PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derka Derka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Derka
vs
Lebowski

225 cm
30
270 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

201 cm
31
280 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derka Derka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derka is looking to chop away at Lebowski's legs.
Lebowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Derka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Derka misses with a two punch combination.
Lebowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Derka.
Lebowski staying out of range there.
Lebowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Derka.
Lebowski looks to land a right hand but Derka moved out of range.
Lebowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Derka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lebowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Derka should have avoided that one.

It looks like Derka Derka has been cut.
Lebowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Derka Derka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Derka. Lebowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lebowski misses the shot to the body.
Derka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Derka takes one to the chin there.
Derka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!
Derka dips to his left and cracks Lebowski with an uppercut!
Derka moves out of range as Lebowski strikes.

Derka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lebowski sprawls well initially but Derka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lebowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski keeping control of the position.
Lebowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lebowski is looking to escape.
Lebowski gets back to full guard.
Lebowski looking to control.
Derka passes into half guard.
Lebowski is trying to control but can't.
Lebowski is positioning himself well to prevent Derka advancing to mount.

Derka is looking for a kimura but Lebowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Derka to get the leverage.
Lebowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Derka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derka throws a strike but Lebowski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Derka lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Derka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Derka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lebowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Derka 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.
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Derka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Derka landing some decent shots from guard.
Lebowski wants to get back to his feet but Derka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Derka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lebowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derka with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Derka chips away with some ground and pound.
Lebowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Derka throwing strikes from guard but Lebowski blocks nicely.
Derka stopping the sweep attempt from Lebowski.

Derka drops back looking for a leg! Lebowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lebowski manages to kick Derka off! Derka jumps back into Lebowski's guard.
Derka wants to control from the top but Lebowski keeps moving.
Derka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Derka 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.
Derka connects with a couple of short punches.
Derka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lebowski is keeping the position for now.
Lebowski trying to keep a closed guard but Derka is proving a slippery customer.
Derka chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lebowski keeping full guard, as Derka tries to pass.
Lebowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Derka throws a strike but Lebowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lebowski trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Derka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka distracts Lebowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derka Derka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
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.

Lebowski digs a good body shot into Derka's ribs.
Derka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Derka misses with a combination
and Lebowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lebowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Derka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lebowski sprawls well. Lebowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derka gets slowly back to his feet.
Lebowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Derka Derka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Derka throws a series of punches but Lebowski moves out of range.
Lebowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Derka has time to react.
Lebowski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Derkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lebowski throws an off balance right hand

and Derka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lebowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derka.
Derka working over Lebowski with some ground and pound. Lebowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lebowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Derka scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lebowski is keeping the position for now.
Derka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lebowski is trying to control the position but Derka postures up.
Lebowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeffrey Lebowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lebowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Derka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derka lands a slapping body shot.
Derka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Derka needs to keep his hands up - Lebowski had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Derka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka thuds a left hand into Lebowski's body.
Derka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lebowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Derka.
Lebowski dodges the punch combination from Derka.
Derka moves out of range of the strikes.
Derka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lebowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Derka's calf.
Derka shoots in for a takedown but Lebowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lebowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Derka scores with a jab to the body.
Derka misses with the combination.
Derka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lebowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski dodges the punch combination from Derka.
Derka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lebowski. Lebowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Derka looks to score with a jab to the body but Lebowski is just out of range.
Derka works Lebowski's body with a nice hook.
Lebowski misses with a wild body shot.
Derka fails to land with a series of punches.
Lebowski drops his hands momentarily and Derka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Derka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lebowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Derka.
Derka tries for a takedown but Lebowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derka Derka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derka swinging wildly here.
Lebowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Derka.
Lebowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Derka's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka blocks a jab.
Derka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lebowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Derka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lebowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jeffrey Lebowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lebowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lebowski is looking to slow Derka down with leg kicks.
Derka misses with a two punch combination.

Derka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lebowski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Derka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Derka creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lebowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Derka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lebowski, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lebowski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Lebowski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeffrey Lebowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Derka Derka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lebowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Derka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lebowski back to the cage. Derka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Jeffrey Lebowski has been cut.
Lebowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lebowski connects with the punch.

Derka Derka's cut is getting worse.
Lebowski missing with a left hand there. Derka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Derka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lebowski as he avoids it easily.
Lebowski misses with a hook. Derka ducked under it nicely.
Derka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Danga de danga de dang - Derka scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derka checks a low kick from Lebowski.
Lebowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Derka fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derka Derka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jeffrey Lebowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski throws a chopping leg kick but Derka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Derka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lebowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Derka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lebowski.
Derka ducks under a wild hook from Lebowski.
Derka avoids a kick to the body.
Lebowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Derka thows a body shot but no joy.
Derka walks into a straight right hand from Lebowski.
Lebowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lebowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebowski slips a jab and a cross from Derka.

Derka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lebowski!
Lebowski can't do much from the bottom here.
Derka tries to score with some ground and pound. Lebowski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lebowski struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Derka crashes against the mat.
Lebowski manages to get back to half guard.
Lebowski wants to control but Derka is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Derka there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Derka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derka is thwarting Lebowski's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derka wants to pass to mount but Lebowski is defending the position.
Derka trying to advance position but Lebowski counters by regaining guard.
Lebowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Derka is looking to work some ground and pound but Lebowski has wrist control.
Derka stopping the sweep attempt from Lebowski.
Derka stands up over Lebowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derka trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derka trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lebowski is proving hard to escape from.
Derka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lebowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Derka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Derka trying to control but Lebowski is working from the bottom.
Derka throws a strike but Lebowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Derka Derka.
I think Derka 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derka Derka!
After winning the bout, Derka Derka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.