PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turo Vehmasto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman van Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman van Veen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vehmasto
vs
van Veen

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Turo Vehmasto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herman van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Veen takes one to the chin there.
Vehmasto misses with the combination.
Vehmasto lands with a kick to the ribs.
van Veen looks gassed!
A combination from Vehmasto does no damage.

Vehmasto gets a clinch.
van Veen tries to break the clinch but Vehmasto is controlling the position.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch.
Vehmasto misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from van Veen as Vehmasto shoots in.
van Veen tries a head kick but it misses.
van Veen has his takedown stuffed

and Vehmasto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
van Veen has had enough of the clinch but Vehmasto keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Vehmasto.
Vehmasto prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vehmasto.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vehmasto is looking to clinch but van Veen is avoiding it.

Vehmasto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Vehmasto breaks from the clinch.
Vehmasto throws a right hand that van Veen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Veen also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Veen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vehmasto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vehmasto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vehmasto duly obliges.
Vehmasto fails with the takedown.
van Veen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vehmasto shoots in for a takedown but van Veen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turo Vehmasto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Veen slips a jab and a cross from Vehmasto.
van Veen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
van Veen closes the distance and clinches up with Vehmasto, looking for a takedown. van Veen pushes Vehmasto against the cage but Vehmasto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vehmasto blocks a leg kick.
van Veen blocks a head kick by Vehmasto.
van Veen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Vehmasto clinches with his opponent.

Vehmasto manages to break the clinch.
van Veen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
van Veen scores with a body shot.
van Veen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vehmasto checks a leg kick nicely.
Vehmasto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps van Veen's head backwards.
Vehmasto misses with a double jab
and van Veen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vehmasto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
van Veen pushes Vehmasto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vehmasto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
van Veen is trying to control Vehmasto's posture but Vehmasto avoids it.
van Veen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vehmasto has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Vehmasto working the ground and pound.
Vehmasto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
van Veen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vehmasto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Vehmasto decides to stand back up. Vehmasto steps back and let's van Veen get back to his feet.

Vehmasto darts in and clinches van Veen up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Vehmasto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Vehmasto clinches up with van Veen and pushes him back against the cage.

Vehmasto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
van Veen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehmasto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vehmasto throws a good cross that connects.

Vehmasto pushes van Veen up against the cage in a clinch.
van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Vehmasto uses good head movement to avoid it.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vehmasto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Veen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vehmasto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van Veen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Vehmasto has closed the distance and engaged van Veen in a clinch.

Vehmasto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
van Veen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Vehmasto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vehmasto showed some decent athleticism there.

Vehmasto decides to stand and escape the position.
Vehmasto lands a glancing blow to the side of van Veen's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from van Veen.
Vehmasto fails with the takedown.
van Veen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vehmasto clinches.
van Veen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vehmasto keeps control of van Veen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
van Veen clinches but Vehmasto breaks the clinch

and Vehmasto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Vehmasto breaks from the clinch.
van Veen doesn't manage to clinch there - Vehmasto circles away.

Vehmasto forces van Veen back against the cage and clinches.
Vehmasto keeps control of van Veen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vehmasto lands with a left to the head.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vehmasto shoots for a takedown but van Veen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
van Veen misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - van Veen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
van Veen throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vehmasto cracks van Veen with a good jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from van Veen.

Vehmasto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
van Veen is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Vehmasto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vehmasto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and van Veen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Vehmasto makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Vehmasto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vehmasto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vehmasto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down van Veen for as long as he can get away with.
van Veen tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vehmasto manages to move to mount!
Vehmasto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
van Veen is breathing heavily.

Vehmasto is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from van Veen.
van Veen scores with a one two! Vehmasto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Vehmasto rushes van Veen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
van Veen is trying to break free.

Vehmasto manages to break the clinch.

van Veen tries to keep at a distance but Vehmasto has taken the fight into the clinch.

