PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Ylvinge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Norri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norri has chosen Pokergesicht as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ylvinge
vs
Norri

181 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
22
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Ylvinge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esko Norri!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norri misses the shot to the body.
Ylvinge tries to clinch up.
Norri wants to clinch
and Ylvinge counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norri is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Norri moves into the clinch.
Norri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ylvinge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ylvinge fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Norri tries to clinch but Ylvinge moves away
and Ylvinge counters with a left and a right that stings Norri.

Norri is rocked!
Ylvinge looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ylvinge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Norri moves into range and clinches up with Ylvinge.

Norri pulls guard.
Ylvinge wants to get up but he can't break Norri's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ylvinge won't allow Norri to sweep him here.
Ylvinge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Norri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ylvinge preventing the sweep.
Ylvinge trying to control the position from guard on top but Norri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Norri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norri looks gassed!

Ylvinge gets to his feet - Norri follows without any prompting.
Ylvinge looks for the body kick but Norri saw that one coming.
Norri swats away the attempt to clinch by Ylvinge.
Ylvinge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ylvinge really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Norri moves into the clinch successfully.
Norri lands a body punch in the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Norri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ylvinge breaks the clinch.
Ylvinge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Ylvinge.

Ylvinge has managed to clinch.

Norri manages to break the clinch.
Ylvinge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Norri changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ylvinge looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Norri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Norri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ylvinge keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Norri lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ylvinge down.
Norri tries to advance to mount but Ylvinge denies him.

Norri decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Norri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Norri lands a nice forearm strike.
Norri throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ylvinge prevents Norri from moving into mount.

Norri thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Norri passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ylvinge!
Ylvinge blocking the ground and pound.
Norri looking to control but Ylvinge is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ylvinge really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Norri trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Norri dominated that round.
That's time! Ylvinge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Norri tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ylvinge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ylvinge tries to clinch up.
Ylvinge misses with a few strikes there.
Ylvinge wants to clinch up but Norri keeps it at a distance.

Ylvinge closes the distance and clinches.
Ylvinge wants a takedown.
Ylvinge wants to get back to striking at distance but Norri won't allow it.
Ylvinge lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Norri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ylvinge circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ylvinge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Norri's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norri pulls Ylvinge in to control the position.

Norri is looking for a triangle but Ylvinge pushes his legs off easily.
Ylvinge stopping the sweep attempt from Norri.
Ylvinge makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Norri looking to control.

Norri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Norri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Norri looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norri has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ylvinge's face.
Norri scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ylvinge?
Norri has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Norri postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ylvinge looks a forlorn figure.
Norri tries to control but Ylvinge wriggling away.
Norri avoids the attempt from Ylvinge to control.
Norri trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norri with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ylvinge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ylvinge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Ylvinge looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ylvinge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Norri.
Norri is nestled in close to Ylvinge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Norri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ylvinge's head.
Norri passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ylvinge is desperately trying to improve his position but Norri has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norri trying to control but Ylvinge is having none of it.
Norri landing strikes from the mount and Ylvinge is in trouble!
Ylvinge tries to reverse the position but Norri maintains control.
Norri avoids the attempt from Ylvinge to control.
Norri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ylvinge is looking to escape.

Norri looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ylvinge can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Norri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Ylvinge drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Norri is looking for a sweep.
Norri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Norri is trying to control Ylvinge's posture but Ylvinge avoids it.
Ylvinge works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ylvinge controlling the position.
Norri prevents Ylvinge from moving into mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ylvinge is working hard here to advance position.
Ylvinge is staying tight to Norri's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norri is looking to reverse the position.
Norri wants to control but Ylvinge postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I wouldn't like to be where Norri is right now.
Norri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Norri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ylvinge wanted to stand there but Norri had control of the position.

Norri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Norri wants to control but Ylvinge passes easily into half guard.
It looks like Ylvinge is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ylvinge wanted to stand there but Norri had control of the position.

Norri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ylvinge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Ylvinge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ylvinge is one step ahead there.
Ylvinge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ylvinge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ylvinge is looking to control Norri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ylvinge avoid being mounted?
Norri trying to control from Ylvinge's half guard. Ylvinge has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Norri won't allow Ylvinge to sweep him here.
Norriis looking to pass into half guard but Ylvinge pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ylvinge is in guard.
Ylvinge has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Norri is proving hard to escape from.

Norri had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ylvinge is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norri Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ylvinge's back instead.
Ylvinge turns into Norri and is now in his guard.
Esko Norri has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norri tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ylvinge decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Ylvinge has closed the distance and engaged Norri in a clinch.
Norri tries a knee to the head but Ylvinge blocks it.
Norri scores a nice knee to the body.

Norri breaks the clinch.
Ylvinge has his takedown stuffed

and Norri counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ylvinge's guard now.
Robert Ylvinge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norri postures up.
Ylvinge throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Norri wants to pass the guard but Ylvinge is keeping the position.

Ylvinge looking for a guillotine here but Norri defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Norri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norri winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Norri!