PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wasshammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasshammar comes to the cage accompanied by Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wasshammar
vs
Saari

178 cm
19
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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, Thor Wasshammar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Saari!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasshammar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wasshammar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saari's head.
Wasshammar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saari.
Saari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sami Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasshammar swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Wasshammar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasshammar shoots in for a takedown but Saari shows good takedown defense.
Wasshammar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saari on the side of the head.
Saari tries to clinch up.
Wasshammar misses with a looping right.
Wasshammar feints a jab promting Saari to slip. Wasshammar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Sami Saari has been cut.
Saari jabs Wasshammar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
A punch combination from Saari misses.
Saari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wasshammar throws a jab when Saari was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasshammar misses with a straight left.
Wasshammar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wasshammar keeps the fight on the outside.
Wasshammar misses with a looping left.
Saari lands a really nice looking cross but Wasshammar seems unphased.
Saari wants to clinch up but Wasshammar keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wasshammar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Saari misses.
Wasshammar tries to clinch up but Saari circles away and keeps his distance.
Wasshammar moves forwards but Saari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wasshammar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saari sprawls well. Saari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wasshammar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Wasshammar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasshammar throws a hook but Saari avoids it easily.
Sami Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wasshammar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saari tries to clinch but Wasshammar moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar ducks under a wild hook from Saari.
Saari pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wasshammar back to the cage. Saari follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasshammar slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Saari misses its intended target.
Saari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasshammar.
Nice defenses there by Wasshammar.
Saari misses with a straight left.
Saari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Wasshammar.
Donk. Saari catches Wasshammar right on the button with a cross.
Saari ducks under a wild hook from Wasshammar.

Saari drives through and clinches with Wasshammar against the cage.

Saari breaks the clinch.
Saari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasshammar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saari.
Wasshammar works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar throws a hook to the side of Saari's head but Saari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wasshammar throws a lazy uppercut
and Saari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saari.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wasshammar cracks Saari with a nice body shot.
Saari can't find room to land a body shot as Wasshammar controls the action.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Wasshammar's head.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Wasshammar.
A short uppercut from Saari.
Saari stalling in the clinch.
Saari looking to stall.
Saari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wasshammar.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wasshammar misses with a punch to the body.
Wasshammar is looking to control Saari's arms but Saari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wasshammar has his back to the cage.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Wasshammar's head.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Wasshammar.
Wasshammar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wasshammar keeps control of Saari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wasshammar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wasshammar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Saari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wasshammar.
Wasshammar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saari's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasshammar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Saari wants to get back to his feet.
Saari tries to roll over but Wasshammar keeps him under control.

Wasshammar seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Saari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Saari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Saari stuffs the takedown.
Saari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wasshammar defending well as Saari loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Saari.
Wasshammar defending well as Saari loads up on a big left hand.
Wasshammar misses the shot to the body.
Wasshammar slips under a jab.
Wasshammar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saari has time to react.
Saari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasshammar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wasshammar lands with an uppercut that bounces Saari off the cage and back into range.
Wasshammar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Saari misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Wasshammar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wasshammar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari wants to stand but Wasshammar is controlling the position.
Wasshammar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wasshammar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wasshammar wants to control from the top but Saari keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wasshammar chips away with some ground and pound.
Wasshammar wants to control from the top but Saari keeps moving.
Saari wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wasshammar is now in half guard.
Saari is looking for a sweep. Wasshammar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wasshammar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wasshammar passes into side control, despite Saari's attempt to control the position.
Saari is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wasshammar asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Saari seems a little lost for a moment, as Wasshammar dominates the positioning.
Wasshammar is putting a hurting on Saari here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wasshammar working the ground and pound.
Saari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Saari wants to get back to his feet but Wasshammar drags him back down.
Wasshammar working the body and head with strikes.
Saari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wasshammar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wasshammar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wasshammar slows the pace down.
Saari tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wasshammar easily slips into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasshammar looking to finish Saari with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saari!
Wasshammar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wasshammar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saari is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wasshammar lands a nice shot to the head.
Saari tries to reverse the position but Wasshammar maintains control.
Wasshammar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Saari is trying to escape the mount.
Wasshammar lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Wasshammar raining down hammerfists from mount.

Saari is rocked!
A big strike lands for Wasshammar! That's really hurt Saari and he's turned his back - Wasshammar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Wasshammar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Wasshammar!
Thor Wasshammar retains his welterweight title!