PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lampaan Kampaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kampaaja
vs
Uther

179 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %
Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lampaan Kampaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Uther!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uther moves away from the strike by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja thows a body shot but no joy.
Uther displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kampaaja throws an overhand right that lands on Uther's shoulder, as Uther tries to avoid the shot.
Uther defending well as Kampaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Kampaaja scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Franz Uther has been cut.
Uther darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kampaaja rushes Uther and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kampaaja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja throws the left hand but Uther avoids the punch easily.
Uther slips a jab from Kampaaja.
Kampaaja misses with a straight left.
Kampaaja tries for a takedown but Uther sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uther lands a head shot.
Kampaaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Uther.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uther misses with a straight left.
Lampaan Kampaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kampaaja misses with a takedown attempt - Uther sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kampaaja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uther counters with a nice uppercut.
Uther 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.
Uther displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kampaaja throws out the jab.
Uther dodges the punch combination from Kampaaja.
Kampaaja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uther moves away.
Kampaaja misses with a straight left.
Uther looks to land a combination. Kampaaja sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kampaaja misses with a left hand
and Uther counters with a two punch combo.
Kampaaja is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Uther's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uther slips a jab from Kampaaja.
Kampaaja throws a lazy uppercut
and Uther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uther has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kampaaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uther manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampaaja misses with an uppercut
enabling Uther to counter with a crisp jab.
Uther moves out of range as Kampaaja strikes.
Kampaaja is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kampaaja throws a hook but Uther blocks it.
Kampaaja lands a head shot.
Kampaaja misses with a left hand
and Uther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kampaaja tries to clinch but Uther moves out of range.
Uther misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kampaaja looks for a takedown but Uther sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lampaan Kampaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kampaaja throws a lazy uppercut
and Uther counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Uther.
The fighters circling - Kampaaja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kampaaja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uther misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kampaaja misses its intended target.
Uther moves out of range of the strikes.
Kampaaja connects with a right hand. Uther shakes it off.
Kampaaja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Uther does no damage.
Kampaaja scores with a hook to the body. Uther takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kampaaja misses with an uppercut
enabling Uther to counter with a crisp jab.

Kampaaja clinches.
Kampaaja wants a takedown but no success here.
Kampaaja is trying to pull guard but Uther has him pressed against the cage.
Uther blocking some punches.
Uther is trying to stall.
A short body shot lands from Uther as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uther stalling.
Kampaaja blocks an uppercut.
Uther is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kampaaja is keeping busy.
Uther lands a nice shot to the body.
Uther misses with the head strike.

Kampaaja breaks the clinch.
Kampaaja misses with an uppercut
and Uther counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kampaaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uther tries to avoid it but Kampaaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uther to the ground. Uther escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Uther.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uther uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kampaaja.
Kampaaja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kampaaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Uther slips under a jab from Kampaaja.

Kampaaja closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Uther quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kampaaja prevents Uther from improving his position.
Kampaaja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kampaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Uther blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kampaaja.
Uther is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uther slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kampaaja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kampaaja wants to control from the top but Uther keeps moving.
Kampaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uther swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampaaja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kampaaja might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Uther controls Kampaaja momentarily but Kampaaja frees himself.
Kampaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uther swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uther is pulling down on Kampaaja's head to control his posture.
Kampaaja throws an elbow that misses. Uther uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kampaaja's guard. Nice move by Uther!
Kampaaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uther's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uther wants to control from the top but Kampaaja keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Franz Uther wasn't active enough on the ground.
A left lands for Kampaaja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uther moves away from the strike by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja looks to clinch
and Kampaaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Uther. Beautiful body shot.
Kampaaja lands a really nice looking cross but Uther seems unphased.
Franz Uther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Kampaaja misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kampaaja misses the target.
Kampaaja scores with a decent looking hook.
Kampaaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Uther.
Uther keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kampaaja.
Kampaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uther slips a jab from Kampaaja.
Uther misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uther tries to clinch up.
Kampaaja throws a big shot that misses.
Kampaaja throws a jab when Uther was well out of range.
Uther throws out a loose jab but Kampaaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franz Uther seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kampaaja misses with a hook
and Uther cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uther connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Kampaaja catches Uther right on the button with a cross.
Kampaaja throws a hook but Uther avoids it easily.
Uther gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uther slips a straight right by Kampaaja.
Uther closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kampaaja misses with an uppercut
and Uther counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampaaja misses with a body shot.
Kampaaja scores with a hook.

That has opened up Franz Uther's cut even more.
Uther moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kampaaja cracks Uther with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kampaaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uther tries to avoid it but Kampaaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uther to the ground. Uther escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Uther. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kampaaja throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Uther to counter with a crisp jab.
Kampaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Uther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uther ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kampaaja moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uther slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kampaaja throws an off balance right hand
and Uther counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lampaan Kampaaja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Franz Uther's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Uther takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uther jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kampaaja keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kampaaja misses with a hook
and Uther counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kampaaja throws an off balance right hand
and Uther counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uther connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uther lands an overhand right.
Uther lands a head shot.
Kampaaja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uther with a jab.
Kampaaja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uther counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kampaaja misses the jab.
Uther scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uther connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Uther lands an overhand right.
Uther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kampaaja.
Kampaaja misses with a hook
and Uther counters with a stiff right hand.
Kampaaja looks to throw the jab but Uther is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Uther. No joy for Kampaaja on that attempt.
Good work by Uther as he checks the leg kick.
Kampaaja throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uther counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kampaaja rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uther counters with a left right combination that sends Kampaaja crashing to the mat - Uther wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Kampaaja out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franz Uther!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Franz Uther waved his t-shirt featuring Hilo Nutrition (video proof) & Laundry 95 %'s logo in front of the cameras.