SPFT15 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vovchanchyn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lights Out by Morbid Angel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vovchanchyn
vs
Richards

200 cm
24
290 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Richards!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vovchanchyn clobbers Richards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice uppercut lands for Vovchanchyn. That snapped Richards's head back.
Vovchanchyn cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richards tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards tries to clinch up but Vovchanchyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Vovchanchyn cracks Richards with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Richards shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vovchanchyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Richards. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hook to the body.
No luck for Richards with that takedown attempt.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Richards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Vovchanchyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vovchanchyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Richards doesn't seem phased though.
Richards looks gassed!
Donk. Vovchanchyn catches Richards right on the button with a cross.
Vovchanchyn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Igor Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice cross by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Richards takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Vovchanchyn. Beautiful body shot.
Richards gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Richards is rocked!
Richards takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Richards is still on wobbly legs! Can Vovchanchyn finish him?
Richards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vovchanchyn circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Richards tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Vovchanchyn wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Vovchanchyn!
A victorious Igor Vovchanchyn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Chun Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Super Freak. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

James
vs
Chun Lok

193 cm
24
268 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
26
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man Chun Lok!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lok shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lok closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lok fails with the takedown.
James moves in looking to clinch but Lok pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James checks a leg kick.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Lok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lok misses with a kick to the body

and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lok is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.

James pulls Lok into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James punching from the bottom.
Lok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

James is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but James is tightening it up a little... Lok has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lok reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lok taps out! Nice BJJ there by James!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rick James!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touhu has chosen AC/DC - TNT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chris Gaines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gaines
vs
Touhu

195 cm
30
162 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

170 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Touhu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Touhu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Touhu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gaines napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gaines is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Touhu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Touhu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaines is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Touhu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Touhu trying to control the action but Gaines is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Touhu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaines knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Touhu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Touhu advances to full mount.

Touhu is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Touhu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Toni Touhu!
Our winner, Toni Touhu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rogan Botch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Botch
vs
Sheldon

169 cm
22
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogan Botch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botch throws a one two combo.
Sheldon fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheldon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Botch circles away quickly and effectively.
Botch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sheldon throws a body kick that misses.
Botch avoids the body shot from Sheldon.
Botch blocks the body kick.
Botch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheldon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Botch misses with a wild combination.
Botch throws a series of punches but Sheldon avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Sheldon both land. Nice combination.
Sheldon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Botch is rocked!
Botch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Sheldon.
Sheldon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oh Botch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botch fails to land with a series of punches.
Botch seems to have got his legs back now.
Frankie Sheldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.
Botch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Botch is just out of range.
Botch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheldon.
Botch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Botch lands a head shot.
Botch throws a body punch but Sheldon moves out of range.
No joy there for Botch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Botch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheldon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Botch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogan Botch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheldon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Botch was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheldon.
Sheldon scores with a jab. Botch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Botch misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Sheldon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Botch doesn't seem phased though.
Sheldon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Botch throws a nice looking combination but Sheldon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Botch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheldon manages to avoid it.
Botch fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheldon dodges the punch combination from Botch.
Sheldon connects with a high kick.
Sheldon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Botch throws a right and a left that Sheldon avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a combination
and Botch counters with a two punch combo.
Botch fails to land with a series of punches.
Botch blocks a jab.
Sheldon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheldon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sheldon misses with a straight left.
Botch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Botch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheldon lands a head shot.
Botch scores with a three punch combo!
Sheldon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Botch is looking to wear down Sheldon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Sheldon.
Sheldon tries to clinch up but Botch circles away and keeps his distance.
Botch misses with a wild combination.
Sheldon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Botch leaves Sheldon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Botch swats away the attempt to clinch by Sheldon.
Sheldon misses with an uppercut
and Botch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sheldon thinking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheldon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Botch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheldon lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Sheldon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Sheldon misses its intended target.
Botch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Sheldon misses
and Botch counters with a one-two to the body.
Botch misses with a wild body shot.
Botch throws a right hand that Sheldon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheldon also avoids with ease.
Botch keeps the fight on the outside.
Sheldon throws a head kick but Botch moves out of range.
Botch throws a shot to the body.
Sheldon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botch moves away.
Sheldon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheldon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.
Botch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Botch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheldon circles away quickly and effectively.
Botch walks into a stiff left hand from Sheldon.
A punch combination from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Botch both land. Nice combination.
Sheldon misses with a head kick.
Botch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheldon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Botch misses with the combination.
Botch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Botch stalks Sheldon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sheldon's face. Sheldon staggers backwards, shaken.
Rogan Botch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Botch avoids the body shot from Sheldon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.

