PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tahvo Aijala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Blonksy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Blonksy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tahvo Aijala's chin.

Aijala
vs
Blonksy

202 cm
18
286 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
27
279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tahvo Aijala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emil Blonksy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blonksy moves to clinch but Aijala breaks away
and Aijala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blonksy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aijala.
Aijala just misses with a punch to the body.
Aijala swings widly with a right hand
and Blonksy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Tahvo Aijala has been cut.
Aijala misses with a hook

and Blonksy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aijala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aijala tries a body shot but Blonksy blocks it.
Blonksy working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blonksy.
Blonksy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blonksy working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blonksy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aijala lands a nice shot to the body.
Aijala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aijala.
Blonksy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aijala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Blonksy - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aijala.
Blonksy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aijala backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Blonksy fails to land.
Blonksy has a couple of punches blocked by Aijala.
Blonksy has a couple of punches blocked by Aijala.
Blonksy is trying to maintain a safe position but Aijala gets an underhook and turns Blonksy into the cage.
Aijala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blonksy fails to land.
Aijala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blonksy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blonksy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blonksy throws a punch but it's blocked by Aijala.
Aijala is trying to force a seperation but Blonksy has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Aijala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Blonksy fails to land.
Aijala misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aijala scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aijala - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blonksy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blonksy.
Blonksy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aijala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aijala blocking some punches.
Aijala just leaning against Blonksy, taking a breather.
Aijala digs a right hand into Blonksy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blonksy's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Blonksy fails to land.
Aijala misses with a body punch.
Blonksy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blonksy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aijala.
Blonksy has a couple of punches blocked by Aijala.
Blonksy has a couple of punches blocked by Aijala.
Aijala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blonksy gets through Aijala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blonksy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blonksy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aijala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blonksy digs a right hand underneath Aijala's ribcage. Aijala let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blonksy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aijala blocks an uppercut.
Blonksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blonksy.
A right hand to the body from Aijala.
Blonksy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blonksy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aijala blocks a body shot from Blonksy.
Blonksy lands an uppercut.
Blonksy misses with the head strike.
Aijala blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blonksy.
Aijala pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blonksy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blonksy swings wildly with an uppercut but Aijala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aijala prevents a body shot from Blonksy.
Blonksy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blonksy misses with some punches.
Aijala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aijala slows down the pace here.

Blonksy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blonksy tries to clinch
and Aijala counters with a stiff right hand.
Blonksy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aijala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blonksy tries to clinch but Aijala moves away
and Aijala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Emil Blonksy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tahvo Aijala's cut.
That's time! Aijala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aijala misses with a hook
and Aijala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aijala throws a sloppy body shot
and Blonksy counters with a straight right hand.
Aijala circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aijala counters with a nice uppercut.
Aijala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Aijala has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aijala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blonksy misses with some punches.
Aijala will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blonksy up against the cage.
Blonksy misses with the head strike.
Aijala lands a nice shot to the body.
Blonksy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aijala working aggressively here.
Aijala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aijala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Aijala.
Blonksy is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aijala.
Blonksy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blonksy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blonksy misses with some punches.
Aijala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blonksy trying to control the position but instead, Aijala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blonksy into the cage.
Blonksy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aijala is leaning against Blonksy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aijala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aijala slows down the pace here.
Blonksy misses with the head strike.
Blonksy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aijala is working Blonksy over against the cage.
Aijala wants to get back to striking at distance but Blonksy won't allow it.
Blonksy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aijala lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aijala works on Blonksy's body with a couple of short punches.
Aijala blocking some punches.
Aijala lands a nice shot to the body.
Aijala lands a shot to the body.
Aijala working hard to break the clinch.
Blonksy being controlled against the cage.
Aijala lands a nice uppercut.
Aijala lands a nice uppercut.
Aijala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blonksy up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blonksy fails to land.
Aijala works on Blonksy's body with a couple of short punches.
Aijala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blonksy throws a head punch that misses.
Aijala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blonksy backwards.
Aijala stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aijala creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aijala pushes Blonksy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aijala is trying to break the clinch but Blonksy has him pressed against the cage.
Blonksy struggles to land a body shot inside as Aijala controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Aijala.
Blonksy tries to throw a body punch but Aijala avoids it by throwing Blonksy back against the cage.
Blonksy working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Aijala.
Aijala blocks an uppercut.
Blonksy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahvo Aijala has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aijala blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Aijala - that landed with a thud.
Aijala lands a body punch.
Blonksy misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aijala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blonksy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Blonksy.
A hook to the body from Aijala.
Aijala is leaning against Blonksy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aijala.
Aijala avoiding damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aijala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blonksy throws a punch but it's blocked by Aijala.
A left hand lands to the body for Aijala.
Aijala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aijala is trying to push Blonksy away but Blonksy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aijala lands a shoulder strike.
Aijala lands a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aijala works on Blonksy's body with a couple of short punches.
Aijala stalling in the clinch.
Aijala digs a right hand into Blonksy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blonksy's gas tank.
Aijala cracks Blonksy with a nice body shot.
A short right from Aijala on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tahvo Aijala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tahvo Aijala's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Aijala takes a swing at Blonksy's ribcage but misses.
Blonksy closes the distance but Aijala moves to the side
and Aijala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blonksy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aijala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emil Blonksy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blonksy tries to clinch
and Aijala counters with a right hand to the body.
Blonksy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aijala doesn't manage to clinch there - Blonksy circles away.
Aijala misses with a shot to the body
and Blonksy counters with a stiff right hand.
Blonksy tries to clinch up

and Aijala moves into the clinch.
Blonksy scores with a hook to the body.
Blonksy prevents a body shot from Aijala.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blonksy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blonksy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blonksy has a couple of punches blocked by Aijala.
Blonksy has a couple of punches blocked by Aijala.
Blonksy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aijala takes a shot to the head.
Aijala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aijala prevents a body shot from Blonksy.
Blonksy misses with a punch on the inside.
Blonksy misses with some punches.
Aijala gets through Blonksy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blonksy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aijala has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aijala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blonksy lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Blonksy fails to land.
Aijala tries to stall but Blonksy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blonksy working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aijala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aijala is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blonksy misses with some punches.
Aijala is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Blonksy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blonksy tries to clinch
and Aijala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blonksy darts in trying to clinch
letting Aijala counter with a right hand.
Aijala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blonksy counters with a series of strikes. Aijala will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Aijala misses
and Blonksy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aijala misses with a hook to the body
and Blonksy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aijala works the jab nicely.
Blonksy darts in trying to clinch
and Aijala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blonksy thinking.
Blonksy wants to clinch but Aijala slips to the side
and Aijala counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Blonksy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blonksy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Blonksy!