PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mosse Vormisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vormisto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dale Arizona
vs
Vormisto

180 cm
22
163 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glen Dale Arizona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mosse Vormisto!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vormisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arizona.

Arizona pushes Vormisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Arizona misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vormisto.
Arizona lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vormisto avoiding damage as Arizona throws knees to the body.
Arizona lands with a light punch inside.
Arizona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vormisto is keeping busy.
Vormisto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vormisto prevents a body shot from Arizona.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arizona blocking some punches.
Arizona misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vormisto.
Vormisto is struggling to control the position.

Arizona breaks the clinch.
Vormisto slips under a jab from Arizona.
Nice uppercut lands for Vormisto. That snapped Arizona's head back.

Vormisto drives through and clinches with Arizona against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mosse Vormisto has been cut.

Arizona breaks from the clinch.

Arizona darts in and clinches Vormisto up against the cage.
Arizona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arizona lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arizona lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vormisto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vormisto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arizona is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vormisto prevents Arizona from breaking the clinch.
Vormisto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arizona avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vormisto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vormisto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vormisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Arizona fails to land.

Vormisto turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vormisto manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vormisto is working Arizona over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Arizona's face as Vormisto controls the position.
Vormisto trying to control the action but Arizona is working from the bottom.
Arizona prevents Vormisto from improving position.
Vormisto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vormisto taking a breather here.
Arizona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vormisto taking a break here but Arizona is having none of it and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vormisto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vormisto is looking to advance position but Arizona won't allow it.
Vormisto is looking to take a break and control but Arizona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vormisto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vormisto controlling the pace.
Vormisto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vormisto stalling.
Arizona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vormisto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Arizona blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vormisto.
Arizona is trying to get back to full guard.
Vormisto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arizona's head.
Vormisto trying to mount his opponent but Arizona defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vormisto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arizona with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Vormisto there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mosse Vormisto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mosse Vormisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arizona rushes Vormisto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Vormisto.
Arizona looking to stall.
Arizona wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arizona.
Arizona throws a head punch that misses.
Vormisto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vormisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vormisto lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arizona.
Arizona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vormisto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vormisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vormisto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vormisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Arizona.
Arizona is looking to control Vormisto's arms but Vormisto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arizona has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vormisto is defending well for now.
Arizona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vormisto as Arizona tries to tie him up.
Arizona struggles to land a body shot inside as Vormisto controls his hands.
Vormisto can't get the takedown.
Vormisto drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vormisto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arizona fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Glen Dale Arizona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mosse Vormisto.
Vormisto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arizona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vormisto somewhat.
Arizona throws a leg kick but Vormisto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vormisto throws a looping overhand right but Arizona ducks down to avoid it.

Vormisto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arizona taking a bit of punishment here - Vormisto scoring with strikes.
Vormisto scoring with punches from side control.
Arizona struggling a bit here.
Arizona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arizona tries to get out of the position.
Vormisto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Arizona to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arizona is looking for a sweep.
Vormisto working the ground and pound.
Vormisto trying to control the action but Arizona is working from the bottom.
Vormisto tries to move to full mount but Arizona actually manages to regain half guard.
Vormisto prevents Arizona from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona is trying to control but Vormisto manages to pass to mount!
Vormisto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arizona is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vormisto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vormisto looking to control but Arizona is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vormisto controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Vormisto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vormisto with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arizona wants to control but Vormisto is having none of it.
Vormisto content just to control the position here.
Arizona tries to reverse the position but Vormisto maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arizona is squirming around, avoiding Vormisto's attempts to control the action.
Vormisto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vormisto landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mosse Vormisto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mosse Vormisto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Vormisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Arizona.
Arizona closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Arizona misses.

Arizona instigates a clinch.
Arizona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vormisto backwards.
Arizona looking to throw knees to the head but Vormisto is blocking nicely.

Vormisto turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Vormisto moves into full mount!
Vormisto unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arizona tries to hold on but Vormisto postures up.
Vormisto landing strikes from the mount.
Vormisto raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vormisto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arizona can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Arizona is rocked!
Vormisto tries to control but Arizona wriggling away.
Oh Arizona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arizona takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vormisto looking to control but Arizona is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vormisto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vormisto with the ground and pound from mount.
Vormisto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vormisto lands a big shot to the head and Arizona winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mosse Vormisto!
Mosse Vormisto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.