PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen has chosen Jeff Mills - The Bells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Buarga
vs
Nykanen

185 cm
27
164 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
166 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Down Under Supplements (AXES)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen lands with an overhand left.
Buarga tries to clinch there but Nykanen circles away.
Buarga lands with a shot to the body.
Buarga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nykanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nykanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Buarga. Those never looked like landing.
Nykanen throws a body punch but Buarga moves out of range.
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paco Nykanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nykanen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nykanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buarga's sensitive parts.
Nykanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buarga swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nykanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nykanen misses with a hook. Buarga ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga thuds a left hand into Nykanen's body.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Nykanen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nykanen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nykanen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buarga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nykanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Nykanen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buarga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nykanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nykanen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nykanen misses with a wild combination.
Buarga swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buarga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nykanen misses with a few strikes there.
Nykanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nykanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buarga.
Buarga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Buarga moves to clinch but Nykanen breaks away
and Nykanen counters with a leg kick.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Nykanen swinging wildly here.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nykanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga scores with a jab to the body.
Nykanen throws a leg kick but Buarga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Buarga is looking to wear down Nykanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Buarga has managed to clinch.
Nykanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Buarga jumps guard and drags Nykanen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nykanen wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga controls Nykanen momentarily but Nykanen frees himself.
Nykanen content to stall in guard here.
Buarga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nykanen's guard.
Buarga passes Nykanen's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga moves into full mount! Nykanen won't be happy about that!
Buarga scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nykanen working to try and regain half guard.
Buarga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nykanen?
Nykanen is looking to improve his position but Buarga isn't that keen on the idea.
Nykanen tries to hold on but Buarga pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nykanen is working to get back to half guard.
Buarga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nykanen looks a forlorn figure.
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 Arga Buarga will probably get the nod.
That's time! Buarga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nykanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buarga circles away quickly and effectively.
Nykanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Buarga ducks under a wild hook from Nykanen.
Nykanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buarga throws a hook to the side of Nykanen's head but Nykanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buarga throws a shot from downtown. Nykanen moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen scores with a nice right hand.
Nykanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Buarga has time to react.
Buarga jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga lands with a good body shot.
Buarga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nykanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nykanen throws the left hand but Buarga avoids the punch easily.
Nykanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Buarga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Buarga misses with a hook.
Buarga missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nykanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buarga's hands.
Nykanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nykanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Buarga.
Buarga throws a shot from downtown. Nykanen moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Nykanen coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Nykanen.
Buarga swings widly with a right hand
and Nykanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nykanen lands a head shot.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch but Nykanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nykanen misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nykanen, right into the meat.
Nykanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buarga's head backwards.
Nykanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buarga's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen connects with the punch.
Nykanen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buarga closes the distance but Nykanen moves to the side
and Nykanen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Buarga lands with a good body shot.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Buarga is just out of range.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Buarga throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buarga. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen throws a lazy uppercut
and Buarga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Buarga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nykanen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga tries to clinch up but Nykanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Nykanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nykanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nykanen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nykanen cracks Buarga with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buarga takes one on the button.
Nice shot lands for Nykanen.
Buarga jabs at Nykanen's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paco Nykanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nykanen throws a right hand that Buarga ducks under and follows up with a left that Buarga also avoids with ease.
Buarga tries to clinch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen misses with a head kick.
Nykanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nykanen cracks a nice hook into Buarga's ribs.
Nykanen is looking to slow Buarga down with leg kicks.
Nykanen scores with a nice head shot.
Nykanen misses with a wild combination.
Nykanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nykanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nykanen sizes up Buarga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paco Nykanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nykanen!
Nykanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buarga scores with a jab.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nykanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nykanen.
Buarga digs a good body shot into Nykanen's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buarga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nykanen.
Nykanen tried to score with a low kick but Buarga checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nykanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Buarga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nykanen circles away quickly and effectively.

Buarga closes the distance and clinches.
Nykanen throws a knee to the head but misses.

Buarga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buarga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Buarga is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Buarga has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Nykanen should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Buarga has tightened it up now! Nykanen should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arga Buarga!
Arga Buarga is the new lightweight champion!
Post fight, Arga Buarga took to the microphone: 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.