PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Koivuranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piemel van Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Koivuranta
vs
van Ass

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anssi Koivuranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piemel van Ass!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Ass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
van Ass throws a nice looking combination but Koivuranta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
van Ass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
van Ass tries to clinch there but Koivuranta circles away.
Koivuranta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has van Ass pinned against the cage. van Ass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koivuranta looks for a takedown but van Ass sprawls well.
van Ass gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Koivuranta counters with a shoot takedown. van Ass fights it but they end up in guard.
Koivuranta won't allow van Ass to sweep him here.
Koivuranta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koivuranta is looking to work some ground and pound but van Ass has wrist control.
van Ass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koivuranta cracks van Ass with a solid left hand.
Koivuranta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
van Ass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koivuranta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivuranta lands a couple of elbows.
Koivuranta working some strikes from top position.
Koivuranta is working van Ass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
van Ass looks gassed!
Koivuranta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koivuranta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koivuranta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koivuranta scoring with some ground and pound.
Koivuranta is in close to van Ass's body, working some short punches and elbows.
van Ass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koivuranta is one step ahead there.
Koivuranta lands a couple of digs.
Koivuranta is looking to work some ground and pound but van Ass has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivuranta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of van Ass's head.
van Ass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koivuranta connects with a couple of short punches.
Koivuranta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koivuranta working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koivuranta stops van Ass from standing up.
Koivuranta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koivuranta stands up over van Ass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koivuranta prevents van Ass from getting back to his feet.
Koivuranta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
van Ass has momentary wrist control but Koivuranta slips an elbow through the middle.
Koivuranta is in close to van Ass's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Ass is trying to control the position but Koivuranta postures up.
Koivuranta works over van Ass with some ground and pound from guard.
Koivuranta throwing strikes from guard but van Ass blocks nicely.
Koivuranta lands a couple of elbows.
van Ass trying to keep a closed guard but Koivuranta is proving a slippery customer.
Koivuranta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koivuranta distracts van Ass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koivuranta lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
van Ass controls Koivuranta momentarily but Koivuranta frees himself.
Koivuranta distracts van Ass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four 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.
Koivuranta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
van Ass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koivuranta stops van Ass from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
van Ass looks for the body kick but Koivuranta saw that one coming.
Koivuranta blocks a head kick by van Ass.
Koivuranta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but van Ass swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anssi Koivuranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Ass stuffs the takedown.
van Ass connects with a single shot there.
van Ass with a lazy takedown attempt

and Koivuranta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anssi Koivuranta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koivuranta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts van Ass as he jumps to the side.
Piemel van Ass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van Ass throws a quick inside leg kick.

Koivuranta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
van Ass struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Koivuranta crashes against the mat.
Koivuranta misses with the ground and pound.
van Ass manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anssi Koivuranta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koivuranta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koivuranta tries to pass the half guard into mount. van Ass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koivuranta working over van Ass with some ground and pound. van Ass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivuranta lands strikes from half guard.
van Ass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koivuranta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Koivuranta lands with a punch from half guard.
Koivuranta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
van Ass trying to control here.
Koivuranta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koivuranta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks van Ass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Koivuranta.
Koivuranta passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivuranta unloading with bombs!
van Ass tries to hold on but Koivuranta postures up.
Koivuranta lands a nice shot to the head.
Koivuranta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of van Ass's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koivuranta with shots to the head and body - van Ass looks very uncomfortable down there.
van Ass can't escape the position.
Koivuranta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koivuranta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koivuranta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koivuranta scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivuranta with the ground and pound from mount.
Koivuranta landing strikes from the mount.
Koivuranta with the ground and pound from mount.
Koivuranta cracks van Ass with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koivuranta working the ground and pound effectively.
Koivuranta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koivuranta lands a heavy elbow.
van Ass tries to buck Koivuranta off but he can't manage it.
Koivuranta raining down shots from the mount!
van Ass in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivuranta breaks from van Ass's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koivuranta with a couple of short strikes.
Koivuranta avoids the attempt from van Ass to control.
Koivuranta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Koivuranta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
van Ass is in a horrible position here. Koivuranta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Koivuranta landing strikes from the mount and van Ass is in trouble!
Koivuranta breaks from van Ass's wrist control and lands an elbow.
van Ass tries to reverse the position but Koivuranta maintains control.
Koivuranta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anssi Koivuranta dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

van Ass stuffs the takedown.
Koivuranta fails with a takedown attempt.
van Ass has his takedown stuffed

and Koivuranta counters with a single leg into guard. van Ass didn't expect that.
van Ass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koivuranta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koivuranta postures up.
Koivuranta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
van Ass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koivuranta chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koivuranta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koivuranta throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivuranta thows a big elbow that misses.
Koivuranta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koivuranta scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koivuranta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Koivuranta chips away with some ground and pound.
Koivuranta working some strikes from top position.
Koivuranta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Koivuranta lands a couple of elbows.
Koivuranta thows a big elbow that misses.
Koivuranta scoring with punches to the head and body.
van Ass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koivuranta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koivuranta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of van Ass's head.
Koivuranta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Koivuranta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koivuranta distracts van Ass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Koivuranta working some strikes from top position.
Koivuranta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koivuranta landing some decent shots from guard.
Koivuranta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of van Ass's head.
Koivuranta throwing strikes but missing.
Koivuranta throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivuranta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koivuranta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koivuranta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koivuranta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koivuranta scoring with some ground and pound.
Koivuranta is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koivuranta scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koivuranta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of van Ass's head.
Koivuranta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koivuranta stands up over van Ass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
van Ass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
van Ass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koivuranta stands up over van Ass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koivuranta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koivuranta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that van Ass can do to turn this around?
Koivuranta preventing the sweep.
Koivuranta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koivuranta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koivuranta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koivuranta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koivuranta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koivuranta chips away with some ground and pound.
Koivuranta postures up in van Ass's guard and throws a big left but van Ass blocks it.
van Ass wants to stand but Koivuranta is controlling the position.
Piemel van Ass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anssi Koivuranta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Ass has momentary wrist control but Koivuranta slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anssi Koivuranta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koivuranta, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anssi Koivuranta!