PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Caballero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Artist
vs
Caballero

185 cm
26
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

190 cm
26
265 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Caballero!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Caballero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Artist is fending him off so far but Caballero persists. Nope, Artist circles away and we're back to standing.
Artist misses with an uppercut.
Caballero works over Artist's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Sub Artist has been cut.
Artist throws a jab when Caballero was well out of range.
Artist dodges the punch combination from Caballero.
A big left from Caballero misses.
Artist looks to land a right hand but Caballero moved out of range.
Caballero misses with a straight right.
Caballero moves out of range of the strikes.

Artist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Artist is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Caballero avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.

Caballero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caballero misses with a wild combination.
Caballero takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Caballero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist misses with an uppercut.
Caballero connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Caballero does no damage.
Artist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caballero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
Artist misses with a looping left.
Artist looks to land a right hand but Caballero moved out of range.
Artist lands with a hook. Caballero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Artist gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Artist's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Artist.

Caballero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caballero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Artist.
Artist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caballero needs to keep his hands up - Artist had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caballero.
Artist digs a good hook to Caballero's body.
Caballero looks gassed!
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caballero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caballero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Artist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Artist is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Artist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Artist instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Artist.
Artist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Artist lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Artist.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Artist.
A short body shot lands from Artist as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artist digs a right hand into Caballero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caballero's gas tank.
Artist lands a nice uppercut.
Artist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Artist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caballero has him pressed against the cage.
Artist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caballero up against the cage.
Artist throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Artist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artist lands a body punch in the clinch.

Artist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artist misses with the combination.

Artist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Artist cracks Caballero with a nice body shot.
Artist tries to circle away but Caballero has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caballero fails to pull guard.
Artist is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Artist is leaning against Caballero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Artist.
Artist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Artist lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caballero or not.
Artist lands a shoulder strike.
Artist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Artist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caballero has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Artist.
Artist works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Artist.
Nice body punch from Artist.
Artist wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caballero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Artist can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Artist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sub Artist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Caballero blocks a jab.
Artist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruno Caballero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist cracks Caballero with an open hand slap.

It looks like Bruno Caballero has been cut.
Caballero throws a left and a right that both miss

and Artist counters with a nice right hand that sends Caballero toppling to the canvas! Caballero scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Artist finish him?!

Caballero is rocked!
Bruno Caballero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artist lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Caballero - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Artist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sub Artist!