PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lass Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pilli farkut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Holden
vs
farkut

168 cm
22
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Vodka Rags

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lass Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, pilli farkut!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - farkut scores with a four punch combination!
Holden shoots in for a takedown but farkut shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
farkut throws a right and a left that Holden avoids nicely.
Holden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from farkut.
Holden moves away from the strike by farkut.
farkut throws a hook to the side of Holden's head but Holden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
farkut misses with a looping left.

Holden shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. farkut manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
farkut wants to stand and escape but Holden is having none of it.
Holden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. farkut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holden is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lass Holden.
farkut looks to land a right hand but Holden moved out of range.

That's two 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.
Nice defenses there by Holden.
farkut misses with a series of wild punches.
Holden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from farkut.
Holden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from farkut.
A looping hook to the body misses from farkut. Holden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holden misses with a body shot.
farkut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holden.
farkut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden is trying hard to land a takedown here. farkut sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holden ducks under a wild hook from farkut.
farkut looks to land a combination but Holden avoids it well.
pilli farkut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
farkut misses with an uppercut. Holden saw that one coming.
Holden slips a straight right by farkut.
farkut might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from farkut.
farkut throws a jab when Holden was well out of range.
farkut jabbing away but nothing is landing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from farkut enables Holden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. farkut manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Holden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holden stops farkut from standing up.
farkut looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
farkut keeping full guard, as Holden tries to pass.
Holden is working hard here to advance position.
Holden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holden tries to score a power double leg takedown but farkut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holden somewhat.
farkut throws a looping overhand right but Holden ducks down to avoid it.
farkut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
farkut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
farkut swings for the body but Holden moves out of range.
farkut misses with an uppercut. Holden saw that one coming.
farkut missing with a left hand there. Holden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
farkut looks to land a right hand but Holden moved out of range.
farkut is breathing heavily.
Holden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from farkut.
A punch combination from farkut misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holden.
Holden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from farkut.
Holden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from farkut.
Holden ducks under a wild hook from farkut.
farkut throws the left hand but Holden avoids the punch easily.

Holden feints and as farkut raises his hands in defense, Holden changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holden sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Holden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
farkut is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Holden asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Holden taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Lass Holden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Holden fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lass Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but farkut swivels and escapes.
farkut slaps away a takedown attempt from Holden, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Holden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holden remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lass Holden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Holden gets a takedown into half guard.
Holden works his way into side control.
Holden is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt farkut will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
farkut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Holden in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... farkut is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lass Holden!