Genesis 21 : Roots to Branches PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eino Nappi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Raiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nappi comes into the arena with O Fortuna blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nappi
vs
Raiona

161 cm
30
134 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eino Nappi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Raiona!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiona throws a body punch but Nappi moves out of range.
Raiona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nappi.
Raiona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raiona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raiona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raiona misses with a body shot.
Nappi slips a jab from Raiona.
Raiona misses with a straight left.
Nappi throws a leg kick that misses.
Nappi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nappi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raiona throws the left hand but Nappi avoids the punch easily.
Raiona takes a swing at Nappi's ribcage but misses.
Nappi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raiona scores with a shot to the body.
Raiona scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona looks to land a right hand but Nappi moved out of range.
Raiona fails to land with a series of punches.
Nappi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raiona.
Raiona connects with a body shot that sends Nappi's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Raiona.
Raiona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nappi's head backwards.
Nappi shoots in and drives through. Raiona sprawls well.
Raiona is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nappi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiona.
Raiona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Raiona. That snapped Nappi's head back.
Nice jab there from Raiona.
Nappi shoots in but no luck this time.
Nappi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiona.
Nappi tried to score with a low kick but Raiona checks it.
Nappi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raiona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nappi.
Raiona throws an off balance right hand
and Nappi counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nappi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Nappi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raiona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nappi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nappi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raiona.
Alex Raiona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiona lands with a nice body punch.
Raiona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona fails with a takedown attempt.
Raiona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nappi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raiona misses with a left hand
and Nappi counters with a thumping low kick.
Raiona scores with a jab to the body.
Raiona throws a hook to the side of Nappi's head but Nappi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raiona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nappi was well out of range. Poor timing from Raiona.
Raiona lands a jab to the nose.
Nappi moves forwards but Raiona connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nappi slips under a jab.
Nappi throws a hook but Raiona avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nappi moves away.
Nappi connects with an inside leg kick.
Nappi avoids the body shot from Raiona.
Nappi avoids the body shot from Raiona.
Nice straight punches there by Raiona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raiona.
Raiona catches Nappi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Raiona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raiona lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiona works Nappi's body with a nice hook.
Nappi tries to score with a low kick but Raiona moves his leg out of the way.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nappi. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raiona misses with an uppercut. Nappi saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Raiona dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nappi misses with a body kick.
Nappi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nappi tries for a takedown but Raiona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nappi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raiona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raiona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nappi.
Raiona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nappi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raiona with a nice cross.
Nappi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raiona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raiona connects with a right hand. Nappi shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona swings widly with a right hand
and Nappi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Raiona's knee momentarily.
Raiona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nappi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raiona misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nappi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raiona has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raiona and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Raiona catches Nappi right on the button with a cross.
Nappi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raiona lands with a cross.
Raiona closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raiona scores with a jab to the body.
Raiona swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nappi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raiona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Nappi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raiona takes a swing at Nappi's ribcage but misses.
Raiona moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raiona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nappi avoids the body shot from Raiona.
Nappi avoids the body shot from Raiona.
Raiona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nappi manages to avoid it.
Raiona misses with a wild body shot.
Raiona works Nappi's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nappi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raiona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiona. Nappi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nappi shoots in for a double leg but Raiona sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nappi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nappi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raiona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nappi lands with a good body shot.
Raiona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nappi at a distance.
Raiona misses with a hook. Nappi ducked under it nicely.
Raiona blocks a head kick by Nappi.
Raiona with a hook.
Alex Raiona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nappi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raiona moves away.
Raiona misses with a hook.
Raiona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Raiona.
Nappi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Raiona lands a jab.
Nappi slips a jab from Raiona.
Raiona thuds a left hand into Nappi's body.
Raiona uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nappi has time to react.
Raiona lands a nice shot that snaps Nappi's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiona misses with a looping left.
Raiona scores with a jab to the body.
Raiona shoots in for a takedown but Nappi shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Raiona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Raiona throws a shot to the body.
Nappi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nappi defending well as Raiona loads up on a big left hand.
Nappi feints and then cracks Raiona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raiona down.
Nappi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nappi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raiona.
A jab lands there for Raiona.
Raiona throws a lazy right hand but Nappi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raiona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nappi moves away.
Nappi lands a leg kick that knocks Raiona off balance momentarily.
Raiona looks to score with a jab to the body but Nappi is just out of range.
Nappi throws out a leg kick but Raiona moves out of range and Nappi only half commits.
Raiona throws a right hand that misses
and Nappi counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona cracks Nappi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raiona fails to land the takedown.
Raiona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raiona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nappi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raiona.
Nice sprawl there from Nappi as Raiona shoots in.
Raiona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nappi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for Raiona. That snapped Nappi's head back.
Raiona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nappi doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiona stuns Nappi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raiona will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nappi.
Raiona lands a nice shot that snaps Nappi's head back.
Nappi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raiona misses with a series of wild punches.
Raiona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raiona lands a jab to the head.
Raiona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nappi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raiona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiona checks a leg kick.
Raiona lands with a straight right. Nappi didn't see that one coming.
Raiona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raiona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eino Nappi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiona moves out of range of the body kick.
Raiona lands a lovely overhand right.
Raiona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nappi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raiona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nappi throws a wild body kick that Raiona sees coming a mile off.
Raiona lands a nice looking body shot.
Raiona stuns Nappi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nappi throws a head kick but Raiona moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nappi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nappi is defended easily by Raiona.
Raiona with a hook.
Nappi throws a combination that misses
and Raiona counters with a nice uppercut.
Raiona scores with a nice strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raiona shoots in but Nappi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eino Nappi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Raiona.
Nappi throws a leg kick but Raiona moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Raiona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raiona 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Raiona!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kravvchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage Ruehlen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gage Ruehlen enters the cage!

