PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yowis Ben (ranked 22643 p4p, 547 weight class) and Juhani Lammikko (ranked 3843 p4p, 342 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ben
vs
Lammikko

199 cm
29
270 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

190 cm
25
255 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Lammikko!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben slips a jab and a cross from Lammikko.
Ben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Lammikko counter with a right hand.
Lammikko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lammikko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ben fails with the takedown
enabling Lammikko to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Lammikko.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Lammikko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yowis Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lammikko lands with a nice combination. Ben backs away looking to recover.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lammikko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lammikko throws a series of strikes that have Ben backpedaling.
No luck for Ben with that takedown attempt.
Ben shoots and misses
and Lammikko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lammikko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ben closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lammikko to the mat! Lammikko manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lammikko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Lammikko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ben off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lammikko works over Ben's head and body with a nice combination.
Ben is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ben with a poor takedown
and Lammikko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ben thinking.
Ben is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lammikko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ben.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lammikko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lammikko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lammikko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lammikko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ben looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yowis Ben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ben takes one on the button.
Ben misses with a takedown
and Lammikko counters with a left to the body.
Lammikko dips to his left and cracks Ben with an uppercut!
Lammikko connects with a body shot that sends Ben's belly button to the back.
Lammikko cracks Ben with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lammikko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lammikko connects with a looping right hand.
Ben with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lammikko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lammikko.
Ben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lammikko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ben moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lammikko to counter with a crisp jab.
Ben misses with a takedown
and Lammikko counters with a one-two to the body.
Lammikko works Ben's body with a nice hook.
Ben closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lammikko lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lammikko throws a combination. Ben tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lammikko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhani Lammikko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yowis Ben's cut.
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.

Lammikko lands with a shot to the body.

Ben shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lammikko's guard.
Ben won't allow Lammikko to get back to his feet.
Ben working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ben's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lammikko wants to stand and escape but Ben is having none of it.
Ben working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ben prevents Lammikko from getting back to his feet.
Ben 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.
Ben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben won't allow Lammikko to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lammikko keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.

Lammikko kicks Ben off and gets to his feet.
Lammikko stuffs the takedown.
Juhani Lammikko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lammikko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.

Yowis Ben's cut is getting worse.
Ben looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lammikko is fending him off so far but Ben persists. Nope, Lammikko circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ben with a poor takedown
and Lammikko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yowis Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lammikko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lammikko throws a series of strikes that have Ben backpedaling.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lammikko lands with a hook. Ben tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yowis Ben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Lammikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lammikko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Lammikko counters with a nice uppercut.
Lammikko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Lammikko. No joy for Ben on that attempt.
Despite the aggression on Lammikko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A right-left combo lands from Lammikko.
Ben shoots and misses
and Lammikko counters with a nice body shot.
Lammikko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lammikko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lammikko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ben looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a two punch combo.

Yowis Ben's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ben takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lammikko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ben tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lammikko swivels and escapes.
Lammikko lands a nice hook to Ben's body. Ben takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lammikko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ben appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lammikko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lammikko lands a two punch combo.
Ben takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ben fails with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lammikko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Lammikko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lammikko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lammikko throws a series of strikes that have Ben backpedaling.
Lammikko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A left and a right from Lammikko both land. Nice combination.
Lammikko misses with a wild combination.
Ben tries to counter with a takedown but Lammikko is quick to defend against it.
Ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.
Ben shoots and misses
letting Lammikko counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Lammikko finds it's target.
Lammikko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lammikko duly obliges.

Jeez, Yowis Ben's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lammikko scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhani Lammikko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yowis Ben's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ben shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lammikko misses with a double jab.

Ben drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lammikko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ben off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lammikko feints a jab promting Ben to slip. Lammikko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ben slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lammikko.
Ben shoots and misses
and Lammikko counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ben takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ben tries for a takedown but Lammikko circles away easily
and Ben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yowis Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lammikko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lammikko throws a combination. Ben tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ben doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a straight right hand.
Ben on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lammikko connects with a crisp jab.
Lammikko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Lammikko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lammikko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ben walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yowis Ben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben fails with the takedown
and Lammikko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Ben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Lammikko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lammikko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lammikko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ben fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Lammikko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lammikko feints a jab promting Ben to slip. Lammikko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ben slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lammikko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lammikko works over Ben's head and body with a nice combination.
Lammikko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lammikko lands a glancing blow to the side of Ben's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lammikko!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yowis Ben's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juhani Lammikko!
A relieved looking Juhani Lammikko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.