PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Albricias Fanhez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Trueman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fanhez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drowning Pool - Bodies. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fanhez
vs
Trueman

176 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Absolution 159 ($79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albricias Fanhez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jim Trueman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trueman closes the distance but Fanhez moves to the side
and Fanhez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fanhez throws a combination that misses
and Trueman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trueman tries to clinch

and Fanhez counters with a single leg into guard. Trueman didn't expect that.
Fanhez prevents Trueman from getting back to his feet.
Fanhez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fanhez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fanhez prevents Trueman from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanhez tries to free his leg and advance position but Trueman is retaining full guard.
Trueman wants to stand up but Fanhez is controlling him.
Fanhez distracts Trueman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trueman wants to stand and escape but Fanhez is having none of it.
Trueman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fanhez.

Fanhez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fanhez trying to control the position from guard on top but Trueman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fanhez prevents Trueman from getting back to his feet.
Fanhez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trueman keeping full guard, as Fanhez tries to pass.
Fanhez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trueman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fanhez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trueman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fanhez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Fanhez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fanhez pushes down on Trueman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Trueman is looking to escape.
Trueman looks gassed!
Fanhez slips a nice elbow through Trueman's hands, connecting with Trueman's forehead.
Fanhez trying to mount his opponent but Trueman defends it.
Fanhez stops Trueman from getting back to his feet.

Fanhez is looking for a kimura but Trueman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fanhez to get the leverage.
Fanhez working Trueman over with strikes.
Trueman is trying to stand up here but Fanhez is controlling him well.
Fanhez lands strikes from half guard.
Fanhez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albricias Fanhez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fanhez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trueman's guard.
Trueman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fanhez.

Trueman wriggles free and stands up.
Fanhez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trueman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fanhez throws a leg kick which misses Trueman's front leg but catches the back leg as Trueman tries to avoid it.
Fanhez throws a front kick aimed at Trueman's knee but Trueman avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman tries to close the distance and clinch but Fanhez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fanhez connects with a leg kick. Trueman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Fanhez.
Trueman closes the distance but Fanhez moves to the side

and Fanhez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Trueman won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trueman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fanhez is controlling him well.
Fanhez wants to control but Trueman is keeping him busy.
Trueman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Trueman is breathing heavily.

Fanhez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trueman has escaped the position, nice work there.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fanhez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trueman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albricias Fanhez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fanhez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trueman manages to avoid it.
Fanhez throws a nice head kick!
Fanhez swings for the body but Trueman moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trueman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanhez wants to slow Trueman down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trueman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fanhez counters with a nice body shot.
Fanhez throws a right and a left that Trueman avoids nicely.

Fanhez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trueman quickly recovers to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanhez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Trueman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trueman really wants to buck Fanhez off and get back to his feet.
Fanhez raining down shots from the mount!
Albricias Fanhez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trueman is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Trueman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trueman is squirming around, avoiding Fanhez's attempts to control the action.
Fanhez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Trueman looks a forlorn figure.
Fanhez is landing with some decent strikes but Trueman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fanhez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trueman taking shots to the head.
Fanhez raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albricias Fanhez clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Fanhez.
Trueman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fanhez. Fanhez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fanhez defending well as Trueman loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanhez circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanhez throws a series of punches but Trueman moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fanhez is defended easily by Trueman.
Fanhez connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fanhez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trueman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fanhez connects with a leg kick. Trueman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Albricias Fanhez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fanhez staying out of range there.
Fanhez throws a sloppy body shot
and Trueman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Albricias Fanhez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Trueman misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Fanhez misses.
Fanhez shoots in for a takedown but Trueman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fanhez catches Trueman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trueman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fanhez.
Albricias Fanhez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fanhez lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanhez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fanhez throws a leg kick but Trueman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trueman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fanhez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Fanhez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Trueman was covering up waiting for the punch and Fanhez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fanhez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trueman swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanhez wants to control from the top but Trueman keeps moving.
Fanhez tries to free his leg and advance position but Trueman is retaining full guard.
Fanhez stays in close to Trueman's body and controls the position.
Fanhez thows a big elbow that misses.
Fanhez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Albricias Fanhez just wasn't active enough.
Trueman is looking to clinch but Fanhez is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albricias Fanhez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fanhez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albricias Fanhez!