Kravvchenko
vs
Ruehlen

180 cm
19
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Kravvchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gage Ruehlen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruehlen tries to clinch but Kravvchenko moves out of range.
Ruehlen is looking to clinch but Kravvchenko is avoiding it.
Ruehlen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kravvchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kravvchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kravvchenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruehlen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruehlen.
Kravvchenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Ruehlen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruehlen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kravvchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kravvchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruehlen tries to clinch but Kravvchenko is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruehlen shoots in and drives through. Kravvchenko sprawls well.
Nikolai Kravvchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage Ruehlen.
Ruehlen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ruehlen scores with a push kick.
Kravvchenko fails to land with a series of punches.

Ruehlen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Kravvchenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kravvchenko stops a takedown attempt from Ruehlen.

Ruehlen breaks from the clinch.
Ruehlen shoots in looking for a takedown but Kravvchenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruehlen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kravvchenko misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko takes a swing at Ruehlen's ribcage but misses.
Ruehlen shoots in looking for a takedown but Kravvchenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruehlen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruehlen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kravvchenko circles away.
Kravvchenko misses with a double jab.
Kravvchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruehlen.
Ruehlen avoids the body shot from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruehlen.
Kravvchenko throws a body punch but Ruehlen moves out of range.
Kravvchenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kravvchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruehlen tries to clinch up.
A combination from Kravvchenko does no damage.
Ruehlen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kravvchenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruehlen tries to clinch but Kravvchenko is having none of it.
Kravvchenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko swings for the body but Ruehlen moves out of range.
Ruehlen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kravvchenko's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kravvchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruehlen.
A left lands for Kravvchenko.
Ruehlen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kravvchenko defends it nicely.
Kravvchenko is looking to wear down Ruehlen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kravvchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Kravvchenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruehlen tries to clinch up but Kravvchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kravvchenko throws a series of punches but Ruehlen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Kravvchenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kravvchenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ruehlen tries to clinch but Kravvchenko is having none of it.
Nikolai Kravvchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kravvchenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kravvchenko swings for the body but Ruehlen moves out of range.
Ruehlen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruehlen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kravvchenko slips a jab and a cross from Ruehlen.
Kravvchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kravvchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruehlen at a distance.
Ruehlen misses with a double jab
enabling Kravvchenko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruehlen tries a low kick but Kravvchenko avoids it.
Ruehlen shoots in for a takedown but Kravvchenko shows good takedown defense.
Ruehlen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kravvchenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nikolai Kravvchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kravvchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kravvchenko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruehlen tries to clinch up but Kravvchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kravvchenko lands with a nice body punch.
Ruehlen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kravvchenko as he jumps to the side.
Nikolai Kravvchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gage Ruehlen.
Kravvchenko throws a series of strikes that have Ruehlen backpedaling.
Ruehlen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kravvchenko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ruehlen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ruehlen.
Ruehlen slips a jab and a cross from Kravvchenko.
Kravvchenko thuds a left hand into Ruehlen's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravvchenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruehlen.
Ruehlen throws out a loose jab but Kravvchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ruehlen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kravvchenko's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kravvchenko is refusing to be controlled, as Ruehlen sits in half guard.
Kravvchenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruehlen on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravvchenko wants to get back to full guard.

