PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knatte Grep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Grep
vs
Alavaara

178 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knatte Grep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grep shoots in looking for a takedown. Alavaara tries to sprawl out of it but Grep keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alavaara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Grep counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Alavaara.
Alavaara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grep throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alavaara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grep connects with the punch.
Knatte Grep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grep throws a leg kick but Alavaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grep throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grep misses with a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a straight right hand.
Grep shoots in looking for a takedown but Alavaara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grep's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grep shoots in but Alavaara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knatte Grep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grep.
Grep throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Grep avoids it.
Grep blocks a leg kick.

Grep shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grep showed some decent athleticism there.
Grep looks to land a strike but Alavaara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Alavaara keeping full guard, as Grep tries to pass.
Alavaara keeping moving, preventing Grep from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grep throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara keeping full guard, as Grep tries to pass.
Grep postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alavaara has Grep pulled in close to control his posture.
Alavaara wants to sweep but no luck.
Grep lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alavaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grep with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grep wants to control from the top but Alavaara keeps moving.
Grep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alavaara swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.
Grep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grep chips away with some ground and pound.
Alavaara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grep tries to free his leg and advance position but Alavaara is retaining full guard.
Grep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alavaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grep is looking to work some ground and pound but Alavaara has wrist control.
Grep tries to free his leg and advance position but Alavaara is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mauri Alavaara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Grep.

Grep shoots in and bounces Alavaara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grep wants to pass the guard but Alavaara is keeping the position.
Grep in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Grep drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alavaara looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alavaara looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alavaara!
Grep is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep struggling a bit here.
Alavaara taking a breather here.
Grep is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grep struggling a bit here.
Grep is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Grep's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep is looking to regain half guard here but Alavaara keeps moving and retains side control.
Alavaara in side control, throwing shots but Grep defends.
Grep regains half guard.

Grep looking for a kimura from the bottom but Alavaara passes into side control!
Grep is looking to reverse the position.
Alavaara is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grep's shoulder. That is not cool.
Grep is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alavaara working away.
Grep has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

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.
Grep is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alavaara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grep manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alavaara's best efforts.
Grep is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grep is working hard here to advance position.
Grep is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grep wants to get back to full guard.
Alavaara wants to pass to mount but Grep is defending the position.
Grep is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mauri Alavaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grep throws a leg kick but Alavaara checks it.
Alavaara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grep counters with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grep misses the target.
Grep tries for a takedown but Alavaara circles away easily
and Alavaara counters with a three punch combo that has Grep backing up. Grep nods at Alavaara to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grep takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grep.

Alavaara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grep to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grep postures up.
Alavaara is looking to stand up but Grep isn't so interested in that idea.
Grep throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alavaara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grep looking to pass the guard.
Alavaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alavaara wants to sweep here but Grep controlling him for the moment.
Mauri Alavaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Grep trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grep postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alavaara controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grep trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.
Grep stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alavaara swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauri Alavaara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grep fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grep misses with a lunging right hand
letting Alavaara counter with a right hand.
Grep throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a left and a right that stings Grep.
Alavaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grep throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Grep misses the jab.
Grep fails with the takedown
and Alavaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grep's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knatte Grep. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grep fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alavaara is out of range.
Grep throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grep throws a sloppy head kick
and Alavaara counters with an inside leg kick.
Alavaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alavaara throws a leg kick
and Grep cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knatte Grep has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grep misses with a kick to the body
and Alavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauri Alavaara.
I've got Alavaara 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!