PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall has chosen Biffy Clyro - Living Is A Problem Because Everything Dies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Geoly
vs
McCall

189 cm
28
183 lbs
21 - 8 - 3

161 cm
33
154 lbs
22 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy McCall!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geoly connects with a nice looking jab.
Geoly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCall.
Geoly moves out of range of the strikes.
Geoly tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Geoly somewhat.
Geoly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geoly.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
Geoly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCall sprawls well. McCall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Geoly gets slowly back to his feet.
McCall throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Geoly counter with a right hand.
Geoly tries to clinch but McCall is having none of it.
McCall takes one to the chin there.
Geoly misses with a body shot.
Geoly avoids the body shot from McCall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from McCall misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCall is out of range and Geoly settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by McCall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCall.
Geoly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCall.
McCall misses with a straight right.
Geoly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Geoly throws out a loose jab but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geoly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCall moves away.
Geoly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCall.
McCall connects with a leg kick. Geoly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Geoly.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCall. That's going to slow Geoly down.
Geoly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Geoly misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCall throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCall swinging wildly here.
A big right from McCall misses.
Geoly wants to slow McCall down by chopping away at his legs.
McCall lands a front kick.
McCall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Geoly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCall manages to avoid it.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geoly moves away.
Geoly lands a head kick. McCall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Geoly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCall.
McCall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCall checks a leg kick.
Tommy McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCall is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexander Geoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly throws a hook to the side of McCall's head but McCall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from McCall misses.
Geoly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Geoly scores with a nice right hand.
McCall connects with an inside leg kick.
McCall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Geoly moves away from the strike by McCall.

Geoly scores with a takedown into McCall's guard.
Geoly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Geoly throws an elbow that misses. McCall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Geoly's guard. Nice move by McCall!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCall trying to control but Geoly is working from the bottom.
Geoly pulls McCall in to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy McCall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
McCall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Geoly thows a body shot but no joy.

Geoly pushes McCall up against the cage in a clinch.
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 Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Geoly throws a body punch but McCall moves out of range.
McCall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Geoly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.
McCall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Geoly thows a body shot but no joy.
McCall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Geoly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McCall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Geoly thows a body kick. McCall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Geoly dives in and grabs McCall's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCall pushes down on Geoly's head and hops out.
Geoly scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly misses with a low kick.
Geoly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from McCall.
Geoly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCall. That did some damage!
Geoly looks for the body kick but McCall saw that one coming.
Geoly looks to land a body kick but McCall moved away.
McCall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
Geoly staying out of range there.
Geoly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from McCall.
Geoly walks forward, straight into a front kick from McCall.
McCall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Geoly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Geoly moves out of range as McCall strikes.
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly lands with a hook. McCall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geoly blocks a jab.
McCall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geoly backs up against the cage.
Geoly moves out of range as McCall strikes.
McCall throws a body punch but Geoly moves out of range.
Geoly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geoly thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Geoly finds it's target.
McCall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - McCall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Geoly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Geoly is looking to wear down McCall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Geoly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Geoly lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly throws a leg kick which misses McCall's front leg but catches the back leg as McCall tries to avoid it.
McCall misses the jab.
McCall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCall looks to score with a jab to the body but Geoly is just out of range.
Tommy McCall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Geoly.
Geoly cracks McCall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCall misses with a low kick.
McCall looks to land a body kick but Geoly moved away.

Geoly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Geoly wants to stand but McCall has his arm trapped.
Geoly controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall looks to move to half guard but instead Geoly has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geoly controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geoly trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Geoly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Geoly 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Geoly!
Alexander Geoly spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.