PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ensio Kinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rannanjarvi Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinner comes into the arena with Era: Enae Volare Mezzo blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kinner
vs
Antti

182 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ensio Kinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rannanjarvi Antti!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antti scores with a three punch combo!
Kinner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Kinner with that takedown attempt.
Antti keeps Kinner at a distance using the push kick.
Kinner misses with a combination
and Antti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by Antti.
Kinner shoots in for a double leg but Antti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antti.
Antti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kinner is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Antti forces Kinner back against the ropes and clinches.
Kinner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kinner can't break the clinch.
Kinner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antti wants a takedown.
Kinner wants to get back to striking at distance but Antti won't allow it.
Antti is trying to stall.
Antti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Antti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antti has closed the distance and engaged Kinner in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Antti.
Antti stalling.
Antti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Antti is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kinner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ensio Kinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rannanjarvi Antti.
Kinner trying to stall but Antti improves his position.
Antti works on Kinner's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Antti manages to break the clinch.
Antti lands a head kick. Kinner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kinner moves in looking to clinch but Antti pushes him off.
Antti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Antti feints and then cracks Kinner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinner down.
Antti misses with a takedown attempt - Kinner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Antti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antti tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kinner counters by clinching up.
A shot in the inside from Antti.
Kinner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Antti crunches a lovely knee into Kinner's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Antti manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antti, right into the meat.
Kinner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kinner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antti but Antti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antti tries to clinch up but Kinner circles away and keeps his distance.
Antti cracks the inside of Kinner's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Antti as Kinner shoots in.
Kinner shoots for a double leg takedown but Antti sprawls well. He's pushed Kinner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kinner throws a leg kick
and Antti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Antti. No joy for Kinner on that attempt.
Antti lands a high kick!
Antti moves in looking to clinch but Kinner pushes him off.

Antti drives through and clinches with Kinner against the ropes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kinner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Antti.
Kinner is trying to break free.

Antti manages to break the clinch.
Kinner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Antti's waist but Antti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kinner off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antti shoots for a takedown but Kinner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kinner shoots in but no luck this time.
Antti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Antti connects with a solid leg kick.

Antti rushes Kinner and presses him up against the ropes.

Antti manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rannanjarvi Antti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kinner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Antti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Antti wants to control but Kinner postures up.
Kinner wants to control but Antti is keeping him busy.

Kinner stands up and beckons Antti to his feet.
Antti keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antti. Antti obviously looking to wear him down.
Antti wants to clinch but Kinner slips to the side

and Kinner counters by moving into the clinch.
Kinner is looking to break free of the clinch but Antti has double underhooks.
Antti wants a takedown but no success here.
Antti lands a nice knee to the body.

Kinner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antti is looking to clinch.
Antti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ensio Kinner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kinner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kinner swinging wilding here.
Antti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinner.
Kinner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antti can pounce on him.
Antti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kinner circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice sprawl there from Antti as Kinner shoots in.
Antti throws a series of punches but Kinner moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antti as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ensio Kinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinner fails to land the takedown.
Kinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Antti as Kinner shoots in.
Rannanjarvi Antti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Kinner.
Kinner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antti tries to avoid it but Kinner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antti to the ground. Antti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kinner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinner lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kinner trying to control but Antti is working from the bottom.
Antti wants to stand but Kinner is controlling the position.
Antti looking for a sweep. Not yet Antti, not yet.
Antti strikes from his own guard.
Antti is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Antti wants to get back to his feet but Kinner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Antti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antti wants to clinch but Kinner slips to the side

and Kinner moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Antti.

Antti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinner keeps the fight on the outside.
Antti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kinner misses with the combination.
Antti throws a leg kick which misses Kinner's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinner tries to avoid it.
Kinner fails to land the takedown.
Kinner misses with a takedown attempt
letting Antti counter with a right hand.
Antti stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinner. Kinner gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinner tries for a takedown but Antti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinner tries to close the distance and clinch but Antti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinner slips a jab and a cross from Antti.
Kinner shoots in looking for a takedown. Antti tries to sprawl out of it but Kinner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Antti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kinner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ensio Kinner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Antti wants to clinch.

Kinner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kinner prevents Antti from standing back up.
Kinner is trying to control the action in half guard but Antti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Antti wants to improve his position but Kinner is controlling well.
Kinner working the head and body with strikes.

Kinner stands up and beckons Antti to join him on the feet.
Antti is looking to clinch.
Kinner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antti. That one must have hurt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antti.
Antti throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kinner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

A big head kick from Antti and Kinner is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Kinner is rocked!
Kinner has a closed guard, preventing Antti from standing up.
Oh Kinner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kinner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kinner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kinner seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti wants to stand but Kinner is controlling his posture from full guard.

