PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Bobalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwont Letyougo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bobalainen
vs
Letyougo

185 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Bobalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iwont Letyougo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letyougo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Letyougo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Letyougo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Letyougo decides to return to a standing position.
Bobalainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Letyougo circles away.

Letyougo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bobalainen on his heels. He'll look to pass Bobalainen's guard now, I'm sure.
Letyougo prevents Bobalainen from getting back to his feet.
Letyougo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Letyougo connects with a couple of short punches.

Bobalainen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Letyougo passes into side control.

Letyougo decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobalainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Letyougo as he jumps to the side.
Bobalainen throws a solid leg kick but Letyougo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bobalainen.
Letyougo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bobalainen defends it well.
Bobalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jan Bobalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Letyougo gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Letyougo decides to stand back up.
Bobalainen stalks Letyougo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Letyougo's face. Letyougo staggers backwards, shaken.

Letyougo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Letyougo is looking to stall here but Bobalainen recovers full guard.
Letyougo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobalainen is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letyougo won't allow Bobalainen to get back to his feet.
Letyougo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobalainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Letyougo is working away from the top position though.
Letyougo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Letyougo is looking to stall here but Bobalainen recovers full guard.
Letyougo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobalainen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Letyougo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Letyougo stopping the sweep attempt from Bobalainen.
Bobalainen is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Letyougo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Letyougo throwing strikes but missing.
Letyougo landing some decent shots from guard.

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.
Letyougo content to stall in guard here.
Letyougo trying to control but Bobalainen is working from the bottom.
Bobalainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Letyougo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Letyougo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Letyougo looking to sit in guard and control but Bobalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iwont Letyougo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bobalainen tries to clinch but Letyougo is having none of it.

Letyougo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bobalainen quickly recovers to half guard.
Letyougo moves nicely into side control.
Bobalainen is looking for a sweep.
Bobalainen is not content to let Letyougo control the position.
Bobalainen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letyougo slows the pace down.
Letyougo throws an elbow but Bobalainen slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobalainen is trying to improve his position.
Bobalainen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Letyougo slows the pace down.
Letyougo cracks Bobalainen with a big elbow.
Bobalainen struggling a bit here.
Bobalainen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Letyougo is taking a breather. Bobalainen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Letyougo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Letyougo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bobalainen keeps working.
Bobalainen wants to improve his position but Letyougo is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Letyougo in particular looking to stall.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Letyougo throws a series of punches but Bobalainen avoids them all with ease.

Letyougo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bobalainen quickly recovers to half guard.
Letyougo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobalainen's head.
Bobalainen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bobalainen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bobalainen pushes Letyougo off and gets back to his feet.

Letyougo looking to score a takedown here. Bobalainen is defending well but Letyougo drives through and ends up in Bobalainen's guard.

Bobalainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Letyougo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Letyougo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bobalainen is retaining full guard.
Letyougo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bobalainen is trying to control the position but Letyougo postures up.
Letyougo trying to move into half guard but instead Bobalainen has managed to sweep!

Letyougo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bobalainen tries to get to full guard but Letyougo has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Letyougo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bobalainen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Letyougo.
Letyougo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobalainen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Letyougo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bobalainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Letyougo escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Letyougo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Letyougo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Letyougo has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iwont Letyougo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bobalainen wants to clinch.
Bobalainen tries for a takedown but Letyougo circles away easily

and Letyougo counters by moving into the clinch.
Letyougo is leaning against Bobalainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bobalainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Letyougo walks away with a smile on his face. Bobalainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Letyougo feints and as Bobalainen raises his hands in defense, Letyougo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Letyougo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letyougo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iwont Letyougo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Letyougo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letyougo controlling from the top position.
Letyougo trying to control but Bobalainen is working from the bottom.

Bobalainen is working an open guard so Letyougo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Letyougo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bobalainen. Bobalainen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Bobalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Letyougo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Letyougo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Letyougo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Letyougo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Letyougo wants to control from the top but Bobalainen keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letyougo lands a couple of digs.

Bobalainen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Letyougo looking to sit in guard and control but Bobalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Letyougo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Letyougo has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bobalainen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letyougo misses with a body punch.

Letyougo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bobalainen uses from the top position.

Letyougo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bobalainen stays in close to Letyougo's body and controls the position.

Letyougo is looking for a triangle but Bobalainen pushes his legs off easily.
Jan Bobalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Letyougo has his hands on Bobalainen's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iwont Letyougo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Letyougo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iwont Letyougo!