PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teemu Yumma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yumma's choice of entrance music: Poison. Teemu Yumma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Attila
vs
Yumma

179 cm
24
179 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

177 cm
21
179 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Attila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teemu Yumma!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Yumma.

Attila drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yumma tries to escape but Attila is in control.

Attila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yumma has escaped the position, nice work there.
Attila prevents Yumma from escaping the position.

Attila tries for a kimura but Yumma is defending well.

Attila looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Yumma explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Yumma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Attila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Yumma misses with a takedown attempt - Attila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yumma circles away.

Attila gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yumma to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Attila escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yumma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Yumma decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Attila, up you get!
Attila shoots in but Yumma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attila shoots in for a takedown but Yumma shows good takedown defense.
Attila is breathing heavily.

Yumma clinches up against the cage.

Yumma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yumma moves into the clinch successfully.

Yumma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arttu Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yumma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Attila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yumma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Attila defending well as Yumma loads up on a big left hand.
Yumma throws a head kick but Attila moves out of range.
Attila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yumma gets a clinch.
Attila has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yumma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
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!
Come on Yumma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yumma throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Attilas head.

Yumma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Attila gets tackled into the cage by Yumma. Yumma maintains the clinch.
Yumma is stalling here.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Yumma breaks the clinch.
Attila fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yumma avoids it really well and circles away.
Yumma stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Attila fails with a takedown attempt.

Yumma clinches.
Yumma tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Attila wants to take the fight to the mat but Yumma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Attila goes for a takedown attempt but Yumma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yumma stuffs the takedown attempt from Attila. Attila gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Yumma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yumma lands in his opponent's guard.

Yumma gets to his feet - Attila follows without any prompting.
Yumma thuds his shin into the meat of Attila's side.
Attila misses with a takedown attempt - Yumma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yumma scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yumma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yumma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Yumma drives through with a takedown into Attila's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Yumma stands up and waves to Attila to follow him.

Yumma darts in and clinches Attila up against the cage.
Yumma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Attila blocks an elbow strike.
Yumma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumma throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yumma effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Yumma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yumma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Attila.
Attila tries for a takedown but Yumma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Attila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Yumma slams his shin into Attila's torso.

Yumma darts in and clinches Attila up against the cage.

Yumma manages to break the clinch.

Yumma rushes Attila and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Attila prevents Yumma from breaking the clinch.
Yumma misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yumma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yumma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yumma is pressed up against the cage. Attila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yumma down to the mat. Yumma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila fails with a takedown attempt.
Yumma shoots in for a double leg but Attila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yumma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yumma looks to land a body kick but Attila moved away.
Attila shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Yumma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yumma misses with a takedown attempt - Attila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yumma cracks Attila with a good jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Yumma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Attila looks for a takedown but Yumma sprawls well.
Attila avoids the head kick by Yumma.
Yumma tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yumma doesn't manage to clinch there - Attila circles away.
Attila shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yumma but Yumma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Attila enables Yumma to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Attila manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Yumma stands up from Attila's guard - Yumma perhaps looking for a knockout.
Attila doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yumma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Yumma clinches with his opponent.
Yumma tries to throw a body punch but Attila avoids it by throwing Yumma back against the cage.
Attila has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yumma after a bit of a struggle.
Yumma avoiding damage.
Attila managing to block the knees to the body from Yumma.
Yumma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yumma lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yumma.

Yumma breaks the clinch.
Yumma tries to close the distance and clinch but Attila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Attila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yumma.
Attila slips under a jab from Yumma.

Yumma rushes Attila and presses him up against the cage.
Yumma has Attila pushed against the cage.
Teemu Yumma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yumma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Attila in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Attila avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila letting Yumma take a breather here.
Attila has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yumma is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Attila has clasped his hands together around Yumma's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yumma is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Attila has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Yumma throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Attila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yumma swivels and escapes.
Attila shoots in looking for a takedown but Yumma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Attila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Attila moves out of range as Yumma throws a body kick.

Yumma moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yumma has Attila pushed against the cage.
Yumma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Yumma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teemu Yumma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Yumma moves into range and clinches up with Attila.
Yumma throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yumma.
Attila blocks a body shot from Yumma.
Yumma throws an elbow that misses.

Yumma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Yumma counters with a slapping leg kick.

Yumma has closed the distance and engaged Attila in a clinch.

Yumma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Attila fails to land the takedown.

Yumma darts in and clinches Attila up against the cage.
Yumma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yumma breaks the clinch.
Attila has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Attila. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Attila takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Attila fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yumma lands with a cross.
Yumma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Attila keeps the fight on the outside.
Attila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yumma is fending him off so far but Attila persists. Nope, Yumma circles away and we're back to standing.
Attila shoots for a takedown but Yumma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Yumma closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Attila quickly recovers to half guard.

Yumma decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yumma connects with a looping right hand.

Yumma pushes Attila up against the cage in a clinch.
Attila dodges an elbow strike from Yumma.
Yumma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Attila blocks it with crossed arms.
Yumma tries to land knees in the clinch but Attila avoids the damage to the body.
Yumma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Attila is defending well for now.

Yumma manages to break the clinch.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Attila sprawls well. Attila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yumma gets slowly back to his feet.
Attila is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yumma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yumma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Teemu Yumma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Attila is defended easily by Yumma.

Yumma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yumma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Yumma clinches.
Yumma is pressed up against the cage. Attila has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yumma down to the mat. Yumma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yumma throws a head kick but Attila moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Attila.
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
Attila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yumma is fending him off so far but Attila persists. Nope, Yumma circles away and we're back to standing.
Yumma looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attila is fending him off so far but Yumma persists. Nope, Attila circles away and we're back to standing.
Yumma stuffs the takedown.

Yumma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Yumma decides to stand back up. Yumma steps back and let's Attila get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yumma.
Teemu Yumma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Yumma throws a head kick that half lands.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumma leaves Attila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Attila takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yumma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Attila but Attila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Attila looks for a takedown but Yumma sprawls well.
Yumma lands a head kick. Attila smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Attila stuffs the takedown attempt from Yumma. Yumma gets slowly back to his feet.
Yumma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Attila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yumma circles away.
Attila tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yumma throws a head kick that misses.
Arttu Attila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Attila shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yumma as he avoids it easily.

Yumma clinches with his opponent.
Yumma tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teemu Yumma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yumma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teemu Yumma!
A very excited looking Teemu Yumma rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.