Sheldon closes the distance and pushes Botch back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheldon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Botch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Botch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sheldon pulls Botch into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Botch wants to stand and escape but instead Sheldon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Sheldon stands up from Botch's guard - Sheldon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sheldon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Botch manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Botch.
A big right from Sheldon misses.
Botch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Botch throws a poor cross that misses
and Sheldon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sheldon is looking to land body kicks.
Botch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheldon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Botch misses with a double jab.
Sheldon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Botch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.
Botch throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Botch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheldon is breathing heavily.
Sheldon misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Sheldon finds it's target.
Botch looks to land a left hand but Sheldon moved out of range nicely.
Botch throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sheldon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Botch stops a takedown attempt from Sheldon.
Rogan Botch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Sheldon.
Sheldon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Botch smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frankie Sheldon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Botch falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sheldon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sheldon lands with a slapping head kick.
Sheldon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Botch does no damage.
Sheldon looks to land a body kick but Botch moved away.
Sheldon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sheldon misses the jab.
Botch lands with a nice combination. Sheldon backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Botch.
Sheldon is looking to clinch but Botch is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Botch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Botch blocks a head kick by Sheldon.
Botch leaves Sheldon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Sheldon misses.
Botch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.
Botch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheldon.
Botch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Botch wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Botch.
Sheldon throws the left hand but Botch avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Botch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Botch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Botch throws a right hand that Sheldon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheldon also avoids with ease.
Botch misses with a body shot.
Frankie Sheldon seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sheldon scores a takedown into full mount!

Sheldon gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheldon shoots in for a double leg but Botch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogan Botch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Sheldon.
Botch throws a right hand that Sheldon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheldon also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botch misses with a few strikes there.
Sheldon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sheldon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Botch's head backwards.
Sheldon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sheldon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Botch there.
Botch misses with the combination.
Botch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Botch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheldon circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheldon throws a series of punches but Botch moves out of range.
Botch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Botch throws a series of punches but Sheldon moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon fails with a takedown attempt.
Botch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sheldon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Botch scores with a body shot.
Sheldon slips a jab and a cross from Botch.
Botch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheldon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheldon. Botch does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Botch misses with the combination.
A combination from Botch does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frankie Sheldon.
Well Sheldon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Frankie Sheldon!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Frankie Sheldon!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Frankie Sheldon!

Frankie Sheldon wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen Fade to Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Champ
vs
Gunn

191 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
28
214 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Champ misses its intended target.
Bill Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Champ closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gunn quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Champ content to control rather than advance.
Champ has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Champ manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gunn to take his back!

Champ is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Champ looking to break Gunn's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gunn remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Champ will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Champ is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Gunn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Champ's arms.
Gunn manages to reverse the position and now he's in Champ's guard. Nice work there by Gunn.
Gunn trying to control but Champ is working from the bottom.
Champ wants to sweep here but Gunn controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gunn landing some decent shots from guard.
Champ has a closed guard, preventing Gunn from standing up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Champ manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunn manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Champ passes into half guard.

Champ is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Gunn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Champ pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ uses his free foot to push down on Gunn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gunn.

Champ is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gunn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gunn!

Champ is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunn defends well.
Champ looking for a sweep. Not yet Champ, not yet.
Champ is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Champ escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Champ keeps moving.
Gunn might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Champ kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Champ wants to stand but Gunn is controlling the position.

