PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baki Yuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Multanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baki Yuma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viljo Multanen's chin.

Yuma
vs
Multanen

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baki Yuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viljo Multanen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Multanen moves in looking to clinch but Yuma pushes him off.
Multanen tries to clinch there but Yuma circles away.
Yuma shoots for a double leg takedown but Multanen sprawls well. He's pushed Yuma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Multanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Multanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Yuma circles away.

Multanen has Yuma up against the cage in a clinch.
Multanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Multanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yuma looking for a takedown.
Multanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Yuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Multanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Multanen gets through Yuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Multanen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yuma is breathing heavily.
Yuma takes a shot to the head.

Multanen manages to break the clinch.

Multanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Multanen.
Multanen stops a takedown attempt from Yuma.

Multanen breaks from the clinch.
Multanen tries to clinch there but Yuma circles away.

Multanen has managed to clinch.
Multanen gets underhooks to prevent Yuma's takedown attempt.

Multanen breaks the clinch.
Multanen scores with a nice right hand.

Multanen clinches up with Yuma and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Multanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yuma or not.

Multanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viljo Multanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Multanen moves in looking to clinch but Yuma pushes him off.
Multanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Yuma shoots in but no luck this time.

Yuma bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Multanen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yuma.
Yuma is trying to ground and pound but Multanen uses the momentary lack of control by Yuma to regain half guard.
Yuma sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Multanen defending well though.
Yuma working over Multanen with some ground and pound. Multanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yuma is looking to advance position but Multanen won't allow it.
Multanen wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Multanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Multanen tries to kick Yuma off but Yuma keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Multanen rushes Yuma and presses him up against the cage.
Multanen lands a shot to the body.
Multanen stops a takedown attempt from Yuma.
Multanen lands a body shot.

Multanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Multanen is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Multanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Multanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yuma, pushing him back against the cage.

Multanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuma closes the distance and clinches up with Multanen, looking for a takedown. Yuma pushes Multanen against the cage but Multanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Multanen.
A good leg kick by Multanen.
Multanen tries to score with a low kick but Yuma moves his leg out of the way.

Yuma shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Multanen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuma stops Multanen from standing up.
Multanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yuma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuma wants to pass the guard but Multanen is keeping the position.
Yuma works over Multanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Yuma keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Multanen's head.
Multanen wants to stand but Yuma is controlling the position.
Multanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Multanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Multanen pushes Yuma off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Multanen tries to clinch up.
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Multanen motions for Yuma to come forward. Multanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Multanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Multanen rushes Yuma and presses him up against the cage.
Multanen works on Yuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Multanen is looking to break free of the clinch but Yuma has double underhooks.
Multanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yuma wants a takedown but no success here.
Multanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yuma backwards.
A body shot lands from Multanen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Multanen.
Yuma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Multanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Yuma or perhaps it was just good defense by Multanen which made him look bad.
Multanen misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Multanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yuma swats away the attempt to clinch by Multanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Multanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuma wants to clinch but Multanen slips to the side

and Multanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Multanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Multanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yuma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yuma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Multanen tries to clinch up

and Yuma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yuma.
Yuma looking to pass the guard.
Yuma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Multanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Multanen pushes Yuma off and gets back to his feet.
Multanen misses with a combination

and Yuma counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuma throws a strike but Multanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Multanen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Yuma, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Multanen swivels and escapes.
Baki Yuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Multanen darts in and clinches Yuma up against the cage.
Multanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Yuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Yuma turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yuma fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Yuma misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yuma sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Multanen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Yuma prevents Multanen from escaping the position.
Baki Yuma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuma is trying to ground and pound but Multanen uses the momentary lack of control by Yuma to regain half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Multanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yuma backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Multanen tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Yuma lands but Multanen takes it in his stride.

Multanen clinches with his opponent.
Multanen misses with a punch on the inside.
Yuma is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Multanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Multanen lands a nice uppercut.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Multanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Multanen clinches.

Yuma gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Multanen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Multanen throws a low kick but Yuma avoids it.
Yuma takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Yuma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yuma showed some decent athleticism there.
Yuma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Multanen is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Multanen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuma fails with the takedown.
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viljo Multanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Multanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yuma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuma shoots for a double leg takedown but Multanen sprawls well. He's pushed Yuma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Multanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yuma circles away from the clinch attempt

and Yuma counters with a takedown into side control.
Yuma working the strikes but Multanen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Yuma thows a huge punch but Multanen dodges it nicely.
Yuma not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yuma misses with a head shot. Multanen uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Multanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Multanen has momentary wrist control but Yuma slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuma throws and elbow that misses. Multanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yuma's guard. Nice move by Multanen!
Yuma wants to improve his position but instead Multanen has moved into half guard.
Yuma manages to get to full guard.

Multanen gets to his feet - Yuma follows without any prompting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Multanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Yuma dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yuma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Multanen as he jumps to the side.

Multanen clinches.
Multanen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Multanen tries to break the clinch but Yuma is controlling the position.
Yuma tries to score a body lock takedown but Multanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Multanen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Multanen darts in and clinches Yuma up against the cage.
Multanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Multanen digs a right hand underneath Yuma's ribcage. Yuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Multanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yuma.
Multanen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yuma tries to score a body lock takedown but Multanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baki Yuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Multanen digs a right hand into Yuma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yuma's gas tank.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Multanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Multanen is looking to clinch but Yuma is avoiding it.
Multanen cracks the inside of Yuma's front leg.
Multanen misses with a series of wild punches.
Multanen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yuma counters with a single leg into guard. Multanen didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuma stops Multanen from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuma trying to move into half guard but instead Multanen has managed to sweep!
Yuma trying to strike off his back.
Yuma trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Multanen won't allow Yuma to sweep him here.
Yuma doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Yuma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Multanen!
Multanen is trying to stand up.
Yuma misses with a head shot.
Multanen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yuma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Multanen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yuma tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Multanen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Yuma thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Multanen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yuma throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Yuma throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Multanen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yuma lands a big shot there that rocks Multanen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yuma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yuma throws some wild stikes that Multanen manages to avoid easily.
Multanen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Yuma throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yuma thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Yuma throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Multanen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Multanen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Multanen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yuma.
Yuma sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yuma working Multanen over with strikes here.
Yuma looking to ground and pound but Multanen is blocking nicely.
Yuma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yuma looking to land elbow strikes but Multanen uses the position to regain half guard.
Yuma looks to land a strike but Multanen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuma throwing strikes from guard but Multanen blocks nicely.
Yuma throws a big right hand that misses.

Multanen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Multanen throws a series of punches but Yuma moves out of range.
Multanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Multanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Yuma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuma.
Multanen closes the distance but Yuma moves to the side

and Yuma counters with a single leg into guard. Multanen didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuma cracks Multanen with a solid left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Multanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yuma throwing strikes from guard but Multanen blocks nicely.
Yuma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Yuma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yuma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Yuma!