PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Landersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

SIka
vs
Landersson

190 cm
25
250 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
260 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hades ®
Hades ®

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha SIka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludvig Landersson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SIka thows a leg kick but Landersson checks it
and Landersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landersson blocks a head kick by SIka.
Landersson misses with a hook to the body
and SIka counters with a big head kick but Landersson shrugs it off.
SIka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Landersson thumps SIka with a low kick.
A punch combination from SIka misses.
Landersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
SIka thuds a left hand into Landersson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SIka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Landersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
SIka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Landersson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Ludvig Landersson has been cut.
SIka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landersson.
Landersson tries a low kick but SIka avoids it.
Landersson misses with a hook. SIka ducked under it nicely.
Paha SIka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landersson lands a glancing blow to the side of SIka's head.
Landersson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
SIka misses with a few strikes there.
Landersson tries to land a leg kick but SIka saw it coming and moves away.
Landersson misses with a right hand
and SIka counters with a good low kick that Landersson was not able to check.
SIka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SIka gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Landersson counters with a straight right hand.
SIka blocks a jab.
SIka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Landerssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
SIka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Landersson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Landersson throws a right hand that misses
and SIka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Landersson misses with a body shot.
SIka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
SIka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SIka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SIka throws an overhand right that lands on Landersson's shoulder, as Landersson tries to avoid the shot.
Landersson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Landersson throws a shot from downtown. SIka moves away and avoids it.
SIka connects with an inside leg kick.
SIka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from SIka. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by SIka. That's going to slow Landersson down.
Landersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Landersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
SIka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
SIka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Landersson blocks a low kick nicely.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Landersson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson swings widly with a right hand
and SIka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
SIka is looking to wear down Landersson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
SIka is looking to slow Landersson down with leg kicks.
SIka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SIka connects with an inside leg kick.
SIka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landersson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and SIka counters with a good, hard body kick but Landersson shrugs it off.
Landersson looks gassed!
SIka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from SIka.
Landersson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SIka misses with a body shot.
SIka misses with a jab, cross combination.
SIka throws a head kick that misses.
Landersson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
SIka tries a low kick but Landersson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SIka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
SIka thumps Landersson with a low kick.
Landersson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Landersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
SIka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Landersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
SIka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
SIka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
SIka misses with a jab to the body
and Landersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
SIka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Landersson counters with an inside leg kick.
SIka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Landersson counters with a nice low kick that buckles SIka's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landersson defending well as SIka loads up on a big left hand.
SIka throws a quick inside leg kick.
SIka tried to score with a low kick but Landersson checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paha SIka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Landersson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

