PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Torvaldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Paakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Torvaldsson
vs
Paakku

173 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
176 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Torvaldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Paakku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torvaldsson punishes Paakku's body with a nice straight punch.
Paakku wants to clinch
and Torvaldsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paakku thinking.
Torvaldsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Paakku is predictable there

and Torvaldsson moves into the clinch.
Paakku throws a head punch that misses.
Paakku lands an elbow that stopped Torvaldsson in his tracks for a moment.
Paakku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Paakku looks gassed!
Paakku misses with some punches.
Torvaldsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.
Paakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paakku's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Torvaldsson with a knee to the head.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paakku's defenses.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakku takes an elbow to the temple.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Torvaldsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paakku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow just above Paakku 's eye.
Paakku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson digs a right hand underneath Paakku's ribcage. Paakku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torvaldsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakku swings wildly with an uppercut but Torvaldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paakku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson blocks a body shot from Paakku.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Paakku tries to work over Torvaldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torvaldsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paakku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvaldsson connects with a knee to the head.
Paakku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Paakku - that landed with a thud.
Torvaldsson blocking some punches.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paakku lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paakku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paakku takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakku tries to throw a body punch but Torvaldsson avoids it by throwing Paakku back against the cage.
Torvaldsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paakku's face.
Paakku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torvaldsson blocking some punches.
Torvaldsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paakku gets through Torvaldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paakku lands an uppercut.
Torvaldsson blocks a body shot from Paakku.
Paakku digs a right hand into Torvaldsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torvaldsson's gas tank.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow just above Paakku 's eye.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paakku pushes Torvaldsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torvaldsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Paakku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torvaldsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paakku misses with some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Paakku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paakku tries to land knees in the clinch but Torvaldsson avoids the damage to the body.
Paakku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torvaldsson cracks Paakku with a nice body shot.
Paakku tries to work over Torvaldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Torvaldsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paakku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paakku trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paakku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Torvaldsson.
Paakku can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Paakku shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Torvaldsson on the inside.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.
Paakku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torvaldsson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paakku misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Torvaldsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Paakku misses

and Torvaldsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Paakku misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paakku.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torvaldsson.
Paakku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torvaldsson.
Paakku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torvaldsson avoids it.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson pushes Paakku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Torvaldsson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Paakku misses with a punch to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paakku working aggressively here.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torvaldsson scores with a hook to the body.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paakku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paakku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paakku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torvaldsson presses Paakku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paakku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paakku.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paakku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paakku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torvaldsson's brow.
Torvaldsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paakku tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Torvaldsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paakku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Paakku shrugs off.
Torvaldsson prevents a body shot from Paakku.
Nice elbow from Torvaldsson.
A right hook to the body lands for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Paakku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Paakku shrugs off.
Paakku takes an elbow to the temple.
Paakku lands a shoulder strike.
Paakku misses with a body punch.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Erik Torvaldsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Paakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paakku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Paakku lands with a light punch inside.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paakku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paakku misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Paakku fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Torvaldsson.
Paakku tries to throw a body punch but Torvaldsson avoids it by throwing Paakku back against the cage.
Paakku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paakku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torvaldsson's elbow.
Torvaldsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paakku can do to turn this around?
Torvaldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Paakku has a couple of punches blocked by Torvaldsson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Paakku can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Paakku shrugs off.
Torvaldsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paakku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paakku lands with a right to the head.
Torvaldsson blocking some punches.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Paakku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Torvaldsson cracks Paakku with a nice body shot.
Torvaldsson lands an uppercut.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson blocking some punches.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torvaldsson scores with a hook to the body.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Paakku can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Paakku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torvaldsson is defending well for now.
Paakku missing with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paakku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torvaldsson avoids it.
Torvaldsson lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Torvaldsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Paakku can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Paakku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Paakku throws a head punch that misses.
Paakku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torvaldsson presses Paakku against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torvaldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Paakku shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson blocks a body shot from Paakku.
Torvaldsson blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paakku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow that stopped Paakku in his tracks for a moment.
Paakku gets through Torvaldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
A right hand to the body from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paakku's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torvaldsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Torvaldsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Torvaldsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paakku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torvaldsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paakku looks to clinch
and Torvaldsson counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Paakku misses
and Torvaldsson counters with an outside leg kick.

Torvaldsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torvaldsson with a knee to the head.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paakku throws a head punch that misses.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torvaldsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torvaldsson works on Paakku's body with a couple of short punches.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Paakku fails to land.
Nice elbow from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson digs a right hand into Paakku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paakku's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson scores a nice knee to the body.
Paakku misses with a punch to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a nice knee to the body.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torvaldsson lands a body punch.
Paakku tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Torvaldsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Paakku won't want to take too many of those.
Torvaldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torvaldsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torvaldsson lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paakku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Torvaldsson's brow.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paakku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torvaldsson dodges an elbow strike from Paakku.
Torvaldsson cracks Paakku with a nice body shot.
Torvaldsson blocks an uppercut.
Torvaldsson is working Paakku over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Torvaldsson.
Nice elbow from Torvaldsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Torvaldsson.
Paakku cracks Torvaldsson with a nice body shot.
Paakku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torvaldsson obliges.
Torvaldsson prevents a body shot from Paakku.
Paakku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torvaldsson's elbow.
Torvaldsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torvaldsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Paakku tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
Paakku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paakku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torvaldsson's elbow.
Torvaldsson gets through Paakku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paakku can't find room to land a body shot as Torvaldsson controls the action.
Paakku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Paakku backwards.
Torvaldsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torvaldsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Paakku avoids the damage to the body.
Paakku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paakku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson is leaning against Paakku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Paakku fails to land.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Paakku lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torvaldsson blocks a body shot from Paakku.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paakku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paakku presses Torvaldsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Torvaldsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Paakku.
Torvaldsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torvaldsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paakku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body.
Torvaldsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paakku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paakku misses with a body punch.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Torvaldsson blocks the elbow strike.
Paakku tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside.
Torvaldsson digs a right hand into Paakku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paakku's gas tank.
Paakku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
Torvaldsson lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paakku.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paakku tries a body shot but Torvaldsson blocks it.
Paakku takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvaldsson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Torvaldsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torvaldsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paakku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakku.
Knees to the body from Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands a shot to the body.
Torvaldsson crunches a lovely knee into Paakku's ribcage.
Torvaldsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armas Paakku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paakku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Torvaldsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paakku trying to land knees to the body.
Torvaldsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paakku avoids it.
Paakku avoiding damage as Torvaldsson throws knees to the body.
Paakku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torvaldsson blocks an uppercut.
Paakku throws a punch but it's blocked by Torvaldsson.
Torvaldsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torvaldsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paakku misses with a body punch.
Torvaldsson lands an elbow inside that Paakku shrugs off.
Torvaldsson is leaning against Paakku and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torvaldsson blocks an uppercut.
Torvaldsson working Paakku over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Torvaldsson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Torvaldsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torvaldsson 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Torvaldsson!