PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaKaSa Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norzu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town. Chaos has chosen Moonsorrow - Kuolleiden maa as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Norzu
vs
Chaos

185 cm
25
163 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

171 cm
23
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JaKaSa Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos doesn't manage to clinch there - Norzu circles away.
Norzu lands a front kick.
Chaos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chaos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chaos wants to clinch up but Norzu keeps it at a distance.
Chaos misses with a wild body shot.
Norzu 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.
Chaos looks to score with a jab to the body but Norzu is just out of range.
Chaos throws a sloppy head kick and Norzu moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Chaos.
That kick from Chaos tenderised Norzu's leg. Norzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chaos throws a low kick but Norzu moves out of range easily.
Norzu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norzu is looking to land body kicks.

Chaos gets a clinch.
Norzu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norzu avoids a wild elbow strike from Chaos.

Chaos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norzu is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Norzu.
Chaos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norzu's calf.
Norzu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chaos cracks the inside of Norzu's front leg.
Good exchange - Norzu coming out on top.
Norzu blocks a leg kick.
Chaos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chaos.
Chaos missing with a left hand there. Norzu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Chaos does no damage.
Norzu lands a nice shot that snaps Chaos's head back.
Norzu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chaos finds it's way round the side to connect with Norzu's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chaos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Norzu circles away quickly and effectively.
Norzu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norzu checks a leg kick nicely.
Norzu wants to land a leg kick but Chaos is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chaos pushes Norzu up against the cage in a clinch.
Norzu struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaos controls his hands.
Norzu lands a shot to the body.
Norzu prevents Chaos from breaking the clinch.
Chaos misses with an elbow strike.
Chaos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norzu.
Norzu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norzu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chaos pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Norzu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaos doesn't seem phased though.
Chaos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norzu.
Norzu cracks Chaos with an open hand slap.
Chaos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norzu.
Chaos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norzu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chaos.
Chaos tries a head kick but it misses.
Chaos swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looks to land a left hand but Norzu moved out of range nicely.
Norzu throws a shot from downtown. Chaos moves away and avoids it.
Chaos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Norzu throws a leg kick but Chaos moved away.
Norzu misses with a low kick.
Chaos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norzu.
Chaos throws a leg kick which misses Norzu's front leg but catches the back leg as Norzu tries to avoid it.
Norzu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaos circles away quickly and effectively.
Chaos connects with a solid leg kick.
Norzu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norzu checks a leg kick.
Chaos throws a sloppy head kick
and Norzu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norzu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
Norzu throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Norzu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaos counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Norzu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norzu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Norzu duly obliges.
Norzu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That kick from Norzu tenderised Chaos's leg. Chaos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norzu blocks a low kick nicely.
Chaos stuns Norzu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chaos misses with a kick to the body.
Chaos slips under a jab from Norzu.
Chaos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norzu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chaos misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos checks a leg kick.
Norzu throws a head kick that misses.
Chaos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaos wants to clinch up but Norzu keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JaKaSa Chaos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Norzu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Norzu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norzu connects with an inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Norzu.
Norzu checks the leg kick.
Chaos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chaos throws a low kick but Norzu moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as Norzu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chaos doesn't seem phased though.
Chaos takes one to the side of the head.
Chaos scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norzu checks the leg kick.
JaKaSa Chaos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norzu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaos lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Santeri Norzu has been cut.
Norzu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chaos throws a leg kick
and Norzu counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chaos's head.
A low kick from Chaos is predictable there
and Norzu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chaos checks a leg kick nicely.
Norzu throws a low kick but Chaos moves out of range easily.
Norzu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chaos checks a leg kick nicely.
Chaos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norzu avoids the head kick by Chaos.
A jab from Norzu misses.
Norzu lands a front kick.
Norzu fakes the leg kick and cracks Chaos in the body.
A slow jab from Norzu misses its intended target.
Norzu checks a leg kick nicely.
Chaos misses with a series of wild punches.
Norzu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chaos counters with a big head kick but Norzu shrugs it off.
Norzu checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Norzu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norzu misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Norzu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chaos moves out of range of the leg kick from Norzu.
Chaos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut lands for Chaos. That snapped Norzu's head back.
Chaos misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Chaos.
Norzu throws a low kick but Chaos moves out of range easily.
Chaos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norzu scores with a hook.
Norzu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Norzu throws a hook but Chaos avoids it easily.
Chaos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norzu. That did some damage!
Chaos wants to clinch up but Norzu keeps it at a distance.
Chaos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaos throws a lazy uppercut
and Norzu counters with a nice leg kick.
Norzu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norzu blocks a leg kick.
Chaos throws an overhand right that lands on Norzu's shoulder, as Norzu tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos misses with a head kick.

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

Chaos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chaos scores with a nice right hand.
Chaos throws a leg kick but Norzu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chaos throws a leg kick
and Norzu counters with a nice kick to the body.
Norzu is looking to slow Chaos down with leg kicks.
Chaos is breathing heavily.
Norzu delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos throws a jab when Norzu was well out of range.
Chaos throws a sloppy head kick and Norzu moves out of range easily.
Chaos tries to clinch there but Norzu circles away.
Norzu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chaos moves in looking to clinch but Norzu pushes him off.
Chaos connects with an inside leg kick.
Chaos throws a head kick that half lands.
Norzu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norzu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chaos.
Chaos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Norzu. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norzu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Norzu connects with a looping right hand.
Norzu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body kick from Norzu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santeri Norzu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Norzu.
No joy there for Chaos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chaos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Norzu.
Norzu connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norzu, as that shot connected.
Chaos is looking to clinch.
Norzu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Norzu keeps the fight on the outside.
Norzu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chaos throws a nice looking combination but Norzu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chaos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chaos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norzu works Chaos's body with a nice hook.
Chaos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Norzu.
Norzu looks to land a body kick but Chaos moved away.
Norzu avoids the head kick by Chaos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chaos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norzu looks to land a body kick but Chaos moved away.
Norzu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chaos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chaos takes a swing at Norzu's ribcage but misses.
Norzu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chaos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norzu to score with a decent uppercut.
Chaos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norzu to score with a decent uppercut.
Norzu scoring well with a low kick there.
Norzu throws a nice head kick!
Chaos misses with a leg kick.
Norzu throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Norzu.
Chaos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norzu. That's going to slow Chaos down.
Chaos misses with a low kick as Norzu jumps back.
Norzu sizes up Chaos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norzu works Chaos's body with a nice hook.
Chaos throws a low kick but Norzu avoids it.
Norzu throws a leg kick but Chaos moved away.
Chaos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chaos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norzu throws a sloppy head kick and Chaos moves out of range easily.
Chaos misses with a low kick.
Norzu blocks a low kick nicely.
Chaos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaos misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Norzu.
Chaos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norzu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Norzu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Norzu - just one landing.
Norzu wants to slow Chaos down by chopping away at his legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norzu throws a head kick but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick from Norzu.
Chaos misses with a series of wild punches.
Norzu lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Chaos tenderised Norzu's leg. Norzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Chaos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norzu.
Nice cross by Norzu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norzu avoids a kick to the body.
Norzu scores with a jab to the body.
Chaos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norzu is able to avoid easily.
Chaos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norzu. Norzu obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos takes one to the chin there.
Chaos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chaos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norzu.
Chaos moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Chaos blocks the leg kick.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Norzu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santeri Norzu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norzu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santeri Norzu!