PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Smokey McPot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McPot
vs
Nieminen

165 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
143 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smokey McPot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matti Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPot tries a head kick but it misses.
Nieminen tries to score a power double leg takedown but McPot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nieminen somewhat.

McPot clinches with his opponent.
McPot tries a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks it.
McPot with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McPot misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McPot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McPot effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from McPot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nieminen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McPot fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPot leaves Nieminen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smokey McPot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nieminen.
McPot fails with an attempt to clinch.
McPot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nieminen tries to clinch but McPot moves away
and McPot counters with a leg kick.
Nieminen with a poor takedown

and McPot counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McPot.
McPot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nieminen's face.

Nieminen is rocked!
Knees to the body from McPot.
Nieminen is still on wobbly legs! Can McPot finish him?
Stalling in the clinch from McPot.
Nieminen seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is working for takedown but McPot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nieminen has McPot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McPot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nieminen looks gassed!
McPot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nieminen is working for takedown but McPot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nieminen being controlled against the cage.
McPot lands a knee to the body.
McPot tries to land a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks with his arms.
McPot stalling.
McPot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nieminen's face.
McPot misses with a knee to the head.
McPot tries to land knees in the clinch but Nieminen avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nieminen up against the cage.
Nieminen looking for a takedown.
Nieminen goes for a takedown in the clinch but McPot prevents it.
Nieminen is working for takedown but McPot is calmly controlling the position for now.
McPot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McPot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McPot lands a knee to the head.
McPot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nieminen managing to block the knees to the body from McPot.
Nieminen takes a knee right on the jaw!

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.
McPot landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McPot.
McPot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nieminen blocks it with crossed arms.
McPot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McPot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McPot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nieminen tries to score a body lock takedown but McPot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McPot lands a knee to the head.
McPot lands a knee to the body.
Nieminen takes a knee right on the jaw!
McPot lands a good knee to the midsection. Nieminen won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smokey McPot dominated that 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.

McPot tries to clinch but Nieminen is having none of it.

McPot clinches up against the cage.
McPot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nieminen blocks it with crossed arms.
McPot missing with knees to the body.
McPot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nieminen.
Nieminen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McPot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McPot tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPot connects with a knee to the head.
Nieminen is breathing heavily.
McPot using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McPot landing knees to the head.
McPot slows down the pace here.
McPot tries a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McPot is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smokey McPot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nieminen.
The referee calls for McPot to work.
McPot scores a nice knee to the body.
Nieminen has McPot pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McPot manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McPot misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by McPot.
McPot effectively controlling the action here.
McPot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nieminen managing to block the knees to the body from McPot.
McPot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPot is struggling to control the position.
Nieminen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McPot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McPot landing knees to the head.
McPot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nieminen takes a knee to the side of the body.
McPot lands a knee to the head.
McPot landing knees to the head.
McPot scores with a knee to the head.
McPot tries a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks it.
McPot stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPot lands a nice knee to the body.
McPot tries to land knees in the clinch but Nieminen avoids the damage to the body.
McPot leaning against his opponent.
McPot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nieminen.
McPot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nieminen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McPot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nieminen avoids it.
McPot leaning against his opponent.
McPot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nieminen blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from McPot.
McPot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPot connects with a knee to the head.
McPot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nieminen is defending well for now.
McPot lands a good knee to the midsection. Nieminen won't want to take too many of those.
McPot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nieminen.
Nieminen goes for a takedown in the clinch but McPot prevents it.
Nieminen takes a knee to the side of the body.
McPot tries a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks it.
Knees to the body from McPot.
McPot is pushing Nieminen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Smokey McPot 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McPot pushes Nieminen up against the cage in a clinch.
McPot tries a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks it.
McPot is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McPot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nieminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McPot trying to land knees to the body.
McPot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nieminen.
Nieminen managing to block the knees to the body from McPot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPot working Nieminen over with knees to the body.
Nieminen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McPot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A knee to the head by McPot.
Smokey McPot has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen is trying to drag McPot to the mat but McPot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McPot with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nieminen managing to block the knees to the body from McPot.
McPot lands a knee to the body.
McPot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McPot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nieminen up against the cage.
McPot misses with a knee strike.
McPot prevents the takedown attempt.
Smokey McPot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matti Nieminen.
McPot lands a knee to the head.
McPot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nieminen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPot stalling against the cage.
Nieminen managing to block the knees to the body from McPot.
Nieminen takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McPot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McPot throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nieminen blocks it with crossed arms.
McPot stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McPot working Nieminen over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McPot landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McPot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nieminen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McPot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McPot misses with a knee to the head.
Nieminen throws a punch but it's blocked by McPot.
McPot looking to throw knees to the head but Nieminen is blocking nicely.
McPot missing with knees to the body.
McPot trying to land knees to the body.
Nieminen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McPot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nieminen wants a takedown.
McPot tries a knee to the head but Nieminen blocks it.
McPot with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McPot will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nieminen up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McPot.
Matti Nieminen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McPot connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on McPot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nieminen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McPot landing knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McPot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPot scores a nice knee to the body.
McPot tries to land knees in the clinch but Nieminen avoids the damage to the body.
Smokey McPot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McPot prevents a takedown attempt there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Smokey McPot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McPot has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smokey McPot!