PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Fedja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oy, to ne vecher. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Niinivaara
vs
Fedja

198 cm
24
213 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

192 cm
22
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjodor Fedja!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinivaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niinivaara misses with the combination.
Niinivaara misses with a wild body shot.
Fedja closes the distance and clinches up with Niinivaara, looking for a takedown. Fedja pushes Niinivaara against the cage but Niinivaara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Niinivaara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Niinivaara looks to throw the jab but Fedja is out of range.
A jab from Niinivaara does it's job there.
Niinivaara misses with a low kick.
Niinivaara throws a right hand that Fedja ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedja also avoids with ease.
Fedja swinging wildly here.
Niinivaara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fedja closes the distance and clinches up with Niinivaara, looking for a takedown. Fedja pushes Niinivaara against the cage but Niinivaara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja clobbers Niinivaara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niinivaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fedja throws a big shot that misses.
Niinivaara misses with a wild combination.
Niinivaara loads up on a big right hand but Fedja slips the punch.
Hannu Niinivaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedja looks to land a combination. Niinivaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fedja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fedja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hannu Niinivaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Fedja.
Decent striking displayed by Fedja there.
Fedja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niinivaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara misses with a looping left.
Niinivaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedja.
Fedja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niinivaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niinivaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fedja bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niinivaara's head backwards.
Niinivaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fedja.
Niinivaara lands a nice hook to Fedja's body. Fedja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fedja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niinivaara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Niinivaara.
Fedja misses with a few strikes there.

Fedja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fedja trying to advance position but Niinivaara counters by regaining guard.
Niinivaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Niinivaara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Niinivaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fedja is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedja tries to free his leg and advance position but Niinivaara is retaining full guard.
Niinivaara trying to keep a closed guard but Fedja is proving a slippery customer.
Niinivaara is really struggling to control Fedja but he's trying to hold on to the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Niinivaara slips under a jab from Fedja.
Niinivaara looks to land a right hand but Fedja moved out of range.
Fedja lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Fedja.
Fedja looks to land a combination. Niinivaara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fedja ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niinivaara moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Niinivaara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Niinivaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fedja's head backwards.
Niinivaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedja.
Fedja shoots in for a takedown but Niinivaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Niinivaara tries to bum rush Fedja with a series of wild strikes but Fedja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fedja shoots in for a double leg but Niinivaara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niinivaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedja manages to avoid it.
Fedja blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Fedja misses its intended target.
Fedja throws a hook but Niinivaara avoids it easily.
Niinivaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedja.
Fedja slips a jab and a cross from Niinivaara.

Fedja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Niinivaara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinivaara is pulling down on Fedja's head to control his posture.
Niinivaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Niinivaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fedja is one step ahead there.
Fedja postures up in Niinivaara's guard and throws a big left but Niinivaara blocks it.
Fedja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedja postures up in Niinivaara's guard and throws a big left but Niinivaara blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niinivaara pulls Fedja in close to prevent any damage.
Niinivaara working a defensive guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fedja looks to throw the jab but Niinivaara is out of range.
Fedja ducks under a wild hook from Niinivaara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fedja with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Niinivaara to counter with a crisp jab.
Hannu Niinivaara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjodor Fedja.
Fedja lands a two punch combo.
Niinivaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hannu Niinivaara is winning the standup battle so far.
Niinivaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Niinivaara wants it to stay on the feet.
Niinivaara looks to land a left hand but Fedja moved out of range nicely.
Fedja stuns Niinivaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fedja shoots and misses
and Niinivaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Fedja throws an overhand right that lands on Niinivaara's shoulder, as Niinivaara tries to avoid the shot.
Niinivaara cracks the inside of Fedja's front leg.
Fedja is breathing heavily.
Fedja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Niinivaara fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niinivaara.
Fedja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niinivaara throws out a leg kick but Fedja moves out of range and Niinivaara only half commits.
Niinivaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niinivaara throws a combination that misses
and Fedja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fedja throws a jab when Niinivaara was well out of range.
Fedja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Niinivaara on the side of the head.
Niinivaara slips under a jab from Fedja.
Fedja throws a shot from downtown. Niinivaara moves away and avoids it.
Niinivaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fedja checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fedja 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.
Fedja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niinivaara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fedja looking to pass the guard.
Fedja preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fedja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fedja throwing strikes but missing.
Fedja won't allow Niinivaara to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Niinivaara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fedja.
Fedja 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.
Fedja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Niinivaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Niinivaara dominated that second round.
That's time! Niinivaara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Left hook, right uppercut from Fedja.
Niinivaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedja throws a looping overhand right but Niinivaara ducks down to avoid it.
Fedja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fedja ducks under a wild hook from Niinivaara.
Fjodor Fedja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niinivaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fedja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Niinivaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedja at a distance.
Fedja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedja misses with a double jab.
Niinivaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fedja doesn't seem bothered though.
Niinivaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja throws a nice looking combination but Niinivaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niinivaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niinivaara lands a really nice looking cross but Fedja seems unphased.
Niinivaara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fedja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niinivaara walks into a straight right hand from Fedja.
Horrible takedown by Fedja or perhaps it was just good defense by Niinivaara which made him look bad.
Fedja checks the leg kick.
Fedja doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Niinivaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Niinivaara just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niinivaara swings away with a body shot that misses

and Fedja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Niinivaara is refusing to be controlled, as Fedja sits in half guard.
Niinivaara trying to hold on to Fedja's head to control him but Fedja postures up.
Fedja prevents Niinivaara from improving his position.
Niinivaara is looking to control Fedja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Niinivaara avoid being mounted?
Niinivaara tries to roll over but Fedja keeps him under control.
Fedja uses his free foot to push down on Niinivaara's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Niinivaara.
Niinivaara tries to reverse the position but Fedja maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fedja working Niinivaara over with strikes here.
Niinivaara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Niinivaara tries to get out of the position.
Fedja raining down shots from the mount!
Fedja trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Niinivaara is desperately trying to improve his position but Fedja has a good base and remains in mount.
Fjodor Fedja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedja with good strikes from the mount here!
Fedja trying to control but Niinivaara is having none of it.
Fedja landing strikes from the mount and Niinivaara is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedja looking to control but Niinivaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fedja looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedja lands a heavy elbow.

Niinivaara is rocked!
Fedja postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Niinivaara in real trouble here! The ref calls for Niinivaara to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fjodor Fedja!