PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Inko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Wendigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Inko
vs
Wendigo

200 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyrus Inko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Wendigo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wendigo clinches up with Inko and pushes him back against the cage.
Inko lands a knee to the body.
Inko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Inko trying to land knees to the body.
Wendigo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wendigo throws a head punch that misses.
Wendigo is trying to push Inko away but Inko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko holds him up against the cage and eventually Wendigo drops back down to his feet.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks with his arms.
Inko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Cyrus Inko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Wendigo.
Wendigo looks gassed!
Inko managing to block the knees to the body from Wendigo.
Inko lands a knee to the head.
Wendigo misses with the head strike.
Wendigo misses with a body punch.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wendigo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Inko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inko.
Wendigo tries to circle away but Inko has him pinned against the cage.
Wendigo jumps guard but Inko stands there with Wendigo around his waist. Wendigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wendigo avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inko obliges.
Inko blocking some punches.
Wendigo avoiding damage as Inko throws knees to the body.
Inko working Wendigo over with knees to the body.
Inko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Inko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wendigo managing to block the knees to the body from Inko.
Inko lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Inko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wendigo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Inko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko with a knee to the head.
Inko trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Inko.
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko trying to land knees to the body.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko holds him up against the cage and eventually Wendigo drops back down to his feet.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks with his arms.
Inko scores with a hook to the body.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Inko slowing the pace effectively.
Inko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Inko breaks from the clinch.
Wendigo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Inko back to the cage. Wendigo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Inko misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wendigo.
Inko tries to close the distance and clinch but Wendigo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wendigo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inko tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wendigo, right into the meat.
Inko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wendigo checks it well.
Wendigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inko.
Wendigo is looking to chop away at Inko's legs.
Wendigo throws an overhand right that lands on Inko's shoulder, as Inko tries to avoid the shot.
Wendigo lands an overhand right.
Wendigo throws an off balance right hand
and Inko counters with a two punch combo.
Inko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wendigo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wendigo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Inko takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wendigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko won't allow it.
Inko tries a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks it.
Inko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wendigo.
Inko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Inko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wendigo is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inko wants to stall.
Inko misses with a knee to the head.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Inko dominated that round.
That's time! Inko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wendigo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Inko as he jumps to the side.
Wendigo avoids a punch combination nicely.

Inko pushes Wendigo up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inko obliges.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko won't allow it.
Inko has Wendigo pressed against the cage.
Wendigo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inko smiles and moves away.
Cyrus Inko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Wendigo.
Wendigo throws a head kick but Inko moves out of range.
Wendigo is breathing heavily.
Wendigo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Inko works over Wendigo's head and body with a nice combination.
Cyrus Inko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inko misses with a few strikes there.
Wendigo blocks a head kick by Inko.
Nice defenses there by Inko.

Wendigo has Inko up against the cage in a clinch.
Inko working Wendigo over with knees to the body.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko lands a knee to the body.
Inko with a knee to the head.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Cyrus Inko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wendigo throws a one two combo.
Inko fails with a takedown attempt.
Wendigo misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wendigo moves into the clinch successfully.
Inko is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wendigo jumps guard but Inko stands there with Wendigo around his waist. Wendigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wendigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wendigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wendigo is trying to force a seperation but Inko has the dominant position.
Inko connects with a knee to the head.
Inko looking to throw knees to the head but Wendigo is blocking nicely.
Inko tries a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks it.
Wendigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Inko has double underhooks.
Inko blocks a body shot from Wendigo.

Inko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wendigo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko holds him up against the cage and eventually Wendigo drops back down to his feet.
Wendigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wendigo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.
Wendigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Inko.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wendigo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Inko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wendigo jumps guard but Inko stands there with Wendigo around his waist. Wendigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wendigo avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Inko.
Wendigo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inko.
Inko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wendigo is trying to push Inko away but Inko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Inko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wendigo is looking to break free of the clinch but Inko has double underhooks.
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Inko tries a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wendigo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inko smiles and moves away.
Wendigo throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Inko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wendigo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Inko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Inko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wendigo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Wendigo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Inko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Inko obliges.
Inko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wendigo.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Inko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wendigo's efforts to push away.
Inko missing with knees to the body.
Wendigo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko lands a body shot.
Knees to the body from Inko.
Wendigo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inko lands a knee to the head.
Inko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wendigo avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Inko to work.
Wendigo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inko misses with a knee strike.
Wendigo tries to pull guard but Inko won't allow it.
Cyrus Inko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Wendigo.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Inko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inko scoring well with a low kick there.
Jon Wendigo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inko throws a leg kick which misses Wendigo's front leg but catches the back leg as Wendigo tries to avoid it.
Wendigo throws a combination that misses
and Inko counters with an inside leg kick.

Inko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Inko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wendigo trying to keep a closed guard but Inko is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inko won't allow Wendigo to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inko is working Wendigo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wendigo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Inko preventing the sweep.
Wendigo keeping moving, preventing Inko from controlling successfully.

Wendigo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Inko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Inko trying to control but Wendigo is working from the bottom.
Inko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wendigo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cyrus Inko.
Wendigo throws a sloppy head kick
and Inko counters with a body kick that stops Wendigo in his tracks momentarily.
Inko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Inko clinches.
Wendigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Inko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inko tries to land a knee to the head but Wendigo blocks with his arms.
Wendigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wendigo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Inko stalling against the cage.
Wendigo avoiding damage as Inko throws knees to the body.
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wendigo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Inko.
Wendigo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inko walks away with a smile on his face. Wendigo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wendigo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wendigo.

Inko clinches up with Wendigo and pushes him back against the cage.
Inko misses with a knee strike.
Inko working Wendigo over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wendigo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wendigo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wendigo fails to pull guard.
Inko lands a good knee to the midsection. Wendigo won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Inko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jon Wendigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wendigo avoids it.
Inko content to slow the pace in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Inko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Inko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Inko!