PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander osth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieminen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raised Fist - Wounds kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexander osth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

osth
vs
Nieminen

178 cm
24
173 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander osth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jari Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen dives in and grabs osth's left leg, looking for a takedown. osth pushes down on Nieminen's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - osth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieminen fails with a takedown attempt.
osth shoots in for a takedown but Nieminen shows good takedown defense.
osth wants to clinch.
osth doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Nieminen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nieminen won't allow osth to get back to his feet.
osth is trying to keep Nieminen in close.
osth looking for a sweep. Not yet osth, not yet.
osth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nieminen is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen stays in close to osth's body and controls the position.

Nieminen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nieminen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
osth wants to stand and escape but Nieminen is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Nieminen with that takedown attempt.
Alexander osth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Nieminen.
osth closes the distance looking to clinch

and Nieminen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nieminen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
osth tries to kick Nieminen off but Nieminen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen prevents osth from improving his position.

Nieminen seems to be looking for submissions.
Nieminen looks gassed!
osth is trying to stand up here but Nieminen is controlling him well.
osth is staying active underneath Nieminen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Nieminen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and osth defends it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but osth circles away easily

and osth counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by osth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
osth trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieminen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
osth stays in close to Nieminen's body and controls the position.
osth passes easily into side control. Nice work.

osth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nieminen is pushing osth's head away, looking to escape. osth manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
osth tries to stand but Nieminen is controlling his head.
Nieminen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

osth decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nieminen to his feet.
Nieminen with a poor takedown

and osth holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nieminen can't get the takedown.
Nieminen tries to score a body lock takedown but osth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
osth misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
osth misses with a punch on the inside.
osth lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jari Nieminen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

osth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieminen circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexander osth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by osth.
osth looks to clinch

and Nieminen counters with a nice double leg into side control. osth won't be happy with that.
osth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nieminen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
osth is pushing Nieminen's head away, looking to escape. Nieminen manages to hold on to the position though.
osth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nieminen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nieminen tries to control but osth wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
osth keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nieminen has hold of osth's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and osth manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two 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.
osth tries to buck Nieminen off but he can't manage it.
osth working to try and regain half guard.
osth squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
osth tries to reverse the position but Nieminen maintains control.
Nieminen controlling from the full mount.

Nieminen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force osth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so osth shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen controlling from mount.
osth is trying to escape the mount.
osth really wants to buck Nieminen off and get back to his feet.
Nieminen controlling his opponent.
osth can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
osth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
osth can't escape the position.

Nieminen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
osth is looking to improve his position but Nieminen isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
osth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Nieminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

osth misses with a kick to the body.
osth looks to clinch

and Nieminen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nieminen trying to control the pace.

Nieminen is looking for a kimura but osth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nieminen to get the leverage.
Jari Nieminen has got the better of the ground game so far.
osth pushes Nieminen off looking to stand but Nieminen dives back in and keeps control.
Nieminen controlling the action here.

osth pushes Nieminen off and gets back to his feet.
osth tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nieminen counters with a shoot takedown. osth fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

osth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nieminen won't allow osth to sweep him here.
osth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nieminen is controlling him.
Nieminen advances position into side control!
osth looking for a sweep but Nieminen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
osth is looking to improve his position but Nieminen isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two 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.

Nieminen swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jari Nieminen!