PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mille Muuskanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Frankie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muuskanen comes to the cage accompanied by Abba - Dancing Queen. Frankie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Muuskanen
vs
Frankie

205 cm
23
283 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mille Muuskanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Frankie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Frankie drives through with a takedown into Muuskanen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frankie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Muuskanen pulls Frankie in close to prevent any damage.
Muuskanen looking to control.
Frankie looking to sit in guard and control but Muuskanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Muuskanen passes into half guard.
Frankie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muuskanen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankie tries to get to full guard but Muuskanen has control of the leg.
Muuskanen slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankie wants to get back to his feet.
Muuskanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frankie keeps working.

Muuskanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Frankie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Muuskanen is looking to take a break and control but Frankie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muuskanen trying to mount his opponent but Frankie defends it.

That's two 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.
Muuskanen is trying to control. Frankie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muuskanen is controlling the pace.
Muuskanen prevents Frankie from standing back up.
Muuskanen trying to mount his opponent but Frankie defends it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Muuskanen is working for a submission of some sort.

Muuskanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen is keen to just control but Frankie is a slippery customer.
Frankie wants to control but Muuskanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Frankie is in trouble now - Muuskanen has advanced to mount!
Muuskanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Muuskanen wants to finish this one by submission but Frankie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Muuskanen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frankie can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muuskanen wants to finish this one by submission but Frankie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Muuskanen.

Muuskanen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Frankie wants to control but Muuskanen is having none of it.
Frankie is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muuskanen fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mille Muuskanen dominated that round.
That's time! Muuskanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice takedown defense from Frankie. No joy for Muuskanen on that attempt.
Muuskanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muuskanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Muuskanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muuskanen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFrankie.
Muuskanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frankie but Frankie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mille Muuskanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frankie lands with a hook. Muuskanen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Mille Muuskanen has been cut.

Muuskanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Frankie's guard.
Frankie is pulling down on Muuskanen's head. It's preventing any offense from Muuskanen, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muuskanen stands and throws Frankie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mille Muuskanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Muuskanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muuskanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankie is looking to regain half guard here but Muuskanen keeps moving and retains side control.
Frankie can't do much from the bottom here.
Muuskanen trying to control the position but Frankie is working away.

Muuskanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frankie has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muuskanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frankie keeps working.

Muuskanen tries for a kimura but Frankie is defending well.
Frankie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Muuskanen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muuskanen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Muuskanen advances to full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen wants to take Frankie's back here but Frankie is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Muuskanen is working hard here to advance position.
Muuskanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frankie can do to turn this around?
Frankie is working to get back to half guard.
Frankie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Muuskanen moves to his opponent's back but Frankie bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Muuskanen.
Muuskanen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frankie's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frankie is keeping the position for now.
Muuskanen looking to sit in guard and control but Frankie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Frankie is fighting to break Muuskanen's control of his arms but Muuskanen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frankie trying to control the position from guard on top but Muuskanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mille Muuskanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mille Muuskanen'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. And we move into the final round!

Muuskanen throws a head kick that misses.
Muuskanen sets himself, and Frankie steps forward looking for the clinch! Muuskanen avoids it this time.
Muuskanen shoots in looking for a takedown but Frankie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muuskanen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frankie is looking to clinch but Muuskanen is avoiding it.
Muuskanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frankie defends it nicely.
Mille Muuskanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muuskanen shoots in for a double leg but Frankie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mille Muuskanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Frankie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Frankie trying to control from half guard but Muuskanen is working away.

Frankie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Muuskanen defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muuskanen is not content to let Frankie control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muuskanen's head.
Muuskanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muuskanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muuskanen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muuskanen keeping moving, preventing Frankie from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Muuskanen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frankie on his heels. He'll look to pass Frankie's guard now, I'm sure.
Frankie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frankie can't keep his opponent in guard - Muuskanen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankie wants to improve his position but Muuskanen is controlling well.
Muuskanen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Muuskanen wants to pass the guard but Frankie is defending well.

Muuskanen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Frankie is just riding it out for now. Muuskanen eventually gives up the hold.
Muuskanen prevents Frankie from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muuskanen trying to mount his opponent but Frankie defends it.
Muuskanen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Frankie has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Frankie prevents Muuskanen from getting a body triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muuskanen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Frankie is doing well to defend. Muuskanen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Frankie is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mille Muuskanen!