PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Palkki Niskavuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niskavuori kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Torture killer - Obsessed with homicide. Palkki Niskavuori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Niskavuori
vs
Rock

192 cm
23
182 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

183 cm
24
175 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Palkki Niskavuori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Niskavuori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Niskavuori connects with a single shot there.
Rock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rock tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock lands with an uppercut that bounces Niskavuori off the cage and back into rage.
Niskavuori avoids the head kick by Rock.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Niskavuori coming out on top.
Rock lands with an overhand left.
Niskavuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niskavuori has Rock up against the cage in a clinch.
Niskavuori lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niskavuori is leaning against Rock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niskavuori is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rock is defending well for now.
Niskavuori lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but Niskavuori has the dominant position.
Rock wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Niskavuori.

It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Niskavuori as the two fighters clinch.
Niskavuori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niskavuori.
Rock lands a left hand.
Niskavuori lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori lands a good knee to the midsection. Rock won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niskavuori lands with a right to the head.
Rock wants to break free but Niskavuori has control.
Niskavuori has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Niskavuori missing with knees to the body.
Niskavuori lands a nice uppercut.
Niskavuori lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
Niskavuori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rock wants to get back to striking at distance but Niskavuori won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Niskavuori.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but Niskavuori has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori trying to land knees to the body.
Rock avoids the elbow strike from Niskavuori, against the cage.
Rock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Niskavuori scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
Niskavuori pushes Rock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rock blocks an elbow strike from Niskavuori.

Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock throws a leg kick
and Niskavuori counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rock's knee momentarily.
Rock defending well as Niskavuori loads up on a big left hand.
Rock takes a swing at Niskavuori's ribcage but misses.
Niskavuori lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Niskavuori.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niskavuori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rock misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Niskavuori is predictable there
and Rock counters with a thumping low kick.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Niskavuori is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niskavuori lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Rock misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Niskavuori to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Palkki Niskavuori dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Niskavuori scores with the left hand. Rock knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Niskavuori misses
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock misses with a right hand
and Niskavuori counters with a thumping low kick.
Rock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niskavuori counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niskavuori throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
Niskavuori throws a good cross that connects.
Niskavuori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niskavuori.
Niskavuori throws a body kick the misses
and Rock counters with a left and a right that stings Niskavuori.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Niskavuori moves out of range easily.
Rock throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Niskavuori misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock tries to score with a low kick but Niskavuori moves his leg out of the way.
A right-left combo lands from Rock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a shot to the body

and Niskavuori moves into the clinch.
Rock scores with a shot to the side of Niskavuori's head.

Rock breaks the clinch.
Rock lands with a good body shot.
Niskavuori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Niskavuori avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niskavuori rather than just go for the knockout.
Niskavuori misses with a body kick.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a body punch
and Niskavuori finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Niskavuori throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Niskavuori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niskavuori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niskavuori counters with a stiff right hand.
Niskavuori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niskavuori counters with a nice leg kick.
Rock misses with a shot to the body
and Niskavuori counters with a straight right hand.
Rock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rock connects with a crisp jab.
Rock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niskavuori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niskavuori blocks a head kick by Rock.
Niskavuori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddy Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maddy Rock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Niskavuori fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niskavuori scores with a jab. Rock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Niskavuori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niskavuori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock lands the left hand.
Niskavuori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rock throws a leg kick but Niskavuori sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Niskavuori misses.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Niskavuori throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock scores with a three punch combo!
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niskavuori lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Niskavuori at a distance.
Niskavuori tries to land a body kick
and Rock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niskavuori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock throws a lazy uppercut
and Niskavuori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock throws a jab when Niskavuori was well out of range.
Palkki Niskavuori is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rock.
Niskavuori misses with a hook
and Rock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rock blocks the body kick.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niskavuori moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Niskavuori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock throws a head kick that misses
and Niskavuori counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body punch from Rock.
Rock moves out of range as Niskavuori strikes.
Niskavuori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niskavuori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Niskavuori misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Rock scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!