PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Feel Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SG Custom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Feel Good
vs
Custom

155 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Felix Feel Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, SG Custom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Feel Good!

Custom clinches.
Custom stalls.

Custom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Feel Good avoids the body shot from Custom.
Custom takes a swing at Feel Good's ribcage but misses.
Feel Good throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Feel Good.
Feel Good keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Feel Good avoids the body shot from Custom.
Feel Good wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Custom misses with a looping right.
Feel Good fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Feel Good checks a leg kick nicely.
Feel Good slips under a jab.
Feel Good went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Custom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feel Good dives in for a single leg takedown but Custom sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Custom wants to counter with a clinch but Feel Good pushes him away.
Custom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Feel Good.
Feel Good was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feel Good really is a fat lump.
Feel Good throws a shot from downtown. Custom moves away and avoids it.
Feel Good avoids the body shot from Custom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feel Good ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Feel Good is looking to counter the offense by Custom and move into the clinch.
Feel Good dives in for a single leg takedown but Custom sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Custom counters with a body kick.
Feel Good misses with a body shot.
Custom blocks a leg kick.
Feel Good doesn't manage to clinch there - Custom circles away.
Custom throws a body shot but no joy.
Feel Good moves out of range as Custom strikes.
Custom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Custom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Feel Good!

Custom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Feel Good knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Feel Good has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Custom tries for a kimura but Feel Good is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Custom tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Feel Good tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Custom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feel Good struggling a bit here.
Feel Good wants to get back to his feet but Custom drags him back down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feel Good is not content to let Custom control the position.

Custom decides to stand back up. Custom steps back and let's Feel Good get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Feel Good misses its target.
Feel Good is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feel Good throws a head kick but Custom moves out of range.
Custom keeps the fight on the outside.
Custom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Feel Good sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Feel Good appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Custom catches Feel Good with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Custom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Feel Good connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Custom scrambles back to his feet.
Feel Good tries to clinch up.
Custom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Custom moves forwards but Feel Good connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Custom misses with a wild body shot.
Custom misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Feel Good misses its target.
Feel Good throws a series of punches but Custom avoids them all with ease.
Feel Good lands a nice hook to Custom's body. Custom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custom throws a head kick but Feel Good moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feel Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Feel Good fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Custom misses with a head kick.
Custom looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Custom.
Custom just misses with a punch to the body.
Custom throws a hook but Feel Good avoids it easily.
Feel Good misses with a double jab.
Custom will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Feel Good throws a head kick that misses.
Custom throws a body punch but Feel Good moves out of range.
A slow jab from Custom misses its intended target.
Feel Good throws a series of punches but Custom moves out of range.
We've been informed that Custom has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Feel Good.
A head kick misses from Feel Good.
Custom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Custom misses with a two punch combination.
Feel Good looks to land a combination but Custom avoids it well.
Custom steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Feel Good.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

SG Custom dominated that round.
That's time! Feel Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Feel Good misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Feel Good. That snapped Custom's head back.
Some wild striking there from Feel Good.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Custom enables Feel Good to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Custom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Custom trying to keep a closed guard but Feel Good is proving a slippery customer.
Custom is controlling Feel Good's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feel Good wants to stand and escape but instead Custom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Custom trying to control but Feel Good is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Custom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Feel Good can't keep his opponent in guard - Custom advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Feel Good is looking to improve his position.
Feel Good on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feel Good tries to get out of the position.
Custom perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Custom's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Custom stops Feel Good from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Felix Feel Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Custom throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Custom lands a nice shot that snaps Feel Good's head back.

It looks like Felix Feel Good has been cut.
Custom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Feel Good rather than just go for the knockout.
Feel Good goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Custom misses with a jab to the body
and Feel Good counters with a three punch combo that has Custom backing up. Custom nods at Feel Good to acknowledge the strikes.
Custom misses the body punch
and Feel Good counters with a one-two to the body.
Custom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Feel Good counters with a left to the body.
Custom wants to clinch up but Feel Good keeps it at a distance.
SG Custom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Custom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Felix Feel Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Feel Good throws a nice looking combination but Custom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Feel Good misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Custom misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Custom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feel Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Custom gets tackled into the cage by Feel Good. Feel Good maintains the clinch.
Custom scores with a nice hook to the head.

Feel Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Custom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Custom.
Feel Good blocks a head kick by Custom.
Feel Good tries to counter with a takedown but Custom is quick to defend against it.
A combination from Feel Good does no damage.
Custom stuffs the takedown attempt from Feel Good. Feel Good gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Feel Good. Those never looked like landing.
Feel Good tries to clinch there but Custom circles away.
Custom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Custom scores with a shot to the body.
Custom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Feel Good.
Custom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Custom's corner calls for a 1-2. Custom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Feel Good walks into a stiff left hand from Custom.
Custom misses with a looping right.
Feel Good misses with a series of wild punches.
Feel Good ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Custom clobbers Feel Good with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Custom gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Feel Good to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Custom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Feel Good trying to stand up but can't free himself from Custom's guard.
Custom seems keen to control Feel Good's posture.
Feel Good postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Feel Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Felix Feel Good's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Feel Good ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Custom moves away.
A little jabbing left from Custom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Custom avoids the head kick by Feel Good.
Feel Good tries a head kick but it misses.

Feel Good closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Feel Good tries to stand but Custom is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Custom manages to get back to half guard.
Custom works his way to full guard. Good work.
Custom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Custom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Feel Good can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Custom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Custom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Custom looking for a guillotine here but Feel Good defends easily.

Custom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Custom working for a triangle but Feel Good defends it easily.
Custom being controlled here, momentarily.

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.
Custom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Feel Good manages to get himself to full guard.

Feel Good keeping moving, preventing Custom from controlling successfully.
Custom slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Custom trying to control from half guard but Feel Good is working away.
Custom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Feel Good haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Feel Good wants to control but Custom is keeping busy.
Custom is taking a breather. Feel Good 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 four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Custom is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Feel Good sees it coming and defends easily.
Feel Good knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Custom on the ground.
Feel Good is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Custom stops Feel Good from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Feel Good tries to get to full guard but Custom has control of the leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Custom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Feel Good was well out of range. Poor timing from Custom.
Custom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Feel Good swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
SG Custom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Custom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SG Custom!