Kinner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Antti is looking to stand up but Kinner won't let him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Antti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Antti trying to control but Kinner is working from the bottom.
Kinner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Antti gets to his feet - Kinner follows without any prompting.
Antti connects with a solid leg kick.
Kinner looks for a takedown but Antti sprawls well.
Antti scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Antti as Kinner shoots in.
Kinner takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ensio Kinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinner looks to clinch
and Antti counters with an inside leg kick.
Antti lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kinner sprawling to the canvas. Antti follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kinner hang on?
Kinner has a hand on Antti's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Antti takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antti looking to control but Kinner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Antti landing strikes from the mount.
Antti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Kinner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Antti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kinner is looking to escape.
Kinner is looking to improve his position but Antti isn't that keen on the idea.
Antti with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Kinner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Antti breaks from Kinner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kinner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Antti looking to control but Kinner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rannanjarvi Antti really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Antti.
Kinner drops Antti with a left and a right! Oh, Antti is hurt - Kinner dives into side control looking to finish!

Antti is rocked!

It looks like Rannanjarvi Antti has been cut.

Kinner decides to stand back up.
Antti is still on wobbly legs! Can Kinner finish him?
Antti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kinner takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Kinner drops back looking for a leg! Antti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Antti manages to kick Kinner off! Kinner jumps back into Antti's guard.
Antti seems to have recovered his senses.

Antti is working an open guard so Kinner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kinner shoots in but Antti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Antti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kinner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Antti doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinner circles away.
Kinner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kinner misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antti.
Antti stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ensio Kinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Antti forces Kinner back against the ropes and clinches.
Antti tries to stall but Kinner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Antti breaks from the clinch.
Antti lands with a shot to the body.
Antti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kinner's waist but Kinner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Antti off to one side.
Antti doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinner circles away.
Kinner tries to clinch but Antti moves out of range.
Kinner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Antti but Antti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kinner has a takedown stuffed.
Antti tries to clinch but Kinner is having none of it.
Antti misses with a head kick.

Kinner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kinner showed some decent athleticism there.
Antti is trying to get back to full guard.

Kinner decides to return to a standing position.
Kinner blocks a head kick by Antti.
Kinner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Antti as he avoids it easily.

Antti clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinner has had enough of the clinch but Antti keeps him there for the moment.

Antti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kinner shoots in but no luck this time.
Antti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antti works Kinner's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
No luck for Kinner with that takedown attempt.
Antti keeps Kinner at a distance using the push kick.
Kinner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kinner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kinner's head.
Antti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Antti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Antti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinner, pushing him back against the ropes.

Antti manages to break the clinch.
Antti feints and then cracks Kinner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kinner down.
Antti throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinner has a takedown stuffed.

Kinner gets a takedown into half guard.

Antti is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kinner pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ensio Kinner had his way with Rannanjarvi Antti in that round.
The cut man is working on Rannanjarvi Antti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kinner shoots in looking for a takedown. Antti tries to sprawl out of it but Kinner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Antti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kinner tries to clinch up.
Kinner keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinner tries to clinch but Antti moves away
and Antti counters with an outside leg kick.
Antti is looking to clinch.
Antti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Antti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Antti.
Kinner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antti pinned against the cage. Antti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Antti rushes Kinner and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Antti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kinner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kinner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ensio Kinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Antti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kinner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kinner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kinner keeps the fight on the outside.
Antti fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti lands with a thumping leg kick.

Antti rushes Kinner and presses him up against the ropes.

Antti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Antti misses with a series of wild punches.
Kinner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kinner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Antti stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinner. Kinner gets slowly back to his feet.
Ensio Kinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kinner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Antti's waist but Antti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kinner off to one side.
Antti scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Antti lands but Kinner takes it in his stride.
Kinner avoids the head kick by Antti.

Kinner feints and as Antti raises his hands in defense, Kinner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Antti can't keep his opponent in guard - Kinner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Antti!
Kinner landing strikes from the mount.
Kinner is landing with some decent strikes but Antti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kinner with the ground and pound from mount.
Antti is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinner controlling his opponent.
Antti can't escape the position.
Kinner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Kinner goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Antti turns into him and now he's in Kinner's guard.
Antti wanted to stand there but Kinner had control of the position.

Kinner had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Antti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kinner Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Antti's back instead.

Kinner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kinner looking for the choke from the back.
Kinner struggling to land strikes to the head as Antti covers up.
Antti wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rannanjarvi Antti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Antti 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Rannanjarvi Antti!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Rannanjarvi Antti!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Rannanjarvi Antti!

Rannanjarvi Antti wins by unanimous decision!