PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bickle comes to the cage accompanied by Edu Kehäkettunen & Stig Dogg - Kullii . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bickle
vs
Niinimaa

185 cm
20
194 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

No Contest Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinimaa misses with a body shot.
Niinimaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Bickle counters with a good, hard body kick but Niinimaa shrugs it off.
Bickle dips to his left and cracks Niinimaa with an uppercut!
Niinimaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niinimaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Travis Bickle has been cut.
Bickle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bickle lands with a shot to the body.
Bickle lands a head shot.
Niinimaa lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bickle scoring well with a low kick there.
Niinimaa blocks a jab.
Niinimaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
Niinimaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bickle throws a right hand that Niinimaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Niinimaa also avoids with ease.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bickle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Niinimaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bickle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bickle throws a leg kick but Niinimaa moved away.
Niinimaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bickle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niinimaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Niinimaa throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.
Niinimaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bickle throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bickle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Niinimaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niinimaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle. Niinimaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle takes one to the side of the head.
Niinimaa throws an overhand right that lands on Bickle's shoulder, as Bickle tries to avoid the shot.
Bickle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niinimaa is out of range and Bickle settles back down.
Bickle tries to score with a low kick but Niinimaa moves his leg out of the way.
Niinimaa throws the left hand but Bickle avoids the punch easily.
Niinimaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niinimaa throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bickle counter with a right hand.
Niinimaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niinimaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bickle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niinimaa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bickle on the side of the head.
Jab from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle blocks a jab.
A big right from Bickle misses.
Bickle misses with a straight left.
Niinimaa misses with a hook
and Bickle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niinimaa's knee momentarily.
Bickle scores with a head kick.
Eero Niinimaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bickle.
Bickle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niinimaa misses with a right hand
and Bickle counters with a good, hard body kick but Niinimaa shrugs it off.
Bickle cracks a nice hook into Niinimaa's ribs.
Niinimaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Bickle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niinimaa misses with a hook.
Niinimaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bickle staying out of range there.
Bickle throws a right hand that misses
and Niinimaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa lands with a nice body punch.
Bickle lands with a hook. Niinimaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Niinimaa misses the target.
Niinimaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Niinimaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa scores with a hook to the body. Bickle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niinimaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bickle defending well as Niinimaa loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bickle. That's going to slow Niinimaa down.
Bickle walks into a jab.
Bickle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niinimaa's sensitive parts.
Bickle missing with a left hand there. Niinimaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Niinimaa thuds a left hand into Bickle's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bickle punishes Niinimaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Niinimaa moves out of range easily.
Bickle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters circling a little - Bickle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa misses with a straight right.
Bickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niinimaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Bickle.
Niinimaa scores with a jab to the head.
Niinimaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bickle's head backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niinimaa, as that shot connected.
Niinimaa lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle.
Niinimaa throws a nice looking combination but Bickle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niinimaa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bickle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bickle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bickle throws a low kick, looking for Niinimaa's leg but Niinimaa calmly moves out of range.
Bickle slips a jab from Niinimaa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niinimaa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bickle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Niinimaa.
Bickle connects with a right hand. Niinimaa shakes it off.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bickle - that will leave a mark!
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 Travis Bickle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Bickle.
Bickle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Niinimaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bickle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa connects with a body shot that sends Bickle's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Bickle.
Niinimaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niinimaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Niinimaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Niinimaa lands with a cross.
Niinimaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bickle tried to score with a low kick but Niinimaa checks it.
Bickle is looking to score with low kicks.
Bickle throws a combination that misses
and Niinimaa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bickle thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle throws a chopping leg kick but Niinimaa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Niinimaa jabs at Bickle's body.
Bickle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bickle throws the kick towards the body but Niinimaa avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bickle.
Bickle tries a low kick but Niinimaa avoids it.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Niinimaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bickle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niinimaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niinimaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Bickle.
Good exchange - Niinimaa coming out on top.
Bickle misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Niinimaa as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
Bickle throws a push kick but Niinimaa slaps the foot to one side.
Bickle misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
