PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tic Tac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Lohi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janne Lohi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tic Tac's chin.

Tac
vs
Lohi

180 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tic Tac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Lohi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tac slips a jab and a cross from Lohi.
Lohi staying out of range there.
Lohi scores with a sloppy right hand. Tac should have avoided that one.
Lohi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tac.
Lohi misses with the combination.
Lohi lands a right hook to the body.
Lohi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lohi misses with a double jab

and Tac counters with a takedown into side control.
Tac is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lohi wants to get back to his feet.
Tac working away.

Lohi sneaks out the side door and pushes Tac away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Some wild striking there from Lohi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tac closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tac looking to control but instead Lohi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Lohi wants to get back to his feet.
Tac is keen to just control but Lohi is a slippery customer.
Tac throwing shots but Lohi is blocking nicely.
Tac throws a strike but Lohi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tac is fighting to break Lohi's control of his arms but Lohi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tac looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lohi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lohi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tac counters with a single leg into guard. Lohi didn't expect that.
Tac trying to control but Lohi is working from the bottom.
Tac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tac throwing strikes from guard but Lohi blocks nicely.
Tac throwing strikes from guard but Lohi blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tac controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tac thows a big elbow that misses.
Tac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tac changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lohi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donk. Tac catches Lohi right on the button with a cross.
Tac defending well as Lohi loads up on a big left hand.
Tac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lohi moves away from the strike by Tac.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tac shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tac showed some decent athleticism there.
Tac stops Lohi from getting back to his feet.
Tac looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lohi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tac is pressing down on Lohi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lohi is holding on for now.

Tac 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tac working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lohi's thigh. Lohi counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tac is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lohi.
A combination from Tac does no damage.

Tac shoots in and bounces Lohi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tac missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tac preventing the sweep.
Tac 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.
Lohi keeping moving, preventing Tac from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lohi keeping full guard, as Tac tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tac showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tac tries to free his leg and advance position but Lohi is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A nice combination there by Lohi.

Lohi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lohi is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tac is proving hard to escape from.
Tac will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Tac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tac bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lohi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lohi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tac has passed into side control.
Tac advances nicely into full mount.
Lohi tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lohi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tac.
Lohi is wriggling around trying to escape.

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.
Tac working Lohi over with strikes here.
Tac throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lohi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tic Tac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tac with shots to the head and body - Lohi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tac landing strikes from the mount and Lohi is in trouble!
Poor strikes thrown by Tac there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tac with good strikes from the mount here!

Tac moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lohi has worked his arm free - good work by Lohi!
A control attempt from Lohi but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tic Tac dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tac drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lohi is looking for a sweep.
Tac working the head and body with strikes.
Tac landing strikes.
Tac throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lohi is looking for a sweep.
Tac advances to full mount.
Tac working Lohi over with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tac avoids the attempt from Lohi to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tac lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tac landing punches.

Tac looking to secure an arm triangle but Lohi defends it well.
Tac throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tac in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tac trying to control but Lohi is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohi wants to hold on but Tac pushes him away.
Tac working the ground and pound effectively.
Tac lands a heavy elbow.
Tac controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lohi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lohi is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tac with shots to the head and body - Lohi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lohi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tac working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Janne Lohi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tac punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lohi is squirming around, avoiding Tac's attempts to control the action.
Lohi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tac unloading with bombs!
Lohi is trying to stand up.
Lohi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tac cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tac is in the full mount, landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tic Tac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tac, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tic Tac!