PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Nut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juuso Jaakkosela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Nut could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juuso Jaakkosela's chin.

Nut
vs
Jaakkosela

190 cm
30
197 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

189 cm
24
192 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sam Nut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juuso Jaakkosela!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaakkosela misses with a straight left.
Nut slips a jab from Jaakkosela.
Jaakkosela lands a slapping body shot.
Jaakkosela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nut counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaakkosela's knee momentarily.
Nut cracks the inside of Jaakkosela's front leg.
Nut takes one to the side of the head.
Jaakkosela throws a shot from downtown. Nut moves away and avoids it.
Jaakkosela fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nut fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaakkosela in the body.
Jaakkosela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Nut has closed the distance and engaged Jaakkosela in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaakkosela blocks the elbow strike.
Jaakkosela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakkosela takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Juuso Jaakkosela has been cut.
A knee to the head by Nut.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaakkosela avoids it.
Jaakkosela dodges an elbow strike from Nut.
Nut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaakkosela blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaakkosela blocks the elbow strike.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Jaakkosela is blocking nicely.
Jaakkosela blocks the elbow strike.
Jaakkosela avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Nut throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Jaakkosela is blocking nicely.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaakkosela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaakkosela.
Nut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaakkosela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaakkosela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaakkosela swings wildly with an uppercut but Nut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nut creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaakkosela blocks the elbow strike.
Jaakkosela avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.

Jaakkosela breaks from the clinch.
Nut defending well as Jaakkosela loads up on a big left hand.
Nut throws a nice head kick!
Jaakkosela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nut misses with a body kick.
Jaakkosela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nut.
Nut lands a head kick. Jaakkosela smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nut walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaakkosela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Nut misses.
A big right from Jaakkosela misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaakkosela lands a really nice looking cross but Nut seems unphased.
Jaakkosela slips a straight right by Nut.
Jaakkosela throws a nice looking combination but Nut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaakkosela goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaakkosela lands the left hand.
Nut lands a head shot.
Jaakkosela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nut was well out of range. Poor timing from Jaakkosela.
Jaakkosela missing with a left hand there. Nut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaakkosela works over Nut's head and body with a nice combination.
Jaakkosela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nut takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juuso Jaakkosela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jaakkosela.
Jaakkosela throws a wild body kick that Nut sees coming a mile off.
Jaakkosela throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nut scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Sam Nut will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juuso Jaakkosela's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nut delivers a nice body kick.
Nut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaakkosela.
Nut throws an overhand right that lands on Jaakkosela's shoulder, as Jaakkosela tries to avoid the shot.
Jaakkosela throws a shot to the body.
Jaakkosela throws a lazy uppercut
and Nut counters with an outside leg kick.
Jaakkosela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaakkosela throws a poor cross that misses
and Nut counters with a body kick that stops Jaakkosela in his tracks momentarily.
Jaakkosela throws a body punch but Nut moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jaakkosela.
Jaakkosela misses with a looping left.
Nut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Nut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaakkosela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jaakkosela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jaakkosela.
Nut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaakkosela throws out the jab.
Jaakkosela lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nut slips under a jab.

Nut pushes Jaakkosela up against the cage in a clinch.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
Jaakkosela lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaakkosela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nut tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaakkosela avoids the damage to the body.
Nut pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Nut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaakkosela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nut prevents a body shot from Jaakkosela.
Jaakkosela blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaakkosela.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Juuso Jaakkosela's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Nut throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaakkosela blocks it with crossed arms.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nut.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Nut landing knees to the head.
Jaakkosela blocks the elbow strike.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Jaakkosela in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaakkosela avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Nice elbow from Nut.

Jaakkosela is rocked!

The cut above Juuso Jaakkosela's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nut lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaakkosela backwards.
Jaakkosela is still on wobbly legs! Can Nut finish him?

Juuso Jaakkosela's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nut misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nut throws an elbow but misses.
Jaakkosela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nut.
Nut has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jaakkosela - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nut, and another! Jaakkosela is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Sam Nut!
A very excited looking Sam Nut made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.