PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between No Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). No Name has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Name
vs
Out

150 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

155 cm
24
141 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, No Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Knock Out!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name throws a low kick but it's checked well by Out.
Name moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Name tries a head kick but it misses.
Name could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Name connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.

Name takes the fight into the clinch.

Out breaks the clinch.
Name throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.
Out misses the jab.
Out misses with an uppercut. Name saw that one coming.
Out takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Name throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Name catches Out right on the button with a cross.
Name throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
Name ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Name misses with a right hand
enabling Out to counter with a crisp jab.
A left and a right from Name both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out blocks a head kick by Name.
Name throws a sloppy head kick
and Out counters with a straight right hand.
Name misses with a right hand
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Name fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Out manages to avoid it.
Out staying out of range there.
Name leaves Out with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Name throws a right and a left that both miss.
Name cracks Out with a right hand to the side of the head.
Name fails to land with a series of punches.
Name looks to throw the jab but Out is out of range.
Out keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Name lands with a good body shot.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Out.
Name moves away from the strike by Out.
Out avoids the head kick by Name.
Name connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Name. That's going to slow Out down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Name keeps the fight on the outside.
Out blocks a head kick by Name.
Name throws a combination that misses
and Out cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Name is breathing heavily.
Out displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Name throws out the jab.
Name ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Name misses with a straight right.
Name misses with a body punch
and Out counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out scores with a kick to the body.
Out shoots in looking for a takedown but Name manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Out's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Name tries a head kick but it misses.
Out jabs Name to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Name walks into a jab.
A big right from Out misses.
Name throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Name or perhaps it was just good defense by Out which made him look bad.
No luck for Out with that takedown attempt.
No Name has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knock Out.
Out scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a one two combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Name.
Name misses with a head kick.
Out steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Name.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out slips a jab from Name.
Out throws a half hearted mid kick.
Out shoots in looking for a takedown but Name manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Out's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Out slips a jab from Name.
Out cracks a nice hook into Name's ribs.
Name throws a jab when Out was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Name throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Out was covering up waiting for the punch and Name finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Out wants to stand up but Name is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that No Name will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some bone on bone action there as Out checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Out moves out of range as Name throws a body kick.
Out moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out defending well as Name loads up on a big left hand.
Name lands a two punch combo.
Out takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Name.
Out takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Out misses with a straight right.
Name walks into a left hand.
Name looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Name misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Name lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.
Name fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Out misses.
A jab from Name finds it's way through Out's defenses.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Name.
Name moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Name moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Out scores with a hook.
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
Name will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No Name is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Name slips a jab from Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Name throws a jab but it's blocked by Out.
Name misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
Name throws a nice outside leg kick.

Name drives through with a takedown into guard.
Name passes Out's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Name looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Name tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out is trying to stand back up but Name is controlling him
Name looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Out wants to get back to his feet.

Name is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Out sees it coming and defends easily.
Name perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Out for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because No Name just wasn't active enough.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Name moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Name bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Out throws a series of strikes that have Name backpedaling.
Name throws a nice looking combination but Out bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Name tests Out's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Name scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

No Name dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Name throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Out counters with a straight right hand.
Out walks into a left hand.
Name misses with a body shot.
Name swinging wildly here.
No Name seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Name connects with a high kick.
Out with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Name throws a leg kick that is checked
and Out counters with a body kick.
Name scoring well with a low kick there.
Name throws a series of punches but Out moves out of range.
Out scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Out lands with a straight right. Name didn't see that one coming.
Out throws a hook to the side of Name's head but Name sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Name misses with a kick to the body
and Name takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Name closes the distance and pushes Out back into the cage.

Name breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Name takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Name is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Out.
Name lands a head kick!
Name throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Name throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Out missing with a left hand there. Name was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Name throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Out misses with a straight right.
Out works Name's body with a nice hook.
Name loads up on a big right hand but Out slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out connects with a right hand. Name shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Name.
Name lands with a shot to the body.
Out scores with a nice head shot.
Name throws a solid leg kick but Out takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Name.

Name closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Name lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Name wants to pass the guard but Out is keeping the position.
Name prevents Out from getting back to his feet.
Name seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name looking to pass the guard.
Name is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. No Name wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Name ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Name misses with a body shot.
Name lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Name throws a leg kick
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Knock Out has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Name feints and then cracks Out's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Out down.
Name looks to land a left hand but Out moved out of range nicely.
Name misses with a body kick.
Name fails with an attempt to clinch.

Name shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Out napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Name is trying to get an arm triangle but Out is defending well.
Out wants to get back to his feet but Name drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No Name is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Out is trying to escape the position but Name is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
No Name showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Name 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... No Name!