PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Bad Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Koyri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bad Boy
vs
Koyri

184 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pentti Koyri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koyri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koyri should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Koyri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bad Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koyri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bad Boy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koyri throws a head kick but Bad Boy moves out of range.
Koyri leaves Bad Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Koyri does no damage.

Bad Boy looking to score a takedown here. Koyri is defending well but Bad Boy drives through and ends up in Koyri's guard.
Koyri throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bad Boy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koyri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koyri has his hands on Bad Boy's head, controlling the position.
Koyri strikes from his own guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bad Boy wants to control from the top but Koyri keeps moving.
Bad Boy wants to pass the guard but Koyri is keeping the position.
Bad Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Koyri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Koyri uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Koyri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bad Boy was covering up waiting for the punch and Koyri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bad Boy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bad Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bad Boy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koyri tries to free his leg and advance position but Bad Boy is retaining full guard.

Koyri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Koyri drives through and clinches with Bad Boy against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy tries to pull guard but Koyri won't allow it.
Koyri is trying to drag Bad Boy to the mat but Bad Boy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koyri trying to land knees to the body.
Koyri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bad Boy prevents it.

Bad Boy manages to pull guard.
Koyri won't allow Bad Boy to sweep him here.
Koyri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koyri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koyri stands up and waves to Bad Boy to follow him.
Koyri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bad Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Koyri throws a head kick that misses.
Koyri tries to clinch up but Bad Boy circles away and keeps his distance.
Bad Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koyri fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koyri doesn't manage to clinch there - Bad Boy circles away.
Bad Boy connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bad Boy avoids the head kick by Koyri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Koyri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Koyri avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koyri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bad Boy swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Koyri.
Bad Boy tries to clinch but Koyri is having none of it.
Koyri is looking to clinch.
Koyri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Bad Boy moves into the clinch.
Koyri has had enough of the clinch but Bad Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Bad Boy can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bad Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Koyri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bad Boy is looking to control Koyri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bad Boy avoid being mounted?
Koyri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bad Boy gets full guard.

Koyri stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Koyri looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyri is looking to stand up but Bad Boy won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koyri stops Bad Boy from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Koyri stands up from Bad Boy's guard - Koyri perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bad Boy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Koyri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koyri slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bad Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Koyri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pentti Koyri.
Koyri jabs at Bad Boy's body.

Bad Boy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bad Boy lands in his opponent's guard.
Koyri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bad Boy is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyri wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koyri looking to control but Bad Boy passes into half guard.
Koyri is trying is best to control the position here.
Koyri is looking for a sweep. Bad Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koyri trying to control but Bad Boy postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Koyri manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Koyri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Koyri fails with a takedown attempt.

Koyri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bad Boy to the ground. Koyri is now in Bad Boy's guard.
Koyri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koyri won't allow Bad Boy to sweep him here.
Bad Boy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Koyri decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Koyri misses with a wild combination.

Koyri moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyri tries to break the clinch but Bad Boy is controlling the position.
Bad Boy looking for a takedown.

Bad Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bad Boy tries to clinch up but Koyri circles away and keeps his distance.

Bad Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Koyri!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koyri bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bad Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bad Boy being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bad Boy's guard.
Koyri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bad Boy is keeping the position for now.

Koyri gets to his feet - Bad Boy follows without any prompting.
Bad Boy blocks a head kick by Koyri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Boy dodges the punch combination from Koyri.
Bad Boy looks for a takedown but Koyri sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bad Boy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy misses with a takedown attempt - Koyri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Bad Boy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Koyri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koyri taking a breather here.
Koyri gets to mount! Bad Boy was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Koyri connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Koyri has control of Bad Boy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bad Boy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Koyri controlling the pace for now.
Alexander Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pentti Koyri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bad Boy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Koyri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koyri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Koyri!