PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Man
vs
Fernan

185 cm
29
180 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan misses the shot to the body.
Fernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man works over Fernan's head and body with a nice combination.
Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Fernan ducks down to avoid it.
Fernan tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Fernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernan has a takedown stuffed.
Man throws a series of punches but Fernan moves out of range.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fernan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Man tries to bum rush Fernan with a series of wild strikes but Fernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Fernan. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan misses with a looping left.
Fernan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fernan is looking to clinch.
Fernan throws a body kick that misses.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fernan doesn't seem bothered though.
Fernan thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernan misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Man.
He Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fernan.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man throws out a leg kick but Fernan moves out of range and Man only half commits.
Fernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Man lands with a nice body kick.
Fernan 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.
Fernan misses with a body kick.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernan. That did some damage!
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan slips a jab from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man throws a right hand that Fernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernan also avoids with ease.
Fernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man scores with a jab.
Man throws a head kick but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some bone on bone action there as Fernan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fernan blocks a head kick by Man.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man takes a swing at Fernan's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to slow Fernan down with leg kicks.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fernan throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Fernan blocks a low kick nicely.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Fernan. Fernan maintains the clinch.
Man tries to work over Fernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Man lands a body shot.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernan prevents a body shot from Man.
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Fernan.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Fernan tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Fernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a leg kick but Fernan checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Fernan counters with a nice body shot.
Fernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Fernan wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

He Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Fernan tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fernan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Man to the ground. Fernan is now in Man's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fernan stops Man from standing up.
Fernan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Man wants to stand and escape but Fernan is having none of it.
Fernan wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Man wants to stand but Fernan is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fernan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Fernan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fernan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fernan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Man knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Man pushes Fernan off looking to stand but Fernan dives back in and keeps control.
Fernan trying to control the action but Man is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fernan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Man is trying to stand up here but Fernan is controlling him well.

Robert Fernan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fernan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Fernan blocks the leg kick.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Man works Fernan's body with a nice hook.
Man throws a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a low kick but Fernan avoids it.
Man dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fernan. That did some damage!
Man scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Fernan does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man connects with the punch.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Fernan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man throws a right hand that Fernan ducks under and follows up with a left that Fernan also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernan works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like He Man has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernan moves away.
Fernan scores with a jab.
Fernan throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A bone on bone clash there as Fernan blocks the leg kick.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man is looking to wear down Fernan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fernan, as that shot connected.
Fernan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fernan throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Fernan blocks a jab.
Fernan misses the shot to the body.
Man misses with a straight left.
Fernan misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses.
Man misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man misses with a hook.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Fernan's belly button to the back.
Man stalks Fernan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernan's face. Fernan staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that He Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernan tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man avoids the body shot from Fernan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Man darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan connects with the punch.
Fernan throws a low kick, looking for Man's leg but Man calmly moves out of range.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Fernan.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fernan is able to avoid easily.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fernan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Fernan's leg but Fernan calmly moves out of range.
Fernan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Fernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fernan throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Fernan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man throws a leg kick
and Fernan counters with an inside leg kick.
Man lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fernan lands the left hand.
Fernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
A nice combination there by Man.
Fernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fernan throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Fernan thows a body kick. Man tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fernan throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fernan.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fernan throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Robert Fernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man misses with a body shot.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Fernan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fernan lands with a shot to the body.
Fernan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fernan throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernan lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Man avoids a kick to the body.
Man dodges the punch combination from Fernan.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Fernan saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan misses with a body shot.
Man checks a low kick from Fernan.
A shot to the liver by Fernan. Beautiful body shot.
Man looks to land a body kick but Fernan moved away.
Fernan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fernan looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Fernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernan.
Fernan dodges the punch combination from Man.
He Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Man takes a step back to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fernan. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man swings for the body but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fernan walks into a jab.
Man misses with a hook. Fernan ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernan.
Fernan is looking to score with low kicks.
Man throws a hook but Fernan blocks it.
Fernan moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Fernan throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Fernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernan misses with a two punch combination.
Fernan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fernan.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernan is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Fernan.
I think Man 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!