PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Vainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vainamoinen comes to the cage accompanied by Kalevala "Savelma". This should be fireworks!

Vainamoinen
vs
Vipunen

187 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Vainamoinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vainamoinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Vipunen.

Vipunen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vainamoinen keeping full guard, as Vipunen tries to pass.
Vipunen wants to control from the top but Vainamoinen keeps moving.
Vipunen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vainamoinen's guard.
Vainamoinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Vipunen trying to control from half guard but Vainamoinen is working away.
Vipunen throwing shots but Vainamoinen is blocking nicely.
Vipunen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vipunen controlling his opponent.

Vipunen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vainamoinen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vainamoinen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen has Vainamoinen pulled in close to control his posture.
Vipunen wants to sweep here but Vainamoinen controlling him for the moment.
Vipunen controls Vainamoinen momentarily but Vainamoinen frees himself.
Vainamoinen throws and elbow that misses. Vipunen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vainamoinen's guard. Nice move by Vipunen!
Vipunen stays in close to Vainamoinen's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vipunen has gone for a leg lock! Vainamoinen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vipunen's guard.
Vainamoinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vipunen's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vainamoinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vainamoinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vainamoinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vipunen controls Vainamoinen momentarily but Vainamoinen frees himself.
Vainamoinen wants to stand but Vipunen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vipunen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vipunen looks gassed!
Vipunen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vipunen with shots to the head and body - Vainamoinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Vipunen.
Vipunen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vipunen lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen with the ground and pound from mount.
Vipunen breaks from Vainamoinen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vipunen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vainamoinen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vipunen raining down shots from the mount!
Vainamoinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vipunen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vipunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vipunen trying to control but Vainamoinen is having none of it.
Vainamoinen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vainamoinen is bucking up trying to escape but Vipunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vainamoinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen lands strikes from half guard.
Vainamoinen is trying to stand up here but Vipunen is controlling him well.
Vainamoinen tries to get to full guard but Vipunen has control of the leg.
Vipunen is looking to advance position but Vainamoinen won't allow it.
Vainamoinen is trying to stand up here but Vipunen is controlling him well.
Vainamoinen wants to get back to full guard.
Vipunen wants to pass the guard but Vainamoinen is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vainamoinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Vipunen counters with a shoot takedown. Vainamoinen fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vipunen trying to move into half guard but instead Vainamoinen has managed to sweep!
Vipunen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vainamoinen manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vipunen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vipunen.
Vipunen is working Vainamoinen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vipunen landing a few strikes.
Vipunen is looking to take a break and control but Vainamoinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vipunen is working Vainamoinen over with some ground and pound from side control.

Vainamoinen is rocked!
Vipunen happy to just control the position for now.
Antero Vipunen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Vipunen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vainamoinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vipunen working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vipunen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vipunen scoring with punches from side control.
Vipunen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vainamoinen gets back to half guard.

Vipunen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Vainamoinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vipunen working over Vainamoinen with some ground and pound. Vainamoinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vainamoinen wants to get back to full guard.
Vainamoinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vainamoinen is not content to let Vipunen control the position.
Vipunen lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vainamoinen tries to get to full guard but Vipunen has control of the leg.
Vipunen throwing shots but Vainamoinen is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vipunen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vipunen stalling.
Vipunen is looking to take a break and control but Vainamoinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vipunen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Vipunen working Vainamoinen over with strikes.
Vipunen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vainamoinen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen wants to control but Vainamoinen is keeping him busy.
Vipunen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vipunen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vainamoinen keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vipunen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Vipunen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vainamoinen defends it well.
Vipunen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vainamoinen has hold of Vipunen's hands but Vipunen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vipunen is looking to advance position but Vainamoinen won't allow it.
Well, if Vipunen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vipunen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vainamoinen's thigh. Vainamoinen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Vainamoinen is looking to stand up but Vipunen isn't so interested in that idea.
Vipunen stopping the sweep attempt from Vainamoinen.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vainamoinen is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vipunen punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vipunen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vainamoinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vipunen avoids the head kick by Vainamoinen.

Vipunen rushes Vainamoinen and presses him up against the cage.
Vipunen can't get the takedown.
Vainamoinen has Vipunen pushed against the cage.
Vipunen fails to pull guard.
Vipunen is working for takedown but Vainamoinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ukko Vainamoinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Vipunen.

Vipunen has clasped his hands together around Vainamoinen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Vipunen trying to control the position but Vainamoinen is working away.
Vipunen working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Vainamoinen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vipunen scores with punches from side control.
Vipunen advances to full mount.
Vipunen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Vipunen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vainamoinen turns into him and now he's in Vipunen's guard.
Vainamoinen advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vipunen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vainamoinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vainamoinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Vainamoinen is looking to stand up but Vipunen won't let him.
Vipunen has his hands on Vainamoinen's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Vipunen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Vainamoinen trying to control but Vipunen is working from the bottom.
Vipunen looking to control.

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.
Vipunen being controlled here, momentarily.

Vainamoinen gets to his feet. Vipunen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vainamoinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vipunen tries for a takedown but Vainamoinen circles away easily
and Vainamoinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vipunen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Vipunen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vipunen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vipunen with shots to the head and body - Vainamoinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vipunen with good strikes from the mount here!
Vipunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vainamoinen?
Vipunen with shots to the head and body - Vainamoinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vipunen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vipunen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vainamoinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vipunen raining down shots from the mount!
Vainamoinen is bucking up trying to escape but Vipunen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Vipunen.
Vipunen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vipunen looking to control but Vainamoinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vipunen unloading with bombs!
Vipunen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vainamoinen taking shots to the head.
Vipunen cracks Vainamoinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vipunen working Vainamoinen over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vainamoinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vipunen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vainamoinen has worked his arm free - good work by Vainamoinen!
Vainamoinen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vipunen is controlling him well.

Vipunen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vipunen working the body and head with strikes.

Vipunen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vainamoinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ukko Vainamoinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vipunen cracks Vainamoinen with a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vainamoinen is not content to let Vipunen control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Vipunen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vipunen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Vipunen!