PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Juda Leib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Wera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Wera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juda Leib
vs
Wera

180 cm
26
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abraham Juda Leib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Wera!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juda Leib will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wera throws out a counter right but Juda Leib avoids it with no problem.
Juda Leib really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Juda Leib gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Wera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wera controlling from the top position.
Wera throwing strikes from guard but Juda Leib blocks nicely.
Wera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juda Leib has momentary wrist control but Wera slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juda Leib utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wera wants to control from the top but Juda Leib keeps moving.
Wera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Juda Leib works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Juda Leib keeping moving, preventing Wera from controlling successfully.
Juda Leib on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juda Leib tries to get out of the position.

Juda Leib has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wera is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Juda Leib.
Wera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wera working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wera misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Wera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Juda Leib is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Wera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Juda Leib avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wera.
Wera sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Juda Leib is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Juda Leib takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wera fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Wera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Juda Leib knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wera on the ground.
Wera working the ground and pound but Juda Leib is defending the strikes.
Wera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Juda Leib is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Wera crashes against the mat.
Juda Leib takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wera working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Juda Leib on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Juda Leib avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wera.
The strikes coming from Wera are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wera moves into full mount!
Wera thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Juda Leib is trying desperately to improve position.
Wera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juda Leib wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wera.
Juda Leib is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wera looking to finish with strikes here!
Wera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Juda Leib looks a forlorn figure.
Juda Leib wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wera.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wera thowing shots but they're missing.
Wera lands with some strikes.

Juda Leib is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Filip Wera dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Juda Leib pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juda Leib sprawls well. Juda Leib wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wera gets slowly back to his feet.
Abraham Juda Leib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Juda Leib quickly recovers to half guard.
Wera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wera is keen to just control but Juda Leib is a slippery customer.
Juda Leib is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wera is looking to take a break and control but Juda Leib is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juda Leib blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wera.
Wera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juda Leib defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juda Leib defending well though.
Wera working Juda Leib over with strikes.
Wera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juda Leib has hold of Wera's hands but Wera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Juda Leib's head.
Juda Leib keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wera throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Juda Leib defending well though.
Wera works his foot free and advances to mount.
Wera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Juda Leib because Wera loaded up on that one.
Wera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wera thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Wera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Juda Leib's face.
Oh Juda Leib is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wera misses with a head shot.
Juda Leib is looking to improve his position but Wera isn't that keen on the idea.
Juda Leib holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wera tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Juda Leib seems to have got his legs back now.
Juda Leib is trying desperately to improve position.
Wera lands a big elbow.
Wera raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wera punching from mount but Juda Leib doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Juda Leib is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juda Leib's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wera looking to finish with strikes here!
Wera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juda Leib?
Wera punching from mount but Juda Leib doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wera with a couple of short strikes.
Wera is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Juda Leib goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Wera!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Filip Wera!