Champ throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Champ keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Champ is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gunn actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gunn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Champ.
Champ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gunn in his tracks.
Sam Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Champ circles away.
Champ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunn blocks a jab.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Gunn connects with a jab.
Champ connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gunn momentarily.
Champ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Champ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Champ looking to score a takedown here. Gunn is defending well but Champ drives through and ends up in Gunn's guard.

Gunn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Champ is defending well. Gunn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Champ has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gunn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Gunn!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Gaines had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gaines
vs
Jorma

225 cm
23
152 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

166 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jorma has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jorma.
Gaines has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jorma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jorma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaines.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gaines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaines tries for a takedown but Jorma manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Jorma.
Gaines blocks an elbow strike from Jorma.
Gaines wants to take the fight to the mat but Jorma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jorma.
Jorma digs a right hand into Gaines's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gaines's gas tank.
Gaines really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jorma lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorma lands a right hand.
Jorma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gaines is working for takedown but Jorma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gaines is breathing heavily.
Jorma throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Jorma.
Jorma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jorma works on Gaines's body with a couple of short punches.
Gaines takes a shot to the head.

Gaines is rocked!
Jorma unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gaines! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jorma is unloading with more strikes now! Gaines drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasva Jorma!
Rasva Jorma made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Time to go to spend a lot of money. More than you poor people can ever dream of!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Maki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Harvester of Sorrow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maki
vs
Masters

200 cm
28
275 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

198 cm
23
300 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Masters!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki moves in looking to clinch but Masters pushes him off.

Masters darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Masters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maki tries to get to full guard but Masters has control of the leg.
Masters with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Masters's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Maki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Masters escapes and throws Maki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Masters sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Maki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

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

Masters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maki's face as Masters controls the position.
Maki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Masters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Masters has an Americana. Maki didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Masters is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Masters hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Masters!
Chris Masters very nearly forgot to thank Beast Body amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Louhikko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is LiL WaYNe FT YuNG JoC - DRiP. A fine choice. Louhikko has chosen Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Anderson
vs
Louhikko

190 cm
23
308 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
305 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Louhikko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch but Louhikko moves out of range.
Louhikko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Louhikko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Louhikko's legs.
Louhikko missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louhikko lands a right hook to the body.
Louhikko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson throws a right hand that Louhikko ducks under and follows up with a left that Louhikko also avoids with ease.
Louhikko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Louhikko circles away.
Louhikko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louhikko there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louhikko lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Louhikko lands a head kick!
Louhikko lands a right hook to the body.
Louhikko looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Louhikko circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louhikko lands a nice shot to the body.
Louhikko scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Louhikko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Louhikko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louhikko looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Louhikko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Louhikko.
Louhikko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Louhikko tries a head kick but it misses.

Louhikko rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Louhikko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Louhikko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Louhikko controls the action.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Louhikko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Louhikko cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Louhikko.
Louhikko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko working Anderson over with knees to the body.
Louhikko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Louhikko.
Louhikko works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Louhikko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Louhikko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Louhikko scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Louhikko obliges.
Louhikko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Louhikko.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louhikko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Louhikko digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Louhikko lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Louhikko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Louhikko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louhikko.
Louhikko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Louhikko lands a nice uppercut.

Anderson is rocked!
Louhikko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Louhikko dips a shoulder and cracks Anderson with a mighty uppercut! Anderson falls back against the cage and Louhikko unloads with a barrage of strikes! Anderson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Louhikko screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lauri Louhikko! Lauri Louhikko retains his super heavyweight title!
Lauri Louhikko thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souza comes into the arena with Sex Dwarf blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nevin's choice of entrance music: Twin Atlantic - Free. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Souza
vs
Nevin

162 cm
24
146 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

169 cm
21
142 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donaldo Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
Souza shoots for a double leg takedown but Nevin sprawls well. He's pushed Souza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Souza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Nevin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Souza swings for the body but Nevin moves out of range.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nevin but Nevin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nevin sprawls well. Nevin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Nevin wants to land a leg kick but Souza is out of range.
Nevin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries for a takedown but Nevin circles away easily
and Nevin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bill Nevin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Nevin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nevin wants to slow Souza down by chopping away at his legs.
Souza is looking to land body kicks.
Nevin swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nevin throws an overhand right that lands on Souza's shoulder, as Souza tries to avoid the shot.

