PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between buck pure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). buck pure has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

pure
vs
Holopainen

199 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, buck pure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Holopainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holopainen wants to clinch.
Holopainen is looking to clinch.
Holopainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holopainen throws a body punch but pure moves out of range.
pure fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
pure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holopainen doesn't manage to clinch there - pure circles away.
pure shoots in for a double leg but Holopainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

pure gets the takedown into side control.

pure tries for a kimura but Holopainen is defending well.

pure stands up and beckons Holopainen to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen misses the body punch

and pure counters with a series of strikes that sends Holopainen to the canvas! pure follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Holopainen looks gassed!

Holopainen is working an open guard so pure takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Holopainen tries a head kick but it misses.
pure tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holopainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holopainen darts in trying to clinch
and pure counters with a good, hard body kick but Holopainen shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holopainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buck pure. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holopainen gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holopainen stands up out of the half guard.
Albert Holopainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
pure dodges the punch combination from Holopainen.
pure tries for a takedown but Holopainen circles away easily

and Holopainen counters by clinching up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holopainen connects with a nasty looking knee right to pure's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
pure changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holopainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holopainen fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pure on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holopainen. Holopainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Holopainen with a poor takedown
and pure counters with a series of strikes. Holopainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
pure doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Holopainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holopainen wants to get back to striking at distance but pure won't allow it.
Holopainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Holopainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
pure can't get the takedown.
Holopainen is pressed up against the cage. pure has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holopainen down to the mat. Holopainen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holopainen moves in looking to clinch but pure pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Holopainen is looking to clinch.
pure tries for a takedown but Holopainen circles away easily

and Holopainen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holopainen.
Holopainen trying to control but pure is working from the bottom.

pure working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holopainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holopainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Holopainen stands up and waves to pure to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holopainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holopainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch but pure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
pure scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by pure as he connects with a hook.
pure tries for a takedown but Holopainen circles away easily
and Holopainen counters with a flying knee. Nice.

pure feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Holopainen has a closed guard, preventing pure from standing up.
pure postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
pure will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holopainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
pure has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holopainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
pure tries to stand but Holopainen is controlling from the bottom.
Holopainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holopainen is looking to take a break and control but pure is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
pure tries to kick Holopainen off but Holopainen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Holopainen stands up out of the half guard.
Holopainen feints and then cracks pure's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow pure down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holopainen.
Holopainen stuffs the takedown.
Holopainen tries to clinch but pure moves out of range.

Holopainen clinches up with pure and pushes him back against the cage.
pure changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holopainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buck pure. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Holopainen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
pure shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holopainen as he avoids it easily.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch but pure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holopainen tries to clinch up

so pure counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
pure won't allow Holopainen to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pure wanted to stand there but Holopainen had control of the position.
Holopainen is trying to keep pure in close.
pure stopping the sweep attempt from Holopainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
pure would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
pure trying to control the position from guard on top but Holopainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Holopainen drives through and clinches with pure against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

buck pure dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Holopainen misses with a head kick.
pure fails with the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holopainen tries to work over pure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Holopainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Holopainen moves into the clinch successfully.
pure misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holopainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pure tries for a takedown but Holopainen manages to get underhooks.
Holopainen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holopainen is looking to break free of the clinch but pure has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

pure breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holopainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Holopainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holopainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as pure is looking to escape.
Holopainen content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Holopainen.
Holopainen dominating with strikes here.
Albert Holopainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
pure keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holopainen looking for a guillotine from mount but pure is having none of it.
pure is looking to improve his position but Holopainen isn't that keen on the idea.

Holopainen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, pure has worked his arm free - good work by pure!

Holopainen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
pure throws a nice looking combination but Holopainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen looks to clinch
and pure counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holopainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
pure shoots and misses

and Holopainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holopainen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buck pure. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holopainen decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holopainen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. pure manages to get himself to full guard.
Holopainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holopainen tries to free his leg and advance position but pure is retaining full guard.

pure throws his legs up looking for a submission but Holopainen uses it to pass to side control.
Holopainen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused pure some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

pure explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but pure swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holopainen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Holopainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
pure tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holopainen just stands there and leans against the cage.
pure can't get the takedown.
Albert Holopainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
buck pure is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holopainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
pure can't get the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Holopainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think pure has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... buck pure!