PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Nappi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappi has chosen O Fortuna as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Sub Hero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sub Hero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hero
vs
Nappi

164 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

161 cm
23
134 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Combat Pro Design

2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality
Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Nappi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nappi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nappi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hero but Hero pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nappi!
Nappi tries to lock up and control but Hero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nappi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nappi is in a horrible position here. Hero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nappi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hero landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Hero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nappi turns into him and now he's in Hero's guard.
Nappi stopping the sweep attempt from Hero.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hero looking for a guillotine here but Nappi defends easily.

Hero is looking for a triangle but Nappi pushes his legs off easily.
Nappi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nappi's guard.
Hero stops Nappi from standing up.
Nappi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappi is trying to control the position but Hero postures up.
Hero forces his way into half guard.
Hero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Hero is looking for a kimura but Nappi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hero to get the leverage.
Hero prevents Nappi from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nappi's head.
Nappi trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nappi defending well though.
Hero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nappi's head.
Hero slips a nice elbow through Nappi's hands, connecting with Nappi's forehead.
Hero is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nappi reverses the position - he's now on top in Hero's guard.
Nappi trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Hero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nappi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nappi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nappi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hero throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hero controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Hero dominated that 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.

Hero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nappi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Hero gets a takedown into half guard.
Hero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hero tries to pass to full mount but Nappi defends it.
Nappi is trying to control but can't.
Hero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hero wants to work for an arm triangle but Nappi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hero thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hero winds up and cracks Nappi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nappi taking some punishment here, with Hero in his half guard.
Hero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nappi's head.
Hero throwing shots but Nappi is blocking nicely.
Nappi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nappi.
Nappi looking for a sweep. Not yet Nappi, not yet.
Nappi keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Nappi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hero.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Nappi has his foot on Hero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hero works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A cross from Nappi lands.

Nappi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nappi tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
Nappi wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Nappi preventing the sweep.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.

Hero had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nappi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hero Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nappi's back instead.
Hero has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Nappi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero struggling to land strikes to the head as Nappi covers up.
Nappi looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nappi just trying to survive but Hero is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hero thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hero somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Nappi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nappi defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hero gets a takedown into half guard.
Nappi is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nappi is trying to maintain the position but Hero is very close to passing his half guard.
Nappi moves into full guard.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nappi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero wants to control from the top but Nappi keeps moving.
Nappi controls Hero momentarily but Hero frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Hero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nappi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hero's waist but Hero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nappi off to one side.
Nappi fails with the takedown.
Hero lands a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Hero.
Sub Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nappi drives through and clinches with Hero against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hero.
Hero leaning against his opponent.
Hero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nappi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Hero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Hero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nappi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nappi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero striking off his back but it's not causing Nappi any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Nappi from controlling successfully.
Hero has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nappi has passed into side control.
Hero tries to buck Nappi off but Nappi is having none of it.
Hero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nappi wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.

Hero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hero tries to roll over but Nappi keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hero is refusing to be controlled, as Nappi sits in half guard.
Nappi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sub Hero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nappi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hero is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nappi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hero can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hero tries to improve his position but instead Nappi has taken his back!
Nappi is trying to stick to Hero's back but Hero is turning into Nappi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Nappi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hero.
Hero wants to pass the guard but Nappi is keeping the position.

Hero drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nappi dives on top into guard.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Nappi from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nappi passes Hero's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hero is trying to get back to full guard.
Hero is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nappi is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sub Hero did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Nappi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nappi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nappi is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Hero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nappi but Nappi pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Nappi has closed the distance and engaged Hero in a clinch.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Nappi, against the ropes.

Nappi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nappi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nappi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hero swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hero scoring with strikes but Nappi is staying in there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nappi is looking to get to half guard.
Hero looking to finish with strikes here!
Nappi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero cracks Nappi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nappi taking shots to the head.

Hero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nappi turns into him and now he's in Hero's guard.
Nappi forces his way into half guard.
Hero is not content to let Nappi control the position.
Hero is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to control here.
Nappi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Hero gets back to full guard.
Hero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nappi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nappi trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nappi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nappi won't allow Hero to sweep him here.
Nappi wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Hero has a closed guard, preventing Nappi from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nappi misses with a takedown attempt

and Hero counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nappi!

Hero looking to secure an arm triangle but Nappi defends it well.
Hero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hero looking to ground and pound but Nappi is blocking nicely.
Nappi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hero.
Nappi can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sub Hero had his way with Eino Nappi in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nappi tries to clinch there but Hero circles away.
Hero stuffs the takedown attempt from Nappi. Nappi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hero looks to land a combination. Nappi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nappi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nappi closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hero counters with a shoot takedown. Nappi fights it but they end up in guard.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nappi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hero thows a big elbow that misses.
Hero scoring with some ground and pound.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hero looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nappi looking to control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nappi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nappi is trying to keep Hero in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hero gets the takedown into side control.
Hero tries to score with some ground and pound. Nappi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hero wants to control but Nappi is keeping him busy.

Hero tries for a kimura but Nappi is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hero working away.
Nappi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nappi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hero.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nappi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hero.
Hero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hero prevents Nappi from improving his position.

Hero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nappi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nappi tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Hero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hero thows a big elbow that misses.
Sub Hero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Nappi blocks nicely.
Eino Nappi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Nappi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hero pushing down on Nappi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hero, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Hero!
Sub Hero retains his bantamweight title!