Souza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nevin is trying to defend but Souza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Souza not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza trying to control from half guard but Nevin is working away.
Souza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donaldo Souza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Souza lands a two punch combo.
Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nevin circles away.
Souza blocks a low kick nicely.

Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nevin is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza is looking to advance position but Nevin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nevin is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Nevin trying to control but Souza is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tries to lock up and control but Nevin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donaldo Souza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nevin circles away.
Nevin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Nevin which made him look bad.
Nevin throws a lazy right hand but Souza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nevin is looking to land body kicks.
Nevin is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Souza throws a series of punches but Nevin moves out of range.

Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
Nevin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to take a breather but Nevin is having none of it.
Nevin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Nevin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza motions for Nevin to come forward. Souza throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nevin misses the shot to the body.
Nevin thows a leg kick but Souza checks it

and Souza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nevin's guard.
Nevin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Souza puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves nicely into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Souza's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

Souza 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.
Nevin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Souza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Souza is looking to advance position but Nevin won't allow it.
Souza looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donaldo Souza dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Souza shoots in but no luck this time.
Nevin throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Nevin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Souza shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Nevin is defending well.
Nevin tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nevin.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Nevin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souza 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Souza is working an open guard so Nevin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Donaldo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Souza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nevin.
Nevin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souza.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Souza.
Nevin throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Souza scores with a hook to the body. Nevin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nevin misses with a looping right.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nevin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza shoots in for a double leg but Nevin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souza jabs Nevin right on the nose. Nevin blinks but takes it well.
Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nevin.
Souza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nevin pinned against the cage. Nevin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nevin misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nevin defends it nicely.
Nevin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nevin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souza counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza passes Nevin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nevin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Donaldo Souza did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nevin as he avoids it easily.
Nevin throws a lazy uppercut
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nevin as he avoids it easily.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Souza scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Souza just content to control the position.
Nevin defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Souza advances to full mount.
Nevin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nevin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Souza.
Donaldo Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Souza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza controlling the pace for now.
Souza breaks from Nevin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Souza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nevin is looking to improve his position but Souza isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to control but Nevin wriggling away.
Nevin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Souza looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nevin can't escape the position.
Souza looking to control and managing it successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donaldo Souza had his way with Bill Nevin in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Souza throws a right and a left that Nevin avoids nicely.

Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
Nevin is trying to maintain the position but Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Souza in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nevin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nevin scores with a body shot.
Nevin is looking to land body kicks.
Nevin throws a right hand that misses

and Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Souza looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nevin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nevin tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
Souza is looking to advance position but Nevin won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Souza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Souza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donaldo Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souza checks the leg kick.
Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nevin but Nevin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nevin pinned against the cage. Nevin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bill Nevin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donaldo Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Souza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nevin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nevin misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza works the jab nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nevin. That's going to slow Souza down.
Nevin slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souza shoots in but Nevin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souza checks a low kick from Nevin.
Nevin lands with an uppercut that bounces Souza off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Souza's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Souza or perhaps it was just good defense by Nevin which made him look bad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nevin throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Donaldo Souza.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Souza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Donaldo Souza!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Donaldo Souza!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Donaldo Souza!

Donaldo Souza wins by unanimous decision!
Donaldo Souza is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Donaldo Souza started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Vihervuori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fransico Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juhani Vihervuori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fransico Junior's chin.

Vihervuori
vs
Junior

179 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
184 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Vihervuori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fransico Junior!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervuori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junior moves away.
Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Junior lands with an overhand left.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Junior.
Vihervuori tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Vihervuori leaves Junior with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Junior throws a jab when Vihervuori was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Junior.
Junior fails to land the takedown.
Juhani Vihervuori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransico Junior.
Vihervuori slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vihervuori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vihervuori takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervuori scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Junior throws a jab when Vihervuori was well out of range.
Fransico Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihervuori doesn't manage to clinch there - Junior circles away.
Junior's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Junior duly obliges.
Junior defending well as Vihervuori loads up on a big left hand.

