PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Soldier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Train has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Soldier
vs
Train

186 cm
22
213 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
206 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Soldier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Train!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldier swats away the attempt to clinch by Train.
Train lands a glancing blow to the side of Soldier's head.
Train wants to clinch.
Soldier throws a body kick that misses.
Soldier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Train tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soldier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Train is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soldier keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Train looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Train chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Soldier can pounce on him.
Train throws a poor cross that misses
and Soldier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Soldier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soldier lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Train. That did some damage!
Soldier keeps Train at a distance using the push kick.
Soldier throws a leg kick but Train sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soldier throws a good cross that connects.

Soldier gets tackled into the cage by Train. Train maintains the clinch.
Train wants to break free but Soldier has control.
Train working aggressively here.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
Train working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Train swings wildly with an uppercut but Soldier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldier blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Soldier.
Train lands with a left to the head.
Train has a couple of punches blocked by Soldier.
Soldier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Train is defending well for now.
Soldier leaning against his opponent.
Train working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Train creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Train.
Train tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soldier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Train tries to break the clinch but Soldier is controlling the position.
Soldier pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train is pushing Soldier up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Train scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soldier blocking some punches.
Train effectively controlling the action here.
Train has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Train lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Train wants to break free but Soldier has control.
Soldier blocking some punches.
Soldier lands a hook that snaps the head of Train backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Soldier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Train looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soldier lands a good knee to the midsection. Train won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soldier is stalling here.
Soldier crunches a lovely knee into Train's ribcage.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Train's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Soldier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Soldier lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soldier.
A short uppercut from Soldier.
Soldier lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Soldier - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.

Soldier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldier punishes Train's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Soldier.
Train takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Soldier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soldier fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Soldier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soldier moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Train on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Soldier.
Soldier moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Train throws a poor cross that misses
and Soldier counters with a nice body kick.

Soldier closes the distance and pushes Train back into the cage.

Soldier manages to break the clinch.
Train throws a right hand that misses
and Soldier counters with a nice leg kick.
Soldier throws a head kick that Train semi-blocks.
Soldier scores with a hook to the body. Train takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Soldier misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soldier throws the kick towards the body but Train avoids it.
Soldier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Soldier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Soldier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Train clinches up against the cage.
Soldier blocks an uppercut.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Soldier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
Soldier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
Soldier is trying to maintain a safe position but Train gets an underhook and turns Soldier into the cage.
Train lands a shot to the body.
Soldier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Train lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Soldier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Train.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soldier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Train.
Soldier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Train.
Train scores with a shot to the side of Soldier's head.
Soldier swings wildly with an uppercut but Train uses good head movement to avoid it.
Train content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier tries to land knees in the clinch but Train avoids the damage to the body.
Soldier pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Train softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Train lands with a light punch inside.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Soldier blocking some punches.
Soldier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Train avoids a wild elbow strike from Soldier.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Soldier utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Soldier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Train avoids it.
Soldier misses with some punches.

Train's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldier keeps the fight on the outside.
Soldier slips a straight right by Train.
Soldier closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Soldier lands with a good body shot.
Train moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soldier scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Train tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Train tries to clinch
and Soldier counters with a good low kick that Train was not able to check.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Train in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldier. That's going to slow Train down.

Train moves into the clinch.
Soldier lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Train fails to land.
Soldier digs a right hand underneath Train's ribcage. Train let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Train in his tracks for a moment.
Soldier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Soldier using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Train's defenses.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Soldier breaks from the clinch.
Train blocks a head kick by Soldier.

Soldier closes the distance and pushes Train back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Train fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Soldier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Train takes an elbow to the temple.
Train misses with a body punch.
Soldier has Train pushed against the cage.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
Soldier lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Train fails to land.
Soldier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Soldier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soldier lands with a light punch inside.
Train has Soldier pressed against the cage, preventing Soldier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Train tries to circle away but Soldier has him pinned against the cage.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Train digs a right hand into Soldier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soldier's gas tank.
Train misses with a short punch on the inside.
Train presses Soldier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Train blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Train avoiding damage as Soldier throws knees to the body.
Train blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Train has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Train.
Soldier lands an elbow inside that Train shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Train.
Train doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Train's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Train fails to land.
Soldier blocks a body shot from Train.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Soldier looking to slow down the pace here.
Soldier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Soldier holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Soldier blocks a body shot from Train.
Soldier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Train's efforts to push away.
Train misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soldier lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soldier obliges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Soldier throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Nice elbow from Soldier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Soldier will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Soldier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Soldier throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Soldier clinches.
Train blocks an elbow strike from Soldier.
Train tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Train has had enough of the clinch but Soldier keeps him there for the moment.
Train tries a body shot but Soldier blocks it.
Train has a couple of punches blocked by Soldier.
Train working hard to break the clinch.
Train working aggressively here.
A short left from Soldier.
Train misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Train blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands an elbow inside.
Train takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Soldier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Soldier is winning the standup battle so far.
Soldier lands with a kick to the temple. Train shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Soldier cracks Train with a good jab.
Train misses with an uppercut. Soldier saw that one coming.
Soldier fakes the leg kick and cracks Train in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldier scores with a kick to the body.
Soldier throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soldier looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soldier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Train takes a step back to recover.

Soldier rushes Train and presses him up against the cage.
Soldier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Train's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.
Train's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soldier scores a nice knee to the body.
Soldier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Train's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soldier connects with a nasty looking knee right to Train's face.
Soldier scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Soldier.
Soldier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Train backwards.
Soldier lands an elbow just above Train 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldier cracks Train with a nice body shot.
Soldier stalls.
Soldier working Train over with knees to the body.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soldier.
Soldier lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Train takes an elbow to the forehead.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
Train blocks an elbow strike.
Soldier lands a nice elbow.
Train has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soldier.
Train throws a punch but it's blocked by Soldier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Soldier comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Soldier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Train misses with the head strike.
Soldier gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Train.
Soldier landing knees to the head.
Soldier lands with a right to the head.
Train misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldier scores with a shot to the side of Train's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldier presses Train against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Train's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Train in his tracks for a moment.
Soldier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Train makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Train throws a head punch that misses.
Soldier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Train can do to turn this around?
Soldier is trying to maintain a safe position but Train gets an underhook and turns Soldier into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Train.
Train is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Soldier.
Train tries to break free but Soldier pushes him back against the cage.
Mike Train has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Soldier leaning his opponent against the cage.
Soldier lands an elbow that stopped Train in his tracks for a moment.
Soldier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Train has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Train pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Train throws a combination that misses
and Soldier counters with a stiff right hand.
Soldier lands a right hook to the body.
Train throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Soldier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Train.
Soldier thows a body kick. Train tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Train rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Soldier finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Soldier looks for the body kick but Train saw that one coming.
Soldier misses with a looping right.
Soldier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Train.
A slow jab from Train misses its intended target.
Train throws a hook but Soldier avoids it easily.
Soldier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Train misses with an uppercut
and Soldier makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Train really felt that one!
Train misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by Soldier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Soldier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soldier 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Soldier!