PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eki Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Out
vs
Vieri

155 cm
23
141 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

160 cm
28
139 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eki Vieri!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vieri throws a combination that misses
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a nice body shot.
Vieri fails to land with a series of punches.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with an inside leg kick.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
Vieri cracks Out with an open hand slap.
Out gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vieri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with a three punch combo that has Vieri backing up. Vieri nods at Out to acknowledge the strikes.
Vieri lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri scores with a nice right hand.
Out takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Out swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vieri.
Vieri misses with a combination
and Out counters with a nice body shot.
Vieri misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Vieri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vieri throws a good cross that connects.
Vieri slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Vieri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vieri duly obliges.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Out.
Vieri misses with a few strikes there.
Vieri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Out scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieri doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieri connects with the punch.
Vieri throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Vieri.
Out looks for the body kick but Vieri saw that one coming.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vieri circles away quickly and effectively.
Eki Vieri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Vieri connects with the punch.
Vieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vieri throws a one two combo.
Eki Vieri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vieri with a nice cross.
Vieri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Out counters with a straight right hand.
Vieri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Out had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Out has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Out thuds a left hand into Vieri's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieri throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a two punch combo.
A left lands for Vieri.
Vieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
Out takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Vieri.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vieri throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Out shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vieri defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knock Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieri throws a combination that misses
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vieri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vieri misses with a combination
and Out connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vieri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vieri duly obliges.
Out catches Vieri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Out counters with a three punch combo that has Vieri backing up. Vieri nods at Out to acknowledge the strikes.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vieri throws a combination that misses
and Out counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vieri misses with a combination
and Out counters with a three punch combo that has Vieri backing up. Vieri nods at Out to acknowledge the strikes.
Out takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vieri throws a combination that misses
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vieri lands with a right hand.
Out shoots in but no luck this time.
Out is breathing heavily.
Out closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vieri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Vieri finds it's target.
Vieri is working the combinations to good effect here.
Out throws a series of punches but Vieri moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vieri misses the target.
Out moves forwards but Vieri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Out dominated that 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.

Vieri throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Vieri misses with a two punch combination.
Vieri missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieri.
Knock Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Out throws out a loose jab but Vieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Out throws a hook but Vieri avoids it easily.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Vieri ducks down to avoid it.
Vieri throws a combination that misses
and Out counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vieri misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out cracks Vieri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with a three punch combo that has Vieri backing up. Vieri nods at Out to acknowledge the strikes.
Out tries to bum rush Vieri with a series of wild strikes but Vieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vieri looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Vieri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vieri 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Jab from Vieri.
Vieri lands a jab to the nose.
Out closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vieri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieri misses with a wild combination.
Vieri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Out gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vieri.
Out looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vieri.
Vieri throws a lazy right hand but Out sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vieri.
Vieri thuds his right hand into Out's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vieri feints a jab promting Out to slip. Vieri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Out slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vieri.
Out tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vieri swivels and escapes.
Out closes the distance and clinches up with Vieri, looking for a takedown. Out pushes Vieri against the cage but Vieri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vieri throws a series of strikes that have Out backpedaling.
Vieri ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Vieri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vieri.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vieri!
Vieri cracks Out with an open hand slap.
Vieri misses with a few strikes there.
Vieri throws a combination that misses
and Out counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vieri thinking.
Out takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Vieri misses.
Vieri connects with a right hand. Out shakes it off.
Vieri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
Vieri throws an off balance right hand
and Out counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vieri lands the left hand.
Good exchange - Vieri coming out on top.
Out throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vieri's waist but Vieri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Out off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knock Out. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vieri connects with the punch.
Vieri misses with a combination
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Vieri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Out doesn't seem phased though.
Out misses with a two punch combination.
Vieri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vieri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vieri lands an overhand right.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Vieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vieri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vieri.
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out walks into a left hand.
Out drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Vieri.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.
Vieri lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Out blocks a head kick by Vieri.
Vieri cracks Out with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eki Vieri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from Vieri does no damage.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vieri thinking.
Vieri scores with a one two! Out had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vieri connects with a looping right hand.
Vieri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieri lands an overhand right.
Vieri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vieri misses with a two punch combination.
Vieri throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a three punch combo that has Vieri backing up. Vieri nods at Out to acknowledge the strikes.
Vieri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.
Vieri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieri throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters with a one-two to the body.
Vieri looks to land a right hand but Out moved out of range.
Vieri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Out's head.
Vieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a left and a right that stings Vieri.
Out comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Out takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vieri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
Out avoids the head kick by Vieri.
Out takes one on the button.
Out is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a two punch combo.
Vieri misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Vieri does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Vieri. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vieri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieri throws an off balance right hand
and Out counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieri swinging wildly here.
Out swinging wildly here.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.
Vieri misses with a hook
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
Vieri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vieri throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Vieri ducks down to avoid it.
Vieri lands a nice shot that snaps Out's head back.
Vieri misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Out misses with the combination.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Out moves out of range as Vieri strikes.
Out throws a shot from downtown. Vieri moves away and avoids it.
Vieri blocks a jab.
Jab from Vieri.
Vieri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Out has time to react.
Vieri throws a right hand that misses
and Out counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vieri throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Vieri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Out paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
Vieri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vieri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Out under the eye.
Out walks into a left hand.
Out slips a jab and a cross from Vieri.
Nice jab there from Vieri.
Vieri misses with a double jab.
Vieri misses with a few strikes there.
Vieri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Out slips under a jab.
Vieri looks to land a combination. Out sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vieri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Out counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vieri misses with a double jab
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Out 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 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!