PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bertti Wirtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ong Bak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bertti Wirtanen's chin.

Wirtanen
vs
Bak

186 cm
22
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bertti Wirtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak moves in looking to clinch but Wirtanen pushes him off.

Wirtanen rushes Bak and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bak scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wirtanen's defenses.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Wirtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
Bak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wirtanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Wirtanen is breathing heavily.
Bak connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bertti Wirtanen has been cut.
Bak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wirtanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak with a knee to the head.
Wirtanen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wirtanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bak landing knees to the head.

Wirtanen is rocked!
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Wirtanen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wirtanen seems to have got his legs back now.
Bak trying to control the position but instead, Wirtanen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bak into the ropes.
Bak with a knee to the head.
Bak scores with a knee to the head.
Bak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak connects with a knee to the head.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak landing knees to the head.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Wirtanen takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Bak.
Bak tries a knee to the head but Wirtanen blocks it.
Wirtanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wirtanen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wirtanen misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Bak.
Bak looking to throw knees to the head but Wirtanen is blocking nicely.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.

Bak ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wirtanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wirtanen won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Wirtanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bak is trying to control the position but Wirtanen postures up.
Bak keeping full guard, as Wirtanen tries to pass.
Bak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.
Wirtanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bak looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wirtanen is fending him off so far but Bak persists. Nope, Wirtanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Wirtanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wirtanen darts in trying to clinch

and Bak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wirtanen's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wirtanen 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.

Wirtanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wirtanen working for a triangle but Bak defends it easily.
Wirtanen working a defensive guard but Bak manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four 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.
Wirtanen struggling a bit here.
Wirtanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wirtanen is trying to work for a sweep but Bak has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ong Bak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bertti Wirtanen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bak wants to clinch up but Wirtanen keeps it at a distance.
Bak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bak wants to clinch

and Wirtanen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wirtanen's defenses.
Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wirtanen's face.
A knee to the head by Bak.
Wirtanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bak with a knee to the head.
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wirtanen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak crunches a lovely knee into Wirtanen's ribcage.

Bak pulls guard successfully.
Wirtanen throws and elbow that misses. Bak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wirtanen's guard. Nice move by Bak!

Wirtanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wirtanen controls Bak momentarily but Bak frees himself.

Wirtanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wirtanen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bak stacks Wirtanen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bak!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bak tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wirtanen is looking to get back to his feet here but Bak is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wirtanen's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wirtanen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wirtanen trying to control the hands but Bak won't let him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wirtanen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A lull in the action here.
Bak is not going to allow Wirtanen to sit and survive in this position.
Wirtanen prevents Bak from getting a body triangle.
Bak might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wirtanen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bak keeps control of the position as Wirtanen tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ong Bak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bertti Wirtanen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bak rushes Wirtanen and presses him up against the ropes.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wirtanen's face.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak landing knees to the head.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wirtanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.
Bak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wirtanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wirtanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Wirtanen misses with a knee strike.
Wirtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wirtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
Bak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wirtanen's face.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Wirtanen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wirtanen misses with a knee strike.
Bak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bak.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak lands an elbow just above Wirtanen 's eye.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wirtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wirtanen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wirtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Wirtanen in his tracks for a moment.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Bak.
Bak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wirtanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.

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.
Wirtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Bak.
Bak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wirtanen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bertti Wirtanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ong Bak.
Bak scores with a knee to the head.
Bak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wirtanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak with a knee to the head.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wirtanen misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wirtanen's face.
Bak lands an elbow inside.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Bak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bak lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen misses with a knee strike.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but Wirtanen blocks with his arms.
Wirtanen misses with a knee strike.
Wirtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bak.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wirtanen tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Bak tries to stall but Wirtanen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Ong Bak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bak misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bak.
A knee to the head by Bak.
Wirtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Bak misses with a knee strike.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wirtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.

That's four 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.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Ong Bak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wirtanen misses with a knee strike.
Bertti Wirtanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wirtanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wirtanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Wirtanen looking to throw knees to the head but Bak is blocking nicely.
Bak tries a knee to the head but Wirtanen blocks it.
Wirtanen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bak connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wirtanen's face.
Bak tries to land a knee to the head but Wirtanen blocks with his arms.
Bak scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wirtanen misses with a knee to the head.
Bak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Wirtanen.
Wirtanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ong Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bak 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ong Bak!