PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anabolinen Steroidi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Van Poika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Steroidi Jr
vs
Van Poika

177 cm
19
166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Brute
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kale Van Poika!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Steroidi Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van Poika napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the action but Van Poika is working from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr throwing strikes but Van Poika manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Steroidi Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Poika.
Steroidi Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van Poika is trying to control the action in half guard but Steroidi Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steroidi Jr is looking to control Van Poika's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steroidi Jr avoid being mounted?
Steroidi Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Poika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Poika lands a couple of digs.

Van Poika got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steroidi Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van Poika has managed to get both his arms back between Steroidi Jr's legs - danger averted.
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.
Van Poika with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Poika throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Poika wants to pass the guard but Steroidi Jr is keeping the position.
Van Poika throws a big right hand that misses.
Steroidi Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Van Poika is proving a slippery customer.
Van Poika really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steroidi Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Poika throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Poika loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Poika with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Steroidi Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Poika's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steroidi Jr wants to pass the guard but Van Poika is keeping the position.
Van Poika working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steroidi Jr.
Van Poika pulls Steroidi Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Steroidi Jr trying to control but Van Poika is working from the bottom.
Van Poika controls Steroidi Jr momentarily but Steroidi Jr frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Poika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steroidi Jr is one step ahead there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Poika can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steroidi Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Steroidi Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Steroidi Jr throws a lazy right hand but Van Poika sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Poika takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Poika tries to clinch but Steroidi Jr moves out of range.
Steroidi Jr dips to his left and cracks Van Poika with an uppercut!
Van Poika is looking to clinch but Steroidi Jr is avoiding it.
Van Poika moves in looking to clinch but Steroidi Jr pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Poika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Steroidi Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steroidi Jr with a jab.
Steroidi Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Steroidi Jr staying out of range there.
Steroidi Jr takes a swing at Van Poika's ribcage but misses.
Steroidi Jr loads up on a big right hand but Van Poika slips the punch.
Steroidi Jr works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steroidi Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Steroidi Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Poika did well to prevent Steroidi Jr getting side control.

Steroidi Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Van Poika defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Poika is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Poika tries to clinch up but Steroidi Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Steroidi Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Van Poika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Van Poika feints and as Steroidi Jr raises his hands in defense, Van Poika changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Steroidi Jr is looking for a triangle but Van Poika pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Poika missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Poika is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steroidi Jr controls Van Poika momentarily but Van Poika frees himself.
Van Poika missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Poika is working Steroidi Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Poika looking to sit in guard and control but Steroidi Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Poika wants to sweep here but Steroidi Jr controlling him for the moment.
Van Poika controls Steroidi Jr momentarily but Steroidi Jr frees himself.
Steroidi Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Poika is keeping the position for now.
Steroidi Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Poika keeping full guard, as Steroidi Jr tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr throwing strikes from guard but Van Poika blocks nicely.
Steroidi Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Van Poika's brow.
Van Poika keeping full guard, as Steroidi Jr tries to pass.
Van Poika is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Poika keeping moving, preventing Steroidi Jr from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Poika is keeping the position for now.
Steroidi Jr slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steroidi Jr trying to control the action but Van Poika is working from the bottom.
Steroidi Jr working the ground and pound.
Van Poika gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steroidi Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Poika is just riding it out for now. Steroidi Jr eventually gives up the hold.

Steroidi Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Poika defends it well.
Steroidi Jr is looking to take a break and control but Van Poika is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anabolinen Steroidi Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Steroidi Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Poika.

Van Poika scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steroidi Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Steroidi Jr.
Van Poika scoring with some ground and pound.
Steroidi Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Poika's guard.

Steroidi Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van Poika managing to control the position.

Steroidi Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Poika is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Steroidi Jr, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Poika.
Steroidi Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steroidi Jr is on top in guard.
Van Poika working a defensive guard here.
Steroidi Jr looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Poika has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steroidi Jr won't allow Van Poika to sweep him here.
Steroidi Jr looking to pass the guard.
Van Poika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steroidi Jr is one step ahead there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steroidi Jr lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr looking to pass the guard.
Steroidi Jr forces his way into half guard.
Van Poika wants to control but Steroidi Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steroidi Jr wants to control but Van Poika is keeping him busy.
Van Poika wants to control but Steroidi Jr is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steroidi Jr prevents Van Poika from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Poika manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Steroidi Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Poika is keeping the position for now.
Van Poika wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Poika wants to improve his position but instead Steroidi Jr has moved into half guard.
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steroidi Jr stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anabolinen Steroidi Jr.
Well Steroidi Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Anabolinen Steroidi Jr!

Anabolinen Steroidi Jr wins by unanimous decision!
Anabolinen Steroidi Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.