Openweight MMA 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Alejandro (ranked 5615 p4p, 137 weight class) and Ittai Amram (ranked 5607 p4p, 141 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alejandro
vs
Amram

164 cm
25
139 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
141 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jessie Alejandro !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ittai Amram!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alejandro has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Alejandro .
Amram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amram wants it to stay on the feet.
Alejandro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amram tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alejandro swivels and escapes.
Amram slips a jab from Alejandro .
Amram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Amram closes the distance and clinches up with Alejandro , looking for a takedown. Amram pushes Alejandro against the ropes but Alejandro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alejandro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jessie Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ittai Amram.

Amram closes the distance and pushes Alejandro back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alejandro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Amram after a bit of a struggle.

Amram drags the fight down to the ground.
Alejandro preventing the sweep.

Amram throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amram looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alejandro stopping the sweep attempt from Amram.
Alejandro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alejandro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amram can't keep his opponent in guard - Alejandro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Amram trying to control but Alejandro postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alejandro wants to get back to his feet.
Alejandro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alejandro wants to take a breather but Amram is having none of it.
Alejandro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amram is trying to maintain the position but Alejandro is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amram dives in for a single leg takedown but Alejandro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Amram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amram tries to keep at a distance but Alejandro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amram drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alejandro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alejandro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Alejandro pulls guard.
Amram won't allow Alejandro to get back to his feet.
Alejandro has control of Amram's left arm, preventing Amram from doing any damage.

Alejandro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Amram passes into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alejandro wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amram is thwarting Alejandro 's attempts to control the position.
Alejandro moves into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alejandro is on top in guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessie Alejandro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Amram instigates a clinch.
Alejandro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amram can do to turn this around?
Amram is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Alejandro to keep the fight standing.

Amram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alejandro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alejandro moves forwards but Amram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alejandro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amram fails with a takedown attempt.
Alejandro tries to clinch but Amram is having none of it.
Amram fails with a takedown attempt.
Jessie Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ittai Amram.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amram looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Amram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amram wants it to stay on the feet.
Amram with a poor takedown
and Alejandro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alejandro misses with an uppercut. Amram saw that one coming.
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown but Amram shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amram throws a looping overhand right but Alejandro ducks down to avoid it.

Alejandro moves into the clinch.
Amram displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alejandro up against the ropes.
Alejandro tries to score a body lock takedown but Amram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amram just leaning against Alejandro , taking a breather.
Amram tries to score a body lock takedown but Alejandro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Amram.

Alejandro 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amram sprawls well. Amram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alejandro gets slowly back to his feet.
Amram is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alejandro tries to clinch but Amram moves out of range.
Alejandro looks for a takedown but Amram sprawls well.
Amram dives in for a single leg takedown but Alejandro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Alejandro .
Left hook, right uppercut from Alejandro .
Alejandro leaves Amram with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alejandro tries to counter by clinching up but Amram breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Amram. No joy for Alejandro on that attempt.
Amram shoots in for a takedown but Alejandro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Amram stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Amram wants it to stay on the feet.
Amram shoots in looking for a takedown but Alejandro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amram's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Amram is breathing heavily.

Amram forces Alejandro back against the ropes and clinches.
Alejandro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Amram just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Alejandro is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Amram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alejandro has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro is trying to pull guard but Amram has him pressed against the ropes.
Amram tries to score a body lock takedown but Alejandro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Amram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alejandro .
Alejandro gets underhooks to prevent Amram's takedown attempt.
Alejandro tries to pull guard but Amram holds him up against the ropes and eventually Alejandro drops back down to his feet.
Amram scores with a shot to the side of Alejandro 's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Amram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amram sprawls well. Amram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alejandro gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ittai Amram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Amram throws a low kick but Alejandro moves out of range easily.
Amram misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alejandro feinted with a counter takedown.
Alejandro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jessie Alejandro is winning the standup battle so far.
Amram dives in for a single leg takedown but Alejandro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Amram throws a head kick that misses.
Amram defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alejandro .
Alejandro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amram wants to clinch
and Alejandro counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amram has a takedown stuffed.
Jessie Alejandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ittai Amram.
Amram closes the distance and clinches up with Alejandro , looking for a takedown. Amram pushes Alejandro against the ropes but Alejandro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Amram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amram tries to clinch but Alejandro moves out of range.
Amram dives in for a single leg takedown but Alejandro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Amram doesn't manage to clinch there - Alejandro circles away.
Alejandro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amram pinned against the ropes. Amram gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alejandro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alejandro .

Alejandro rushes Amram and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amram prevents a takedown attempt there.
Amram wants to stall.

