PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korto Grepplund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauri Alavaara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alavaara
vs
Grepplund

188 cm
34
185 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

179 cm
29
182 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korto Grepplund!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alavaara scores with a nice head shot.
Grepplund thumps Alavaara with a low kick.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Grepplund.
Alavaara throws a hook but Grepplund blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grepplund.
Grepplund takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alavaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grepplund lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grepplund connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grepplund scores with a body shot.
Alavaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grepplund throws a head kick but Alavaara moves out of range.
Grepplund tries a low kick but Alavaara avoids it.
Grepplund scores with a head kick. Alavaara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grepplund throws out a leg kick but Alavaara moves out of range and Grepplund only half commits.
Grepplund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alavaara doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund shoots in and drives through. Alavaara sprawls well.
Grepplund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alavaara.
Alavaara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alavaara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grepplund misses the jab.
Grepplund swings for the body but Alavaara moves out of range.
Grepplund throws a leg kick
and Alavaara counters with a straight right hand.
Alavaara lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Grepplund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Alavaara misses the target.
Alavaara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alavaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Grepplund.
Alavaara lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara misses with a double jab
and Grepplund counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grepplund fails with a takedown attempt.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korto Grepplund.
Grepplund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grepplund.
Alavaara needs to keep his hands up - Grepplund had a free shot at his head there.
Alavaara with a nice cross.
Alavaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grepplund throws a leg kick but Alavaara sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alavaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grepplund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alavaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alavaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Grepplund.
Alavaara tries to clinch up.
Grepplund fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Grepplund misses the target.
A low kick from Grepplund is predictable there
and Alavaara counters with a nice body shot.
Alavaara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alavaara lands a jab to Grepplund's midsection.
Grepplund shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alavaara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Grepplund shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund tries to score with a low kick but Alavaara moves his leg out of the way.
Alavaara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Grepplund shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alavaara is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grepplund looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alavaara reaches up and holds on to Grepplund to control the position.
Grepplund in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alavaara is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Alavaara bucks Grepplund off and manages to get back to his feet!
Korto Grepplund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grepplund shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alavaara defends it nicely.
Grepplund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alavaara throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Alavaara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grepplund throws a lazy right hand but Alavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alavaara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grepplund with a jab.
A big left from Alavaara misses.
Grepplund takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Grepplund throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alavaara on the side of the head.
Alavaara takes one to the side of the head.
Grepplund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grepplund misses with a looping right.
Grepplund changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alavaara tries to avoid it but Grepplund manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alavaara to the ground. Alavaara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alavaara.
Alavaara leaves Grepplund with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grepplund jabs Alavaara right on the nose. Alavaara blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepplund tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Alavaara.
Grepplund throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alavaara lands a nice looking body kick.
Grepplund is breathing heavily.
Grepplund throws a low kick but Alavaara avoids it.
Jab, jab by Alavaara - just one landing.
Alavaara misses with a body shot.
Alavaara wants to clinch.
Grepplund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grepplund fails to land the takedown.
Mauri Alavaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korto Grepplund.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Grepplund moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund just misses with a punch to the body.
Grepplund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara looks to land a body kick but Grepplund moved away.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grepplund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
A shot to the liver by Alavaara. Beautiful body shot.
Grepplund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alavaara throws a looping overhand right but Grepplund ducks down to avoid it.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Grepplund.
Grepplund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alavaara looks to throw the jab but Grepplund is out of range.
A head kick from Alavaara lands but Grepplund takes it in his stride.

Grepplund is rocked!
Alavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund scores with the left hand. Alavaara knows he should have avoided that one.
Alavaara looks to land a combination but Grepplund avoids it well.
Grepplund throws a leg kick but Alavaara moved away.
Alavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
Grepplund throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alavaara on the side of the head.
Grepplund misses with a head kick.
Grepplund tests Alavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mauri Alavaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Alavaara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alavaara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grepplund is still on wobbly legs! Can Alavaara finish him?
Grepplund fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alavaara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grepplund's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara blocks a head kick by Grepplund.
A shot to the liver by Grepplund. Beautiful body shot.
Grepplund darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grepplund takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Alavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alavaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grepplund seems to have recovered his senses.
Alavaara tries to land a leg kick but Grepplund saw it coming and moves away.
Grepplund lands a nice shot to the body.
Alavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grepplund.
Alavaara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grepplund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grepplund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauri Alavaara dominated that second round.
That's time! Alavaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Grepplund throws a sloppy head kick and Alavaara moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Alavaara there.
Grepplund throws a leg kick that misses.
Grepplund lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Grepplund.

Grepplund shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alavaara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alavaara controlling Grepplund's posture.
Grepplund has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alavaara is looking to stand up but Grepplund isn't so interested in that idea.
Grepplund trying to control but Alavaara is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara pulls Grepplund in close to his closed guard and prevents Grepplund from doing any damage or advancing position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mauri Alavaara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alavaara throws a shot from downtown. Grepplund moves away and avoids it.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alavaara scores with a jab to the body.
Alavaara avoids the head kick by Grepplund.
Alavaara misses with a few strikes there.
Alavaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alavaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alavaara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grepplund has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grepplund and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alavaara slips a jab from Grepplund.
Grepplund thows a left - swing and a miss!
Korto Grepplund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauri Alavaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepplund gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alavaara counters with a nice body kick.
Grepplund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big left from Grepplund misses.
Grepplund doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alavaara throws a head kick that Grepplund semi-blocks.
Alavaara slips a straight right by Grepplund.
Grepplund misses with a hook.
Alavaara tries a low kick but Grepplund avoids it.
Alavaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alavaara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grepplund thows a leg kick but Alavaara checks it
and Alavaara counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grepplund checks a leg kick.
Grepplund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Grepplund.
Grepplund misses with an uppercut.
Mauri Alavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alavaara blocks a head kick by Grepplund.
Grepplund misses with a right hand
and Alavaara counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Grepplund.
Alavaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grepplund under the eye.
Alavaara lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grepplund.
Nice body punch from Alavaara.

Alavaara drives through and clinches with Grepplund against the cage.
Grepplund has a couple of punches blocked by Alavaara.
Grepplund fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws an elbow that misses.
Alavaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Grepplund.
Alavaara blocks an uppercut.
Alavaara avoiding damage.
Grepplund swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alavaara.
Grepplund throws a punch but it's blocked by Alavaara.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Korto Grepplund.
I think Alavaara has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauri Alavaara!
Mauri Alavaara very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.