PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 669 p4p, 79 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 826 p4p, 102 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Darwin
vs
Ahma

190 cm
29
171 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

172 cm
27
159 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Darwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Ahma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darwin moves out of range of the body kick from Ahma.
A quick step to the side and Darwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Ahma finds it's way through Darwin's defenses.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Darwin.
Decent striking displayed by Darwin there.
Darwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahma blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though.
Ahma stuns Darwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma avoids the body shot from Darwin.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though.
Ahma connects with a leg kick. Darwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ahma misses with a hook
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahma misses with a leg kick
and Darwin counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darwin throws a head kick that half lands.
Darwin throws a sloppy head kick and Ahma moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Darwin. Those never looked like landing.
Ahma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahma defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Ahma.
Ahma blocks a leg kick.
Ahma slips a jab and a cross from Darwin.
Darwin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ahma is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ahma has Darwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Darwin can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin can't break the clinch.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Ahma throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahma.
Ahma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma blocks an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Ahma misses with the head strike.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darwin.
Ahma lands a nice uppercut.
Ahma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Ahma working aggressively here.
Ahma stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ahma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahma misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahma.

Ahma wants the takedown. Darwin is fighting it off but Ahma persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Darwin's guard against the cage.
Ahma wants to control from the top but Darwin keeps moving.
Ahma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ahma trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin is trying to keep Ahma in close.
Darwin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Darwin looking to control.
Darwin wants to get back to his feet but Ahma is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ahma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Darwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ahma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Darwin is pulling down on Ahma's head to control his posture.
Darwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darwin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darwin keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
Ahma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Verneri Ahma will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahma.
Darwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ahma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin moves out of range as Ahma throws a body kick.
Charlie Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Darwin takes one to the side of the head.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Ahma is out of range.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Ahma moves away and avoids it.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Ahma.
Darwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darwin, right into the meat.

Ahma closes the distance and pushes Darwin back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Darwin.

Darwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Darwin lands with a kick to the temple. Ahma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ahma looks for a takedown but Darwin sprawls well.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma.
Darwin tries to land a body kick
and Ahma counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Ahma missing with a left hand there. Darwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin tries to land a front kick but Ahma steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ahma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darwin manages to avoid it.
Darwin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws out a leg kick but Ahma moves out of range and Darwin only half commits.
Darwin throws a head kick that misses.
Darwin checks a low kick from Ahma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahma just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darwin. Darwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ahma misses with a kick to the body.
Darwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Darwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ahma throws the kick towards the body but Darwin avoids it.
Ahma throws out a leg kick but Darwin moves out of range and Ahma only half commits.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Darwin, as that shot connected.
Ahma is looking to score with low kicks.
Darwin defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Ahma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darwin lands a leg kick that knocks Ahma off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Ahma.
Ahma misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahma to score with a decent uppercut.
Darwin feints and then cracks Ahma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ahma down.
Ahma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darwin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darwin.

Ahma rushes Darwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darwin working aggressively here.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahma tries to work over Darwin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahma.
Verneri Ahma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Ahma misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin tries to circle away but Ahma has him pinned against the cage.
Ahma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahma blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Ahma fails to land.
A short left from Ahma.
Ahma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Ahma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ahma working aggressively here.
Darwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma struggles to land a body shot inside as Darwin controls his hands.
Ahma swings wildly with an uppercut but Darwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahma lands with a left to the head.
Ahma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ahma - that landed with a thud.
Darwin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Verneri Ahma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahma misses with a body kick.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darwin.
Ahma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Ahma blocks a head kick by Darwin.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darwin drops his hands momentarily and Ahma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Darwin is rocked!
Ahma throws a chopping leg kick but Darwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma cracks Darwin on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Darwin falls backwards against the cage. Ahma follows up with more strikes that drop Darwin to his knees. Ahma keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Darwin! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
An out of breath Verneri Ahma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.