Vehmasto breaks from the clinch.
Vehmasto falls off balance throwing a combination
and van Veen counters with a left and a right that stings Vehmasto.

Vehmasto moves into the clinch successfully.
van Veen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
van Veen wants to get back to striking at distance but Vehmasto won't allow it.
van Veen is trying to break the clinch but Vehmasto has him pressed against the cage.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch.

Vehmasto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Vehmasto stands up and beckons van Veen to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Veen moves in looking to clinch but Vehmasto pushes him off.
van Veen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vehmasto.
van Veen throws a hook but Vehmasto blocks it.
Turo Vehmasto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vehmasto throws a nice looking combination but van Veen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Veen fails with an attempt to clinch.
van Veen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vehmasto.
van Veen shoots in but Vehmasto avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Vehmasto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

van Veen with the active half guard here but Vehmasto passes nicely into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
van Veen is looking to get back to his feet here but Vehmasto is keeping cool and he's managed to take van Veen's back.
Vehmasto controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vehmasto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
van Veen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Vehmasto controlling from the back.
You can see the frustration on van Veen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Turo Vehmasto just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vehmasto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van Veen throws a right and a left that both miss.

van Veen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Vehmasto has one foot on van Veen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
van Veen misses with a low kick.

Vehmasto has closed the distance and engaged van Veen in a clinch.
van Veen wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Veen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vehmasto has him pressed against the cage.

Vehmasto breaks from the clinch.
Vehmasto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Vehmasto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vehmasto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vehmasto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turo Vehmasto dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vehmasto moves into range and clinches up with van Veen.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from van Veen as Vehmasto shoots in.
Vehmasto misses with a double jab

and van Veen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by van Veen.

Vehmasto wriggles free and stands up.
van Veen walks into a straight right hand from Vehmasto.
Vehmasto falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling van Veen to counter with a crisp jab.
Vehmasto shoots for a double leg takedown but van Veen sprawls well. He's pushed Vehmasto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vehmasto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van Veen.

Vehmasto clinches up with van Veen and pushes him back against the cage.
van Veen can't break the clinch.
Vehmasto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from van Veen.
Danga de danga de dang - van Veen scores with a four punch combination!
van Veen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vehmasto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vehmasto is looking to clinch but van Veen is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch.
van Veen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vehmasto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van Veen.

Vehmasto moves into the clinch.
van Veen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vehmasto has him pressed against the cage.

Vehmasto breaks the clinch.
Vehmasto loads up on a big right hand but van Veen slips the punch.
Vehmasto tries to clinch but van Veen is having none of it.

Vehmasto drives through and clinches with van Veen against the cage.

Vehmasto manages to break the clinch.

van Veen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vehmasto!

Vehmasto bucks van Veen off and manages to get back to his feet!
Vehmasto falls off balance throwing a combination
and van Veen counters with a one-two to the body.
Vehmasto shoots in looking for a takedown. van Veen tries to sprawl out of it but Vehmasto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. van Veen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turo Vehmasto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vehmasto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vehmasto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vehmasto misses.
Vehmasto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vehmasto's corner calls for a 1-2. Vehmasto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vehmasto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vehmasto throws a nice looking combination but van Veen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Veen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vehmasto misses with a straight right.
van Veen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vehmasto loads up on a big right hand but van Veen slips the punch.
A big right from Vehmasto misses.

Vehmasto moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Vehmasto.
van Veen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vehmasto has him pressed against the cage.
van Veen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Vehmasto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
van Veen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vehmasto but Vehmasto pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Vehmasto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vehmasto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Veen tries to hold on but Vehmasto postures up.
Vehmasto controlling his opponent.
van Veen is looking to get to half guard.
van Veen wants to get back to his feet.
Turo Vehmasto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vehmasto looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
van Veen wants to get back to his feet.
Herman van Veen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vehmasto controlling his opponent.
van Veen is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van Veen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
van Veen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turo Vehmasto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vehmasto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turo Vehmasto!