PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 937 p4p, 904 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 120 p4p, 114 weight class). Asakura comes to the cage accompanied by JJBA - Giorno's Theme. Tyson Asakura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Asakura
vs
Lankinen

180 cm
34
173
21 - 13 - 1

180 cm
32
177
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Asakura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Asakura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura misses with a left hand
and Lankinen counters with a left to the body.
Tyson Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asakura finds it's way round the side to connect with Lankinen's head.
A swing and a miss from Lankinen.
Asakura jabs Lankinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lankinen throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Lankinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Asakura backing away here, and Lankinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Asakura with the inside leg kick.
Asakura lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lankinen.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lankinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Lankinen counter with a right hand.
Asakura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Asakura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lankinen moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Asakura throws a shot to the body.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asakura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lankinen.
Asakura scores with a jab.
Asakura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Asakura lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asakura connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura throws a good cross that connects.
Asakura tries to clinch up.
Asakura throws a lazy uppercut
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nova Lankinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lankinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Asakura to score with a decent uppercut.

Lankinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Asakura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lankinen has a closed guard, preventing Asakura from standing up.
Asakura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asakura is looking to advance position but Lankinen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Asakura is squirming around, avoiding Lankinen's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen prevents Asakura from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankinen controlling from mount.
Lankinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Asakura's face.
Asakura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Asakura working to try and regain half guard.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lankinen landing punches.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Asakura tries to reverse the position but Lankinen maintains control.
Lankinen scoring with strikes but Asakura is staying in there.
Lankinen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lankinen wants to control the pace but Asakura is squirming around nicely.
Asakura tries to reverse the position but Lankinen maintains control.
Asakura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Asakura taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lankinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asakura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Asakura misses with a right hand
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lankinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Asakura momentarily.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Asakura swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Asakura throws a combination that misses
and Lankinen counters with a stiff right hand.

Tyson Asakura's cut is getting worse.
Asakura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Asakura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lankinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lankinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lankinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lankinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Asakura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Lankinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asakura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lankinen blocks the low kick.
Asakura backing away here, and Lankinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lankinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Asakura scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Asakura.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
Lankinen throws an off balance right hand
and Asakura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Asakura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lankinen under the eye.
Asakura misses with a body punch
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Asakura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lankinen in his tracks.
Lankinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura cracks Lankinen with a good jab.
Asakura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lankinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Asakura has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Asakura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Asakura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asakura tries a knee to the head but Lankinen blocks it.

Lankinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asakura misses with a combination
and Lankinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lankinen misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Lankinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Asakura throws a leg kick
letting Lankinen counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Asakura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura misses with a hook.
Asakura misses with a hook
and Lankinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Tyson Asakura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Asakura misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a low kick, right behind Asakura 's knee.
Lankinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lankinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Asakura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Asakura looks to throw the jab but Lankinen is out of range.
Lankinen scores with a jab to the head.
Asakura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Lankinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankinen moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
It seemed like Lankinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Lankinen throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Lankinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Lankinen misses.
Nice defenses there by Lankinen.
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!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Asakura.
Asakura is looking to take a break and control but Lankinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lankinen struggling a bit here.
Lankinen is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Asakura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
Asakura tries to clinch up
and Lankinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lankinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lankinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asakura.
Lankinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asakura.
Asakura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lankinen counters with a straight right hand.
Lankinen lands a lovely overhand right.

Asakura is rocked!

Jeez, Tyson Asakura's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lankinen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A jab lands there for Asakura.
Oh Asakura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asakura is looking to slow Lankinen down with leg kicks.
Asakura seems to have got his legs back now.
Lankinen takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Lankinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lankinen counters with a crisp right that sends Asakura to the canvas! Lankinen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nova Lankinen!
A victorious Nova Lankinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.