PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Aanekoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Roosendaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roosendaal has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor. . . as his entrance music. Kay Roosendaal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Aanekoski
vs
Roosendaal

190 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimi Aanekoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kay Roosendaal!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Roosendaal 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.
Roosendaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roosendaal throws a big right hand that misses.
Roosendaal wants to pass the guard but Aanekoski is keeping the position.
Roosendaal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aanekoski keeping full guard, as Roosendaal tries to pass.
Aanekoski controls Roosendaal momentarily but Roosendaal frees himself.
Roosendaal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roosendaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roosendaal cracks Aanekoski with a solid left hand.
Roosendaal postures up in Aanekoski's guard and throws a big left but Aanekoski blocks it.
Aanekoski is pulling down on Roosendaal's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roosendaal postures up in Aanekoski's guard and throws a big left but Aanekoski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosendaal preventing the sweep.
Roosendaal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aanekoski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Aanekoski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roosendaal trying to control the position from guard on top but Aanekoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roosendaal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aanekoski circles away.
Roosendaal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roosendaal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aanekoski shoots in but Roosendaal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roosendaal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aanekoski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosendaal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roosendaal misses with a body kick.
Roosendaal throws a series of punches but Aanekoski avoids them all with ease.
Roosendaal delivers a nice body kick.
A combination from Roosendaal does no damage.

Roosendaal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roosendaal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aanekoski wants to hold on but Roosendaal pushes him away.
Roosendaal tries to control but Aanekoski wriggling away.
Roosendaal looking to ground and pound but Aanekoski is blocking nicely.
Roosendaal unloads with some shots from mount but Aanekoski bucks and avoids them well.
Roosendaal unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aanekoski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roosendaal thowing shots but they're missing.
Roosendaal avoids the attempt from Aanekoski to control.
Aanekoski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aanekoski tries to get out of the position.
Roosendaal working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Aanekoski slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Roosendaal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosendaal is trying to control. Aanekoski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roosendaal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roosendaal looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roosendaal throws a strike but Aanekoski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roosendaal thows a big elbow that misses.
Roosendaal thows a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Aanekoski holds on and takes a little breather.
Roosendaal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roosendaal thows a big elbow that misses.
Aanekoski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roosendaal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roosendaal with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aanekoski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Roosendaal looks gassed!
Aanekoski postures up in Roosendaal's guard and throws a big left but Roosendaal blocks it.
Roosendaal wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Aanekoski throws a strike but Roosendaal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kay Roosendaal dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aanekoski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aanekoski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roosendaal fakes the leg kick and cracks Aanekoski in the body.
Roosendaal shoots and misses
and Aanekoski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aanekoski looks for a takedown but Roosendaal sprawls well.
Aanekoski slips a straight right by Roosendaal.
Roosendaal misses with a wild combination.
Aanekoski throws a sloppy head kick and Roosendaal moves out of range easily.
Roosendaal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aanekoski.
Aanekoski fails with the takedown.
Aanekoski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roosendaal counters with a big head kick but Aanekoski shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimi Aanekoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanekoski tries for a takedown but Roosendaal circles away easily

and Roosendaal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roosendaal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roosendaal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Roosendaal stands up from Aanekoski's guard - Roosendaal perhaps looking for a knockout.
Roosendaal is looking to slow Aanekoski down with leg kicks.
Roosendaal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Aanekoski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roosendaal's guard now.
Roosendaal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aanekoski prevents Roosendaal from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aanekoski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Roosendaal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roosendaal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roosendaal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roosendaal throws a right hand that Aanekoski ducks under and follows up with a left that Aanekoski also avoids with ease.

Aanekoski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aanekoski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roosendaal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aanekoski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aanekoski is working Roosendaal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski cracks Roosendaal with a solid left hand.
Roosendaal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Roosendaal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Roosendaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roosendaal with a lazy takedown attempt

and Aanekoski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aanekoski landing with the ground and pound.
Aanekoski thows a big elbow that misses.
Aanekoski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aanekoski throwing strikes from guard but Roosendaal blocks nicely.
Kimi Aanekoski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aanekoski postures up in Roosendaal's guard and throws a big left but Roosendaal blocks it.
Roosendaal trying to keep a closed guard but Aanekoski is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aanekoski throwing strikes from guard but Roosendaal blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roosendaal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aanekoski counters with a straight right hand.
Roosendaal fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aanekoski.
Roosendaal throws a combination that misses

and Aanekoski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roosendaal's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aanekoski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roosendaal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aanekoski!
Roosendaal lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimi Aanekoski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aanekoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roosendaal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roosendaal cracks a nice hook into Aanekoski's ribs.
Aanekoski slaps away a takedown attempt from Roosendaal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roosendaal looks to land a combination but Aanekoski avoids it well.
Kimi Aanekoski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roosendaal misses with a combination

and Aanekoski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Roosendaal's guard.
Aanekoski chips away with some ground and pound.
Aanekoski working some strikes from top position.
Aanekoski with a flurry of punches that miss.

Roosendaal working for a triangle but Aanekoski defends it easily.
Aanekoski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roosendaal's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aanekoski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aanekoski lands a couple of elbows.
Roosendaal is trying to control the position but Aanekoski postures up.
Aanekoski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aanekoski lands a couple of elbows.
Roosendaal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roosendaal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roosendaal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roosendaal wants to get back to his feet but Aanekoski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roosendaal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aanekoski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aanekoski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roosendaal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aanekoski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roosendaal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Roosendaal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aanekoski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aanekoski is trying to stand up here but Roosendaal is controlling him well.

Roosendaal is looking for submissions but instead, Aanekoski has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosendaal looking to sit in guard and control but Aanekoski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roosendaal has momentary wrist control but Aanekoski slips an elbow through the middle.
Roosendaal is looking to stand up but Aanekoski isn't so interested in that idea.
Roosendaal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aanekoski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aanekoski thows a big elbow that misses.
Aanekoski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aanekoski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roosendaal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aanekoski!
Aanekoski wants to control but Roosendaal is having none of it.
Roosendaal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Aanekoski tries to reverse the position but Roosendaal maintains control.
Roosendaal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Roosendaal misses with a head shot.
Roosendaal won't let Aanekoski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Aanekoski is desperately trying to improve his position but Roosendaal has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimi Aanekoski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aanekoski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimi Aanekoski!