Niinimaa throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niinimaa is out of range and Bickle settles back down.
Bickle tries to land a front kick but Niinimaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bickle.
Bickle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bickle slips under a jab from Niinimaa.
Bickle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niinimaa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bickle is looking to chop away at Niinimaa's legs.
Niinimaa missing with a left hand there. Bickle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bickle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Bickle misses its intended target.
Niinimaa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Niinimaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niinimaa throws a jab when Bickle was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bickle, as that shot connected.
Niinimaa throws a hook but Bickle avoids it easily.
Niinimaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bickle.
Niinimaa moves out of range as Bickle strikes.
Niinimaa misses with a wild combination.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niinimaa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bickle.
Niinimaa takes a swing at Bickle's ribcage but misses.
Niinimaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bickle throws a sloppy head kick and Niinimaa moves out of range easily.
Bickle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niinimaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niinimaa throws a shot from downtown. Bickle moves away and avoids it.
Bickle scores with a decent looking hook.
Niinimaa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Niinimaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bickle.
Niinimaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bickle. Bickle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Niinimaa misses.
Niinimaa looks to land a right hand but Bickle moved out of range.
Bickle throws a low kick but Niinimaa avoids it.
That kick from Bickle tenderised Niinimaa's leg. Niinimaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niinimaa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Bickle does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Niinimaa as he connects with a hook.
Bickle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niinimaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Bickle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eero Niinimaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niinimaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niinimaa lands the left hand.
Niinimaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Niinimaa.
Bickle misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eero Niinimaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Bickle's cut.
That's time! Bickle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A big left from Niinimaa misses.
Bickle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niinimaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bickle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bickle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Niinimaa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bickle's head backwards.
Niinimaa scores with a jab to the head.
Bickle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niinimaa, as that shot connected.
Bickle walks into a stiff left hand from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bickle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niinimaa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niinimaa tests Bickle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Niinimaa tries to bum rush Bickle with a series of wild strikes but Bickle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bickle lunges at Niinimaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niinimaa's hand.
Bickle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niinimaa.
Bickle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinimaa misses with a hook.
Bickle lands with a straight right. Niinimaa didn't see that one coming.
Bickle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bickle lands a nice looking body shot.
Bickle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bickle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niinimaa.
Bickle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bickle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niinimaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bickle scrambles back to his feet.
Niinimaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niinimaa throws a lazy right hand but Bickle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niinimaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niinimaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Niinimaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bickle blocks a jab.
Niinimaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Niinimaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Bickle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bickle works Niinimaa's body with a nice hook.
Niinimaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bickle ducks under a wild hook from Niinimaa.
Some bone on bone action there as Niinimaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bickle keeps Niinimaa at a distance using the push kick.
Niinimaa throws a right hand that Bickle ducks under and follows up with a left that Bickle also avoids with ease.
Niinimaa 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.
Niinimaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bickle.
Niinimaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bickle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niinimaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Niinimaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bickle.
Bickle moves away from the strike by Niinimaa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bickle, right into the meat.
Bickle moves away from the strike by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bickle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bickle.
A right hook to the body lands for Bickle.
Niinimaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niinimaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bickle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niinimaa's efforts to push away.
Niinimaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niinimaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Niinimaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Bickle.
Niinimaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bickle is keeping busy.
Bickle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niinimaa tries to stall but Bickle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa tries to break the clinch but Bickle is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.
Bickle tries to work over Niinimaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bickle blocking some punches.
Niinimaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bickle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niinimaa backwards.
Bickle lands with a short shot to the head.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Niinimaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niinimaa trying to stall but Bickle improves his position.
Bickle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bickle.

Niinimaa is rocked!
Niinimaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Bickle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niinimaa is still on wobbly legs! Can Bickle finish him?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bickle lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Niinimaa to his knees! Bickle keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Bickle!
After winning the bout, Travis Bickle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.