|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Kampi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Armarker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akseli Kampi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 199 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
|
| |
|
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Akseli Kampi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan Armarker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Armarker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armarker manages to get back to half guard.
Armarker wants to improve his position but Kampi is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Armarker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Armarker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kampi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kampi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armarker is looking to stand up but Kampi isn't so interested in that idea.
Kampi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Armarker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kampi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Armarker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Armarker keeping full guard, as Kampi tries to pass.
Kampi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armarker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kampi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kampi connects with a couple of short punches.
Armarker has momentary wrist control but Kampi slips an elbow through the middle.
Kampi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Armarker's head.
Armarker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kampi manages to get himself to full guard.
Armarker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kampi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kampi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armarker is controlling him.
Armarker lands a couple of digs.
Armarker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kampi's head.
Armarker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armarker looks gassed!
Kampi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kampi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Armarker!
Armarker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Armarker is trying desperately to improve position.
Kampi unloading with bombs!
Armarker working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armarker can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armarker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kampi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armarker'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.
Armarker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kampi landing strikes from the mount.
Kampi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Armarker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kampi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armarker on the ground.
Armarker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kampi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armarker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kampi winds up and cracks Armarker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Armarker manages to get to full guard.
Armarker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armarker pushes Kampi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Armarker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Armarker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Kampi counter with a right hand.
Kampi cracks Armarker with an open hand slap.
Kampi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Armarker but Armarker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armarker scores a takedown into full mount!
Armarker is landing with some decent strikes but Kampi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Armarker looking to finish Kampi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kampi!
Kampi tries to reverse the position but Armarker maintains control.
Armarker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kampi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Armarker lands a big shot there that rocks Kampi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampi is working to get back to half guard.
Kampi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Armarker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Armarker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kampi can't escape the position.
Armarker unloading with bombs!
Kampi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Armarker scoring with strikes but Kampi is staying in there.
Kampi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Armarker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armarker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kampi can't escape the position.
Armarker cracks Kampi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kampi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akseli Kampi dominated that round.
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.
Armarker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kampi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kampi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armarker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Armarker scores with punches from side control.
Armarker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kampi to see if he's OK.
Armarker cracks Kampi with a big right hand but Kampi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Armarker throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kampi is trying to improve his position.
Armarker working the ground and pound but Kampi is defending the strikes.
Kampi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Armarker lands a nice forearm strike.
Armarker working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Armarker fails with a takedown attempt.
Armarker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Armarker circles away.
Armarker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kampi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Armarker won't be happy with that.
Armarker manages to get back to half guard.
Armarker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kampi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kampi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Armarker missing with punches from the bottom.
Armarker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Armarker tries to strike from the bottom.
Armarker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kampi!
Kampi tries to reverse the position but Armarker maintains control.
Armarker with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampi can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armarker lands a nice shot to the head.
Armarker lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Armarker.
Kampi is desperately trying to improve his position but Armarker has a good base and remains in mount.
Kampi is working hard here to advance position.
Armarker looking to finish Kampi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kampi!
Armarker lands a nice shot to the head.
Kampi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kampi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kampi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Armarker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kampi's face.
Kampi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Akseli Kampi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Armarker working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Armarker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kampi is trying desperately to improve position.
Armarker blocks Kampi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kampi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
Armarker landing strikes from the mount and Kampi is in trouble!
Armarker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armarker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armarker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kampi hang on?
Armarker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kampi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Armarker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kampi is trying desperately to improve position.
Armarker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kampi hang on?
Armarker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kampi taking shots to the head.
Kampi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Armarker. What's that going to do exactly?
Armarker landing punches.
Kampi is desperately trying to improve his position but Armarker has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johan Armarker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Armarker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kampi swivels and escapes.
Kampi lands a two punch combo.
Armarker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kampi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armarker wants to stand up but Kampi is controlling him.
Armarker throwing short punches from the bottom.
Armarker is looking for a triangle but Kampi pushes his legs off easily.
Armarker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kampi is controlling him.
Armarker punching from the bottom.
Armarker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Armarker striking off his back but it's not causing Kampi any problems.
Kampi wants to get up but he can't break Armarker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Armarker punching from the bottom - just letting Kampi know he's still in a fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armarker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kampi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kampi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kampi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armarker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kampi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armarker is on top in guard.
Armarker won't allow Kampi to sweep him here.
Armarker works over Kampi with some ground and pound from guard.
Kampi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armarker cracks Kampi with a solid left hand.
Armarker stopping the sweep attempt from Kampi.
Armarker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Armarker stands up over Kampi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kampi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kampi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kampi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Armarker working to try and regain half guard.
Armarker throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kampi. What's that going to do exactly?
Armarker working to try and regain half guard.
Armarker regains half guard.
Kampi winds up and cracks Armarker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kampi trying to mount his opponent but Armarker defends it.
Armarker is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kampi pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armarker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Armarker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Armarker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Armarker keeping full guard, as Kampi tries to pass.
Kampi stopping the sweep attempt from Armarker.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armarker gets caught flat footed, as Kampi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Armarker wants to sweep here but Kampi controlling him for the moment.
Armarker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kampi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kampi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Armarker tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armarker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Armarker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Armarker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kampi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kampi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Armarker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Armarker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kampi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kampi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Armarker chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Kampi with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kampi as Armarker shoots in.
Akseli Kampi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Armarker.
Armarker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akseli Kampi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kampi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akseli Kampi!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
91% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