Ruehlen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kravvchenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruehlen.
Ruehlen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kravvchenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruehlen is thwarting Kravvchenko's attempts to control the position.

Ruehlen is working for a kimura but Kravvchenko is defending it quite comfortably.

Ruehlen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kravvchenko defend it? Ruehlen steps over the head and cranks it - Kravvchenko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ruehlen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gage Ruehlen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rehti Ladi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Olle Matsdottir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ladi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You Will Never Walk Alone. Rehti Ladi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sven Olle Matsdottir's chin.

Ladi
vs
Olle Matsdottir

195 cm
19
191 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rehti Ladi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Olle Matsdottir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladi throws a nice head kick!
Ladi's corner calls for a 1-2. Ladi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ladi avoids the body shot from Matsdottir.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ladi.
Matsdottir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ladi.
Ladi tries a head kick but it misses.
Ladi tries to land a front kick but Matsdottir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsdottir thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsdottir misses with the combination.
Matsdottir misses with a low kick.
Ladi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladi slips under a jab from Matsdottir.
Matsdottir's corner calls for a 1-2. Matsdottir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ladi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsdottir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matsdottir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsdottir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matsdottir loads up on a big right hand but Ladi slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ladi.
Ladi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ladi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ladi lands a head kick. Matsdottir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ladi, right into the meat.
Ladi tries to land a leg kick but Matsdottir saw it coming and moves away.
Matsdottir tries to clinch there but Ladi circles away.
Matsdottir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ladi counters with a nice body kick.
Matsdottir looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ladi rushes Matsdottir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ladi throws an elbow but misses.
Ladi lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ladi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsdottir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ladi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matsdottir.
Matsdottir blocks the elbow strike.
Matsdottir avoids a wild elbow strike from Ladi.
Ladi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matsdottir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ladi tries a body shot but Matsdottir blocks it.
Ladi pushes off an throws an elbow but Matsdottir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ladi lands an elbow inside that Matsdottir shrugs off.
Ladi tries a knee to the head but Matsdottir blocks it.
Ladi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Matsdottir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Matsdottir lands a nice knee to the body.
Ladi blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladi missing with knees to the body.
Ladi tries to land a knee to the head but Matsdottir blocks with his arms.
Matsdottir wants a takedown but no success here.
Ladi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsdottir avoids it.
Ladi missing with knees to the body.
Matsdottir takes a shot to the head.
Matsdottir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ladi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ladi missing with knees to the body.
Ladi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matsdottir avoids a wild elbow strike from Ladi.
Ladi throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ladi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matsdottir's brow.
Matsdottir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ladi.
Ladi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matsdottir.
Rehti Ladi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Olle Matsdottir.
Matsdottir jumps guard but Ladi stands there with Matsdottir around his waist. Matsdottir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladi lands a nice elbow.
Matsdottir leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsdottir.
Ladi misses with an elbow over the top.
Ladi lands with a short shot to the head.
Ladi lands a nice elbow.

Matsdottir is rocked!
Matsdottir is pressed against the cage. Ladi pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Matsdottir! Two more big strikes from Ladi and Matsdottir crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rehti Ladi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anti Midas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Midas comes to the cage accompanied by CunninLynguists - Hellfire . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Midas
vs
Silakka

210 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

218 cm
29
265 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anti Midas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka defending well as Midas loads up on a big left hand.
Midas throws a series of punches but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka moves out of range of the body kick.

Midas instigates a clinch.
Midas connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Midas scores with a nice short uppercut.

Midas gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silakka trying to control from the bottom.

