PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Draft Beer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Sammakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beer comes into the arena with 300 Violin Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. Sammakko has chosen Saku Sammakko as his entrance music. Saku Sammakko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Beer
vs
Sammakko

190 cm
24
167 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

171 cm
24
168 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Draft Beer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saku Sammakko!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Beer.
Sammakko has his takedown stuffed
and Beer counters with a thumping low kick.
Sammakko tries to clinch but Beer moves away
and Beer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sammakko's knee momentarily.

Sammakko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Beer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Beer is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Sammakko.
Beer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammakko.
Beer trying to hold on to Sammakko's head to control him but Sammakko postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer is trying to get back to full guard.
Sammakko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beer wants to control but Sammakko is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammakko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sammakko postures up in Beer's guard and throws a big left but Beer blocks it.

Sammakko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Beer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sammakko has Beer in his guard.

Sammakko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Beer stacks Sammakko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Beer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Beer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sammakko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sammakko is trying to reverse the position but instead Beer has taken his back - oops!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer doesn't have the hooks in and Sammakko manages to turn into his guard.
Beer has control of Sammakko's left arm, preventing Sammakko from doing any damage.
Beer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beer wants to stand but Sammakko is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sammakko throws a big right hand that misses.
Beer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sammakko stops Beer from standing up.
Beer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sammakko throws and elbow that misses. Beer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sammakko's guard. Nice move by Beer!

Sammakko is looking for a triangle here but Beer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Beer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Beer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sammakko is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Beer is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sammakko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sammakko manages to get to full guard.
Beer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Draft Beer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sammakko tries to clinch up but Beer circles away and keeps his distance.
Beer scores with a three punch combo!
Beer misses with a low kick.
Beer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammakko misses with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Beer. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beer, right into the meat.
Beer throws a leg kick
and Sammakko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sammakko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sammakko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beer throws a leg kick
and Sammakko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammakko fails with the takedown
and Beer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Beer misses
and Sammakko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beer stuffs the takedown attempt from Sammakko. Sammakko gets slowly back to his feet.
Draft Beer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Sammakko.
Sammakko misses with a body shot.
Beer is looking to chop away at Sammakko's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammakko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beer.
Sammakko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beer wants to land a leg kick but Sammakko is out of range.
Beer throws a leg kick that is checked

and Sammakko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Beer!
Sammakko with good strikes from the mount here!
Beer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beer regains half guard.
Sammakko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sammakko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beer keeps working.
Beer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sammakko.
Sammakko throwing shots but Beer is blocking nicely.
Beer is trying to maintain the position but Sammakko is very close to passing his half guard.
Beer gets back to full guard.
Sammakko throwing strikes from guard but Beer blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saku Sammakko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Beer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sammakko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammakko tries to clinch up but Beer circles away and keeps his distance.
Beer pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beer throws a head kick that misses

and Sammakko counters with a shoot takedown. Beer fights it but they end up in guard.
Sammakko throwing strikes from guard but Beer blocks nicely.
Sammakko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammakko.
Sammakko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sammakko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saku Sammakko has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sammakko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sammakko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beer controlling Sammakko's posture.
Sammakko trying to control the position from guard on top but Beer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sammakko.
Sammakko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sammakko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Beer trying to control the position.
Sammakko pushing down on Beer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beer is staying active underneath Sammakko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sammakko is looking to advance position but Beer won't allow it.
Beer is trying to stand up here but Sammakko is controlling him well.
Beer has his hands clasped together around Sammakko's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beer is trying to stand back up but Sammakko is controlling him
Sammakko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beer's head.
Sammakko trying to control from half guard but Beer is working away.

Sammakko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sammakko is working away from the top position though.
Sammakko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beer defending well though.
Sammakko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sammakko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sammakko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beer's head.
Beer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sammakko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beer's head.
Beer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beer is trying to get back to full guard.
Sammakko 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sammakko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beer defending well though.
Beer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Sammakko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sammakko 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saku Sammakko!