PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Nut
vs
Tsakada

190 cm
29
197 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

192 cm
25
198 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsakada looks to score with a jab to the body but Nut is just out of range.
A punch combination from Nut misses.
Tsakada lands with a nice body punch.
Tsakada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nut wants to clinch.
Tsakada cracks Nut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nut tries a head kick but it misses.
Nut misses with a low kick.
Nut pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tsakada is out of range and Nut settles back down.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsakada misses with a looping left.
Tsakada throws a combination that misses
and Nut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsakada misses with a hook.
Nut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsakada.
Lee Tsakada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsakada.
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada cracks Nut with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada checks a leg kick nicely.
Nut looks to land a body kick but Tsakada moved away.
Tsakada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsakada blocks a leg kick.
Tsakada throws a jab but it's blocked by Nut.
Nut moves in looking to clinch but Tsakada pushes him off.
Tsakada blocks the body kick.
Nut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nut gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsakada.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Nut.
Tsakada checks a leg kick.
Nut needs to keep his hands up - Tsakada had a free shot at his head there.

Nut gets a clinch.
Tsakada tries a body shot but Nut blocks it.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsakada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nut throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Tsakada leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tsakada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsakada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nut tries a body shot but Tsakada blocks it.
Nut misses with some punches.
Nut on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nut scores with a knee to the head.
Nut can't find room to land a body shot as Tsakada controls the action.
Tsakada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsakada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Tsakada in his tracks for a moment.
Nut blocks a body shot from Tsakada.
Tsakada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nut.
Nut tries a body shot but Tsakada blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Tsakada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsakada lands a shoulder strike.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Tsakada on the inside.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Nut trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsakada.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tsakada's defenses.
Tsakada struggles to land a body shot inside as Nut controls his hands.
Nut landing knees to the body.
Nut takes a shot to the head.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut letting Tsakada take a breather here.

Tsakada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsakada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsakada throws a jab when Nut was well out of range.
Nut takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsakada misses the target.
Tsakada misses with a double jab.
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Tsakada missing with a left hand there. Nut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tsakada misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tsakada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nut tries to land a front kick but Tsakada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Nut clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Tsakada will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nut lands with an uppercut that bounces Tsakada off the cage and back into range.
Nut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsakada throws a jab when Nut was well out of range.
Tsakada misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Tsakada misses its intended target.
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsakada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nut throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nut throws a push kick but Tsakada slaps the foot to one side.
Nut slips under a jab.
Tsakada connects with a nice looking jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tsakada.
Tsakada thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsakada moves out of range of the strikes.
Nut defending well as Tsakada loads up on a big left hand.
Nut throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big left from Tsakada misses.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut scores with a nice right hand.
Lee Tsakada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut slips a straight right by Tsakada.
Tsakada throws a shot from downtown. Nut moves away and avoids it.
Tsakada misses with a looping left.
Tsakada lands a nice shot that snaps Nut's head back.
Tsakada misses with a looping left.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsakada digs a good body shot into Nut's ribs.
Nut slips under a jab.
Tsakada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nut has time to react.
Tsakada throws a hook but Nut avoids it easily.
Nut tried to score with a low kick but Tsakada checks it.
Tsakada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsakada throws a poor cross that misses
and Nut counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tsakada checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nut lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tsakada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsakada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tsakada lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsakada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nut misses with a leg kick.
Tsakada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tsakada throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nut lands with a nice body kick.
Nut lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nut stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nut throws a head kick that misses.
Tsakada takes a swing at Nut's ribcage but misses.
Nut staying out of range there.
Nut moves in looking to clinch but Tsakada pushes him off.
Nut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsakada thuds his right hand into Nut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nut throws a push kick but Tsakada slaps the foot to one side.
Nut is looking to clinch.
Nut goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nut misses with a head kick.
Tsakada throws a shot from downtown. Nut moves away and avoids it.
Nut moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsakada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nut finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tsakada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsakada misses with a looping left.
Nut looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tsakada thows a body shot but no joy.
Nut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nut thumps Tsakada with a low kick.
Tsakada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsakada.
Tsakada moves out of range of the leg kick from Nut.
Nut throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tsakada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nut scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsakada moves away from the strike by Nut.
Tsakada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsakada misses with an uppercut
and Nut counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tsakada's knee momentarily.
Nut throws a leg kick but Tsakada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nut tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsakada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nut moves in looking to clinch but Tsakada pushes him off.
Nut has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tsakada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tsakada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Nut dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsakada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nut loads up on a big right hand but Tsakada slips the punch.
Tsakada just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsakada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsakada checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nut is looking to chop away at Tsakada's legs.
A punch combination from Tsakada misses.
Nut misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nut slips under a jab from Tsakada.
Tsakada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nut manages to avoid it.
Nut throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tsakada.
Nut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsakada misses with a hook. Nut ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Tsakada misses.
Nut feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsakada's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut throws an overhand right that lands on Tsakada's shoulder, as Tsakada tries to avoid the shot.
Tsakada throws a hook to the side of Nut's head but Nut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsakada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Tsakada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nut finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsakada misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Tsakada misses its intended target.
Nut ducks under a wild hook from Tsakada.
Tsakada looks to throw the jab but Nut is out of range.
Nut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nut walks into a stiff left hand from Tsakada.
Nut throws a low kick, looking for Tsakada's leg but Tsakada calmly moves out of range.
Nut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nut misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada throws an overhand right that lands on Nut's shoulder, as Nut tries to avoid the shot.
Tsakada looks to throw the jab but Nut is out of range.
Tsakada connects with a right hand. Nut shakes it off.
Nut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tsakada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nut is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsakada misses the target.
Nut defending well as Tsakada loads up on a big left hand.
Nut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsakada throws out the jab.
Tsakada misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nut is looking to land body kicks.
Nut tries to land a body kick
and Tsakada counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsakada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tsakada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donk. Tsakada catches Nut right on the button with a cross.

Nut has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsakada misses with an elbow over the top.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsakada's brow.
Tsakada avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Tsakada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsakada leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tsakada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsakada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsakada wants to stall.
Tsakada misses with a body punch.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsakada avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tsakada.
Nut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsakada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nut is keeping busy.
Tsakada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nut.
Tsakada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsakada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Tsakada on the inside.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
Nut prevents a body shot from Tsakada.
Tsakada struggles to land a body shot inside as Nut controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsakada avoids the damage to the body.
Nut prevents Tsakada from breaking the clinch.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Tsakada is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Tsakada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsakada has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Tsakada!
Lee Tsakada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, M/S Paint Fightwear, into his post fight interview.