PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexis Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikaniska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sikaniska
vs
Stone

205 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

205 cm
21
288 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexis Stone!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Sikaniska does no damage.
Stone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sikaniska.

Stone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sikaniska keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sikaniska wants to get back to his feet.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Sikaniska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sikaniska pushes Stone off looking to stand but Stone dives back in and keeps control.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sikaniska keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikaniska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sikaniska tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Sikaniska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Santeri Sikaniska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexis Stone.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sikaniska. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sikaniska.
Santeri Sikaniska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sikaniska misses with a wild combination.
Sikaniska throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone dives in and grabs Sikaniska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sikaniska pushes down on Stone's head and hops out.
Santeri Sikaniska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sikaniska. Stone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sikaniska pinned against the cage. Sikaniska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sikaniska tries to bum rush Stone with a series of wild strikes but Stone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sikaniska defends it nicely.
Sikaniska displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stone avoids the body shot from Sikaniska.
Sikaniska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Sikaniska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sikaniska is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sikaniska as he jumps to the side.
Sikaniska throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sikaniska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sikaniska moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sikaniska tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sikaniska scores with a hook.
Sikaniska throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Sikaniska misses.
A combination from Sikaniska does no damage.
Sikaniska wants to clinch.

Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sikaniska is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santeri Sikaniska dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stone gets a takedown into half guard.
Sikaniska wants to stand back up but Stone manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as Stone stalls from top position.
Stone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sikaniska is avoiding damage well.
Sikaniska wants to get back to his feet but Stone drags him back down.
An elbow from Stone crashes against the mat.
Stone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sikaniska down.
Sikaniska wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Sikaniska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sikaniska is avoiding damage well.
Sikaniska is pushing Stone's head away, looking to escape. Stone manages to hold on to the position though.
Stone misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sikaniska is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikaniska doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone avoids the body shot from Sikaniska.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.

Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stone trying to control but Sikaniska is having none of it.
Stone landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to control the pace but Sikaniska is squirming around nicely.
Sikaniska is trying to stand up.
Sikaniska in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sikaniska is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sikaniska because Stone loaded up on that one.
Sikaniska's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sikaniska wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sikaniska blocking the ground and pound.
Sikaniska wants to get back to his feet.
Sikaniska in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Sikaniska that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Sikaniska really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Stone with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sikaniska is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sikaniska covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Stone!