PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whisky Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Stone Sour - Cardiff. Dan has chosen "I'm a man" by Black Strobe as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ankka
vs
Dan

184 cm
19
209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Whisky Dan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka wants to clinch up but Dan keeps it at a distance.
Ankka misses with a series of wild punches.
Ankka blocks a head kick by Dan.
Ankka looks to land a combination but Dan avoids it well.
Ankka misses with the combination.
A combination from Ankka does no damage.
Ankka throws a nice looking combination but Dan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ankka tries to clinch but Dan is having none of it.
Ankka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan lands a two punch combo.
Ankka tries to clinch there but Dan circles away.
Ankka misses with a few strikes there.
Ankka tries to clinch but Dan is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ankka misses with a body shot.
Dan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ankka throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dan counters with a takedown into side control.
Ankka tries to buck Dan off but Dan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ankka is looking to regain half guard here but Dan keeps moving and retains side control.
Ankka looking for a sweep but Dan has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ankka tries to reverse the position but Dan maintains control.

Dan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ankka swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dan blocks Ankka's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ankka tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.

Dan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ankka throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ankka tries to reverse the position but Dan maintains control.
Dan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dan controlling his opponent.
Ankka is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dan wants to control the pace but Ankka is squirming around nicely.
Ankka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ankka throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Ankka working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Dan fails to land the takedown.
A big head kick from Ankka and Dan is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Ankka connects with a couple of short punches.
Ankka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Dan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Dan working for a triangle but Ankka defends it easily.

Dan has his foot on Ankka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ankka works his way back into a safe position though.
Dan looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Dan has his foot on Ankka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ankka works his way back into a safe position though.

Dan looking for a guillotine here but Ankka defends easily.
Ankka lands a couple of elbows.
Dan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ankka is working Dan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ankka works over Dan with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ankka passes Dan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ankka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ankka scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ankka misses with a combination
and Dan counters with a big head kick but Ankka shrugs it off.
Whack! Ankka lands a heavy head kick that drops Dan. The ref tackles Ankka to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dan was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rankka Ankka!