PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Barbalic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Veini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikola Barbalic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barbalic
vs
Veini

180 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Pure Fight Science
Pure Fight Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Barbalic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Veini!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbalic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Barbalic has Veini up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbalic wants to break free but Veini has control.
Barbalic tries to break the clinch but Veini is controlling the position.

Veini decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Veini keeping full guard, as Barbalic tries to pass.

Barbalic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbalic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barbalic wants to pass the guard but Veini is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barbalic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barbalic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Barbalic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veini is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Barbalic wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veini wants to clinch
and Barbalic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barbalic lands with an uppercut that bounces Veini off the cage and back into rage.
Barbalic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veini looks gassed!
Barbalic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Veini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbalic lands with a right that hurts Veini. Veini looks to clinch but Barbalic throws a short knee that drops Veini. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Nikola Barbalic!