PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Weichel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einat Thoresen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Weichel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Weichel
vs
Thoresen

183 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicholas Weichel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einat Thoresen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Weichel as Thoresen shoots in.

Thoresen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Weichel's guard.
Thoresen wants to control from the top but Weichel keeps moving.
Weichel controls Thoresen momentarily but Thoresen frees himself.
Thoresen controls from within his opponent's guard.

Weichel looking for a guillotine here but Thoresen defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thoresen wants to control from the top but Weichel keeps moving.
Weichel controlling Thoresen's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Einat Thoresen.

Thoresen gets a takedown into half guard.
Weichel is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weichel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Weichel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Weichel controls Thoresen momentarily but Thoresen frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Weichel's guard.
Weichel is looking for a sweep. Thoresen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thoresen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thoresen trying to control the action but Weichel is working from the bottom.
Weichel is looking to improve his position.
Weichel works his way to full guard. Good work.
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!
Thoresen tries to stand but Weichel is controlling from the bottom.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Weichel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Weichel is proving hard to escape from.
Weichel is trying to control the position but Thoresen postures up.
Thoresen wants to pass the guard but Weichel is keeping the position.
Thoresen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thoresen throws a big elbow that misses.
Thoresen wants to pass the guard but Weichel is keeping the position.
Thoresen wants to stand but Weichel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Weichel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thoresen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thoresen trying to control the position from guard on top but Weichel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thoresen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Weichel is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thoresen postures up.
Thoresen wants to stand and escape but instead Weichel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Einat Thoresen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thoresen tries to clinch but Weichel moves out of range.
Thoresen tries to clinch there but Weichel circles away.
Thoresen misses with the combination.
Thoresen shoots in but no luck this time.
Thoresen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Weichel is out of range and Thoresen settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weichel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thoresen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weichel throws a jab when Thoresen was well out of range.

Thoresen gets caught flat footed, as Weichel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Weichel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thoresen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thoresen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thoresen!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thoresen's best efforts.
Thoresen trying to control the action but Weichel is working from the bottom.

Thoresen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Weichel is trying to control but can't.
Thoresen wants to pass the guard but Weichel is defending well.
Weichel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thoresen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thoresen's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weichel working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Nicholas Weichel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thoresen wants to control his opponent's hands but Weichel gets his hands free.
Thoresen rolls, trying to escape but Weichel keeps control of the position.
Thoresen is breathing heavily.
Weichel throwing damaging strikes from the back! Thoresen could be in trouble here!
Weichel wants to control but Thoresen is keeping busy.
Weichel is controlling the position but Thoresen somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weichel drops an elbow to the side of Thoresen's head.

Weichel is trying to work for a kimura but Thoresen is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen trying to control here.
Weichel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thoresen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thoresen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weichel throwing shots but Thoresen is blocking nicely.
Weichel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thoresen keeps working.
Thoresen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen trying to control from the bottom.
Weichel slows the pace down in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thoresen tries for a takedown but Weichel circles away easily

and Weichel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thoresen wants a takedown.
Nicholas Weichel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einat Thoresen.
Weichel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weichel tries for a takedown but Thoresen manages to get underhooks.

Weichel pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Weichel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoresen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoresen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thoresen stopping the sweep attempt from Weichel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicholas Weichel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Thoresen shoots in looking for a takedown. Weichel tries to sprawl out of it but Thoresen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weichel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thoresen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Weichel's waist but Weichel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thoresen off to one side.
Weichel shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoresen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weichel is defended easily by Thoresen.
Thoresen is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoresen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicholas Weichel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einat Thoresen.
Weichel wants to slow Thoresen down by chopping away at his legs.

Weichel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thoresen's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thoresen is on top in guard.
Thoresen tries to free his leg and advance position but Weichel is retaining full guard.
Thoresen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weichel is trying to control the position but Thoresen postures up.
Weichel wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thoresen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Weichel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thoresen has managed to get both his arms back between Weichel's legs - danger averted.
Thoresen with a flurry of punches that miss.

Thoresen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thoresen moves in looking to clinch but Weichel pushes him off.
Thoresen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Weichel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thoresen fails with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weichel fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichel shoots for a double leg takedown but Thoresen sprawls well. He's pushed Weichel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Thoresen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Weichel to the ground. Thoresen is now in Weichel's guard.

Weichel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thoresen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Weichel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoresen postures up.
Weichel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thoresen advances to half guard.
Thoresen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thoresen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Weichel!
Thoresen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weichel is looking to escape.
Thoresen prevents Weichel from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Einat Thoresen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thoresen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Einat Thoresen!