PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mart Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Valo
vs
Bull

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 Helsinki, Ville Valo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mart Bull!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo shoots in and drives through. Bull sprawls well.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Valo.
Bull goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bull. That's going to slow Valo down.
Bull thows a body shot but no joy.
Bull lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Bull.
A head kick misses from Bull.
Bull displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valo.
A good leg kick by Bull.
Valo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bull scores with a sloppy right hand. Valo should have avoided that one.
Bull throws a head kick but Valo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull leaves Valo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Valo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valo somewhat.
Bull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valo takes a step back to recover.
Bull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valo's head.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Valo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Valo looks for a takedown but Bull sprawls well.
Bull scores with a head kick.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valo misses with the body kick
and Bull counters with an outside leg kick.
Bull scores with a spinning back kick!
Valo throws a head kick that misses.
Valo tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Valo misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valo's head.
Valo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bull tries to avoid it but Valo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bull to the ground. Bull escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Valo is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bull scores with a decent looking hook.
Bull stuns Valo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Valo clinches up with Bull and pushes him back against the cage.
Valo prevents Bull from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Valo avoids the damage to the body.
Valo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Valo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valo throws an elbow but it misses.

Valo gets control of Bull's arms and successfully pulls guard. Valo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Valo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bull trying to control but Valo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo is trying to control the position but Bull postures up.

Bull is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull looking to pass the guard.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull wants to control from the top but Valo keeps moving.
Bull 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mart Bull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Valo or perhaps it was just good defense by Bull which made him look bad.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Bull. Beautiful body shot.
Bull scores with a head kick. Valo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bull with a hook.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bull lands a nice hook to Valo's body. Valo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Bull as Valo shoots in.
Bull is looking to slow Valo down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Bull.
Bull connects with a body shot that sends Valo's belly button to the back.
Ville Valo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valo shoots for a takedown but Bull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Valo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Valo moves out of range easily.
Jab by Bull.
Bull thuds his shin into the meat of Valo's side.
No joy there for Bull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Valo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bull's waist but Bull gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valo off to one side.
Bull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Valo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Valo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bull is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bull throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bull wants to hold on but Valo pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bull is squirming around, avoiding Valo's attempts to control the action.
Valo prevents Bull from getting the reversal.
Valo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Valo trying to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull tries to hold on but Valo pushes him away.
Valo tries to control but Bull wriggling away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bull swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bull can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bull is squirming around, avoiding Valo's attempts to control the action.
Bull tries to lock up and control but Valo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Valo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bull tries to hold on but Valo pushes him away.
Valo prevents Bull from getting the reversal.
Bull really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valo looking to control but Bull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bull tries to reverse the position but Valo maintains control.
Valo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mart Bull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bull tests Valo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Bull misses.
Valo dives in and grabs Bull's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bull pushes down on Valo's head and hops out.
Bull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bull is looking to land body kicks.
Bull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valo has a takedown stuffed.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Valo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valo.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Valo.
Valo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mart Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Valo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bull misses with a head kick.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bull misses with the combination.
Valo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bull throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valo.
Bull fakes the leg kick and cracks Valo in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valo throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Bull throws a combination that misses

and Valo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Valo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Valo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bull's efforts to push away.
Valo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bull wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valo.
Valo can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valo's brow.
Valo stops a takedown attempt from Bull.
Valo tries to pull guard but Bull holds him up against the cage and eventually Valo drops back down to his feet.

Valo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Valo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bull must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bull throws a big right hand that misses.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Valo has wrist control.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bull trying to stand up but can't free himself from Valo's guard.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Valo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull throws and elbow that misses. Valo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Valo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valo trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.

Bull looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valo wanted to stand there but Bull had control of the position.
Bull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bull throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valo!
Ville Valo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valo is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mart Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mart Bull!