PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Operator Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martial Arts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cry Little Sister kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Seven
vs
Arts

225 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
281 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Operator Seven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martial Arts!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arts throws a jab but it's blocked by Seven.
Arts swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Seven scores a takedown into full mount!

Seven moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Arts has worked his arm free - good work by Arts!
Arts is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Arts prevents Seven from moving into mount.
Seven looking to control but instead Arts has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Arts is trying to stand back up but Seven is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.

Seven is looking for a kimura here.
Arts wants to get back to his feet.
Seven is trying to control the action in half guard but Arts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arts doesn't manage to clinch there - Seven circles away.
Arts swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Seven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martial Arts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arts has Seven up against the cage in a clinch.
Seven has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arts avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arts.
Seven tries to score a body lock takedown but Arts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arts is pressed up against the cage. Seven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arts down to the mat. Arts avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Operator Seven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seven slips under a jab from Arts.
Martial Arts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seven is defended easily by Arts.
Arts throws a solid leg kick but Seven takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arts.
Seven swings for the body but Arts moves out of range.
Arts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seven throws a predictable looking body shot

and Arts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seven.
Seven really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arts misses with a body punch.
Arts lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Seven.
Seven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arts has him pressed against the cage.
Arts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seven up against the cage.
Seven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Arts misses with an elbow strike.
Arts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arts pushes Seven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seven tries to circle away but Arts has him pinned against the cage.
Seven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seven is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arts tries to land knees in the clinch but Seven avoids the damage to the body.
Arts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arts missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Arts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seven slips a jab and a cross from Arts.
Seven misses with a combination
and Arts counters with a left and a right that stings Seven.
Seven doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Arts counter with a right hand.
Arts is looking to score with low kicks.
Arts just misses with a punch to the body.
Arts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arts misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Arts misses.
Seven misses with a body shot.
Seven looks to land a right hand but Arts moved out of range.
Arts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seven moves away.
Arts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Seven misses with a takedown attempt
letting Arts counter with a right hand.
Seven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arts moves in looking to clinch but Seven pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Seven.
Seven ducks under a wild hook from Arts.
Arts scores with a hook to the body. Seven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Seven.
A lull in the action here as Seven stalls from top position.

Seven is trying to get an arm triangle but Arts is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arts is pushing Seven's head away, looking to escape. Seven manages to hold on to the position though.
Arts is breathing heavily.
Seven wants to control but Arts is keeping him busy.
Arts is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Seven is controlling him well.

Seven tries for a kimura but Arts is defending well.

Seven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Seven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arts keeps working.

Seven is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arts wants to get back to his feet but Seven drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arts is not content to let Seven control the position.

Seven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arts wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seven wants to control for a moment but Arts uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Seven is working for a kimura but Arts is defending it quite comfortably.
Seven wants to take a breather but Arts is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Operator Seven dominated that second round.
That's time! Seven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arts misses with the combination.
Arts scores with a jab. Seven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Seven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seven throws the left hand but Arts avoids the punch easily.
Seven misses with the combination.
Arts throws a leg kick that misses.
Arts misses with a straight left.
Arts misses with a body shot.
Arts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seven checks a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seven wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arts lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven wants a takedown but no success here.

Arts breaks from the clinch.
Seven misses with a looping left.
Seven defending well as Arts loads up on a big left hand.
Arts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seven throws out the jab.
Arts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seven.
Arts throws a jab when Seven was well out of range.
Arts tries a head kick but it misses.
Arts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seven.
Seven blocks a head kick by Arts.
Arts misses with an uppercut.
Seven misses with a takedown
letting Arts counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Operator Seven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martial Arts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seven avoids the head kick by Arts.

Seven is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arts's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven controlling the action here.
Seven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arts keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seven seems to be looking for submissions.

Seven 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Seven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arts doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Seven.

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

Arts kicks off Seven and gets to his feet.
Arts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seven checks it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arts will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Seven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Arts is not content to let Seven control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Operator Seven.
I think Seven 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Operator Seven!