PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paha SIka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pendulum - Slam. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

SIka
vs
Blaze

190 cm
25
250 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
273 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha SIka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a head kick but SIka moves out of range.
SIka looks to land a right hand but Blaze moved out of range.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
SIka ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaze. That's going to slow SIka down.
SIka throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Paha SIka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze gets off balance looking for a body kick
and SIka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaze's knee momentarily.
Blaze tries to land a front kick but SIka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but SIka is just out of range.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
SIka moves forwards but Blaze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
SIka throws a leg kick
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze lands with a kick to the temple. SIka shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from SIka misses
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Blaze tries to move into range but SIka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze checks a leg kick.
Blaze stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from SIka.
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but SIka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
SIka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blaze misses with a jab to the body
and SIka counters with a body kick.
A head kick by SIka misses
and Blaze counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
SIka thumps Blaze with a low kick.
SIka throws a solid leg kick but Blaze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at SIka.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from SIka misses
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaze lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blaze misses with a body shot
and SIka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze misses with a left hand
and SIka counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a lazy right hand but SIka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
SIka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
SIka throws a leg kick
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but SIka avoids it.
A head kick misses from SIka.
SIka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
SIka lands a slapping body shot.
Blaze throws a head kick but SIka moves out of range.
Blaze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from SIka.
Blaze looks gassed!
SIka looks to land a body kick but Blaze moved away.
SIka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and SIka moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits SIkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blaze takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
Blaze blocks a head kick by SIka.
That kick from SIka tenderised Blaze's leg. Blaze is trying to keep his angry face on.
SIka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
SIka throws a series of punches but Blaze avoids them all with ease.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaze takes a swing at SIka's ribcage but misses.
SIka throws a good cross that connects.
SIka connects with an inside leg kick.
SIka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
SIka throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from SIka, right into the meat.
SIka fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaze in the body.
Blaze pushes SIka away with a front kick.
Blaze misses with a telegraphed body shot
and SIka counters with a nice body kick.
Blaze avoids the head kick by SIka.
Blaze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
SIka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
SIka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
SIka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for SIka.
SIka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
SIka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
SIka scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paha SIka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blaze moves out of range as SIka throws a body kick.
A cross from SIka lands.
Blaze throws a head kick but SIka moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Blaze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick from SIka lands but Blaze takes it in his stride.
SIka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blaze thows a leg kick but SIka checks it
and SIka counters with an outside leg kick.
SIka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blaze will feel that in the morning.
SIka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for SIka.
Paha SIka is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheers as SIka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaze doesn't seem phased though.
SIka lands a jab to the head.
Blaze is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for SIka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
SIka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
SIka lands a front kick.
SIka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
SIka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for SIka.
SIka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick from SIka.
Blaze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaze takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaze takes one to the side of the head.
SIka wants to slow Blaze down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from SIka.
SIka blocks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blaze might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, SIka has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SIka throws a leg kick but Blaze sees it coming and moves out of range.
SIka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
SIka misses with an attempted mid kick.
SIka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blaze's head.
SIka throws a combination that misses
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Blaze tries to land a body kick
and SIka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Blaze really felt that one!
SIka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
SIka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blaze.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from SIka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
SIka scores with a hook to the body. Blaze takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
SIka feints and then cracks Blaze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blaze down.
SIka lands a leg kick that knocks Blaze off balance momentarily.
SIka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
SIka delivers a nice body kick.
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from SIka. That one must have hurt.
SIka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
SIka throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
SIka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
SIka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
SIka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
SIka throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting SIka here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from SIka. Those never looked like landing.
SIka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head.
SIka looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
SIka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blaze doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaze throws a body punch but SIka moves out of range.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from SIka - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says SIka. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
SIka cracks Blaze with an open hand slap.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
SIka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick from SIka.
SIka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paha SIka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

SIka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
SIka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaze misses with a double jab
and SIka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blaze blocks a head kick by SIka.
Blaze throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and SIka counters with a body kick that stops Blaze in his tracks momentarily.
SIka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Paha SIka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze is on the wrong end of a nice combination from SIka.
SIka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
SIka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
SIka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
SIka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
SIka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
SIka blocks a head kick by Blaze.
SIka misses with a head kick.
SIka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blaze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
SIka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
SIka lands a head kick. Blaze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
SIka misses with a low kick.
SIka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
SIka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaze.
SIka lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
SIka lands a head kick!
A head kick by SIka misses
and Blaze counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SIka dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
A right-left combo lands from Blaze.
Blaze throws a combination that misses
letting SIka counter with a right hand.
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but SIka avoids it.
SIka throws a leg kick which misses Blaze's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaze tries to avoid it.
Blaze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
SIka connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze throws the left hand but SIka avoids the punch easily.
Blaze throws a leg kick but SIka checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as SIka checks a leg kick.
Blaze swings for the body but SIka moves out of range.
SIka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for SIka.
Blaze throws a body kick the misses
and SIka counters with a head kick.
SIka catches Blaze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaze thows a leg kick but SIka checks it
and SIka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Blaze misses
and SIka counters with a good, hard body kick but Blaze shrugs it off.
SIka misses with a low kick.
Blaze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
SIka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaze. Blaze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
SIka is looking to land body kicks.
Paha SIka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaze throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and SIka counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
SIka pushes Blaze away with a front kick.
Blaze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
SIka connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
SIka scores with a hook.
SIka throws a leg kick but Blaze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
SIka lands with a kick to the temple. Blaze shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nino Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
SIka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from SIka - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says SIka. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
SIka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses
and SIka counters with a leg kick.
SIka throws a nice outside leg kick.
SIka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paha SIka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well SIka 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha SIka!