PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valdemar Friman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friman comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Damage Inc.. Valdemar Friman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Friman
vs
Smith

168 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Combat Pro Design

Monster MMA

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valdemar Friman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friman misses with a head kick.
Valdemar Friman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Friman lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Friman shows good takedown defense.
Friman throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Friman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Friman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Friman misses.
Valdemar Friman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Valdemar Friman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Smith.
Friman misses with a head kick.
Friman misses with a double jab.
Friman looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Friman, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Friman against the ropes but Friman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Friman, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Friman against the ropes but Friman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Friman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Friman throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Friman.
Friman thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Friman tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith avoids the head kick by Friman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Friman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friman misses the jab.
Friman throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Friman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Friman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith slips under a jab.
Friman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friman is breathing heavily.
Smith blocks a head kick by Friman.
Friman throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Friman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Friman throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that round.
That's time! Friman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Friman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Friman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Friman's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Friman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Friman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Friman.
A slow jab from Friman misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves away from the strike by Friman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Friman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Friman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith blocks a head kick by Friman.
Friman stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Valdemar Friman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Smith.
Smith slips a straight right by Friman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Friman shows good takedown defense.
Friman looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Friman tries a head kick but it misses.
Friman lands a nice looking body shot.
Friman stuffs the takedown.
Friman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Friman's waist but Friman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Friman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Friman throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Friman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith avoids the head kick by Friman.
Friman throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith avoids the head kick by Friman.

Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Friman is retaining full guard.
Friman controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valdemar Friman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friman thows a body shot but no joy.
Friman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friman looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Friman.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Friman sprawls well.
Friman wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Valdemar Friman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friman missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Friman throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith moves away from the strike by Friman.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Friman tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Friman to the ground. Friman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Friman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valdemar Friman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Smith.
A head kick from Friman lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Friman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith avoids the head kick by Friman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Friman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Friman tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Friman to the ground. Friman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Friman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Friman.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Friman throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Friman throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Friman swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valdemar Friman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Friman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdemar Friman!