Junior scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Junior prevents Vihervuori from improving his position.

Vihervuori looking for submissions off his back.

Junior is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vihervuori is just riding it out for now. Junior eventually gives up the hold.
Vihervuori is pressing down on Junior's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vihervuori is keeping the position for now.

Vihervuori working for a triangle but Junior defends it easily.
Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vihervuori wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihervuori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Vihervuori blocks nicely.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Vihervuori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Vihervuori looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vihervuori is trying to control the position but Junior postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vihervuori throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Junior tries to free his leg and advance position but Vihervuori is retaining full guard.
Junior throws a big elbow that misses.
Junior has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vihervuori keeping moving, preventing Junior from controlling successfully.
Junior might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vihervuori kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junior postures up.
Vihervuori looking to control but Junior passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fransico Junior will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vihervuori lands with a nice body punch.
Vihervuori just misses with a punch to the body.
Junior feints and then cracks Vihervuori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vihervuori down.
Junior throws a head kick that Vihervuori semi-blocks.
Junior misses the shot to the body.
Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vihervuori.
Junior digs a good hook to Vihervuori's body.
Junior thuds his right hand into Vihervuori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vihervuori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihervuori digs a good body shot into Junior's ribs.
Vihervuori swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Vihervuori takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Junior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vihervuori slips a jab and a cross from Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior fails with a takedown attempt.
Junior connects with a jab.
Vihervuori checks the leg kick nicely there.
Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vihervuori as he jumps to the side.
Junior tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vihervuori sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Junior somewhat.
Juhani Vihervuori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fransico Junior.
Junior avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vihervuori staying out of range there.
Vihervuori has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vihervuori there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vihervuori takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries to score with a low kick but Vihervuori moves his leg out of the way.
Vihervuori lands the left hand.
Junior defending well as Vihervuori loads up on a big left hand.
Vihervuori is looking to wear down Junior with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vihervuori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Vihervuori slips the punch.
A jab from Junior does it's job there.

Vihervuori shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Junior napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vihervuori in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Junior wants to control but Vihervuori postures up.
Junior tries to improve position but can't.
Junior gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori controlling from the full mount.
Vihervuori unloads with some shots from mount but Junior bucks and avoids them well.
Junior really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vihervuori can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior is looking to escape.
Junior working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Junior is looking to escape.
Vihervuori punishing his opponent with strikes.
Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Junior in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vihervuori trying to control but Junior is having none of it.
Vihervuori unloads with some shots from mount but Junior bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juhani Vihervuori will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Junior throws out a loose jab but Vihervuori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Junior looks to land a right hand but Vihervuori moved out of range.

Vihervuori feints and as Junior raises his hands in defense, Vihervuori changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vihervuori passes into half guard.
Junior gets full guard.

Junior has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vihervuori can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vihervuori trying to control the position from guard on top but Junior is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Junior had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vihervuori defends it easily.
Vihervuori wants to control from the top but Junior keeps moving.
Junior managing to control the position.
Vihervuori showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Junior throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vihervuori uses it to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervuori tries to move to mount but Junior blocks the move with his legs.
Junior is looking to reverse the position.
Vihervuori trying to control the action but Junior is working from the bottom.
Junior gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Juhani Vihervuori overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Junior blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vihervuori.
Vihervuori wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior wants to control but Vihervuori is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vihervuori is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Junior!
Vihervuori with a couple of short strikes.
Vihervuori looking to ground and pound but Junior is blocking nicely.
Junior is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Junior is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vihervuori has hold of Junior's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Junior manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vihervuori lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vihervuori forces the positional change into back control.

Vihervuori is looking for the choke from the back position but Junior is controlling his hands well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Junior is trying to defend against the choke here but Vihervuori has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Vihervuori Tightens the hold and Junior taps out furiously! Vihervuori displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juhani Vihervuori!
Juhani Vihervuori is the new welterweight champion!
Juhani Vihervuori thanked the fans post fight for their support.