Silakka actively working from the bottom here.

Silakka looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silakka looking for submissions off his back.
Midas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silakka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Midas is pressing down on Silakka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silakka is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silakka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Midas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silakka keeping full guard, as Midas tries to pass.
Silakka keeping moving, preventing Midas from controlling successfully.
Midas scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Midas throwing strikes but missing.
Midas trying to control but Silakka is working from the bottom.

Silakka looking for a guillotine here but Midas defends easily.

Silakka has his foot on Midas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Midas works his way back into a safe position though.
Midas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silakka's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Silakka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Midas frees his head nicely. Oh but Silakka has switched to an armbar! Midas is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Timo Silakka!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egil Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olsen has chosen Highway to the Dangerzone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ernest Bass could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Egil Olsen's chin.

Bass
vs
Olsen

180 cm
26
170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernest Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Egil Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass avoids the head kick by Olsen.
A big right from Bass misses.
Bass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olsen.
Olsen throws a head kick but Bass moves out of range.
Olsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Olsen scores with a four punch combination!
Olsen misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Olsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Olsen lands a leg kick that knocks Bass off balance momentarily.
Olsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bass connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bass on the side of the head.
Bass misses with a straight left.
Olsen misses with a body kick.
Olsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olsen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass throws a big shot that misses.
Bass thows a body shot but no joy.
Bass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Olsen tries to bum rush Bass with a series of wild strikes but Bass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen slips a jab from Bass.
Bass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olsen's head backwards.
Bass swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Olsen.
Olsen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bass is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bass throws an overhand right that lands on Olsen's shoulder, as Olsen tries to avoid the shot.
Olsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bass dodges the punch combination from Olsen.

Bass lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Olsen sprawling to the canvas. Bass follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Olsen hang on?

Olsen is rocked!

It looks like Egil Olsen has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bass is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Olsen!
Olsen is still in real trouble! Can Bass finish him?
Olsen wants to control but Bass is having none of it.
Olsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bass with shots to the head and body - Olsen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bass thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olsen hang on?
Bass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Olsen tries to hold on but Bass postures up.
Olsen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bass.
Bass looking to control but Olsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bass looking to control but Olsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bass won't let Olsen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass unloads with some shots from mount but Olsen bucks and avoids them well.
Olsen is squirming around, avoiding Bass's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen wants to control but Bass is having none of it.
Bass 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.
Bass looking to finish Olsen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Olsen!
Bass tries to control but Olsen wriggling away.
Olsen tries to lock up and control but Bass gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bass in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bass lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bass misses with some ground and pound and Olsen recovers position to half guard.
Olsen is looking to control Bass's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Olsen avoid being mounted?
Bass wants to stand up but Olsen is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsen won't allow Bass to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bass in particular looking to stall.
Olsen trying to hold on to Bass's head to control him but Bass postures up.

Bass decides to return to a standing position.
Olsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bass misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Bass. Those never looked like landing.
Bass scores with a jab. Olsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Olsen moves in looking to clinch but Bass pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bass misses with a wild body shot.
Bass looks to land a left hand but Olsen moved out of range nicely.
Ernest Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen closes the distance but Bass moves to the side
and Olsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernest Bass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Egil Olsen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Olsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bass looks to land a combination but Olsen avoids it well.
Bass scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olsen moves out of range as Bass strikes.
Bass looks to throw the jab but Olsen is out of range.
Olsen avoids the body shot from Bass.
Olsen slips a jab and a cross from Bass.
Olsen misses with a hook.
Olsen connects with a looping right hand.
Olsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Olsen tries to bum rush Bass with a series of wild strikes but Bass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bass scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Olsen throws a lazy right hand but Bass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bass feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Olsen ducks under a wild hook from Bass.
Bass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Olsen.
Bass lands with a hook. Olsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Olsen throws a right hand that Bass ducks under and follows up with a left that Bass also avoids with ease.
Olsen is breathing heavily.
Olsen throws a sloppy head kick and Bass moves out of range easily.
Olsen slips a straight right by Bass.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olsen!

Oooh a lovely combination from Bass sends Olsen down but not out. Bass dives into side control looking to finish.

