PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mega Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Tysooni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Megatron Gon' Give It To Ya. Tysooni has chosen Cantina Song as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fredriksson
vs
Tysooni

183 cm
22
217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
212 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mega Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Tysooni!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fredriksson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fredriksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tysooni wants to improve his position but Fredriksson is controlling well.
Fredriksson 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.
Fredriksson trying to pass the guard but Tysooni defending well.
Fredriksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fredriksson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tysooni trying to control but Fredriksson postures up.
Tysooni keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysooni tries to get to full guard but Fredriksson has control of the leg.
Tysooni trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fredriksson can't control as he wanted to and Tysooni manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Fredriksson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson wants to pass the guard but Tysooni is defending well.
Fredriksson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tysooni is squirming around, avoiding Fredriksson's attempts to control the action.
Tysooni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fredriksson is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fredriksson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tysooni pulls Fredriksson in to control the position.
Fredriksson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tysooni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tysooni is pulling down on Fredriksson's head. It's preventing any offense from Fredriksson, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fredriksson trying to control but Tysooni is working from the bottom.
Tysooni is trying to keep Fredriksson in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fredriksson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fredriksson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tysooni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fredriksson throws out the jab.
Fredriksson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredriksson shoots for a takedown but Tysooni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fredriksson throws a jab when Tysooni was well out of range.
Fredriksson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fredriksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson presses Tysooni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fredriksson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fredriksson.
Tysooni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
Fredriksson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tysooni.
Fredriksson lands a left hand.
Tysooni is trying to maintain a safe position but Fredriksson gets an underhook and turns Tysooni into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson lands a nice shot to the body.
Fredriksson working aggressively here.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Tysooni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson scores with a shot to the side of Tysooni's head.
Tysooni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fredriksson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tysooni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tysooni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fredriksson.
A hook to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredriksson can't find room to land a body shot as Tysooni controls the action.
Fredriksson lands with a light punch inside.
Fredriksson presses Tysooni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tysooni lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
A body shot lands from Tysooni.
Tysooni throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredriksson.
Tysooni digs a right hand into Fredriksson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fredriksson's gas tank.
Tysooni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tysooni lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tysooni wants to stall.
Fredriksson looking to stall.
A short body shot lands from Tysooni as the two fighters clinch.
Tysooni throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredriksson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni lands with a light punch inside.
Fredriksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson stalling in the clinch but Tysooni improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fredriksson.
Tysooni's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mikko Tysooni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tysooni lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tysooni is struggling to control the position.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fredriksson or not.
Fredriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fredriksson throws a head punch that misses.
Tysooni is leaning against Fredriksson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tysooni lands a nice shot to the body.
Tysooni tries to stall but Fredriksson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fredriksson takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Fredriksson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tysooni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tysooni misses with some punches.
Tysooni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fredriksson avoids it.
A short right from Tysooni on the inside.
Fredriksson working aggressively here.
Tysooni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tysooni.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Tysooni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tysooni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fredriksson or not.
Fredriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tysooni has him pressed against the cage.
Tysooni prevents a body shot from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson blocks an uppercut.
Tysooni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Tysooni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fredriksson backwards.
Fredriksson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tysooni.
Tysooni is working Fredriksson over against the cage.
Tysooni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tysooni.
Tysooni is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fredriksson is keeping busy.
Tysooni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tysooni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tysooni can't find room to land a body shot as Fredriksson controls the action.
Fredriksson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tysooni fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mega Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tysooni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fredriksson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tysooni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredriksson doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tysooni.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot
and Tysooni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fredriksson's knee momentarily.

Tysooni has closed the distance and engaged Fredriksson in a clinch.
Tysooni is trying to maintain a safe position but Fredriksson gets an underhook and turns Tysooni into the cage.

Fredriksson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikko Tysooni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fredriksson missing with a left hand there. Tysooni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fredriksson dives in and grabs Tysooni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tysooni pushes down on Fredriksson's head and hops out.
Fredriksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tysooni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredriksson.
Tysooni moves away from the strike by Fredriksson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tysooni gets caught flat footed, as Fredriksson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tysooni has Fredriksson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Tysooni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fredriksson throws the left hand but Tysooni avoids the punch easily.

Fredriksson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fredriksson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tysooni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fredriksson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fredriksson being controlled here momentarily.
Fredriksson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysooni is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fredriksson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fredriksson stays in close to Tysooni's body and controls the position.
Fredriksson postures up in Tysooni's guard and throws a big left but Tysooni blocks it.
Tysooni trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fredriksson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tysooni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredriksson cracks Tysooni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fredriksson throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Tysooni to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Mega Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson digs a good body shot into Tysooni's ribs.
Tysooni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fredriksson throws a one two combo.
Fredriksson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Tysooni counters by moving into the clinch.
Tysooni misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tysooni.
Tysooni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredriksson lands a nice uppercut.
Tysooni effectively controlling the action here.
Tysooni misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fredriksson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tysooni swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tysooni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fredriksson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fredriksson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson blocks a body shot from Tysooni.
Fredriksson pushes Tysooni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fredriksson lands an uppercut.
Fredriksson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fredriksson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fredriksson pushes Tysooni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tysooni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fredriksson is trying to break the clinch but Tysooni is controlling him.

Fredriksson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tysooni can't fight it off and eventually Fredriksson manages to take the fight to the floor. Tysooni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fredriksson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tysooni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fredriksson tries to free his leg and advance position but Tysooni is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tysooni trying to keep a closed guard but Fredriksson is proving a slippery customer.
Fredriksson wants to pass the guard but Tysooni is keeping the position.
Tysooni keeping moving, preventing Fredriksson from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fredriksson throwing strikes from guard but Tysooni blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikko Tysooni.
I think Tysooni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Tysooni!