PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uiva Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakki comes to the cage accompanied by Pulkkinen - Ruusulaulu. Harfager has chosen Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Nakki
vs
Harfager

163 cm
25
183 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

188 cm
27
182 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uiva Nakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki misses with a body kick.
Nakki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harfager moves away.
Harfager tries to clinch but Nakki moves out of range.
Harfager tries to clinch but Nakki is having none of it.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Nakki keeps it at a distance.
Harfager scores with a head kick.

It looks like Uiva Nakki has been cut.
Harfager moves out of range of the body kick.
Harfager wants to clinch up but Nakki keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Harfager as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Harfager misses
and Nakki counters with a low kick, right behind Harfager 's knee.
Nakki wants to land a leg kick but Harfager is out of range.
Nakki fails to land the takedown.
Harfager clinches but Nakki breaks the clinch
and Nakki counters with a nice body kick.
Harald Harfager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakki managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nakki blocks a body shot from Harfager.
Harfager using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harfager.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakki's elbow.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nakki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager throws an elbow but it misses.
Nakki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harfager has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harfager throws an elbow but misses.
Nakki managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Nakki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Nakki goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakki tries for a takedown but Harfager sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uiva Nakki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakki throws a low kick, looking for Harfager's leg but Harfager calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Harfager is predictable there
and Nakki counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakki is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager wants to clinch

and Nakki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki chips away with some ground and pound.
Harfager is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakki is controlling him.
Nakki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harfager looking for a sweep. Not yet Harfager, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki wants to control from the top but Harfager keeps moving.
Harfager looking for a sweep. Not yet Harfager, not yet.
Nakki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harfager wants to sweep here but Nakki controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harfager avoids the body shot from Nakki.
Harfager wants to clinch
enabling Nakki to counter with a crisp jab.
Nakki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harfager wants to clinch but Nakki slips to the side
and Nakki counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager tries to clinch but Nakki moves away
and Nakki counters with a leg kick.
Harfager tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakki counters with a body kick that stops Harfager in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakki tries to land a front kick but Harfager steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harfager.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uiva Nakki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uiva Nakki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harfager takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harfager goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harfager tries to clinch
and Nakki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nakki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Harfager closes the distance and pushes Nakki back into the cage.
Harfager looking to slow down the pace here.
Harfager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakki blocks an elbow strike from Harfager.
Harfager misses with an elbow strike.
Harfager digs a right hand underneath Nakki's ribcage. Nakki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harfager leaning against his opponent.
Harfager keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakki's efforts to push away.
Harfager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakki managing to block the knees to the body from Harfager.
Harfager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nakki drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakki is pushing down on Harfager's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harfager is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harfager is breathing heavily.
Nakki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harfager!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harfager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakki with a couple of short strikes.
Nakki lands with some strikes.
Harfager can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakki with a couple of short strikes.
Harfager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakki lands a big elbow.
Nakki thowing shots but they're missing.
Nakki lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harfager is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki looking to finish with strikes here!
Nakki looking to control but Harfager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Nakki controlling his opponent.
Nakki avoids the attempt from Harfager to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uiva Nakki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uiva Nakki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A leg kick checked by Nakki.
Harfager moves out of range of the body kick.
Harfager tries to clinch up
and Nakki counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager wants to clinch but Nakki slips to the side
and Nakki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harfager closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Nakki.

Nakki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harfager's half guard.
Nakki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harfager's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakki stops Harfager from getting back to his feet.
Nakki is trying to control. Harfager wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harfager blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakki.
Nakki wants to pass the guard but Harfager is defending well.
Nakki works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harfager wants to hold on but Nakki pushes him away.
Nakki looking to control but Harfager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harfager can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nakki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakki landing strikes from the mount.
Uiva Nakki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakki trying to control but Harfager is having none of it.
Nakki looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harald Harfager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Uiva Nakki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nakki, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uiva Nakki!