaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Umaga is working for a guillotine from mount but Brenamen frees his head quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rakishi Umaga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Umaga, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rakishi Umaga!