PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Arso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Leskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leskinen has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Arso
vs
Leskinen

170 cm
26
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Total Arso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Leskinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arso pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Arso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leskinen trying his best to control but Arso has mounted him.
Leskinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leskinen is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Arso looking to control but Leskinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leskinen is looking to get to half guard.
Leskinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leskinen missing with punches from the bottom.
Arso could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leskinen gets full guard.

Leskinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Leskinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arso is one step ahead there.
Arso being controlled here momentarily.
Leskinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Leskinen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arso puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Leskinen landing small, sideways elbows.
Leskinen punching from the bottom.
Leskinen punching from the bottom.
Leskinen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Leskinen is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is trying is best to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leskinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leskinen striking from the bottom.
Leskinen is looking to improve his position.
Leskinen is looking to control Arso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leskinen avoid being mounted?
Leskinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Leskinen trying to get back to full guard but Arso takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Arso has hold of Leskinen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Leskinen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Leskinen can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen tries to hold on but Arso postures up.
Leskinen gets back to half guard.
Leskinen wants to control but Arso is keeping busy.
Leskinen wants to control the action here but instead Arso manages to pass to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leskinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leskinen working to try and regain half guard.
Arso looking to control but Leskinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Arso rushes Leskinen and presses him up against the cage.
Leskinen has Arso pressed against the cage.
Arso blocking some punches.
Leskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Leskinen taking a breather.
Leskinen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arso.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leskinen misses with a punch to the body.

Arso pulls Leskinen into guard.
Leskinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Arso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leskinen throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arso controls Leskinen momentarily but Leskinen frees himself.
Arso pulls Leskinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Leskinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leskinen looking to sit in guard and control but Arso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leskinen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Leskinen looking for a guillotine here but Arso defends easily.
Leskinen trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Leskinen is trying to keep Arso in close.
Arso wants to stand but Leskinen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Leskinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Leskinen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikko Leskinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Arso gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen can't do much from the bottom here.
Leskinen tries to bench press Arso off him but Arso keeps the position.
Leskinen looks to move to half guard but instead Arso has passed into mount! Damn!
Leskinen tries to hold on but Arso postures up.
Leskinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Leskinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Leskinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arso's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen looking to pass the guard.
Leskinen stands up over Arso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leskinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Leskinen tries to hold on but Arso pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leskinen throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Arso looking to hold on to the position here but Leskinen rolls and ends up regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Leskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Leskinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arso.

Arso closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leskinen quickly recovers to half guard.
Leskinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leskinen wants to get back to full guard but Arso has mounted him!
Leskinen tries to improve his position but instead Arso has taken his back!
Leskinen is really stuck here.
Leskinen trying to control the action but Arso just sinks the hooks in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leskinen wants to escape the position.

Arso is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Leskinen is defending well though. Arso let's go of the attempt for now.
Leskinen wants to control his opponent's hands but Arso gets his hands free.
Leskinen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Arso trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Leskinen tries to break free.

Leskinen showing good submission defense here.
Mikko Leskinen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen trying to control the hands but Arso breaks the grip.
Arso is trying to stick to Leskinen's back but Leskinen is turning into Arso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Arso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Leskinen.
Leskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Arso is retaining full guard.
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!
Leskinen throws a strike but Arso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leskinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Arso passes Leskinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Leskinen is doing well to control the position and prevent Arso from advancing to side control.
Leskinen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen controlling the position well.
Leskinen is looking to get back to full guard here but Arso has managed to pass to side control instead.
Arso wants to control but Leskinen is keeping him busy.
Arso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Leskinen gets back to half guard.

Leskinen looking for submissions off his back.
Leskinen wants to control but Arso is keeping busy.
Mikko Leskinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is controlling Arso's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Leskinen manages to get to full guard.
Leskinen is pulling down on Arso's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leskinen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Total Arso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leskinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikko Leskinen.
I've got Leskinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Leskinen!
Mikko Leskinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.