PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urho Kekkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Mc Fly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kekkonen
vs
Mc Fly

175 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

FinnFighters Nutrition
Supreme Anabolics

Supreme Anabolics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Kekkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marty Mc Fly!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Fly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kekkonen pinned against the cage. Kekkonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mc Fly tries a head kick but it misses.

Kekkonen clinches up with Mc Fly and pushes him back against the cage.
Mc Fly is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kekkonen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mc Fly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Urho Kekkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marty Mc Fly.

Kekkonen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mc Fly wants to stand up but Kekkonen is controlling him.
Kekkonen lands a couple of digs.
Mc Fly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kekkonen wants to control from the top but Mc Fly keeps moving.
Kekkonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mc Fly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mc Fly is looking to stand up but Kekkonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Kekkonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mc Fly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kekkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kekkonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc Fly is trying to stand.
Kekkonen trying to pass the guard but Mc Fly defending well.
Kekkonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kekkonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mc Fly is trying to get back to full guard.
Kekkonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kekkonen stops Mc Fly from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kekkonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Kekkonen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kekkonen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mc Fly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mc Fly is looking to escape.
Kekkonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kekkonen controlling the action here.
Kekkonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mc Fly wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mc Fly looking for submissions off his back.
Mc Fly is refusing to be controlled, as Kekkonen sits in half guard.
Kekkonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Mc Fly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mc Fly is trying to stand back up but Kekkonen is controlling him
Mc Fly looks gassed!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kekkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kekkonen lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kekkonen manages to pass to mount!
Kekkonen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mc Fly's face.
Kekkonen working Mc Fly over with strikes here.
Kekkonen trying to control but Mc Fly is having none of it.
Mc Fly is trying to escape the mount.
Kekkonen landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Kekkonen.
Kekkonen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekkonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Mc Fly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urho Kekkonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kekkonen rushes Mc Fly and presses him up against the cage.
Kekkonen stalling against the cage.

Kekkonen has Mc Fly pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kekkonen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mc Fly tumbling to the mat - Kekkonen dives into Mc Fly's guard.
Mc Fly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kekkonen is one step ahead there.
Mc Fly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kekkonen is controlling him.
Mc Fly trying to control the position.
Urho Kekkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kekkonen stays in close to Mc Fly's body and controls the position.

Mc Fly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kekkonen passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen prevents Mc Fly from improving his position.
Mc Fly gets back to full guard.
Kekkonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mc Fly is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kekkonen is controlling him.
Kekkonen stays in close to Mc Fly's body and controls the position.
Kekkonen preventing the sweep.
Kekkonen works over Mc Fly with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kekkonen trying to control but Mc Fly is working from the bottom.
Mc Fly is trying to keep Kekkonen in close.
Kekkonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mc Fly trying to keep a closed guard but Kekkonen is proving a slippery customer.
Kekkonen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kekkonen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kekkonen cracks Mc Fly with a big right hand but Mc Fly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Fly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kekkonen is trying to stand back up but Mc Fly is controlling him

Mc Fly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kekkonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Mc Fly is breathing heavily.
Kekkonen is looking to improve his position.
Mc Fly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mc Fly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekkonen keeps working.
Kekkonen controlling the position well.

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.
Mc Fly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kekkonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mc Fly misses with a series of wild punches.

Kekkonen scores a takedown into full mount!
Kekkonen trying to control but Mc Fly is having none of it.
Mc Fly wants to control but Kekkonen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urho Kekkonen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kekkonen rushes Mc Fly and presses him up against the cage.
Kekkonen lands an uppercut.
Kekkonen is trying to stall.
Mc Fly tries to score a body lock takedown but Kekkonen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mc Fly is working for takedown but Kekkonen is calmly controlling the position for now.

Kekkonen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kekkonen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mc Fly some visible discomfort.
Mc Fly wants to control but Kekkonen postures up.
Mc Fly tries to bench press Kekkonen off him but Kekkonen keeps the position.
Kekkonen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kekkonen is putting a hurting on Mc Fly here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mc Fly is not content to let Kekkonen control the position.
Mc Fly struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen cracks Mc Fly with a big right hand but Mc Fly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kekkonen working the ground and pound.
Mc Fly is trying to control Kekkonen's posture but Kekkonen avoids it.
Kekkonen trying to control the action but Mc Fly is working from the bottom.
Mc Fly is looking for a sweep.
Mc Fly takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kekkonen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kekkonen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mc Fly tries to buck Kekkonen off but Kekkonen is having none of it.
Kekkonen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mc Fly tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mc Fly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mc Fly regains half guard.
Kekkonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mc Fly wants to improve his position but Kekkonen is controlling well.
Kekkonen slips a nice elbow through Mc Fly's hands, connecting with Mc Fly's forehead.
Kekkonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kekkonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Marty Mc Fly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mc Fly tries to reverse the position but Kekkonen maintains control.
The referee warns Mc Fly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mc Fly wants to control but Kekkonen is having none of it.
Mc Fly is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kekkonen controlling from mount.
Kekkonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mc Fly?
Kekkonen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kekkonen looking to control but Mc Fly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen with a couple of short strikes.
Kekkonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Kekkonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mc Fly tries to hold on but Kekkonen postures up.
Kekkonen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kekkonen content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Kekkonen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Urho Kekkonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kekkonen working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urho Kekkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kekkonen 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urho Kekkonen!