PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonttu Ukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Polakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ukko
vs
Polakka

190 cm
21
178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tonttu Ukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Polakka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ukko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polakka swivels and escapes.
Polakka leaves Ukko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Ukko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Polakka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ukko off and has taken his back!
Polakka doesn't have the hooks in and Ukko manages to turn into his guard.
Ukko thows a big elbow that misses.
Polakka lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Ukko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Polakka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ukko throwing strikes but missing.
Polakka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ukko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukko preventing the sweep.
Polakka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ukko stopping the sweep attempt from Polakka.
Polakka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ukko postures up and lands a big shot to Polakka's brow.
Polakka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ukko.
Polakka has momentary wrist control but Ukko slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ukko postures up in Polakka's guard and throws a big left but Polakka blocks it.
Ukko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ukko lands a couple of elbows.
Ukko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polakka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Polakka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukko distracts Polakka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ukko lands a couple of digs.
Polakka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ukko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ukko throws a big right hand that misses.

Polakka scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Polakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Polakka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ukko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Ukko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Polakka tries to improve position but can't.
Ukko scoring with punches and elbows.
Polakka tries to escape but Ukko is in control.

Ukko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukko scores with punches from side control.
Ukko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Polakka!
Ukko landing strikes from the mount and Polakka is in trouble!
Polakka really wants to buck Ukko off and get back to his feet.

Ukko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Polakka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ukko working the head and body with strikes.
Ukko working the ground and pound but Polakka is defending the strikes.
Ukko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Ukko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polakka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ukko off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukko trying to control the position but Polakka manages to sink in the hooks.
Polakka is trying to stick to Ukko's back but Ukko is turning into Polakka. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Polakka's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ukko.
Polakka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ukko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polakka wants to stand and escape but Ukko is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ukko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Polakka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Polakka working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polakka is looking to stand up but Ukko isn't so interested in that idea.
Ukko is working Polakka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Polakka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Polakka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ukko!
Polakka trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Polakka looking to ground and pound but Ukko is blocking nicely.
Polakka avoids the attempt from Ukko to control.
Polakka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ukko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ukko regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polakka trying to control from half guard but Ukko is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ukko is looking for a sweep. Polakka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ukko gets back to full guard.
Ukko is trying to control the position but Polakka postures up.
Polakka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Polakka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ukko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Polakka has managed to get both his arms back between Ukko's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polakka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ukko keeping moving, preventing Polakka from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ukko has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Polakka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ukko pulls Polakka in close to prevent any damage.
Ukko trying to keep a closed guard but Polakka is proving a slippery customer.
Polakka trying to control but Ukko is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ukko was well out of range. Poor timing from Polakka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ukko circles away quickly and effectively.
Polakka scores with a nice right hand.
Ukko shoots in for a takedown but Polakka shows good takedown defense.
Ukko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polakka misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ukko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ukko with a poor takedown
and Ukko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ukko is rocked!

Polakka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ukko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Polakka is in Ukko's guard.
Oh Ukko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonttu Ukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polakka stopping the sweep attempt from Ukko.
Polakka throwing strikes from guard but Ukko blocks nicely.
Ukko seems to have got his legs back now.
Polakka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Ukko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Polakka is aware though and is defending well.
Polakka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ukko 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polakka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Polakka trying to control but Ukko is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polakka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ukko wants to sweep but no luck.
Polakka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Polakka trying to control but Ukko is working from the bottom.
Ukko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Polakka throwing strikes but missing.
Polakka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polakka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Polakka postures up.
Ukko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ukko is trying to control the position but Polakka postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polakka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Polakka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ukko shoots in but no luck this time.

Polakka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ukko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ukko holds on and takes a little breather.
Ukko keeping moving, preventing Polakka from controlling successfully.
Ukko pulls Polakka in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The crowd cheers as Polakka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ukko doesn't seem phased though.
Polakka scores with a sloppy right hand. Ukko should have avoided that one.
Pekka Polakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polakka connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Ukko! He's out on his feet! Polakka rushes in and drops Ukko with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pekka Polakka!