PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helppo Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Toepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helppo Nakki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nakki
vs
Toepfer

165 cm
21
147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helppo Nakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Toepfer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toepfer shoots in but Nakki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Toepfer shoots in for a double leg but Nakki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Toepfer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helppo Nakki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Toepfer.
Toepfer misses with a takedown
and Nakki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toepfer's knee momentarily.
Toepfer fails with the takedown
and Nakki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Toepfer.

Toepfer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nakki is looking for a sweep. Toepfer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakki is refusing to be controlled, as Toepfer sits in half guard.

Nakki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Nakki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Toepfer pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakki looking for submissions off his back.
Toepfer wants to take a breather but Nakki is having none of it.
Toepfer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Nakki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Toepfer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nakki is looking to control Toepfer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakki avoid being mounted?

Toepfer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nakki sees it coming and defends easily.
Toepfer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nakki is squirming around, avoiding Toepfer's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer avoids the attempt from Nakki to control.
Nakki is bucking up trying to escape but Toepfer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Toepfer cracks Nakki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakki is trying desperately to improve position.
Toepfer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nakki's face.
Nakki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toepfer trying to control but Nakki is having none of it.
Nakki wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakki tries to roll but Toepfer sticks to his back.

Toepfer has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Nakki! Can he survive? No! He's out! Toepfer gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Toepfer!
Our winner, Paul Toepfer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.