Alejandro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Amram but Amram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alejandro looks to land a body kick but Amram moved away.
Alejandro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Amram wants to counter with a clinch but Alejandro pushes him away.
Alejandro motions for Amram to come forward. Alejandro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Amram sprawls well. Amram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alejandro gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Alejandro manages to break the clinch.

Amram gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alejandro as Amram tries to tie him up.
Alejandro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Amram working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.

Alejandro manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Amram closes the distance and pushes Alejandro back into the ropes.
Amram pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Amram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alejandro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Amram darts in and clinches Alejandro up against the ropes.

Amram breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ittai Amram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Amram has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ittai Amram!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeru Subramaniam (ranked 5613 p4p, 140 weight class) and Nikhil Remao (ranked 6489 p4p, 158 weight class). Nikhil Remao will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Subramaniam
vs
Remao

211 cm
25
243 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zeru Subramaniam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikhil Remao!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remao shoots in for a takedown but Subramaniam shows good takedown defense.
Remao wants to clinch up but Subramaniam keeps it at a distance.
Subramaniam is looking for a counter combo.
Remao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Subramaniam gets a clinch.
Remao can't break the clinch.
Subramaniam trying to land knees to the body.
Remao trying to control the position but instead, Subramaniam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Remao into the ropes.

Subramaniam pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subramaniam has his hands on Remao's head, controlling the position.
Subramaniam wants to sweep here but Remao controlling him for the moment.
Subramaniam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remao wants to get up but he can't break Subramaniam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Subramaniam is on top in guard.

Subramaniam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Subramaniam advances to half guard.
Remao wants to get back to his feet.
Subramaniam slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Subramaniam lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Subramaniam seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Remao is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zeru Subramaniam!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobinda Svatopluk (ranked 5612 p4p, 138 weight class) and Suman Giovanni (ranked 5610 p4p, 133 weight class). Gobinda Svatopluk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Svatopluk
vs
Giovanni

172 cm
25
148 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

155 cm
25
133 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobinda Svatopluk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suman Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svatopluk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giovanni tries to counter by closing the distance.
Svatopluk shoots and misses

and Giovanni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Svatopluk is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Giovanni dives into side control.

The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Giovanni is looking to take a break and control but Svatopluk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Giovanni trying to control the action but Svatopluk is working from the bottom.
Svatopluk is trying to buck Giovanni off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svatopluk looking for a sweep but Giovanni has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Giovanni trying to control but Svatopluk is having none of it.
Giovanni lands with some strikes.
Svatopluk is looking to get to half guard.

Giovanni is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Svatopluk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni tries to control but Svatopluk wriggling away.
Svatopluk looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Giovanni is looking for the choke from the back position but Svatopluk is controlling his hands well.
Svatopluk wants to get back to his feet.
Svatopluk looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Giovanni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
It looks like Giovanni might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Svatopluk looking very determined here, making life difficult for Giovanni.
Svatopluk tries to escape the position.
Giovanni scores with punches to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giovanni tries to get the hooks in deep but Svatopluk pushed the leg off.
Giovanni has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Svatopluk's body.
Giovanni's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Svatopluk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Giovanni is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Svatopluk defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Giovanni is working the ground and pound. Can Svatopluk escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suman Giovanni dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giovanni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giovanni moves out of range of the body kick.
Svatopluk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giovanni pinned against the ropes. Giovanni gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Svatopluk slips a jab and a cross from Giovanni.

Giovanni clinches up against the ropes.
Giovanni tries for a takedown but Svatopluk manages to get underhooks.
Giovanni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giovanni is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svatopluk tries to pull guard but Giovanni holds him up against the ropes and eventually Svatopluk drops back down to his feet.
Svatopluk tries to break free but Giovanni pushes him back against the ropes.
Svatopluk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gobinda Svatopluk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Svatopluk.
Svatopluk is trying to pull guard but Giovanni turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Svatopluk gets underhooks to prevent Giovanni's takedown attempt.
Giovanni is trying to pull guard but Svatopluk turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Svatopluk tries to break the clinch but Giovanni is controlling the position.
Svatopluk jumps guard but Giovanni stands there with Svatopluk around his waist. Svatopluk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Giovanni misses with a body punch.
Svatopluk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giovanni's elbow.
Giovanni is trying to drag Svatopluk to the mat but Svatopluk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Giovanni is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giovanni tries to pull guard but Svatopluk won't allow it.
Svatopluk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giovanni wants to get back to striking at distance but Svatopluk won't allow it.
Svatopluk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giovanni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Giovanni tries to pull guard but Svatopluk holds him up against the ropes and eventually Giovanni drops back down to his feet.
Svatopluk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giovanni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svatopluk avoiding damage.
Giovanni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Svatopluk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svatopluk fails to pull guard.
Svatopluk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svatopluk wants to get back to striking at distance but Giovanni won't allow it.

Giovanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svatopluk shoots in for a double leg but Giovanni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giovanni darts in looking for a takedown but Svatopluk gets double underhooks and turns Giovanni into the ropes.
Giovanni misses with a two punch combination.

Giovanni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Svatopluk manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Svatopluk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Giovanni sprawls well. Giovanni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Svatopluk gets slowly back to his feet.
Svatopluk misses with a takedown attempt

and Giovanni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni looking to slow down the pace here.
Svatopluk trying to stall but Giovanni improves his position.

Giovanni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Giovanni closes the distance and pushes Svatopluk back into the ropes.

Giovanni breaks the clinch.
Giovanni fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Svatopluk is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suman Giovanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Giovanni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Svatopluk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Giovanni somewhat.

Giovanni moves into the clinch.
Giovanni has Svatopluk pressed against the ropes, preventing Svatopluk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Giovanni looking to stall.
Giovanni is working for takedown but Svatopluk is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giovanni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Svatopluk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gobinda Svatopluk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Suman Giovanni.

Giovanni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Giovanni closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Svatopluk did well to prevent Giovanni getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giovanni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svatopluk defending well though.
Svatopluk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Giovanni is looking to advance position but Svatopluk won't allow it.
Svatopluk trying to hold on to Giovanni's head to control him but Giovanni postures up.
Svatopluk is staying active underneath Giovanni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Svatopluk is trying to escape back to his feet but Giovanni uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Suman Giovanni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Svatopluk wants to control but Giovanni postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svatopluk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Svatopluk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giovanni on the ground.
Giovanni wants to control but Svatopluk is keeping him busy.

Giovanni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Giovanni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni wants to stand but Svatopluk has his arm trapped.
Svatopluk wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Giovanni scoring with punches from side control.
Giovanni tries to stand but Svatopluk controls the position and pulls Giovanni into his guard.
Giovanni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Giovanni advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svatopluk tries to improve position but can't.
Giovanni tries to stand but Svatopluk is controlling his head.
Giovanni postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Svatopluk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Giovanni misses with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Suman Giovanni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giovanni 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suman Giovanni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Brendan (ranked 5608 p4p, 135 weight class) and Roman Agus (ranked 5609 p4p, 139 weight class). Roman Agus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Brendan
vs
Agus

185 cm
25
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
223 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed Brendan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Agus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brendan clinches up with Agus and pushes him back against the ropes.
Brendan looking to slow down the pace here.
Agus wants to take the fight to the mat but Brendan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Brendan jumps into guard, dragging Agus to the mat.
Brendan wants to stand up but Agus is controlling him.
Brendan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan continues to stall.
Brendan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brendan is on top in guard.

Agus keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
Brendan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Brendan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Agus is looking for a triangle but Brendan pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brendan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brendan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brendan wants to control from the top but Agus keeps moving.
Brendan looking to pass the guard.
Brendan controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brendan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Agus's guard.
Brendan trying to control but Agus is working from the bottom.
Brendan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Agus keeping moving, preventing Brendan from controlling successfully.
Brendan postures up in Agus's guard and throws a big left but Agus blocks it.
Brendan trying to control but Agus is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brendan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Agus wants to stand and escape but Brendan is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Brendan moves into the clinch.
Agus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Agus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brendan stops a takedown attempt from Agus.
Agus lands an elbow inside.
Agus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brendan!
Brendan tries to clinch there but Agus circles away.

Brendan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Agus to the ground. Brendan is now in Agus's guard.
Agus is trying to control the position but Brendan postures up.
Brendan stays in close to Agus's body and controls the position.
Brendan wants to control from the top but Agus keeps moving.

Agus looking for a guillotine here but Brendan defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brendan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brendan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Agus can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agus pulls Brendan in to control the position.
Brendan trying to control the position from guard on top but Agus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brendan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Agus manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brendan has Agus in his guard.

Brendan wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brendan keeping moving, preventing Agus from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brendan is trying to control the position but Agus postures up.
Agus trying to control the position from guard on top but Brendan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brendan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Brendan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Agus is aware though and is defending well.
Agus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Brendan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Agus wants to control but Brendan is keeping him busy.
Mohamed Brendan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Agus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brendan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brendan wants to control but Agus postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Brendan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Agus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Brendan manages to move to mount!
Brendan with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Brendan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Agus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brendan looking to control but Agus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Brendan has hold of Agus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Agus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brendan wants to stand but Agus is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Brendan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brendan moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brendan misses with a knee strike.
Brendan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brendan can't get the takedown.
Agus tries to break free but Brendan pushes him back against the ropes.
Agus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Agus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Brendan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Agus tries to pull guard but Brendan forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Mohamed Brendan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Agus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agus is trying to drag Brendan to the mat but Brendan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Agus tries to pull guard but Brendan holds him up against the ropes and eventually Agus drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brendan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Brendan pulls guard effortlessly.
Agus preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brendan holds on and takes a little breather.
Agus wants to pass the guard but Brendan is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brendan is on top in guard.

