PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Happy Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nails (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flowers comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Tiger Style. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flowers
vs
Nails

195 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Happy Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Nails!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nails content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Flowers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flowers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nails blocks it with crossed arms.
Nails keeps control of Flowers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nails misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flowers.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nails.
Nails misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flowers.
Nails tries to work over Flowers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flowers has had enough of the clinch but Nails keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers tries to stall but Nails uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flowers misses with a punch on the inside.
Flowers wants a takedown.
Nails missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Flowers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers wants to get back to striking at distance but Nails won't allow it.
Flowers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Thomas Nails has been cut.
Good body shot from Nails.
Flowers has had enough of the clinch but Nails keeps him there for the moment.
Flowers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flowers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nails prevents it.
Nails lands with a right to the head.
Flowers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nails prevents Flowers from breaking the clinch.
Nails with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flowers wants to get back to striking at distance but Nails won't allow it.
Nails tries to throw a body punch but Flowers avoids it by throwing Nails back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flowers trying to control the position but instead, Nails has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flowers into the cage.
Flowers avoiding damage as Nails throws knees to the body.
Nails unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flowers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flowers has had enough of the clinch but Nails keeps him there for the moment.
Nails leaning against his opponent.
Nails lands a knee to the body.
Flowers letting Nails take a breather here.
Flowers has had enough of the clinch but Nails keeps him there for the moment.
Flowers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nails misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nails is stalling here.

Flowers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Flowers misses.
Flowers just misses with a punch to the body.
Flowers is looking to clinch but Nails is avoiding it.
Nails tries to clinch up but Flowers circles away and keeps his distance.
Nails will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flowers scores with a jab to the body.
Nails tries to bum rush Flowers with a series of wild strikes but Flowers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Nails moves into the clinch.
Flowers is struggling to control the position.
Nails is trying to maintain a safe position but Flowers gets an underhook and turns Nails into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nails lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flowers backwards.
Nails looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Flowers is trying to break free.
Nails tries to work over Flowers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Flowers manages to break the clinch.
Nails is looking to clinch but Flowers is avoiding it.
Nails tries to clinch there but Flowers circles away.
Nails ducks under a wild hook from Flowers.
Nails uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flowers.
Flowers tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nails holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nails misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nails is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Flowers is keeping busy.
Nails misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Nails dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Nails's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nails throws a series of punches but Flowers moves out of range.
Nails closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Flowers counter with a right hand.
Nails doesn't manage to clinch there - Flowers circles away.
Nails tries to clinch up

and Flowers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nails's guard.
Flowers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flowers advances position into side control!
Nails managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Flowers.
Nails really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flowers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nails is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Flowers landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flowers scoring with punches from side control.
Flowers cracks Nails with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nails taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers wants to control but Nails is keeping him busy.
Nails bucks up and tries to throw Flowers off but instead Flowers has got his back!
Nails takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Nails is rocked!

Flowers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Nails is trying to get back to his feet but Flowers has full control of the position and if anything, Nails has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Flowers connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Nails to escape the position.
Nails is still in real trouble! Can Flowers finish him?
Nails is breathing heavily.
Nails has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Nails seems to have recovered his senses.
Flowers lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Nails has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Flowers struggling to keep hold of the position.
Flowers loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Nails hold on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flowers landing with strikes.
Nails controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Happy Flowers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can Nails hold on?! Flowers is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nails has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Flowers throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nails could be in trouble here!

Flowers is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Nails wants to get back to his feet.

Flowers working for the choke.
Flowers cracks Nails with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Nails from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Nails looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Flowers cracks Nails with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Nails from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Flowers softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flowers is cranking Nails's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Nails! He's tightened the choke and Nails is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Happy Flowers!