PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between vlatko lib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

lib
vs
Seven

186 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
203 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, vlatko lib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Seven!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven keeps the fight on the outside.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Seven.
Seven cracks lib with a big elbow.

Seven decides to stand up, so the ref orders lib to his feet.

lib moves into range and clinches up with Seven.
lib scores with a knee to the head.
lib using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lib tries to land knees in the clinch but Seven avoids the damage to the body.
lib stops a takedown attempt from Seven.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
lib with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Seven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
lib lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
lib with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seven looks gassed!
Seven tries to score a body lock takedown but lib shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Seven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. lib just stands there and leans against the cage.
vlatko lib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Seven.
Seven takes a knee to the side of the body.
lib landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lib lands a body shot.

lib breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by lib.
lib tries to clinch up but Seven circles away and keeps his distance.

lib has managed to clinch.
lib scores a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from lib.

lib breaks from the clinch.
lib closes the distance and lands a one-two.
lib tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seven swats him away and circles back towards the center.

lib rushes Seven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
lib scores with a knee to the head.
Seven tries to score a body lock takedown but lib shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
lib scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. lib obliges.
A short uppercut from lib.
lib working Seven over with knees to the body.

lib pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lib fails with an attempt to clinch.
lib is looking to slow Seven down with leg kicks.
vlatko lib is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

lib has managed to clinch.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
lib putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from lib.
lib working Seven over with knees to the body.
lib utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
lib connects with a knee to the head.
lib makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
lib lands a good knee to the midsection. Seven won't want to take too many of those.
lib utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

lib manages to break the clinch.
lib turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

lib gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
lib crunches a lovely knee into Seven's ribcage.
Good body shot from lib.
lib landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
lib putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
lib landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven takes a knee right on the jaw!
lib lands a nice knee to the body.
lib tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seven changes levels and goes for a takedown here. lib fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seven has lib pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. lib manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
lib landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from lib.
lib is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
lib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seven backwards.
lib connects with a knee to the head.
Seven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
lib crunches a lovely knee into Seven's ribcage.
Seven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. lib just stands there and leans against the cage.
Seven takes a knee right on the jaw!
Seven jumps guard but lib stands there with Seven around his waist. Seven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
lib lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lib lands a shot to the body.
Seven is trying to break the clinch but lib has him pressed against the cage.
lib content to slow the pace in the clinch.
lib lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seven backwards.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
lib misses with a knee strike.
lib tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Seven is trying to trip lib. He has hold of a leg but lib is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Seven persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
lib utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seven wants to pass the guard but lib is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
lib avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

lib darts in and clinches Seven up against the cage.
lib lands a knee to the body.

Seven manages to break the clinch.
Seven throws a leg kick

and lib counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. lib obliges.
lib with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lib keeps control of Seven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for lib.
lib landing knees to the body.
lib lands a knee to the body.

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

lib gets in close and instigates a clinch.
lib tries to land a knee to the head but Seven blocks with his arms.
lib lands a shot to the body.
lib landing knees to the body.
lib working Seven over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
lib using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
lib lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

lib manages to break the clinch.
lib tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lib tries to clinch up but Seven circles away and keeps his distance.
Seven shoots in but lib avoids the takedown attempt easily.
lib circles away from the clinch attempt.

lib pushes Seven up against the cage in a clinch.
lib lands a shot to the body.
lib is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seven can do to turn this around?
lib using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
lib crunches a lovely knee into Seven's ribcage.
Seven taking a breather.
lib landing knees to the body.
lib scores a nice knee to the body.
Seven takes a knee to the side of the body.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section.

lib's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. lib defends it nicely.
lib is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and lib counters by moving into the clinch.

lib breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with lib but lib pushes him off and we're back to square one.
vlatko lib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Seven.
Seven keeps the fight on the outside.
Seven tries for a takedown but lib circles away easily
and lib finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

lib fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seven, pushing him back against the cage.
Seven is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
lib lands a body punch.
lib landing knees to the body.

lib's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
lib fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

lib pushes Seven up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lib putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
lib lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by lib.
Seven takes a knee right on the jaw!
lib scores a nice knee to the body.
lib tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seven tries to break free but lib pushes him back against the cage.
Seven trying to control the position but instead, lib has worked for underhooks and has pushed Seven into the cage.

lib breaks from the clinch.
lib lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seven shoots in for a takedown but lib shows good takedown defense.

lib clinches up with Seven and pushes him back against the cage.
Seven is working for takedown but lib is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for lib.
lib connects with a knee to the head.
lib crunches a lovely knee into Seven's ribcage.
lib tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seven avoids it.
lib tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seven avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seven takes a knee to the side of the body.
lib is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seven is defending well for now.
lib throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seven blocks it with crossed arms.

Seven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seven fails with a takedown attempt.

lib has Seven up against the cage in a clinch.
lib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seven.
lib utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. lib obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seven goes for a takedown in the clinch but lib prevents it.
lib scores with a knee to the head.
lib lands a body shot.
lib is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

vlatko lib dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Seven throws a right and a left that both miss.
lib fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seven closes the distance but lib moves to the side
and lib counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seven is defended easily by lib.
lib lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

lib rushes Seven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

lib breaks the clinch.

lib closes the distance and clinches.
lib utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
lib landing some nice looking knees to the body.
lib putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
lib landing some nice looking knees to the body.
lib with a knee to the head.
lib tries a knee to the head but Seven blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven taking a breather.
lib landing knees to the head.
lib prevents a takedown attempt there.

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

lib fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seven, pushing him back against the cage.
lib landing knees to the body.
vlatko lib has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Seven wants a takedown but no success here.
vlatko lib has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Seven.
A short right hand to the side of the head by lib.

lib manages to break the clinch.
vlatko lib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lib tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seven shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. lib defends it nicely.
lib tries to close the distance and clinch but Seven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven takes a knee right on the jaw!
lib putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seven in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
lib lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
lib connects with a knee to the head.
lib landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
lib is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Seven is trying to break the clinch but lib has him pressed against the cage.
lib is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seven is defending well for now.
lib gets underhooks to prevent Seven's takedown attempt.
Seven looking for a takedown.
Seven looking for a takedown.
lib unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
lib is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
lib trying to land knees to the body.
Seven is trying to drag lib to the mat but lib just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Seven wants a takedown.
lib blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
lib with a knee to the head.
lib misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seven.
lib with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seven has lib pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. lib manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seven is trying to break the clinch but lib has him pressed against the cage.
lib landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Seven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seven tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
lib moves in looking to clinch but Seven pushes him off.
lib tries to clinch up but Seven circles away and keeps his distance.
lib plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
lib stuffs the takedown.

lib moves into the clinch.
Seven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
lib misses with a knee to the head.

lib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seven misses with a jab, cross combination.
lib darts in trying to clinch

and Seven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seven.
lib keeping moving, preventing Seven from controlling successfully.
vlatko lib is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
lib wants to stand but Seven is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seven throws and elbow that misses. lib uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seven's guard. Nice move by lib!

And that's the end of the fight!
vlatko lib showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for lib, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... vlatko lib!