PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunil Ganga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Taikina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ganga comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Taikina has chosen Cookie song as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ganga
vs
Taikina

187 cm
32
180 lbs
27 - 11 - 0

166 cm
29
179 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sunil Ganga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Taikina!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganga scores with a nice strike.
Taikina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ganga as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Ganga finds it's way through Taikina's defenses.
Ganga lands with a shot to the body.
Ganga's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ganga duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ganga avoids the body shot from Taikina.
Ganga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ganga throws a good cross that connects.
Ganga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taikina connects with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Ganga - just one landing.
Taikina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Taikina misses.
Ganga tries to move into range but Taikina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ganga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taikina doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga stuffs the takedown.
Taikina misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Ganga misses.
Taikina throws a hook but Ganga blocks it.
Ganga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ganga just misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taikina lands an overhand right.
Taikina throws an overhand right that lands on Ganga's shoulder, as Ganga tries to avoid the shot.
Taikina throws a lazy right hand but Ganga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tero Taikina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taikina shoots for a takedown but Ganga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sunil Ganga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Taikina.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taikina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taikina swings for the body but Ganga moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Ganga pushes him off.
Ganga throws the left hand but Taikina avoids the punch easily.
Taikina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw 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!
Taikina throws the left hand but Ganga avoids the punch easily.
Taikina has a takedown stuffed.
Ganga misses the jab.
Taikina throws a hook to the side of Ganga's head but Ganga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taikina throws a good cross that connects.
Taikina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taikina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taikina loads up on a big right hand but Ganga slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Ganga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throws a sloppy body shot
and Ganga counters with a stiff right hand.
Ganga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taikina throws a hook but Ganga blocks it.
Taikina lands a jab to Ganga's midsection.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.
Taikina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ganga is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taikina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ganga.
Sunil Ganga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taikina swings for the body but Ganga moves out of range.
Taikina shoots in looking for a takedown. Ganga tries to sprawl out of it but Taikina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ganga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ganga 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.

Taikina gets a clinch.
Ganga lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taikina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganga tries to stall but Taikina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ganga blocks an elbow strike from Taikina.
Ganga blocks an elbow strike.
Taikina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ganga tries to throw a body punch but Taikina avoids it by throwing Ganga back against the cage.
Ganga gets through Taikina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ganga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ganga is trying to break the clinch but Taikina is controlling him.
Ganga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Taikina.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taikina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ganga's brow.
Ganga presses Taikina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taikina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ganga gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ganga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ganga can't find room to land a body shot as Taikina controls the action.
Ganga struggles to land a body shot inside as Taikina controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ganga as Taikina tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunil Ganga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ganga slips a straight right by Taikina.
Taikina misses with an uppercut
and Ganga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ganga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taikina.
Taikina throws a sloppy body shot
and Taikina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taikina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ganga throws a lazy uppercut
and Taikina counters with a right hand to the body.
Ganga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taikina lands a slapping body shot.
Taikina misses with a hook.
Ganga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taikina blocks a jab.
Taikina is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ganga is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Taikina.
Ganga dips to his left and cracks Taikina with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Ganga.
Taikina doesn't manage to clinch there - Ganga circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganga scores with a three punch combo!
Taikina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ganga.
Ganga throws a shot from downtown. Taikina moves away and avoids it.
Sunil Ganga is winning the standup battle so far.
Taikina tries to clinch but Ganga is having none of it.
Ganga is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taikina just misses with a punch to the body.
Taikina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taikina swings for the body but Ganga moves out of range.
Taikina shoots for a takedown but Ganga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Taikina thows a body shot but no joy.
Taikina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ganga rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Ganga misses.
Taikina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taikina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ganga pinned against the cage. Ganga gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taikina moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ganga. Those never looked like landing.
Taikina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ganga on the side of the head.
Taikina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ganga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taikina misses with a hook
and Ganga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ganga blocks a jab.
Ganga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taikina on the side of the head.
Taikina darts in trying to clinch
and Ganga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taikina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ganga counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Tero Taikina has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throws a jab when Ganga was well out of range.
Taikina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch but Ganga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taikina moves in looking to clinch but Ganga pushes him off.
Taikina walks into a stiff left hand from Ganga.
Taikina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ganga counters with a nice uppercut.

Taikina clinches with his opponent.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ganga's defenses.
Ganga avoiding damage as Taikina throws knees to the body.
Ganga is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taikina lands an elbow that stopped Ganga in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sunil Ganga has been cut.
Ganga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina lands a good knee to the midsection. Ganga won't want to take too many of those.
Ganga blocks the elbow strike.
Ganga is trying to maintain a safe position but Taikina gets an underhook and turns Ganga into the cage.
Taikina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sunil Ganga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Taikina.
Taikina cracks Ganga with a nice body shot.
Taikina has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ganga after a bit of a struggle.
Ganga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Taikina fails to land.
Taikina lands a damaging elbow.
Taikina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taikina letting Ganga take a breather here.
Ganga looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ganga lands an uppercut.
Taikina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ganga's defenses.
Taikina misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sunil Ganga dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Taikina throws a lazy right hand but Ganga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taikina moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taikina throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ganga counter with a right hand.
Ganga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taikina throws a body punch but Ganga moves out of range.
Ganga clobbers Taikina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ganga throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Taikina to counter with a crisp jab.
Ganga lands with a right hand.
Taikina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ganga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taikina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ganga throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taikina misses with a series of wild punches.
Ganga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Taikina misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taikina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Ganga - just one landing.
Taikina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ganga misses with a right hand

and Taikina counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Taikina.
Taikina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taikina postures up.
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!
Taikina throws a big right hand that misses.
Taikina trying to control the position from guard on top but Ganga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taikina is pushing down on Ganga's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ganga is fighting to maintain full guard but Taikina has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taikina is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taikina lands a big shot there that rocks Ganga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taikina misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taikina controlling his opponent.
Ganga tries to reverse the position but Taikina maintains control.
Ganga is working hard here to advance position.
Ganga tries to hold on but Taikina pushes him away.
Taikina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taikina tries to control but Ganga wriggling away.
BOOM! Taikina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taikina punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taikina throwing strikes here but Ganga is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taikina is landing with some decent strikes but Ganga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ganga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ganga tries to get out of the position.
Taikina cracks Ganga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ganga gets back to half guard.
Ganga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taikina on the ground.
Taikina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ganga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taikina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tero Taikina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taikina not doing much here.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sunil Ganga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ganga trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taikina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taikina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ganga's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taikina prevents Ganga from improving his position.
Taikina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ganga wants to get back to full guard.
Taikina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taikina missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taikina prevents Ganga from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tero Taikina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ganga 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunil Ganga!
Sunil Ganga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.