PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stick Ytick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Villain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Super Villain acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ytick
vs
Villain

175 cm
18
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stick Ytick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Super Villain!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villain scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Villain.
Villain lands a leg kick that knocks Ytick off balance momentarily.
Villain throws a head kick that misses.
Villain closes the distance but Ytick moves to the side

and Ytick counters with a shoot takedown. Villain fights it but they end up in guard.
Ytick is in close to Villain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ytick postures up.
Ytick preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ytick chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ytick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Villain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ytick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ytick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ytick throws a big elbow that misses.
Ytick trying to move into half guard but instead Villain has managed to sweep!
Villain trying to control the position from guard on top but Ytick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ytick pulls Villain in to control the position.
Villain won't allow Ytick to sweep him here.
Villain trying to control the position from guard on top but Ytick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villain looking to sit in guard and control but Ytick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ytick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villain is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Super Villain.
Villain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Villain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Villain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Villain tries to sprawl but Ytick drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Ytick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ytick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ytick there.
Ytick drops an elbow to the side of Villain's head.

Ytick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ytick working over Villain with some ground and pound. Villain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ytick throwing shots but Villain is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Ytick seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ytick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ytick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Villain trying to control but Ytick postures up.
Ytick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Ytick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ytick looks to land a strike but Villain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stick Ytick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Villain is looking to clinch.
Ytick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Villain tries to clinch but Ytick moves away

and Ytick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Villain's guard now.
Ytick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ytick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ytick grinds an elbow into Villain's temple.
Ytick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Villain is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ytick connects with a decent elbow.

Villain is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ytick working the ground and pound from side control.
Villain is still in real trouble! Can Ytick finish him?
Ytick scores with punches from side control.
Ytick in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Villain looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ytick turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stick Ytick!