PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Danzig Jr. (ranked 3213 p4p, 328 weight class) and Pikku Näkäräinen (ranked 1735 p4p, 187 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Danzig Jr. might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gouryella - Tenshi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Danzig Jr.
vs
Näkäräinen

172 cm
35
165 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

152 cm
48
150 lbs
39 - 25 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

FORCEE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Danzig Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Pikku Näkäräinen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Näkäräinen throws a body kick that misses.
Danzig Jr. tries a head kick but it misses.
Danzig Jr. motions for Näkäräinen to come forward. Danzig Jr. throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Näkäräinen tries to bum rush Danzig Jr. with a series of wild strikes but Danzig Jr. uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Näkäräinen both land. Nice combination.
Näkäräinen scores with a body shot.
Vinnie Danzig Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danzig Jr. avoids the body shot from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Danzig Jr. at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Danzig Jr. is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Danzig Jr. tries to clinch up but Näkäräinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Danzig Jr. lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Näkäräinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Danzig Jr. throws a big counter combination but Näkäräinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Näkäräinen.
Danzig Jr. blocks a jab.
Danzig Jr. scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Näkäräinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Näkäräinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Näkäräinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Näkäräinen scores with a shot to the body.
Näkäräinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danzig Jr. lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Näkäräinen at a distance.

Danzig Jr. gets a clinch.

Danzig Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Danzig Jr. comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A left lands for Danzig Jr..
Danzig Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Näkäräinen.
Danzig Jr. shoots in looking for a takedown but Näkäräinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Danzig Jr.'s face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Näkäräinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danzig Jr..
Näkäräinen throws a sloppy head kick and Danzig Jr. moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Danzig Jr. misses the target.
Danzig Jr. lands a nice hook to Näkäräinen's body. Näkäräinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Danzig Jr. avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Näkäräinen takes one to the chin there.
Danzig Jr. looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Näkäräinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Näkäräinen misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. avoids the body shot from Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Näkäräinen throws a head kick but Danzig Jr. moves out of range.
Danzig Jr. slips under a jab.
Näkäräinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Näkäräinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Danzig Jr. counters with a nice uppercut.
Näkäräinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Danzig Jr. throws a looping overhand right but Näkäräinen ducks down to avoid it.

Danzig Jr. drives through and clinches with Näkäräinen against the cage.

Danzig Jr. escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Näkäräinen throws a series of strikes that have Danzig Jr. backpedaling.
Näkäräinen misses with a leg kick.
Näkäräinen stuffs the takedown.
Danzig Jr. gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Näkäräinen.
Näkäräinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Danzig Jr. rather than just go for the knockout.
A left and a right from Danzig Jr. both land. Nice combination.
Näkäräinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danzig Jr. looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Näkäräinen lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. scores with a nice strike.
Danzig Jr. misses with a hook
and Näkäräinen counters with a low kick, right behind Danzig Jr. 's knee.
Danzig Jr. tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danzig Jr..
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Danzig Jr.. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Näkäräinen lands a leg kick that knocks Danzig Jr. off balance momentarily.
Näkäräinen throws a leg kick but Danzig Jr. moved away.
Näkäräinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danzig Jr. backs up against the cage.
Näkäräinen dodges the punch combination from Danzig Jr..
Näkäräinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danzig Jr. misses with a left hand
and Näkäräinen counters with a solid body kick.
Danzig Jr. throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Näkäräinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Näkäräinen misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danzig Jr. misses with a wild body shot.
Danzig Jr. feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Näkäräinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danzig Jr. is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Näkäräinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Danzig Jr. is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Näkäräinen works Danzig Jr.'s body with a nice hook.
Danzig Jr. scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Näkäräinen is predictable there
and Danzig Jr. counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Näkäräinen falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vinnie Danzig Jr.!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinnie Danzig Jr. thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.