PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ugor Vovnansyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Antero (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.

Vovnansyk
vs
Antero

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ugor Vovnansyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauko Antero!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vovnansyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antero, pushing him back against the cage.
Antero misses with the head strike.
Vovnansyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vovnansyk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antero prevents it.
Vovnansyk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Antero pushes Vovnansyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vovnansyk backwards.
Vovnansyk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vovnansyk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antero just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ugor Vovnansyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vovnansyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Vovnansyk pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vovnansyk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Antero pushes down on Vovnansyk's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovnansyk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vovnansyk keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vovnansyk wants to improve his position but Antero is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

We're going to have a standup here because Ugor Vovnansyk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Vovnansyk instigates a clinch.
Antero working aggressively here.

Vovnansyk manages to break the clinch.

Antero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Antero pulls guard.
Antero keeping moving, preventing Vovnansyk from controlling successfully.

Vovnansyk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Antero is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vovnansyk, into his guard.
Antero wants to stand and escape but instead Vovnansyk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antero keeping moving, preventing Vovnansyk from controlling successfully.
Vovnansyk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vovnansyk won't allow Antero to get back to his feet.
Vovnansyk looking to sit in guard and control but Antero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Antero trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovnansyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovnansyk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vovnansyk is looking to sweep but instead, Antero has passed into half guard.
Vovnansyk is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ugor Vovnansyk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Antero wants to clinch.

Antero moves into the clinch.
Vovnansyk swings wildly with an uppercut but Antero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antero pushes Vovnansyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Vovnansyk pulls guard.

Antero decides to stand up, so the ref orders Vovnansyk to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovnansyk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Antero pushes Vovnansyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Antero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vovnansyk backwards.
Vovnansyk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vovnansyk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Antero to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ugor Vovnansyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Antero.
Antero lands a shoulder strike.
Antero lands with a short shot to the head.
Antero throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovnansyk.
Vovnansyk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Antero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Antero has a couple of punches blocked by Vovnansyk.
Antero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vovnansyk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Antero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vovnansyk decides to pull guard.

Antero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Vovnansyk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Antero stacks Vovnansyk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Antero!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovnansyk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vovnansyk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Vovnansyk gets the takedown into side control.
Antero wants to control but Vovnansyk postures up.
Antero is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vovnansyk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Antero tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vovnansyk trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Antero doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovnansyk gets his hands free as Antero looks to control.
Antero is trying to get back to his feet but Vovnansyk has full control of the position and if anything, Antero has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Vovnansyk tries to keep control of the position but Antero is staying busy.

Vovnansyk working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antero is trying to get back to his feet but Vovnansyk has full control of the position and if anything, Antero has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ugor Vovnansyk will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Antero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Antero drives through and clinches with Vovnansyk against the cage.
Antero is trying to pull guard but Vovnansyk has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antero.
Antero scores with a shoulder strike.

Antero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antero tries to clinch but Vovnansyk is having none of it.
Vovnansyk shoots in for a takedown but Antero shows good takedown defense.
Antero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Antero tries to clinch there but Vovnansyk circles away.
Antero wants to clinch but Vovnansyk slips to the side

and Vovnansyk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Antero won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovnansyk laying and praying for a moment but Antero takes advantage and regains half guard.
Antero has hold of Vovnansyk's hands but Vovnansyk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vovnansyk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vovnansyk prevents Antero from standing back up.
Vovnansyk stalling away here and it's allowed Antero to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Vovnansyk stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antero tries to clinch there but Vovnansyk circles away.
Vovnansyk shoots in looking for a takedown but Antero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vovnansyk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Antero has taken the fight to the clinch.
Antero drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vovnansyk is trying to pull guard but Antero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ugor Vovnansyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vovnansyk tries to pull guard but Antero holds him up against the cage and eventually Vovnansyk drops back down to his feet.
Vovnansyk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Vovnansyk breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovnansyk tries for a takedown but Antero circles away easily
and Antero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Vovnansyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antero, pushing him back against the cage.
Vovnansyk tries to circle away but Antero has him pinned against the cage.
Vovnansyk is looking for a takedown.
Antero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovnansyk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Antero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Vovnansyk pulls guard effortlessly.
Vovnansyk has a closed guard, preventing Antero from standing up.
Vovnansyk tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vovnansyk's guard.

Antero gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kauko Antero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ugor Vovnansyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vovnansyk with a poor takedown
and Antero counters with a three punch combo that has Vovnansyk backing up. Vovnansyk nods at Antero to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Antero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vovnansyk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Antero gets underhooks to prevent Vovnansyk's takedown attempt.
Antero lands with a light punch inside.
Ugor Vovnansyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vovnansyks head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kauko Antero.
I think Vovnansyk 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kauko Antero!