PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foxx has chosen Freedom as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ilkka Naalinkieli
vs
Foxx

162 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Foxx!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foxx throws a jab when Naalinkieli was well out of range.
A punch combination from Foxx misses.
Foxx misses with a body shot

and Naalinkieli counters by moving into the clinch.
Foxx is trying to force a seperation but Naalinkieli has the dominant position.
Naalinkieli presses Foxx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Naalinkieli lands with a right to the head.
Naalinkieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foxx's elbow.
Naalinkieli digs a right hand into Foxx's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foxx's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naalinkieli.
Naalinkieli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Naalinkieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Foxx controls his hands.
Naalinkieli just leaning against Foxx, taking a breather.
Naalinkieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naalinkieli pushes Foxx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Naalinkieli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naalinkieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naalinkieli lands a shoulder strike.
Foxx is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Foxx has had enough of the clinch but Naalinkieli keeps him there for the moment.
Naalinkieli prevents Foxx from breaking the clinch.
Foxx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naalinkieli lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Naalinkieli as Foxx tries to tie him up.
Foxx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naalinkieli pushes Foxx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Naalinkieli.
Naalinkieli lands an uppercut.
Foxx tries to circle away but Naalinkieli has him pinned against the cage.
Foxx tries a body shot but Naalinkieli blocks it.
Foxx is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foxx working hard to break the clinch.
Naalinkieli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foxx or not.
Nice body punch from Naalinkieli - that landed with a thud.
Foxx tries to break the clinch but Naalinkieli is controlling the position.
Naalinkieli lands a shoulder strike.
Naalinkieli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naalinkieli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naalinkieli tries to work over Foxx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naalinkieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naalinkieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foxx wants to break free but Naalinkieli has control.
Naalinkieli effectively controlling the action here.
Naalinkieli prevents Foxx from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naalinkieli lands a shoulder strike.
Foxx wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naalinkieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Naalinkieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Foxx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naalinkieli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foxx is looking to break free of the clinch but Naalinkieli has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Naalinkieli.
Foxx blocking some punches.
Naalinkieli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Naalinkieli keeps control of Foxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foxx tries to circle away but Naalinkieli has him pinned against the cage.
Naalinkieli lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naalinkieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Naalinkieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Naalinkieli.
A shot in the inside from Naalinkieli.
Foxx tries to break free but Naalinkieli pushes him back against the cage.
Foxx has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foxx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Naalinkieli - that landed with a thud.
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!
Naalinkieli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Naalinkieli lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naalinkieli lands with a right to the head.
Naalinkieli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Naalinkieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foxx backwards.
Foxx takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Foxx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foxx fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Foxx misses its intended target.
Naalinkieli thows a body shot but no joy.
Foxx moves out of range of the strikes.
Django Foxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naalinkieli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foxx.
Naalinkieli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foxx throws a right hand that misses
and Naalinkieli counters with a three punch combo that has Foxx backing up. Foxx nods at Naalinkieli to acknowledge the strikes.
Foxx connects with a jab.
Naalinkieli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foxx.
Naalinkieli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foxx.
Naalinkieli scores with a shot to the body.

Naalinkieli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naalinkieli lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naalinkieli stalling the fight.
Foxx is trying to break the clinch but Naalinkieli has him pressed against the cage.

Foxx pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foxx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naalinkieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foxx.
Naalinkieli misses with a wild body shot.
Foxx is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Naalinkieli thows a body shot but no joy.

Naalinkieli clinches up with Foxx and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Naalinkieli.
Foxx is trying to push Naalinkieli away but Naalinkieli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Naalinkieli lands a shot to the body.
Naalinkieli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foxx backwards.
Naalinkieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Foxx controls his hands.
Naalinkieli is working Foxx over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Naalinkieli.
Foxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Naalinkieli won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Naalinkieli.
Foxx wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Naalinkieli.
Naalinkieli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Foxx is trying to break the clinch but Naalinkieli is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Naalinkieli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naalinkieli gets through Foxx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naalinkieli lands a shoulder strike.
Foxx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naalinkieli pushes Foxx back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naalinkieli.
Naalinkieli presses Foxx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Naalinkieli misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Naalinkieli.
Foxx working hard to break the clinch.
Naalinkieli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Naalinkieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naalinkieli can't find room to land a body shot as Foxx controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Naalinkieli.
Foxx tries to break the clinch but Naalinkieli is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Naalinkieli.
Foxx is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Naalinkieli as the two fighters clinch.
Naalinkieli lands a left hand.
Foxx is trying to break the clinch but Naalinkieli has him pressed against the cage.
Naalinkieli misses with some punches.
Naalinkieli lands a left hand.
Naalinkieli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foxxs head.
Foxx can't break the clinch.
Naalinkieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naalinkieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foxx is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naalinkieli lands an uppercut.
Naalinkieli keeps control of Foxx as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naalinkieli stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Naalinkieli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Naalinkieli lands an overhand right.
Foxx misses with a series of wild punches.
Naalinkieli misses with a body shot.
Naalinkieli lands with a straight right. Foxx didn't see that one coming.
Naalinkieli moves forwards but Foxx connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Naalinkieli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naalinkieli jabs Foxx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Foxx swinging wildly here.
Naalinkieli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Foxx. Foxx circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Foxx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naalinkieli was well out of range. Poor timing from Foxx.
Foxx has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheers as Naalinkieli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foxx doesn't seem phased though.
Naalinkieli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Foxx on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Naalinkieli instigates a clinch.
Naalinkieli cracks Foxx with a nice body shot.
Naalinkieli keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foxx's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Naalinkieli as the two fighters clinch.
Foxx is trying to break free.
Foxx has had enough of the clinch but Naalinkieli keeps him there for the moment.
Naalinkieli is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Foxx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naalinkieli has him pressed against the cage.
Naalinkieli lands a right hand.
Foxx letting Naalinkieli take a breather here.
Naalinkieli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Foxx backwards.
Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naalinkieli works on Foxx's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Foxx wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naalinkieli has him pressed against the cage.
Foxx is looking to control Naalinkieli's arms but Naalinkieli gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foxx has his back to the cage.
Foxx blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Naalinkieli won't allow it.
Naalinkieli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Naalinkieli presses Foxx against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Naalinkieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foxx is trying to force a seperation but Naalinkieli has the dominant position.
Foxx misses with a punch to the body.
Foxx wants to get back to striking at distance but Naalinkieli won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Naalinkieli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foxx is trying to force a seperation but Naalinkieli has the dominant position.
Foxx can't break the clinch.
Foxx has had enough of the clinch but Naalinkieli keeps him there for the moment.
Foxx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foxx is trying to push Naalinkieli away but Naalinkieli has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naalinkieli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Foxx tries to break the clinch but Naalinkieli is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naalinkieli 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markku Ilkka Naalinkieli!