SIka throws a body kick that misses.
No joy there for SIka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SIka checks a low kick from Landersson.
Landersson lands with an overhand left.
Landersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Landersson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
SIka throws a leg kick
and Landersson counters with a nice uppercut.
SIka throws a lazy uppercut
and Landersson counters with a stiff right hand.
SIka throws a lazy uppercut
and Landersson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
SIka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Landersson counters with a slapping leg kick.
SIka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Landersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Landersson throws a jab but it's blocked by SIka.
Landersson looks to score with a jab to the body but SIka is just out of range.
SIka throws a lazy head kick
and Landersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
SIka tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Landersson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Landersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Landersson stuns SIka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Landersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
SIka throws a lazy body kick
and Landersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
SIka throws a combination that misses
and Landersson counters with a straight right hand.
SIka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Landersson's sensitive parts.
SIka tries to land a body kick
and Landersson counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
SIka lands a lovely overhand right.
Landersson slips a straight right by SIka.
SIka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Landersson.
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!
Landersson misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
SIka misses with a body shot.
Paha SIka is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landersson lands with a right hand.
Landersson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps SIka's head backwards.
Landersson throws a leg kick which misses SIka's front leg but catches the back leg as SIka tries to avoid it.
SIka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Landersson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from SIka.
SIka throws the kick towards the body but Landersson avoids it.
A jab from Landersson misses.
Landersson cracks SIka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Landersson misses with a left hand
and SIka counters with a thumping low kick.
SIka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Landersson misses with a lunging right hand
and SIka counters with a low kick, right behind Landersson 's knee.
SIka misses with a wild combination.
SIka scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landersson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
SIka misses the body punch
and Landersson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paha SIka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
SIka throws a leg kick but Landersson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Landersson throws a lazy right hand but SIka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Landersson misses with a hook. SIka ducked under it nicely.
Landersson misses with a left hand
and SIka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Landersson really felt that one!
SIka tries to bum rush Landersson with a series of wild strikes but Landersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
SIka slips a jab from Landersson.
Landersson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SIka manages to avoid it.
SIka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landersson scores with a jab to the jaw.
SIka thumps Landersson with a low kick.
SIka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Landersson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson works the jab nicely.
Landersson connects with a nice looking jab.
Landersson looks to land a combination but SIka avoids it well.
SIka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Landersson tests SIka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
SIka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
SIka slips a jab from Landersson.
Landersson throws a leg kick
and SIka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Landersson's knee momentarily.
SIka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SIka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landersson swings for the body but SIka moves out of range.
Landersson throws an overhand right that lands on SIka's shoulder, as SIka tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ludvig Landersson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludvig Landersson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A low kick from SIka is predictable there
and Landersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landersson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
SIka throws a front kick aimed at Landersson's knee but Landersson avoids it well.
SIka throws a quick inside leg kick.
SIka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Landersson checks the leg kick nicely there.
SIka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
SIka throws the left hand but Landersson avoids the punch easily.
SIka slips a jab from Landersson.
A low kick from SIka misses
and Landersson counters with a leg kick.
SIka slips under a jab from Landersson.
SIka throws a leg kick which misses Landersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Landersson tries to avoid it.
Landersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landersson misses with a body shot
and SIka counters with a good, hard body kick but Landersson shrugs it off.
SIka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Landersson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landersson throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as SIka checks a leg kick.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Landersson moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from SIka. Those never looked like landing.
SIka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Landersson is out of range.
Landersson looks to score with a jab to the body but SIka is just out of range.
Landersson lands with a right hand.
Landersson looks to throw the jab but SIka is out of range.
SIka throws a leg kick
and Landersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
SIka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
SIka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
SIka throws a leg kick that misses.
Landersson avoids a kick to the body.
Landersson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka throws a leg kick
and Landersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
SIka throws a leg kick
and Landersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Landersson throws the left hand but SIka avoids the punch easily.
Landersson avoids the head kick by SIka.
SIka throws a body punch but Landersson moves out of range.
SIka gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Landersson counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from SIka misses.
SIka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Landersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. SIka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
SIka misses with a shot to the body
and Landersson counters with a head kick. That will keep SIka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SIka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Landersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Landersson throws a leg kick but SIka moved away.
Landersson misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Landersson counters with a series of strikes. SIka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Landersson misses the shot to the body.
SIka misses with a shot to the body
and Landersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Landersson misses with a looping left.
Landersson looks to throw the jab but SIka is out of range.
SIka ducks under a wild hook from Landersson.
SIka connects with a leg kick. Landersson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
SIka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Landersson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but SIka checks it well.
Landersson throws the left hand but SIka avoids the punch easily.
Landersson misses with a body shot.
Landersson scores with a crisp jab that stopped SIka in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landersson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landersson misses with a looping right.
Landersson blocks a head kick by SIka.
SIka misses with a left hand
and Landersson counters with a thumping low kick.
Landersson lands a right hook to the body.
Landersson slips a jab and a cross from SIka.
Landersson lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Landersson misses.
Landersson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Landersson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landersson thuds a left hand into SIka's body.
Landersson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
SIka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from SIka is predictable there
and Landersson counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Landersson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Landersson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Landersson!