Bass decides to stand back up.
Olsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Bass does no damage.
Olsen dodges the punch combination from Bass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a sloppy head kick and Bass moves out of range easily.
Ernest Bass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Bass.
Bass thows a body shot but no joy.
Olsen misses with a leg kick.
Bass misses with the combination.
Olsen misses with the combination.
Olsen blocks a jab.
Olsen misses with a left hand
and Bass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bass misses with a combination
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen takes a swing at Bass's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Bass does it's job there.
Bass throws a looping overhand right but Olsen ducks down to avoid it.
Bass with a nice cross.
Olsen swinging wildly here.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Bass moves out of range.
Olsen misses with a low kick.
Bass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olsen misses with a combination
enabling Bass to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen is looking to clinch but Bass is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bass thuds his right hand into Olsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Olsen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Left hook, right uppercut from Olsen.
Bass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olsen can do to turn this around?

Bass lands a left and a right that sends Olsen crashing to the canvas! Bass dives into mount looking to finish!
Olsen tries to lock up and control but Bass gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bass raining down hammerfists from mount.
Olsen takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Bass's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Bass!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tunturi Pony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohammad has chosen Thé à la Menthe / La Caution / Instrumental as his entrance music. Hassan Mohammad will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pony
vs
Mohammad

199 cm
23
300 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

210 cm
23
300 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tunturi Pony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hassan Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pony scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Hassan Mohammad has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammad. Pony does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Mohammad coming out on top.
Mohammad misses with a body shot.
Mohammad throws a nice looking combination but Pony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mohammad looks to throw the jab but Pony is out of range.
Pony throws the left hand but Mohammad avoids the punch easily.
Pony lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammad walks into a jab.
Mohammad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mohammad throws a jab when Pony was well out of range.
Pony wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mohammad looks gassed!
Pony is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mohammad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pony looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mohammad is fending him off so far but Pony persists. Nope, Mohammad circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tunturi Pony. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pony swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pony decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pony is looking to pass Mohammad's guard but actually Mohammad recovers to full guard.
Pony postures up.
Mohammad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pony wants to control from the top but Mohammad keeps moving.
Pony looking to pass the guard.
Pony trying to control but Mohammad is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad pulls Pony in close to his closed guard and prevents Pony from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tunturi Pony just wasn't active enough.
Pony shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mohammad as he avoids it easily.
Pony shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mohammad pinned against the cage. Mohammad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Pony misses.
Pony shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mohammad as he avoids it easily.
Hassan Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pony just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pony misses the shot to the body.
Pony ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
Pony goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pony.
Mohammad is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pony is controlling him well.
Pony happy to just control the position for now.
Mohammad stops Pony from passing to mount.

Pony wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mohammad, who protects the arm well.
Pony tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mohammad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pony creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mohammad sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pony misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Pony tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pony has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mohammad avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pony.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammad manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tunturi Pony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Mohammad's cut.
That's time! Pony's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mohammad ducks under a wild hook from Pony.

Pony looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pony is fighting to break Mohammad's control of his arms but Mohammad is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mohammad keeping moving, preventing Pony from controlling successfully.
Pony is looking to advance position but Mohammad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pony tries to reverse the position but Mohammad maintains control.
Pony tries to buck Mohammad off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad content just to control the position here.
Mohammad wants to control but Pony has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Pony moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pony controls Mohammad momentarily but Mohammad frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad wants to control from the top but Pony keeps moving.

Mohammad gets to his feet. Pony looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pony is looking to wear down Mohammad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pony fails with a takedown attempt.
Pony ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
Nice defenses there by Mohammad.
Pony takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Mohammad catches Pony right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pony avoids the body shot from Mohammad.
Mohammad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pony at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mohammad tries to clinch up
and Pony counters with a straight right hand.
Mohammad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pony looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mohammad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mohammad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pony needs to keep his hands up - Mohammad had a free shot at his head there.
Pony defending well as Mohammad loads up on a big left hand.
Mohammad punishes Pony's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Mohammad misses its intended target.
Mohammad works the jab nicely.
Hassan Mohammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pony shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mohammad scores with a nice head shot.

