PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joonas Polin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Macoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joonas Polin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Polin
vs
Macoy

170 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonas Polin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Macoy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macoy shoots in for a double leg but Polin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Polin moves in looking to clinch but Macoy pushes him off.
Polin misses with a head kick.
Macoy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Polin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Polin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macoy.
Macoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Polin has wrist control.
Polin wants to get back to his feet but Macoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Polin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macoy.
Macoy distracts Polin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Macoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Polin wants to sweep but no luck.
Polin wants to get back to his feet but Macoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Polin has wrist control.
Macoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Macoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Polin trying to keep a closed guard but Macoy is proving a slippery customer.
Macoy postures up in Polin's guard and throws a big left but Polin blocks it.
Macoy with a nice head shot there.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polin is breathing heavily.
Macoy won't allow Polin to sweep him here.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Macoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Macoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Macoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macoy prevents Polin from getting back to his feet.
Macoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Macoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Macoy connects with a couple of short punches.
Macoy is working Polin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Polin can't keep his opponent in guard - Macoy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Macoy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Macoy slips a nice elbow through Polin's hands, connecting with Polin's forehead.
Polin is trying to stand.
Macoy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Macoy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Macoy.
Polin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Polin taking some punishment here, with Macoy in his half guard.
Macoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polin defending well though.
Macoy working over Polin with some ground and pound. Polin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Macoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Macoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Macoy lands strikes from half guard.
Polin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Macoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Macoy.
Polin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Macoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Macoy.
Macoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Macoy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Polin tries to get to full guard but Macoy has control of the leg.
Polin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Polin tries to get out of the position.
Macoy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macoy working over Polin with some ground and pound. Polin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Macoy working over Polin with some ground and pound. Polin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Macoy working Polin over with strikes.
Polin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Macoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Macoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polin trying to hold on to Macoy's head to control him but Macoy postures up.
Macoy working over Polin with some ground and pound. Polin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Polin pushes Macoy off looking to stand but Macoy dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Macoy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Polin throws a head kick but Macoy moves out of range.

Macoy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Polin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Macoy is working Polin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy lands a couple of digs.
Macoy lands a couple of elbows.
Macoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Macoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Polin trying to keep a closed guard but Macoy is proving a slippery customer.
Shane Macoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macoy with a nice head shot there.
Macoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macoy is working Polin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macoy is working Polin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macoy stands up over Polin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macoy stands up over Polin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Macoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Macoy works over Polin with some ground and pound from guard.
Macoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Macoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Macoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macoy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Macoy is in close to Polin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Macoy working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Macoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macoy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Macoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Polin has wrist control.
Polin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polin wants to stand up but Macoy is controlling him.
Macoy throwing strikes but missing.
Macoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Polin's head.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macoy postures up and lands a big shot to Polin's brow.
Macoy connects with a couple of short punches.
Macoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Polin has wrist control.
Macoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macoy distracts Polin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Polin looking for a sweep. Not yet Polin, not yet.
Macoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Macoy preventing the sweep.
Macoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Macoy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polin wants to stand and escape but Macoy is having none of it.
Macoy lands a couple of digs.
Macoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macoy.
Macoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Polin has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Macoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Polin wants to get back to his feet but Macoy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Macoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Macoy postures up in Polin's guard and throws a big left but Polin blocks it.
Polin is looking to stand up but Macoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Macoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Macoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Macoy distracts Polin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Macoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Macoy is working Polin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Macoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Macoy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Polin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Macoy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Macoy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Polin to see if he's OK.
Polin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Polin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macoy on the ground.
Macoy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Macoy there.
Macoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polin has hold of Macoy's hands but Macoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Polin is looking for a sweep. Macoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Macoy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Polin keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Polin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macoy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Macoy working the head and body with strikes.
Macoy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Macoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Polin tries to kick Macoy off but Macoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Macoy 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.
Macoy winds up and cracks Polin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Macoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Polin is looking for a sweep. Macoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Macoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Macoy lands a nice short elbow.
Macoy stops Polin from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Macoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Polin has hold of Macoy's hands but Macoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Macoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Macoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Macoy lands a nice short elbow.
Polin wants to get back to his feet.
Macoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Macoy connects with a nice short shot to Polin's temple.
Ground and pound from Macoy.
Macoy slips a nice elbow through Polin's hands, connecting with Polin's forehead.
Macoy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Macoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polin defending well though.
Polin tries to kick Macoy off but Macoy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Macoy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macoy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Macoy throws a strike but Polin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Macoy lands a couple of digs.
Macoy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macoy won't allow Polin to get back to his feet.
Polin has momentary wrist control but Macoy slips an elbow through the middle.
Macoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Polin wants to sweep but no luck.
Macoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macoy throwing strikes from guard but Polin blocks nicely.
Polin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Macoy lands a couple of elbows.
Polin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macoy.
Macoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macoy stops Polin from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Macoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Macoy throwing strikes but missing.
Polin wants to stand and escape but Macoy is having none of it.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Joonas Polin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Polin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macoy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Macoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macoy cracks Polin with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Macoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macoy 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Macoy!