PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great has chosen Adiemus as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fernan
vs
Great

185 cm
26
185 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

186 cm
24
201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Brute

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Fernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Great!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great fails to land with a series of punches.
Great throws the left hand but Fernan avoids the punch easily.
Great tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fernan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Great sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Great blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Great wants to clinch up but Fernan keeps it at a distance.

Fernan moves into the clinch successfully.
Fernan taking a breather.
Great misses with a punch to the body.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Great avoids it.
Great cracks Fernan with a nice body shot.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Great scores with a knee to the head.
Great tries to throw a body punch but Fernan avoids it by throwing Great back against the cage.
The referee calls for Great to work.
Fernan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Great is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Great has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernan tries to land a knee to the head but Great blocks with his arms.
Great blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Great landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fernan.
Fernan stalling against the cage.
Great tries a knee to the head but Fernan blocks it.

Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Great tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fernan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernan misses with a few strikes there.
Fernan works the jab nicely.
Fernan scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernan blocks a head kick by Great.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Great tries to clinch there but Fernan circles away.

Fernan pushes Great up against the cage in a clinch.
Great working aggressively here.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Great unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fernan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Great misses with a short punch on the inside.
Great is stalling here.
Good body shot from Great.
Great misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Great lands an uppercut.
Great wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fernan has Great pushed against the cage.
Fernan wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernan looking to throw knees to the head but Great is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fernan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Great up against the cage.
Great stalling in the clinch.
Fernan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Fernan.
Great tries to clinch up but Fernan circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Great is out of range.
Great throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Great.
Fernan throws a leg kick but Great checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Fernan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Great moves out of range of the leg kick from Fernan.
Fernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Great tries to clinch
and Fernan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Great's knee momentarily.
Fernan slips a straight right by Great.
Robert Fernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fernan.
Fernan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan swats away the attempt to clinch by Great.
Fernan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernan throws a low kick, looking for Great's leg but Great calmly moves out of range.
Great keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Great.
Great uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice 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 Robert Fernan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Great avoids a kick to the body.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Great scores with a nice right hand.
Great doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernan circles away.
Great fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Great 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 Fernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fernan lands a jab to the head.
Fernan lands with a good body shot.
Fernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Great swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernan shoots in for a takedown but Great shows good takedown defense.
Decent striking displayed by Fernan there.
Fernan closes the distance and clinches up with Great, looking for a takedown. Fernan pushes Great against the cage but Great circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Great thumps Fernan with a low kick.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernan slips under a jab.
Fernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Great throws out the jab.
Fernan throws a combination that misses
and Great counters with a nice body shot.
Great fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernan misses with a leg kick.
Robert Fernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernan walks into a straight right hand from Great.
Fernan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Great. That did some damage!
Great thows a left - swing and a miss!
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Great throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fernan.
A head kick misses from Great.
Great moves out of range of the body kick.
Great throws a head kick that misses.
Fernan looks for the body kick but Great saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Great checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fernan.
Fernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Great circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fernan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernan scores with a hook.
Great moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Great throws a sloppy head kick and Fernan moves out of range easily.
Great on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fernan. Fernan obviously looking to wear him down.
Great is breathing heavily.
Fernan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alexander Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Great on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fernan. Fernan obviously looking to wear him down.
Fernan avoids a punch combination nicely.

Great instigates a clinch.
Fernan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alexander Great seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great gets through Fernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Great crunches a lovely knee into Fernan's ribcage.
Fernan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fernan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Great blocks it with crossed arms.
Great trying to control the position but instead, Fernan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Great into the cage.
Great is leaning against Fernan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Great misses with a punch to the body.
Great lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernan backwards.
Great managing to block the knees to the body from Fernan.
Fernan stalling in the clinch but Great improves position.
Great misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Great taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Great misses with a knee strike.
Great lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Great tries to land a knee to the head but Fernan blocks with his arms.
Great's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fernan blocks an uppercut.
Great blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fernan leaning against his opponent.

Great breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Great throws a head kick that misses
and Fernan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernan swings for the body but Great moves out of range.
Fernan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Fernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great looks to land a combination but Fernan avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Great will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Great misses with a lunging right hand
and Fernan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters circling a little - Fernan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fernan tried to score with a low kick but Great checks it.
Fernan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Great as he avoids it easily.
Fernan takes one to the side of the head.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Great counters with a slapping leg kick.
Great thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fernan if he has to take too many more of those.
Great tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Great misses with a body shot.
Fernan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Great is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Great tries to clinch
and Fernan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Great throws a head kick but Fernan moves out of range.
Fernan thows a body shot but no joy.
Great moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Great throws a nice inside leg kick.
Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Fernan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Great.
Great connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Robert Fernan has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Great breaks the clinch.
Fernan moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fernan scores with a leg kick.
Fernan is looking to wear down Great with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Great checks a low kick from Fernan.
Fernan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernan tries to land a front kick but Great steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Great instigates a clinch.
Great working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Great.
Fernan prevents a body shot from Great.
Fernan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Great is defending well for now.
Great on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Great can't find room to land a body shot as Fernan controls the action.
Great tries a body shot but Fernan blocks it.
Great misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fernan.
Great tries a knee to the head but Fernan blocks it.
Great avoiding damage as Fernan throws knees to the body.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.

Fernan breaks from the clinch.
Fernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernan tries to work over Great's front leg with a kick but Great checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Fernan there.
Some wild striking there from Fernan.
Fernan tries to clinch but Great moves out of range.
Fernan looks to land a right hand but Great moved out of range.
Fernan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernan looks for the body kick but Great saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Great circles away quickly and effectively.

Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fernan missing with knees to the body.
Great throws a knee to the head but misses.
Great misses with a punch on the inside.
Great goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernan stalling in the clinch but Great improves position.
Great swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Great tries to work over Fernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Great gets through Fernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Fernan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Fernan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fernan 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Fernan!
Robert Fernan gave a mention to Global Empire MMA Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).