|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Liivak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mattias Liivak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 173 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
|
182 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Nilkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattias Liivak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liivak catches Nilkki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Santeri Nilkki has been cut.
Liivak drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nilkki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Liivak tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nilkki wants to get back to his feet but Liivak is dominant here and he's now got Nilkki's back!
Nilkki looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nilkki is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki is trying to stand back up.
That's two 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.
Liivak controlling the position well here. Nilkki rolled but Liivak kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Nilkki holding both Liivak 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liivak just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Nilkki controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nilkki is breathing heavily.
Nilkki showing good submission defense here.
Nilkki wants to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki is keeping busy.
Nilkki is trying to get back to his feet but Liivak has full control of the position and if anything, Nilkki has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's eight 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liivak just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattias Liivak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Nilkki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liivak ducks under a wild hook from Nilkki.
Liivak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nilkki throws an overhand right that lands on Liivak's shoulder, as Liivak tries to avoid the shot.
Liivak avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Liivak.
Liivak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nilkki.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki jabs Liivak right on the nose. Liivak blinks but takes it well.
Liivak ducks under a wild hook from Nilkki.
Liivak tries to clinch there but Nilkki circles away.
A combination from Liivak does no damage.
Nilkki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Liivak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nilkki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A swing and a miss from Nilkki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nilkki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liivak slips under a jab from Nilkki.
Liivak defending well as Nilkki loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki throws a lazy right hand but Liivak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liivak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liivak takes one to the side of the head.
Nilkki's corner calls for a 1-2. Nilkki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nilkki throws a big shot that misses.
Nilkki throws a shot from downtown. Liivak moves away and avoids it.
Liivak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilkki misses with a looping left.
Liivak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nilkki counters with a single leg into guard. Liivak didn't expect that.
Liivak manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nilkki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liivak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nilkki really wants to buck Liivak off and get back to his feet.
Liivak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nilkki tries to buck Liivak off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liivak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nilkki really wants to buck Liivak off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nilkki somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Nilkki misses with an uppercut. Liivak saw that one coming.
Nilkki avoids the head kick by Liivak.
Mattias Liivak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilkki lands a jab to the head.
Liivak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilkki.
Liivak stuffs the takedown attempt from Nilkki. Nilkki gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liivak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nilkki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liivak slips under a jab.
Mattias Liivak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Nilkki.
Nilkki blocks a head kick by Liivak.
Liivak slips a jab from Nilkki.
Liivak slips a jab from Nilkki.
Liivak throws a combination that misses
and Liivak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch but Liivak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki missing with a left hand there. Liivak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nilkki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liivak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch but Liivak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nilkki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liivak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilkki.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Liivak.
Liivak content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nilkki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Liivak asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Liivak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nilkki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Nilkki is trying to shake Liivak off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Liivak won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Nilkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liivak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nilkki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nilkki lands the left hand.
Nilkki lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Liivak.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nilkki scores with a takedown into Liivak's guard.
Nilkki wanted to stand there but Liivak had control of the position.
Nilkki wants to stand and escape but instead Liivak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Liivak won't allow Nilkki to get back to his feet.
Santeri Nilkki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liivak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Liivak stops Nilkki from standing up.
Nilkki kicks Liivak off and gets to his feet.
Liivak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liivak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nilkki.
Liivak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nilkki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Nilkki.
Nilkki loads up on a big right hand but Liivak slips the punch.
Liivak swats away the attempt to clinch by Nilkki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santeri Nilkki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Nilkki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Liivak tries to clinch there but Nilkki circles away.
Liivak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liivak misses the shot to the body.
Liivak staying out of range there.
Nilkki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liivak circles away.
Liivak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki throws the left hand but Liivak avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Liivak.
Liivak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liivak.
Liivak throws a sloppy head kick and Nilkki moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilkki misses with a few strikes there.
Liivak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki wants to get back to his feet.
Liivak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nilkki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nilkki makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nilkki shoots in for a double leg but Liivak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liivak tries a head kick but it misses.
Liivak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilkki.
Nilkki looks to land a left hand but Liivak moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nilkki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liivak avoids the head kick by Nilkki.
Some wild striking there from Liivak.
Liivak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
Liivak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nilkki.
Nilkki clinches up with Liivak and pushes him back against the cage.
Nilkki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilkki misses the target.
No luck for Liivak with that takedown attempt.
Nilkki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santeri Nilkki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilkki throws a hook but Liivak avoids it easily.
Liivak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Liivak scores with a takedown into Nilkki's guard.
Liivak content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liivak trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Liivak prevents Nilkki from getting back to his feet.
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.
Nilkki is looking to stand back up but Liivak counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nilkki.
Liivak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nilkki pushes Liivak off looking to stand but Liivak dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liivak clinches but Nilkki breaks the clinch
and Nilkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki looks to land a left hand but Liivak moved out of range nicely.
Nilkki with a nice cross.
Nilkki looks to land a right hand but Liivak moved out of range.
Liivak scores with a head kick.
Liivak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nilkki looks to land a right hand but Liivak moved out of range.
Nilkki dodges the punch combination from Liivak.
Nilkki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nilkki throws out a loose jab but Liivak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liivak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nilkki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilkki throws a jab when Liivak was well out of range.
Nilkki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nilkki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liivak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liivak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nilkki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Liivak has taken his back!
Nilkki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
I would not like to be Nilkki right now.
Nilkki trying to get back to his feet but Liivak is in full control for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Liivak biding his time, controlling Nilkki.
Nilkki is trying to stand back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liivak controlling the position well here. Nilkki rolled but Liivak kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Nilkki has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Liivak controlling the position well here. Nilkki rolled but Liivak kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mattias Liivak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liivak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Mattias Liivak!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Mattias Liivak!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Mattias Liivak!
Mattias Liivak wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
26% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
