PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lion El Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuuska Muikkunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muikkunen has chosen Käy Muumulaaksoon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El Johnson
vs
Muikkunen

172 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

160 cm
25
153 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lion El Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuuska Muikkunen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
El Johnson throws a jab when Muikkunen was well out of range.
El Johnson scores with a jab. Muikkunen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
El Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Muikkunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muikkunen swings for the body but El Johnson moves out of range.
Muikkunen avoids the body shot from El Johnson.
Muikkunen jabs at El Johnson's body.
El Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
El Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muikkunen moves away.
El Johnson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Muikkunen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nuuska Muikkunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Muikkunen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on El Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Muikkunen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
El Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
El Johnson looks to land a strike but Muikkunen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Muikkunen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muikkunen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Muikkunen looking for a sweep. Not yet Muikkunen, not yet.
El Johnson wants to control from the top but Muikkunen keeps moving.
El Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Muikkunen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Muikkunen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but El Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Muikkunen has wrist control.
Muikkunen wants to sweep here but El Johnson controlling him for the moment.
El Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muikkunen wants to sweep but no luck.
Muikkunen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from El Johnson.
Muikkunen tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Muikkunen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muikkunen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

El Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Muikkunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muikkunen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muikkunen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muikkunen looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Muikkunen trying to control the position.
El Johnson trying to control but Muikkunen is working from the bottom.
Muikkunen wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Johnson stays in close to Muikkunen's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lion El Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

El Johnson with a nice cross.

It looks like Nuuska Muikkunen has been cut.
Muikkunen connects with a crisp jab.

El Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muikkunen won't allow El Johnson to sweep him here.
Muikkunen tries to free his leg and advance position but El Johnson is retaining full guard.
El Johnson pulls Muikkunen in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
El Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Muikkunen's face.
Muikkunen taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muikkunen is working to get back to half guard.
Muikkunen wants to hold on but El Johnson pushes him away.
El Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Muikkunen regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Johnson works his way into side control.
El Johnson lands an elbow.
Muikkunen is not content to let El Johnson control the position.
Muikkunen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on El Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lion El Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson is trying to control. Muikkunen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muikkunen moves into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
El Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Muikkunen keeping moving, preventing El Johnson from controlling successfully.
El Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Muikkunen is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson wants to control from the top but Muikkunen keeps moving.
Muikkunen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
El Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
El Johnson wants to control from the top but Muikkunen keeps moving.
Muikkunen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muikkunen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Johnson tries to hold on but Muikkunen pushes him away.
Muikkunen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muikkunen looking to finish with strikes here!
Muikkunen landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Muikkunen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
El Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Muikkunen has a good base and remains in mount.
Muikkunen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Muikkunen landing shots from mount.
Muikkunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish El Johnson?

El Johnson is rocked!
Muikkunen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked El Johnson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Muikkunen around the waist but Muikkunen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Muikkunen is the winner by TKO! Muikkunen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuuska Muikkunen!
Nuuska Muikkunen is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Nuuska Muikkunen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.