PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Homelius (ranked 2891 p4p, 304 weight class) and Vilkas Nuutti (ranked 4158 p4p, 404 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Homelius
vs
Nuutti

181 cm
20
196 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
188 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vilkas Nuutti!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Nuutti throws a leg kick

and Homelius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nuutti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Our spies down at at The PIT Hawaiian Kempo inform us that Nuutti has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've been hearing that Homelius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Nuutti manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Nuutti breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuutti connects with a nice looking jab.
Nuutti tries a head kick but it misses.
Homelius attempts a counter takedown but Nuutti avoids it well and moves away.
Nuutti throws a lazy uppercut

and Homelius counters with a single leg into guard. Nuutti didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nuutti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nuutti wants to stand but Homelius is controlling the position.
Nuutti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Homelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuutti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Homelius stops Nuutti from standing up.
Nuutti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nuutti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuutti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuutti wants to stand up but Homelius is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Homelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Homelius blocks a head kick by Nuutti.
Homelius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nuutti sprawls and moves away.
Homelius moves out of range of the leg kick from Nuutti.
Nuutti throws a leg kick

and Homelius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Homelius.
Homelius with a nice head shot there.
Homelius stops Nuutti from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Homelius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homelius throwing strikes from guard but Nuutti blocks nicely.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuutti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Homelius postures up in Nuutti's guard and throws a big left but Nuutti blocks it.
Homelius wants to control from the top but Nuutti keeps moving.
Homelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Homelius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nuutti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nuutti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homelius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nuutti can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius won't allow Nuutti to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Nuutti misses.
Nuutti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Nuutti misses

and Homelius counters with a shoot takedown. Nuutti fights it but they end up in guard.
Nuutti has momentary wrist control but Homelius slips an elbow through the middle.
Homelius trying to control but Nuutti is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Homelius throwing strikes from guard but Nuutti blocks nicely.
Nuutti wants to stand up but Homelius is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Homelius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Homelius scoring with some ground and pound.
Homelius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Homelius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Homelius stops Nuutti from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Homelius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Homelius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Homelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Homelius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nuutti wants to stand but Homelius is controlling the position.
Homelius with a nice head shot there.
Nuutti wants to get back to his feet but Homelius passes into half guard.
Nuutti wants to get back to his feet.
Homelius wants to take a breather but Nuutti is having none of it.
Nuutti wants to get back to his feet.
Homelius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Homelius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nuutti throws a leg kick but Homelius checks it.
Nuutti is looking to score with low kicks.
Homelius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Nuutti.
Homelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuutti.
Nuutti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Homelius manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Nuutti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Homelius doesn't seem phased though.
Nuutti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Homelius.
Homelius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nuutti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Homelius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Nuutti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Homelius decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!

Nuutti manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Homelius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nuutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Nuutti is just out of range.
Vilkas Nuutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Homelius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nuutti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Homelius blocks the low kick.
Vilkas Nuutti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuutti checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Nuutti misses

and Homelius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Homelius.

Nuutti pushes Homelius off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Homelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Nuutti slips under a jab from Homelius.
Nuutti lands a really nice looking cross but Homelius seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Nuutti. That snapped Homelius's head back.
Nuutti lands a nice looking body shot.
Nuutti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nuutti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuutti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nuutti scores with the left hand. Homelius knows he should have avoided that one.
Nuutti tries a head kick but it misses.
Nuutti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Homelius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nuutti misses with an uppercut.
Nuutti thows a leg kick but Homelius checks it

and Homelius counters with a shoot takedown. Nuutti fights it but they end up in guard.
Homelius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Homelius seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nuutti for as long as he can get away with.
Homelius throwing strikes from guard but Nuutti blocks nicely.
Homelius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuutti has momentary wrist control but Homelius slips an elbow through the middle.
Homelius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nuutti is looking to stand up but Homelius isn't so interested in that idea.
Nuutti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nuutti keeping moving, preventing Homelius from controlling successfully.
Homelius's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Nuutti has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Homelius is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Nuutti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Homelius slips a straight right by Nuutti.
A low kick from Nuutti is predictable there

and Homelius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nuutti won't be happy with that.

Nuutti throws Homelius to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Homelius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nuutti sprawls well initially but Homelius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Homelius controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius trying to control from half guard but Nuutti is working away.
Homelius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nuutti is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nuutti is trying to stand up here but Homelius is controlling him well.
Homelius working Nuutti over with strikes.
Nuutti is trying to stand back up but Homelius is controlling him
Homelius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Nuutti kicks Homelius off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuutti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Homelius's hands.
Homelius takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vilkas Nuutti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nuutti scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Nuutti misses

and Homelius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nuutti's guard.
Homelius is stalling in the full guard.
Homelius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nuutti being controlled here, momentarily.

Nuutti has his feet on Homelius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nuutti looks to land a combination but Homelius avoids it well.
Nuutti throws an off balance right hand

and Homelius counters with a single leg into guard. Nuutti didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuutti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Homelius distracts Nuutti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aulis Homelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuutti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Homelius stops Nuutti from standing up.
Homelius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nuutti wants to stand and escape but Homelius is having none of it.
Homelius is pushing down on Nuutti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nuutti is fighting to maintain full guard but Homelius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Homelius wants to pass to mount but Nuutti is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Homelius in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nuutti pushes Homelius off looking to stand but Homelius dives back in and keeps control.

Nuutti pushes Homelius off and gets back to his feet.
Homelius throws a body shot but no joy.
Nuutti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Homelius is out of range.
Homelius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Homelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick by Nuutti misses

and Homelius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Homelius with a nice head shot there.
Homelius working some strikes from top position.
Nuutti wants to get back to his feet but Homelius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Homelius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nuutti's head.
Homelius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nuutti keeping moving, preventing Homelius from controlling successfully.
Homelius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Homelius throwing strikes from guard but Nuutti blocks nicely.
Homelius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Homelius is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuutti has wrist control.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuutti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Homelius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Homelius scoring with some ground and pound.
Homelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuutti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Homelius won't allow Nuutti to get back to his feet.
Homelius chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius throws a big right hand that misses.
Homelius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nuutti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Homelius's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Homelius won't allow Nuutti to get back to his feet.
Homelius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Homelius working some strikes from top position.

Nuutti manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Nuutti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aulis Homelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Homelius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aulis Homelius!