Brendan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agus is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brendan pushing down on Agus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Agus is trying to stand.
Agus is staying active underneath Brendan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Brendan seems content to control.
Agus wants to control but Brendan is keeping busy.
Brendan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brendan cracks Agus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agus is desperately trying to improve his position but Brendan has a good base and remains in mount.
Agus tries to lock up and control but Brendan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brendan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Agus tries to lock up and control but Brendan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Brendan.
Agus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Agus reaches up to try and control the position but Brendan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Agus rolls and tries to escape and now Brendan has his back!
Agus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brendan biding his time, controlling Agus.
Brendan trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agus is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Agus fending off the submission attempt from Brendan.
Brendan is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Brendan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brendan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Brendan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ewart Soso (ranked 5614 p4p, 134 weight class) and Dand Prem (ranked 5611 p4p, 136 weight class). Ewart Soso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dand Prem's chin.

Soso
vs
Prem

192 cm
25
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ewart Soso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dand Prem!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prem throws a sloppy head kick and Soso moves out of range easily.
Soso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prem circles away quickly and effectively.
Prem dives in for a single leg takedown but Soso sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Soso throws a head kick that misses.
Prem tries to counter with a clinch but Soso shakes him off and moves away.
Soso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Prem sprawls well. Prem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soso gets slowly back to his feet.
Prem shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soso defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Prem.
Prem misses with a two punch combination.
Prem throws a head kick but Soso moves out of range.
No luck for Soso with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewart Soso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Soso.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prem.

Prem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soso, pushing him back against the ropes.

Soso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Soso clinches up with Prem and pushes him back against the ropes.
Prem tries to score a body lock takedown but Soso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Prem fails to pull guard.

Soso breaks from the clinch.

Prem tries to keep at a distance but Soso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soso tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prem smiles and moves away.
Prem fails to land the takedown.
Prem misses with a takedown attempt

and Soso counters by clinching up.
Soso tries a knee to the head but Prem blocks it.

Soso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prem shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prem will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Soso darts in and clinches Prem up against the ropes.
Prem is trying to drag Soso to the mat but Soso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Prem looks winded!
Soso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prem is keeping busy.
Soso tries to land knees in the clinch but Prem avoids the damage to the body.
Soso is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Prem is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Soso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prem tries to pull guard but Soso won't allow it.

Prem jumps into guard, dragging Soso to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soso preventing the sweep.
Soso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Soso trying to control but Prem is working from the bottom.
Soso is looking to work some ground and pound but Prem has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soso trying to control the position from guard on top but Prem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soso throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ewart Soso dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Soso shoots for a double leg takedown but Prem sprawls well. He's pushed Soso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Soso slaps away a takedown attempt from Prem, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Prem shoots for a takedown but Soso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Soso drops Prem with a beautiful combination! Prem stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Soso is looking for the KO!

Prem is rocked!
Soso seems to be stalking Prem here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Prem drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ewart Soso!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snorri Aquila (ranked 3641 p4p, 97 weight class) and Jonathon Harel (ranked 3922 p4p, 104 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Aquila
vs
Harel

192 cm
25
222 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Snorri Aquila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathon Harel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aquila wants it to stay on the feet.
Aquila shoots in for a takedown but Harel shows good takedown defense.
Aquila fails to land the takedown.
Harel scores with a body shot.
Harel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aquila as he jumps to the side.
Harel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harel wants it to stay on the feet.
Harel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Snorri Aquila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aquila defending well as Harel loads up on a big left hand.
Aquila tries to land a body kick

so Harel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aquila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harel trying to control the position from guard on top but Aquila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aquila is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harel wants to control from the top but Aquila keeps moving.
Aquila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harel is one step ahead there.
Harel forces his way into half guard.
Harel keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Harel 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.

Harel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Aquila wants to control but Harel is keeping busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquila is holding on to half guard well.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Aquila tries a head kick but it misses.
Harel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Snorri Aquila has been cut.
Harel closes the distance and clinches up with Aquila, looking for a takedown. Harel pushes Aquila against the ropes but Aquila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aquila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harel stuffs the takedown.
Aquila wants to clinch.
Aquila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aquila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aquila is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harel off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Harel tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Aquila has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Harel is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Snorri Aquila!