PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kodarc Beastmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcon Falconowski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Falconowski
vs
Beastmaster

193 cm
23
260 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

193 cm
24
285 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kodarc Beastmaster!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beastmaster shoots in for a double leg but Falconowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beastmaster shoots in for a double leg but Falconowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beastmaster throws a hook to the side of Falconowski's head but Falconowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Falconowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falconowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Falconowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beastmaster.
Beastmaster throws a big shot that misses.
Falconowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falconowski connects with a looping right hand.
Falconowski throws a hook but Beastmaster blocks it.
Falconowski misses the jab.
Beastmaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falconowski throws a poor cross that misses

and Beastmaster moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastmaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Falconowski prevents a body shot from Beastmaster.
Beastmaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Falconowski gets underhooks to prevent Beastmaster's takedown attempt.
Falcon Falconowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kodarc Beastmaster.
Beastmaster lands a body shot.
Falconowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beastmaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beastmaster is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Falconowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Falconowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Beastmaster has double underhooks.
Beastmaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beastmaster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beastmaster looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beastmaster throws a head punch that misses.
Falconowski blocking some punches.
Falconowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beastmaster has him pressed against the cage.
Falconowski is trying to stall.
Beastmaster can't get the takedown.
Beastmaster tries to throw a body punch but Falconowski avoids it by throwing Beastmaster back against the cage.
Falconowski wants a takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Falconowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falconowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beastmaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Falconowski is just out of range.
Falconowski missing with a left hand there. Beastmaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Falconowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Beastmaster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falconowski dominating with strikes here.
Falconowski cracks Beastmaster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beastmaster tries to hold on but Falconowski postures up.
Falconowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Falconowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Falconowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Falconowski lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falconowski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Falconowski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beastmaster looks a forlorn figure.
Falconowski lands with some strikes.
Falconowski content just to control the position here.
Beastmaster keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Falconowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beastmaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falconowski.
Falcon Falconowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falconowski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Beastmaster in his tracks.
Falconowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falconowski misses with a wild combination.
Falconowski avoids the body shot from Beastmaster.
Beastmaster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beastmaster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Falconowski as he avoids it easily.
Falconowski with a poor takedown
and Falconowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beastmaster is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beastmaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beastmaster slaps away a takedown attempt from Falconowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falconowski throws a hook to the side of Beastmaster's head but Beastmaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beastmaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falconowski.
Falconowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Beastmaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beastmaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Falconowski.
Falconowski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Falconowski finds it's way through Beastmaster's defenses.
Falconowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beastmaster tries to avoid it but Falconowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beastmaster to the ground. Beastmaster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcon Falconowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falconowski throws a body punch but Beastmaster moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Beastmaster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Falconowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Beastmaster ducks under a wild hook from Falconowski.
Falconowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Beastmaster.
Falconowski lands a head shot.
Beastmaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Beastmaster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falconowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falconowski lands a jab.
Falconowski throws a series of punches but Beastmaster avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Beastmaster moved out of range.
Falcon Falconowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Falconowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Falconowski, as that shot connected.
Falconowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beastmaster's head.
Falconowski throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Falconowski coming out on top.

Beastmaster is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beastmaster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falconowski throws out the jab.
Beastmaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Falconowski finish him?
Falconowski cracks a nice hook into Beastmaster's ribs.
Beastmaster seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski swings for the body but Beastmaster moves out of range.
Falconowski lands a nice shot to the body.

Falconowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Falconowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Falconowski wants to control from the top but Beastmaster keeps moving.
Falconowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beastmaster is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Falconowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Falconowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beastmaster can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Falcon Falconowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Falconowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beastmaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Falconowski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Beastmaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Falconowski.
Beastmaster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Beastmaster wants it to stay on the feet.
Falconowski misses with a straight right.
Beastmaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Beastmaster moved out of range.
Beastmaster scores with a hook.

Falconowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Beastmaster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Falconowski trying to control the action but Beastmaster is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Falconowski seems content to control.
Falconowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Beastmaster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Falconowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Falconowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Beastmaster wants to get back to full guard.
Falconowski trying to control from half guard but Beastmaster is working away.
Beastmaster wants to get back to full guard.
Falconowski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Falconowski is looking to take a break and control but Beastmaster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Falcon Falconowski just wasn't active enough.
Beastmaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Falconowski.
Falconowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Falconowski lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beastmaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falconowski throws an off balance right hand
and Beastmaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falconowski misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beastmaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falconowski moves away.
Falconowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Falconowski lands with a hook. Beastmaster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Falconowski loads up on a big right hand but Beastmaster slips the punch.
Beastmaster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beastmaster lands with a good body shot.
Falconowski looks to land a combination but Beastmaster avoids it well.
Beastmaster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falconowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Beastmaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falconowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kodarc Beastmaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falcon Falconowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falconowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falconowski throws a body punch but Beastmaster moves out of range.
Beastmaster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beastmaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Falconowski there.
Falconowski connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falconowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beastmaster walks into a jab.
Beastmaster takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falconowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Falconowski!
After the fight, Falcon Falconowski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.