PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhan Ubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Wickline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ubin
vs
Wickline

185 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhan Ubin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Wickline!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ubin!
Wickline has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wickline there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ubin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Ubin closes the distance and clinches.
Wickline wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ubin is trying to break the clinch but Wickline has him pressed against the cage.
Ubin wants to get back to striking at distance but Wickline won't allow it.

Wickline breaks the clinch.
Wickline throws a lazy uppercut
and Ubin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wickline tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ubin counter with a right hand.
Ubin lands a front kick.

Ubin has closed the distance and engaged Wickline in a clinch.
Ubin is trying to stall.

Ubin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wickline throws a hook but Ubin avoids it easily.
Wickline will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ubin clinches.

Ubin breaks from the clinch.
Ubin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ubin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Ubin.
Wickline slips a jab and a cross from Ubin.
Travis Wickline seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ubin clinches up against the cage.
Ubin looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ubin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wickline avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ubin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ubin is trying to break free.
Wickline wants to break free but Ubin has control.

Ubin breaks from the clinch.
Wickline misses with a hook. Ubin ducked under it nicely.
Wickline looks gassed!
Ubin stalks Wickline and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wickline's face. Wickline staggers backwards, shaken.
Wickline closes the distance but Ubin moves to the side
enabling Ubin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ubin connects with a solid leg kick.

Ubin clinches with his opponent.
Ubin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wickline wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wickline wants to get back to striking at distance but Ubin won't allow it.
Wickline lands an uppercut.
Wickline misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Ubin.
Wickline keeps control of Ubin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wickline wants to break free but Ubin has control.
Wickline misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ubin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ubin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ubin slips a straight right by Wickline.

Ubin pushes Wickline up against the cage in a clinch.
Ubin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wickline has him pressed against the cage.
Wickline wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ubin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ubin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubin lands with a nice combination. Wickline backs away looking to recover.

Ubin pushes Wickline up against the cage in a clinch.
Ubin is trying to break free.

Ubin has clasped his hands together around Wickline's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Ubin decides to stand back up.

Ubin has managed to clinch.

Wickline breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wickline tries to keep at a distance but Ubin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ubin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wickline has him pressed against the cage.
Ubin is trying to break the clinch but Wickline has him pressed against the cage.
Wickline tries to break the clinch but Ubin is controlling the position.

Ubin pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Ubin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ubin scores with a kick to the body.
Wickline tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ubin counters with a left and a right that stings Wickline.
Wickline with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ubin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Ubin rushes Wickline and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ubin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Ubin.
Ubin throws a series of strikes that have Wickline backpedaling.
Ubin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Juhan Ubin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ubin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wickline looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Ubin has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickline wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Wickline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wickline wants to clinch
and Ubin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wickline tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ubin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ubin has Wickline up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wickline.

Wickline manages to break the clinch.
Ubin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wickline throws an off balance right hand
and Ubin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wickline's knee momentarily.
Ubin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wickline swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wickline.
Wickline sizes up Ubin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wickline misses with a hook
and Ubin counters with a series of strikes. Wickline will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ubin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ubin is looking to slow Wickline down with leg kicks.

Ubin rushes Wickline and presses him up against the cage.
Wickline tries to break the clinch but Ubin is controlling the position.
Ubin has Wickline pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wickline manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wickline creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ubin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wickline working aggressively here.

Ubin breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ubin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ubin works over Wickline's head and body with a nice combination.
Ubin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ubin!
Ubin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ubin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubin lands a head shot.

Ubin has managed to clinch.

Wickline breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wickline on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wickline takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ubin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wickline tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ubin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wickline misses with a right hand
and Ubin counters with a nice leg kick.
Ubin is looking to clinch.

Wickline tries to keep at a distance but Ubin has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ubin breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Ubin.
Wickline takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ubin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wickline, pushing him back against the cage.
Wickline misses with the head strike.
Ubin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wickline's face.
Wickline wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wickline has had enough of the clinch but Ubin keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juhan Ubin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wickline closes the distance but Ubin moves to the side
and Ubin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Wickline fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ubin sprawls well initially but Wickline persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wickline tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ubin controls his leg.
Ubin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wickline is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ubin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wickline.

Ubin pushes Wickline off and gets back to his feet.
Wickline tries to clinch up.
Ubin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ubin throws a series of punches but Wickline avoids them all with ease.
Wickline throws the left hand but Ubin avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Wickline misses.
Ubin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ubin duly obliges.
Wickline paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ubin lands with a kick to the temple. Wickline shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ubin throws a nice looking combination but Wickline bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wickline takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ubin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ubin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wickline is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Wickline is rocked!
Wickline sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wickline is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubin finish him?
Ubin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ubin.
Juhan Ubin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wickline shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ubin circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Wickline drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ubin follows Wickline to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juhan Ubin!