PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takalo Kasuoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guy
vs
Kasuoja

175 cm
22
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Crazy Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takalo Kasuoja!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasuoja misses with a few strikes there.

Guy gets a takedown into half guard.
Kasuoja won't allow Guy to pass to mount.
Guy wants to control but Kasuoja is keeping him busy.

Guy seems to be working for a kimura but Kasuoja defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasuoja keeps working.
Kasuoja controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kasuoja is staying active underneath Guy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kasuoja working a defensive guard here.
Kasuoja 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Kasuoja is keeping the position.
Guy wants to stand and escape but instead Kasuoja has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kasuoja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kasuoja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Guy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kasuoja uses it to pass to side control.

Kasuoja stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasuoja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takalo Kasuoja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Guy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kasuoja sprawls well initially but Guy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kasuoja wants to control but Guy is keeping busy.
Kasuoja wants to improve his position but Guy is controlling well.

Guy is working for a kimura but Kasuoja is defending it quite comfortably.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kasuoja!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a heavy elbow.
Kasuoja prevents Guy from taking his back.
Guy thowing shots but they're missing.

Guy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kasuoja has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kasuoja!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Guy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Kasuoja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasuoja tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kasuoja throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasuoja.

Guy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Guy advances nicely into full mount.
Guy controlling his opponent.
Guy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasuoja can't escape the position.
Kasuoja tries to hold on but Guy postures up.
Kasuoja working to try and regain half guard.

Guy goes for an armbar but Kasuoja turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kasuoja.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Kasuoja is proving a slippery customer.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Guy has an active guard here but Kasuoja has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kasuoja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking to stand up but Kasuoja isn't so interested in that idea.
Guy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Guy goes for an armbar but Kasuoja turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kasuoja.
Guy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kasuoja is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kasuoja wants to pass the guard but Guy is keeping the position.

Guy is looking for a triangle but Kasuoja pushes his legs off easily.

Guy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kasuoja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasuoja seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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 Crazy Guy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kasuoja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Kasuoja throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasuoja.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Guy.

Guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Guy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Guy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Guy working away.
Guy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Guy is trying to ground and pound but Kasuoja uses the momentary lack of control by Guy to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A good leg kick by Kasuoja.
Kasuoja misses with a few strikes there.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Kasuoja.
Kasuoja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasuoja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Guy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kasuoja to the mat! Kasuoja manages to get full guard.
Guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Guy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kasuoja is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kasuoja has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is striking but Kasuoja is not phased and passes to half guard.
Guy is trying to get back to full guard.
Kasuoja with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guy is pressing down on Kasuoja's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasuoja's guard.
Guy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guyis looking to pass into half guard but Kasuoja pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kasuoja is in guard.
Kasuoja preventing the sweep.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing Kasuoja from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Guy working for a triangle but Kasuoja defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Guy clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kasuoja throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.

Guy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kasuoja!
Kasuoja stops Guy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Guy goes for an armbar but Kasuoja turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kasuoja.
Kasuoja preventing the sweep.
Kasuoja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasuoja seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kasuoja passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kasuoja in particular looking to stall.
Kasuoja prevents Guy from improving his position.

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.
Kasuoja trying to pass the guard but Guy defending well.
Guy tries to roll over but Kasuoja keeps him under control.
Kasuoja performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Guy is looking to get back to full guard here but Kasuoja has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kasuoja avoids the attempt from Guy to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kasuoja content just to control the position here.
Guy working to try and regain half guard.
Guy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kasuoja tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crazy Guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kasuoja manages to capitalize on a mistake by Guy to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takalo Kasuoja dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Guy swings for the body but Kasuoja moves out of range.
Kasuoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Guy. Guy gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Guy blocks the low kick.
Guy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasuoja throws a combination that misses

and Guy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kasuoja's guard.
Guy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasuoja is retaining full guard.
Kasuoja pulls Guy in to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy stopping the sweep attempt from Kasuoja.
Guy looking to sit in guard and control but Kasuoja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Guy looking for a guillotine here but Kasuoja defends easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Kasuoja misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kasuoja misses with a wild combination.

Guy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guy showed some decent athleticism there.

Kasuoja is defending against the submission attempts here by Guy.
Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Guy is working for a submission of some sort.

Guy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kasuoja has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kasuoja gets back to full guard.
Takalo Kasuoja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasuoja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guy throws a strike but Kasuoja rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kasuoja stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crazy Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Guy!
Crazy Guy is the new lightweight champion!