Mohammad drops Pony with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pony looks back up at him and smiles so Mohammad waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Pony is rocked!
Mohammad cracks Pony with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Mohammad!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoyce Greycie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greycie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Parang Tanga Lang. Gregory has chosen Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Greycie
vs
Gregory

183 cm
26
216 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

192 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoyce Greycie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greycie with a poor takedown
and Gregory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greycie fails with the takedown
and Gregory counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greycie thinking.
Gregory throws a nice looking combination but Greycie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greycie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Greycie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gregory as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyce Greycie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greycie misses with a takedown
and Gregory counters with a big head kick but Greycie shrugs it off.
Greycie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregory.
Greycie has a takedown stuffed.
Gregory is looking to score with low kicks.
Greycie shoots in for a takedown but Gregory shows good takedown defense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Gregory.
Gregory scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greycie's sensitive parts.
Greycie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gregory counters with a head kick.
Greycie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greycie with a poor takedown
and Gregory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Greycie tries to keep at a distance but Gregory has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gregory lands an elbow that stopped Greycie in his tracks for a moment.
Greycie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Gregory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Gregory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greycie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greycie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Greycie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gregory was covering up waiting for the punch and Greycie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Greycie is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Greycie looking to sit in guard and control but Gregory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Greycie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Gregory drops back looking for a leg! Greycie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greycie manages to kick Gregory off! Gregory jumps back into Greycie's guard.

Gregory gets to his feet. Greycie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Greycie fails with the takedown.
Greycie shoots for a double leg takedown but Gregory sprawls well. He's pushed Greycie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greycie misses with a takedown attempt

and Gregory moves into the clinch.
Greycie can't break the clinch.

Gregory breaks the clinch.
Gregory throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregory moves in looking to clinch but Greycie pushes him off.
Gregory throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gregory misses with a wild combination.
Greycie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gregory misses with a few strikes there.
Greycie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gregory counters with a good low kick that Greycie was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greycie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gregory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gregory lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregory lands with a nice body punch.
Gregory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gregory connects with a leg kick. Greycie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gregory swinging wildly here.
Gregory cracks a nice hook into Greycie's ribs.
Gregory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greycie's sensitive parts.
Gregory displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gregory lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gregory dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gregory throws a head kick that misses.
Gregory connects with a solid leg kick.
Gregory lands with a nice combination. Greycie backs away looking to recover.
Greycie fails to land the takedown.
Gregory throws a body punch but Greycie moves out of range.
Gregory lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Greycie misses with a takedown attempt - Gregory sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gregory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Greycie shoots in looking for a takedown but Gregory manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greycie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyce Greycie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greycie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gregory circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregory looks to land a combination but Greycie avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoyce Greycie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregory throws a chopping leg kick but Greycie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Gregory.
Gregory misses with a kick to the body.
Greycie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregory's waist but Gregory gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greycie off to one side.
Greycie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregory misses with a series of wild punches.

Gregory forces Greycie back against the cage and clinches.
Gregory lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gregory pressing his opponent against the cage.
Greycie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gregory pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greycie tries for a takedown but Gregory manages to get underhooks.
Greycie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Greycie has Gregory pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gregory manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Greycie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gregory pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gregory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gregory throws a one two combo.

It looks like Hoyce Greycie has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gregory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greycie.
Gregory cracks the inside of Greycie's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Gregory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greycie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Greycie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Gregory darts in and clinches Greycie up against the cage.
Gregory slowing the pace effectively.
Gregory gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gregory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gregory moves into the clinch successfully.

