PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maku Amir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maniek Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Amir
vs
Krol

180 cm
24
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maku Amir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maniek Krol!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krol.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!

Krol moves into the clinch.
Amir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krol has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krol blocks a body shot from Amir.
Amir stalling the fight.
Krol tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krol missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Amir on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Amir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Amir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Krol is defending well.
Krol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krol lands an elbow inside.
Krol throws an elbow but it misses.
Amir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Krol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Amir.
Amir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krol blocks it with crossed arms.
Amir managing to block the knees to the body from Krol.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amir pulls Krol into guard.

Amir pushes Krol off and gets back to his feet.

Amir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krol prevents a body shot from Amir.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Krol.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Krol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Krol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Amir stalling.
Krol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amir misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Amir fails to land.
Krol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amir throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol lands a nice elbow.
Amir avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Amir pushes Krol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amir misses with a punch to the body.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Amir lands a left hand.

Amir breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Amir instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krol throws an elbow but misses.
Amir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Krol.
Amir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir lands a hook that snaps the head of Krol backwards.
Amir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amir working hard to break the clinch.
Amir controlling the action here for a moment.
Amir throws a head punch that misses.
Amir swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Amir breaks the clinch.

Krol gets a clinch.
Amir is looking to break free of the clinch but Krol has double underhooks.
Amir avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Krol.
Amir lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Amir blocks an elbow strike from Krol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir missing with knees to the body.
Krol prevents Amir from breaking the clinch.
Krol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amir avoids it.
Come on Amir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krol throws an elbow but it misses.
Krol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Amir.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Amir dodges an elbow strike from Krol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maku Amir dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Amir closes the distance and pushes Krol back into the cage.
Amir lands a body shot.
Krol managing to block the knees to the body from Amir.
Krol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amir avoiding damage.
Amir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krol tries to land knees in the clinch but Amir avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krol.
Amir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amir lands a body shot.
Amir stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amir takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amir pulls guard effortlessly.
Amir is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krol wants to stand and escape but instead Amir has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Amir distracts Krol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Amir trying to control but Krol is working from the bottom.
Krol has momentary wrist control but Amir slips an elbow through the middle.
Amir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amir wants to control from the top but Krol keeps moving.
Amir won't allow Krol to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Amir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Amir trying to control but Krol is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Krol kicks Amir off and gets to his feet.

Krol clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krol looking to throw knees to the head but Amir is blocking nicely.
Amir is trying to break the clinch but Krol is controlling him.
A short right from Amir on the inside.
Krol lands a nice knee to the body.
Krol trying to land knees to the body.
Krol blocks an elbow strike.
Krol tries a knee to the head but Amir blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krol backwards.
Still in the clinch, Amir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krol using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Amir jumps guard but Krol stands there with Amir around his waist. Amir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Amir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amir connects with a knee to the head.
Amir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Amir.
Amir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krol blocks a body shot from Amir.
Krol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krol throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amir blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Amir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Amir manages to break the clinch.

Amir instigates a clinch.
Amir tries to work over Krol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amir's defenses.
Amir avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
Amir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Amir.
Amir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krol smiles and moves away.

Krol has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amir tries to break free but Krol pushes him back against the cage.
Krol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Amir avoiding damage.
Amir avoiding damage as Krol throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maku Amir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Amir clinches.
Krol landing knees to the head.
Amir leaning against his opponent.
Krol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krol blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Amir.
Amir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amir is defending well for now.
Amir avoids a wild elbow strike from Krol.
Amir pushes Krol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amir with a knee to the head.
Krol tries to land a knee to the head but Amir blocks with his arms.
Amir misses with an elbow over the top.
Krol lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amir tries to break the clinch but Krol is controlling the position.
Amir takes an elbow to the temple.
Krol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Amir pulls guard.
Krol has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Amir is proving hard to escape from.
Amir is adopting a defensive guard.

Krol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Amir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krol has managed to get both his arms back between Amir's legs - danger averted.
Amir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krol!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amir lands a big shot there that rocks Krol but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
You get the feeling that Krol really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Amir looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Krol is trying to stand.
Amir raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amir looking to finish Krol with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krol!
Amir landing punches.
Amir breaks from Krol's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Amir jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Krol manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol tries to escape but Amir is in control.
Amir is looking to take a break and control but Krol is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krol wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Amir landing strikes.
Krol wants to get back to his feet.
Krol is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Maku Amir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amir takes a little break here. Krol wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Krol takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Amir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Maku Amir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krol pushes Amir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Amir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Amir decides to stand up, so the ref orders Krol to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Amir.

Krol gets a clinch.
Maniek Krol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krol misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maku Amir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maku Amir!
Maku Amir decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.