PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Mc Auley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Vainamoinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vainamoinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kalevala "Savelma" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Brian Mc Auley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ukko Vainamoinen's chin.

Mc Auley
vs
Vainamoinen

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Mc Auley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukko Vainamoinen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc Auley tries to clinch up but Vainamoinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mc Auley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vainamoinen pinned against the cage. Vainamoinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mc Auley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vainamoinen as he avoids it easily.
Vainamoinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Vainamoinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mc Auley to the mat! Mc Auley manages to get full guard.
Vainamoinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mc Auley keeping busy on the bottom but Vainamoinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mc Auley tries to get to full guard but Vainamoinen has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mc Auley won't allow Vainamoinen to pass to mount.
Vainamoinen working over Mc Auley with some ground and pound. Mc Auley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vainamoinen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Vainamoinen decides to stand and escape the position.
Vainamoinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mc Auley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mc Auley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Auley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mc Auley fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mc Auley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vainamoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mc Auley moves away.
Vainamoinen throws a big shot that misses.
Mc Auley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vainamoinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mc Auley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mc Auley prevents Vainamoinen from breaking the clinch.
Vainamoinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vainamoinen controlling the action here for a moment.
Mc Auley is trying to break the clinch but Vainamoinen has him pressed against the cage.
Mc Auley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mc Auley looking for a takedown.

Vainamoinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vainamoinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mc Auley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mc Auley fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vainamoinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mc Auley is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Vainamoinen.
Vainamoinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vainamoinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vainamoinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mc Auley manages to avoid it.
Mc Auley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Mc Auley or perhaps it was just good defense by Vainamoinen which made him look bad.
Vainamoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vainamoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mc Auley moves away.
Vainamoinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vainamoinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mc Auley rather than just go for the knockout.
Vainamoinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Vainamoinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vainamoinen throws the kick towards the body but Mc Auley avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vainamoinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vainamoinen tries to bum rush Mc Auley with a series of wild strikes but Mc Auley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vainamoinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vainamoinen misses with a two punch combination.

Vainamoinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Vainamoinen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mc Auley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vainamoinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Mc Auley actively working from the bottom here.
Mc Auley tries to roll over but Vainamoinen keeps him under control.
Vainamoinen winds up and cracks Mc Auley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Mc Auley looking for submissions off his back.
Vainamoinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mc Auley is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Vainamoinen pulls his head out easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vainamoinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mc Auley.
Mc Auley fails with the takedown.
Mc Auley fails in his attempt to clinch.

Vainamoinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mc Auley is desperately trying to improve his position but Vainamoinen has a good base and remains in mount.
Vainamoinen controlling his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vainamoinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Vainamoinen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mc Auley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vainamoinen looking to finish Mc Auley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mc Auley!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mc Auley wants to hold on but Vainamoinen pushes him away.
Mc Auley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vainamoinen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukko Vainamoinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vainamoinen closes the distance and clinches.

Vainamoinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vainamoinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vainamoinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Mc Auley doesn't manage to clinch there - Vainamoinen circles away.
Vainamoinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Vainamoinen does no damage.
Mc Auley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vainamoinen's waist but Vainamoinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mc Auley off to one side.
Vainamoinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vainamoinen lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Auley tries to clinch up but Vainamoinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vainamoinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mc Auley pushes Vainamoinen up against the cage in a clinch.

Vainamoinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mc Auley closes the distance and clinches up with Vainamoinen, looking for a takedown. Mc Auley pushes Vainamoinen against the cage but Vainamoinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mc Auley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mc Auley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vainamoinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mc Auley shoots in for a takedown but Vainamoinen shows good takedown defense.
Vainamoinen misses with a two punch combination.

Mc Auley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vainamoinen to the mat! Vainamoinen manages to get full guard.
Vainamoinen keeping full guard, as Mc Auley tries to pass.
Vainamoinen is pulling down on Mc Auley's head. It's preventing any offense from Mc Auley, at least for the moment.
Mc Auley tries to free his leg and advance position but Vainamoinen is retaining full guard.
Vainamoinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mc Auley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vainamoinen regains half guard.

Mc Auley is working for a kimura but Vainamoinen is defending it quite comfortably.

Mc Auley is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Vainamoinen has managed to free his arm - good work.

Mc Auley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vainamoinen defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vainamoinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vainamoinen manages to get to full guard.
Vainamoinen trying to control the position.

Mc Auley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mc Auley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mc Auley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mc Auley is looking to take a break and control but Vainamoinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Mc Auley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vainamoinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vainamoinen is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mc Auley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mc Auley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Mc Auley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vainamoinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vainamoinen is looking for a sweep.
Vainamoinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mc Auley off and has taken his back!
Ukko Vainamoinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vainamoinen lands shots from the back.
Mc Auley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mc Auley manages to reverse the position and now he's in Vainamoinen's guard. Nice work there by Mc Auley.
Vainamoinen working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mc Auley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mc Auley advances to half guard.
Vainamoinen trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mc Auley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Mc Auley is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Vainamoinen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vainamoinen is trying to stand up here but Mc Auley is controlling him well.
Vainamoinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Mc Auley from advancing to side control.
Vainamoinen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vainamoinen.

Vainamoinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vainamoinen is trying to hold Mc Auley in close to prevent damage but Mc Auley has managed to pass into half guard.
Mc Auley working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Vainamoinen's thigh. Vainamoinen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
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 Brian Mc Auley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Vainamoinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vainamoinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mc Auley moves away.
A jab from Vainamoinen misses.
Vainamoinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mc Auley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vainamoinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mc Auley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vainamoinen is fending him off so far but Mc Auley persists. Nope, Vainamoinen circles away and we're back to standing.

Mc Auley has managed to clinch.
Mc Auley landing knees to the head.
Mc Auley tries to score a body lock takedown but Vainamoinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Vainamoinen breaks the clinch.
Vainamoinen misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Auley avoids the body shot from Vainamoinen.
Mc Auley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vainamoinen swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Mc Auley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vainamoinen misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vainamoinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mc Auley fails with the takedown
and Vainamoinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Auley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Vainamoinen.
Vainamoinen stalks Mc Auley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mc Auley's face. Mc Auley staggers backwards, shaken.
Vainamoinen swings for the body but Mc Auley moves out of range.
Vainamoinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mc Auley drops his hands momentarily and Vainamoinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mc Auley fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mc Auley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mc Auley tries to free his leg and advance position but Vainamoinen is retaining full guard.
Mc Auley wants to control from the top but Vainamoinen keeps moving.
Vainamoinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vainamoinen striking from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Auley works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Mc Auley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vainamoinen is just riding it out for now. Mc Auley eventually gives up the hold.
Vainamoinen moves into full guard.

Vainamoinen looking for a triangle here. Mc Auley is fighting it but it looks tight! Vainamoinen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mc Auley is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ukko Vainamoinen!