Gregory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greycie fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greycie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greycie shoots and misses
and Gregory counters with a good low kick that Greycie was not able to check.
Gregory is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greycie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gregory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregory.
Gregory throws a head kick but Greycie moves out of range.
Gregory lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Greycie misses with a takedown
and Greycie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Gregory.
Gregory swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Gregory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hoyce Greycie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gregory closes the distance and pushes Greycie back into the cage.
Gregory tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greycie avoids it.
Greycie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gregory fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gregory fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greycie manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Gregory, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Greycie on the side of the head.
Greycie with a poor takedown
and Gregory counters with a right hand to the body.
Gregory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregory scores with a jab to the head.
Greycie shoots in looking for a takedown but Gregory manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greycie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hoyce Greycie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory misses with a series of wild punches.
Greycie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gregory as he jumps to the side.
Gregory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Greycie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gregory lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gregory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greycie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gregory goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A cross from Gregory lands.
A good leg kick by Gregory.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory connects with an inside leg kick.
Gregory lands a head kick. Greycie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice combination there by Gregory.
Gregory throws a shot to the body.
Gregory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gregory works over Greycie's head and body with a nice combination.
Gregory shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Greycie eats them both and turns towards Gregory to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gregory throws a series of punches but Greycie avoids them all with ease.
Gregory has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gregory looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Greycie crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gregory - the referee stops the clock and Greycie gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gregory. Greycie manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greycie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greycie with a poor takedown
and Gregory counters with a nice body shot.
Gregory fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Greycie.
Gregory scores with a leg kick.
Gregory misses with a double jab.
Gregory lands a leg kick that knocks Greycie off balance momentarily.
Gregory throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gregory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul Gregory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gregory slaps away a takedown attempt from Greycie, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gregory closes the distance and pushes Greycie back into the cage.

Gregory's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greycie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregory defends it nicely.
Gregory throws a chopping leg kick but Greycie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greycie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greycie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gregory but Gregory pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gregory misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregory does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gregory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gregory winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gregory!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Baginski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woima Karhu (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.

Baginski
vs
Karhu

175 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Baginski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baginski shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karhu shoots in for a takedown but Baginski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Baginski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karhu is trying to defend but Baginski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baginski is keen to just control but Karhu is a slippery customer.

Baginski is working for a kimura but Karhu is defending it quite comfortably.
Karhu trying to control here.
Karhu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu trying to hold on to Baginski's head to control him but Baginski postures up.
Baginski not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Baginski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Karhu is defending against the submission attempts here by Baginski.

Karhu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Baginski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Karhu has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baginski is looking to take a break and control but Karhu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karhu is pressing down on Baginski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karhu looking for a sweep. Not yet Karhu, not yet.
Baginski wants to pass the guard but Karhu is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu looking for a sweep. Not yet Karhu, not yet.

Baginski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Karhu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Karhu has escaped and now he's on top!
Karhu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karhu trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Baginski wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baginski is controlling Karhu's posture.
Karhu trying to control but Baginski is working from the bottom.
Karhu looking to pass the guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Woima Karhu wasn't active enough on the ground.

Baginski gets the takedown into side control.
Karhu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Baginski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baginski shoots in for a takedown but Karhu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Karhu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baginski to the ground. Karhu is now in Baginski's guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Baginski keeps moving.

Karhu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Baginski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Baginski has escaped and now he's on top!
Karhu trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baginski looking to pass the guard.

Baginski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Karhu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Karhu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Karhu!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Baginski parries the strikes from Karhu easily there. Karhu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baginski to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Baginski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Karhu swings around for an armbar but Baginski sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Karhu's guard.

Baginski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Karhu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Karhu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Karhu!
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Baginski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Karhu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Baginski, who protects the arm well.
Karhu taking a break here but Baginski is having none of it and regains half guard.

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.
Karhu is keen to just control but Baginski is a slippery customer.
Karhu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Karhu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Karhu is looking for a kimura but Baginski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Karhu to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woima Karhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baginski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Baginski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karhu!
Karhu regains half guard.

Baginski wants to work for an arm triangle but Karhu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Baginski trying to control the action but Karhu is working from the bottom.

Baginski is trying to work for a kimura but Karhu is defending well.
Karhu gets back to full guard.
Karhu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baginski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Karhu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baginski has Karhu in his guard.
Karhu wants to control from the top but Baginski keeps moving.
Karhu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Woima Karhu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Baginski fails with a takedown attempt.
Baginski throws a hook to the side of Karhu's head but Karhu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baginski throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Karhu.
Baginski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baginski misses with a looping right.

Karhu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karhu tries to free his leg and advance position but Baginski is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baginski's guard.
Baginski trying to control but Karhu postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baginski is trying to get back to full guard.
Karhu tries to pass to full mount but Baginski defends it.

Karhu is working for a kimura but Baginski is defending it quite comfortably.
Baginski is controlling Karhu's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baginski is defending against the submission attempts here by Karhu.
Baginski is not content to let Karhu control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Woima Karhu.
I think Karhu 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woima Karhu!