PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Mercurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kake Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius comes to the cage accompanied by Amplifier - The Wave. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mercurius
vs
Nyrkki

181 cm
30
180 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

186 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Mercurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki looks to land a right hand but Mercurius moved out of range.
Mercurius throws out a loose jab but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyrkki misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercurius counters with a thumping low kick.
Nyrkki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercurius.
Nyrkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercurius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nyrkki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nyrkki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercurius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyrkki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nyrkki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mercurius is out of range.
Mercurius misses with a body kick.
Nyrkki scores with a hook to the body. Mercurius takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nyrkki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercurius circles away quickly and effectively.
Nyrkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercurius lands with a good body shot.
Mercurius blocks a head kick by Nyrkki.
Mercurius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Mercurius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nyrkki doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercurius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Mercurius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nyrkki!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mercurius working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to lock up and control but Mercurius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nyrkki working to try and regain half guard.
Mercurius lands a heavy elbow.
Mercurius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mercurius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mercurius prevents Nyrkki from getting the reversal.
Mercurius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mercurius cracks Nyrkki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mercurius landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercurius looking to control but Nyrkki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercurius misses with a head shot.
Mercurius throwing strikes here but Nyrkki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mercurius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nyrkki tries to lock up and control but Mercurius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki tries to reverse the position but Mercurius maintains control.
Mercurius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mercurius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nyrkki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nyrkki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercurius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mercurius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mercurius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nyrkki's face.
Mercurius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercurius looking to control but Nyrkki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is looking to get to half guard.
Mercurius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nyrkki because Mercurius loaded up on that one.
Mercurius lands a big shot there that rocks Nyrkki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Mercurius.
Nyrkki is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius looking to control but Nyrkki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mercurius fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercurius misses with a wild body shot.
Nyrkki tried to score with a low kick but Mercurius checks it.
Nyrkki throws a series of punches but Mercurius moves out of range.
Nyrkki looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercurius is just out of range.
Nyrkki lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercurius's head.
Nyrkki misses with a looping right.
Mercurius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nyrkki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercurius looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Mercurius.
Mercurius misses with a low kick as Nyrkki jumps back.
Mercurius closes the distance and clinches up with Nyrkki, looking for a takedown. Mercurius pushes Nyrkki against the cage but Nyrkki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nyrkki misses with a head kick.
Mercurius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercurius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kake Nyrkki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercurius, right into the meat.
Nyrkki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut.
Mercurius scores with a kick to the body.
Nyrkki cracks Mercurius with a good jab.
Mercurius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercurius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mercurius is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Nyrkki.
Mercurius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercurius was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyrkki.
Mercurius fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nyrkki avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Mercurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Nyrkki misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mercurius if he has to take too many more of those.
Mercurius takes a swing at Nyrkki's ribcage but misses.
Mercurius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that Mercurius avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nyrkki!
A bone on bone clash there as Nyrkki blocks the leg kick.
Nyrkki blocks a leg kick.
Kake Nyrkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nyrkki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercurius's calf.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercurius as he connects with a hook.
Mercurius loads up on a big right hand but Nyrkki slips the punch.

Mercurius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nyrkki sprawls well initially but Mercurius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mercurius prevents Nyrkki from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nyrkki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nyrkki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercurius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyrkki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nyrkki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mercurius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mercurius wants to improve his position but Nyrkki is controlling well.
Mercurius wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nyrkki is trying to control the action in half guard but Mercurius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mercurius is trying to maintain the position but Nyrkki is very close to passing his half guard.
Nyrkki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercurius keeps working.
Mercurius trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercurius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kake Nyrkki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mercurius looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
Nyrkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercurius.
Jab, jab by Mercurius - just one landing.
Nyrkki tries to score with a low kick but Mercurius moves his leg out of the way.
Nyrkki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercurius.
Mercurius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nyrkki checks it well.
Mercurius moves away from the strike by Nyrkki.
A clash of legs there as Mercurius blocks the low kick.
Nyrkki slips under a jab.
Nyrkki connects with a single shot there.
Nyrkki looks to throw the jab but Mercurius is out of range.
Mercurius ducks under a wild hook from Nyrkki.
Mercurius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercurius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nyrkki takes one on the button.
Nyrkki throws a nice looking combination but Mercurius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Nyrkki.
Mercurius throws a lazy right hand but Nyrkki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mercurius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercurius.
Mercurius misses with a left hand
and Nyrkki counters with a one-two to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a body shot.
Mercurius is looking to slow Nyrkki down with leg kicks.
Mercurius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Mercurius blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mercurius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nyrkki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mercurius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nyrkki scrambles back to his feet.
Mercurius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mercurius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mercurius misses with a looping left.
Mercurius moves out of range of the strikes.
Nyrkki blocks a leg kick.
Nyrkki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyrkki tries to bum rush Mercurius with a series of wild strikes but Mercurius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Mercurius.

Mercurius drives through with a takedown into Nyrkki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is trying to control the position but Mercurius postures up.
Nyrkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mercurius is fighting to break Nyrkki's control of his arms but Nyrkki is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mercurius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercurius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercurius stands up over Nyrkki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nyrkki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mercurius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyrkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercurius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercurius tries to free his leg and advance position but Nyrkki is retaining full guard.
Nyrkki is controlling Mercurius's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mercurius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rocky Mercurius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercurius throws a big elbow that misses.
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Nyrkki keeps moving.
Mercurius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mercurius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mercurius is controlling him.
Mercurius wants to control from the top but Nyrkki keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Rocky Mercurius wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nyrkki tries to bum rush Mercurius with a series of wild strikes but Mercurius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nyrkki throws a right hand that Mercurius ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercurius also avoids with ease.
Nyrkki throws a looping overhand right but Mercurius ducks down to avoid it.
Mercurius looks for the body kick but Nyrkki saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercurius throws out a leg kick but Nyrkki moves out of range and Mercurius only half commits.
Mercurius fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercurius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Mercurius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercurius 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Mercurius!
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