PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mylly Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and serenity ahr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ahr has chosen porch as his entrance music. Mylly Nyrkki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nyrkki
vs
ahr

185 cm
20
184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mylly Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, serenity ahr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nyrkki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
ahr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
ahr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nyrkki tries to pass to full mount but ahr defends it.
ahr is trying to get back to full guard.
Nyrkki is thwarting ahr's attempts to control the position.
Nyrkki trying to pass the guard but ahr defending well.
ahr trying to hold on to Nyrkki's head to control him but Nyrkki postures up.
Nyrkki is looking to take a break and control but ahr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ahr moves in looking to clinch but Nyrkki pushes him off.
Nyrkki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ahr tries to clinch there but Nyrkki circles away.
ahr misses with a takedown attempt

and Nyrkki counters with a shoot takedown. ahr fights it but they end up in guard.
ahr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nyrkki is in all sorts of trouble here.

ahr looking to secure an arm triangle but Nyrkki defends it well.
ahr looks gassed!
Nyrkki wants to hold on but ahr pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyrkki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nyrkki striking from the bottom.
Nyrkki is trying to control but can't.
Nyrkki works his way to full guard. Good work.

Nyrkki has his feet on ahr's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
ahr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Nyrkki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throwing strikes from guard but ahr blocks nicely.
ahr being controlled here, momentarily.
ahr keeping moving, preventing Nyrkki from controlling successfully.
ahr throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Nyrkki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nyrkki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nyrkki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a series of punches but ahr moves out of range.
Nyrkki wants to land a leg kick but ahr is out of range.
Nyrkki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mylly Nyrkki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ahr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ahr lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ahr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ahr tries for a takedown but Nyrkki circles away easily

and Nyrkki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for ahr!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mylly Nyrkki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nyrkki stuffs the takedown.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but ahr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nyrkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nyrkki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nyrkki tries to clinch up

and ahr counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nyrkki!
Nyrkki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
ahr is thwarting Nyrkki's attempts to control the position.
Nyrkki controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet but ahr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Nyrkki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nyrkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
ahr closes the distance and clinches up with Nyrkki, looking for a takedown. ahr pushes Nyrkki against the cage but Nyrkki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nyrkki scores with a hook.
ahr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick from Nyrkki lands but ahr takes it in his stride.
Mylly Nyrkki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nyrkki tries to clinch up but ahr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick that is checked
and ahr counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nyrkki.
ahr tries to clinch up.

ahr clinches.
Nyrkki wants a takedown.
ahr trying to control the position but instead, Nyrkki has worked for underhooks and has pushed ahr into the cage.

ahr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ahr tries to clinch up

and Nyrkki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nyrkki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
ahr wants to improve his position but Nyrkki is controlling well.

Nyrkki stands up out of the half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Nyrkki as ahr shoots in.
Mylly Nyrkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of serenity ahr.
ahr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nyrkki counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ahr misses with a takedown
and Nyrkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
ahr looks for the body kick but Nyrkki saw that one coming.
Nyrkki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ahr counters with a nice body shot.
ahr tries a head kick but it misses.

Nyrkki has managed to clinch.
ahr gets underhooks to prevent Nyrkki's takedown attempt.

ahr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ahr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nyrkki counters with a left and a right that stings ahr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ahr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nyrkki circles away.

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

Mylly Nyrkki dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Nyrkki throws a right and a left that ahr avoids nicely.
ahr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nyrkki misses with a combination

and ahr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing ahr from controlling successfully.
ahr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyrkki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nyrkki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nyrkki pulls ahr in close to prevent any damage.

ahr stands up and waves to Nyrkki to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ahr moves in looking to clinch but Nyrkki pushes him off.

Nyrkki closes the distance and clinches.
Nyrkki has ahr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ahr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nyrkki wants a takedown but no success here.
ahr taking a breather.

Nyrkki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nyrkki pulls ahr in close to his closed guard and prevents ahr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nyrkki controls ahr momentarily but ahr frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is looking to stand up but ahr isn't so interested in that idea.
Nyrkki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Nyrkki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes ahr off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
ahr closes the distance but Nyrkki moves to the side
and Nyrkki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nyrkki misses with a jab, cross combination.
ahr lands with a straight right. Nyrkki didn't see that one coming.
ahr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki misses with a leg kick.
ahr closes the distance but Nyrkki moves to the side
and Nyrkki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyrkki dodges the punch combination from ahr.
Nyrkki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nyrkki throws a combination that misses

and ahr counters with a single leg into guard. Nyrkki didn't expect that.
ahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nyrkki is trying to keep ahr in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki keeping moving, preventing ahr from controlling successfully.
Nyrkki is adopting a defensive guard.
ahr preventing the sweep.
Nyrkki wants to get back to his feet but ahr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nyrkki working a defensive guard here.
serenity ahr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mylly Nyrkki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mylly Nyrkki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a takedown. ahr tries to sprawl out of it but Nyrkki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ahr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
serenity ahr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nyrkki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mylly Nyrkki!