HEC:I PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scooby Doo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Shogun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun has chosen acdc spolin for a fight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lyoto Shogun will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Doo
vs
Shogun

180 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Alpha-Omega
Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scooby Doo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lyoto Shogun !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shogun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Shogun .
Shogun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Doo shoots in and bounces Shogun off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Doo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shogun wants to stand up but Doo is controlling him.
Doo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shogun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doo is looking to work some ground and pound but Shogun has wrist control.

Doo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shogun is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Shogun .
Shogun lands with a hook. Doo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shogun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shogun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Doo clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doo drags the fight down to the ground.
Doo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shogun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Doo kicks Shogun off and gets to his feet.
Shogun looks gassed!
Shogun fails to land with a series of punches.
Shogun looks to land a combination but Doo avoids it well.

Doo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Doo has hold of Shogun 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Shogun seems comfortable defending it but Doo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Shogun is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Shogun is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Doo couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scooby Doo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Smit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Greenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Smit
vs
Greenberg

175 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Smit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Greenberg!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Smit. Smit gets slowly back to his feet.
Smit looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Greenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smit looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Greenberg is putting a hurting on Smit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.

Greenberg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Greenberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greenberg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Smit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smit won't allow Greenberg to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greenberg is on top in guard.
Greenberg advances position into side control!
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Smit taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Smit takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Greenberg working the ground and pound.
Greenberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Greenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Greenberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smit to see if he's OK.
Greenberg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smit some visible discomfort.
Greenberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Greenberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Greenberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Greenberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Greenberg working the head and body with strikes.
Greenberg landing strikes.
Greenberg working the head and body with strikes.
Greenberg landing strikes.
Greenberg is putting a hurting on Smit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Greenberg cracks Smit with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg cracks Smit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Greenberg scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Greenberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Greenberg is chipping away with strikes.
Greenberg trying to control the position but Smit is working away.
Smit is working to avoid the ground and pound but Greenberg connects with a decent elbow.
Smit is not content to let Greenberg control the position.
Greenberg looks up at the clock and then as Smit takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Greenberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Greenberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Greenberg working the ground and pound.
Greenberg is looking to take a break and control but Smit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greenberg lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greenberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Smit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Greenberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Greenberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Greenberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Greenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smit is keeping the position for now.
Greenberg stands and throws Smit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Greenberg working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greenberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smit down.
Smit is not content to let Greenberg control the position.
Greenberg tries to advance to mount but Smit denies him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.
Smit is looking for a sweep.
Greenberg working the ground and pound.

Greenberg stands up and beckons Smit to his feet.
Smit walks into a left hand.
Greenberg fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Greenberg. No joy for Smit on that attempt.
Greenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit ducks right into an uppercut from Greenberg.
Greenberg with a poor takedown

and Smit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Greenberg's guard.
Jan Smit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Greenberg.
Greenberg is looking to sweep but instead, Smit has passed into half guard.
Greenberg missing with punches from the bottom.
Greenberg gets back to full guard.
Greenberg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Greenberg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Greenberg striking off his back but it's not causing Smit any problems.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Smit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greenberg's head.
Greenberg trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smit won't allow Greenberg to sweep him here.
Smit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greenberg's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greenberg's waist but Greenberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smit off to one side.
Greenberg shoots in for a takedown but Smit shows good takedown defense.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Greenberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smit regains half guard.
Smit gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Greenberg works over Smit with some ground and pound from guard.
Greenberg with a nice head shot there.
Greenberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greenberg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smit taking a bit of punishment here - Greenberg scoring with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenberg landing a few strikes.
Smit wants to control but Greenberg postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Greenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Greenberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Greenberg with a lazy takedown attempt

and Smit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Greenberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Greenberg is on top in guard.
Smit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greenberg is one step ahead there.
Greenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Greenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Smit.
Greenberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Greenberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Greenberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Greenberg wants to control from the top but Smit keeps moving.
Smit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greenberg!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Greenberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smit landing strikes from the mount and Greenberg is in trouble!
Smit throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Smit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greenberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greenberg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greenberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greenberg is working Smit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smit trying to keep a closed guard but Greenberg is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greenberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Greenberg trying to control but Smit is working from the bottom.
Greenberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Greenberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mark Greenberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Smit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Greenberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jan Smit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smit.

Greenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Greenberg.
Well Greenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Greenberg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Odinson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Griffin
vs
Odinson

200 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Odinson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Griffin dominating with strikes here.
Odinson is in a horrible position here. Griffin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Griffin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Griffin cracks Odinson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Griffin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miikka Milhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Pax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Milhouse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scorpions Rock you like a hurricane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Milhouse
vs
Pax

179 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miikka Milhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maximus Pax!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milhouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Milhouse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Milhouse wants to control but Pax has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

Pax actively working from the bottom here.
Pax trying to control here.
Pax pushes Milhouse off looking to stand but Milhouse dives back in and keeps control.
Milhouse thows a huge punch but Pax dodges it nicely.
Pax is not content to let Milhouse control the position.
Milhouse is breathing heavily.
Pax trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milhouse looks for a takedown but Pax sprawls well.
Milhouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pax.
Pax landing a few strikes.
Milhouse is not content to let Pax control the position.
Milhouse tries to bench press Pax off him but Pax keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pax working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pax is staying tight to Milhouse's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Milhouse wants to control but Pax postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pax scoring with punches from side control.
Milhouse taking a bit of punishment here - Pax scoring with strikes.
Pax scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Milhouse to see if he's OK.
Pax working the ground and pound from side control.
Milhouse takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Milhouse takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pax is staying tight to Milhouse's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Milhouse tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pax remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pax cracks Milhouse with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Milhouse is trying to get back to half guard.
Milhouse struggling a bit here.

Pax decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Pax dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Pax doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Milhouse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pax is refusing to be controlled, as Milhouse sits in half guard.
Pax is looking to improve his position.
Milhouse prevents Pax from standing back up.
Milhouse is keen to just control but Pax is a slippery customer.
Pax trying to control but Milhouse postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pax controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milhouse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pax punching from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Milhouse has his takedown stuffed

so Pax counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Milhouse controls Pax momentarily but Pax frees himself.

Milhouse looking for a guillotine here but Pax defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pax looking to pass the guard.
Pax trying to control the position from guard on top but Milhouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pax has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Milhouse is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse trying to keep a closed guard but Pax is proving a slippery customer.

Milhouse looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pax passes into side control.
Milhouse is trying to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pax.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milhouse wants to control but Pax postures up.
Pax trying to control the position but Milhouse is working away.
Pax working away.
Pax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milhouse keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Milhouse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Pax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Milhouse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pax counters by moving into the clinch.

Pax gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pax is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Milhouse is looking for a sweep. Pax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pax is keen to just control but Milhouse is a slippery customer.
Pax scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milhouse flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pax moves into full mount! Milhouse won't be happy about that!
Milhouse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milhouse tries to hold on but Pax postures up.
Pax looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pax scoring with strikes but Milhouse is staying in there.
Pax controlling the position easily from mount.
Pax tries to control but Milhouse wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pax avoids the attempt from Milhouse to control.
Milhouse wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pax controlling the position well here. Milhouse rolled but Pax kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Milhouse is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pax controlling the positon.
Pax doesn't have the hooks in and Milhouse manages to turn into his guard.
Milhouse wants to control from the top but Pax keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Milhouse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pax throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miikka Milhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pax darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milhouse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pax shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pax was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maximus Pax is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Milhouse swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Pax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pax has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Pax!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kuosmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Coventry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Coventry struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Glen Coventry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kuosmanen
vs
Coventry

160 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kuosmanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Coventry!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuosmanen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuosmanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuosmanen tries for a takedown but Coventry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Kuosmanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coventry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuosmanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuosmanen ducks under a wild hook from Coventry.
Coventry tries to clinch but Kuosmanen is having none of it.
Kuosmanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coventry pinned against the cage. Coventry gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coventry lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kuosmanen sprawling to the canvas. Coventry follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kuosmanen hang on?

Kuosmanen is rocked!

It looks like Keijo Kuosmanen has been cut.
It looks like Coventry is going to stand back up.
Kuosmanen trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coventry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuosmanen trying to control from the bottom.
Coventry is nestled in close to Kuosmanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Coventry is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Kuosmanen actively working from the bottom here.
Coventry tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kuosmanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coventry is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Kuosmanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coventry thows a huge punch but Kuosmanen dodges it nicely.

Kuosmanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuosmanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coventry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coventry's back!

Kuosmanen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Coventry turns into Kuosmanen and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Coventry has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kuosmanen to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Coventry is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kuosmanen pulls down on the head and he's put Coventry to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keijo Kuosmanen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Juutalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Henry
vs
Juutalainen

188 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
18
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Juutalainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry stuffs the takedown.
Henry lands with a slapping head kick.

Henry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juutalainen to the mat! Juutalainen manages to get full guard.
Juutalainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Henry is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Juutalainen looking to control.
Henry wants to stand but Juutalainen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Juutalainen controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry wanted to stand there but Juutalainen had control of the position.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juutalainen with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.

Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Juutalainen can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Henry is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Juutalainen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Henry gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Juutalainen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Henry lets go of the hold and Juutalainen can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michael Henry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roni Kultainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiri Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kultainen comes to the ring accompanied by Promoe - Svennebanan. Ahokas has chosen Frontline - Pillar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kultainen
vs
Ahokas

160 cm
23
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

164 cm
19
134 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roni Kultainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jiri Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ahokas throws a front kick aimed at Kultainen's knee but Kultainen avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Kultainen.
Ahokas misses with a few strikes there.
Kultainen throws a hook to the side of Ahokas's head but Ahokas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ahokas moves into the clinch.
Ahokas scores with a knee to the head.
Kultainen managing to block the knees to the body from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands an elbow that stopped Kultainen in his tracks for a moment.
Kultainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kultainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahokas won't allow it.
Kultainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahokas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kultainen can't break the clinch.
Ahokas lands a shot to the body.
Ahokas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ahokas lands a body shot.
Kultainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kultainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kultainen tries to break the clinch but Ahokas is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kultainen or not.
Ahokas pushes Kultainen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kultainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kultainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Ahokas is looking to clinch.
Ahokas tries to clinch up.
Kultainen throws a shot from downtown. Ahokas moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Ahokas.
A bone on bone clash there as Ahokas blocks the leg kick.
Roni Kultainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahokas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahokas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Ahokas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kultainen blocks an elbow strike.
Ahokas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ahokas keeps control of Kultainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahokas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ahokas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kultainen can't break the clinch.
Kultainen blocks the elbow strike.
Ahokas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ahokas throws an elbow but it misses.
Ahokas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kultainen stalling against the ropes.
Ahokas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kultainen avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas landing knees to the head.
Kultainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ahokas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kultainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahokas has him pressed against the ropes.
Ahokas lands a damaging elbow.
Ahokas throws an elbow that misses.
Ahokas landing knees to the body.
Ahokas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kultainen avoids the damage to the body.
Ahokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kultainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kultainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahokas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kultainen is breathing heavily.
Ahokas throws a front kick that sends Kultainen stumbling back into the ropes.
Ahokas is looking to slow Kultainen down with leg kicks.

Ahokas clinches up with Kultainen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kultainen can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roni Kultainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas lands a nice knee to the body.
Ahokas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ahokas lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kultainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ahokas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ahokas misses with a knee to the head.
Ahokas lands a nice knee to the body.
Ahokas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands a damaging elbow.
Ahokas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ahokas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kultainen's defenses.
Ahokas lands an elbow that stopped Kultainen in his tracks for a moment.
Ahokas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kultainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ahokas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahokas lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahokas.
Ahokas keeps control of Kultainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ahokas.
Ahokas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kultainen backwards.
Kultainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ahokas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ahokas lands an elbow just above Kultainen 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kultainen.
Kultainen wants to break free but Ahokas has control.
Ahokas keeps control of Kultainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahokas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kultainen is trying to drag Ahokas to the mat but Ahokas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Ahokas.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kultainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kultainen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ahokas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kultainen backwards.
Ahokas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ahokas scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kultainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ahokas lands a nice elbow.
Ahokas lands an elbow that stopped Kultainen in his tracks for a moment.

Kultainen is rocked!
Kultainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ahokas lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiri Ahokas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

An inside leg kick lands from Ahokas.
Oh Kultainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kultainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roni Kultainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahokas throws a head kick but Kultainen moves out of range.
Kultainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahokas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ahokas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Ahokas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ahokas lands a nice knee to the body.
Kultainen is trying to break the clinch but Ahokas has him pressed against the ropes.
Jiri Ahokas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kultainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ahokas lands an elbow just above Kultainen 's eye.
Kultainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahokas has double underhooks.
Ahokas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kultainen.
Ahokas throws an elbow but it misses.
Ahokas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kultainen has had enough of the clinch but Ahokas keeps him there for the moment.
Ahokas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ahokas.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kultainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ahokas scores a nice knee to the body.
Ahokas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahokas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kultainen.
Ahokas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kultainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ahokas lands an elbow that stopped Kultainen in his tracks for a moment.
Ahokas pushes Kultainen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ahokas working the clinch nicely. Kultainen is working for position but Ahokas cracks him with a big knee to the head! Kultainen crumples up against the ropes and Ahokas lands two more shots before the ref can save Kultainen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jiri Ahokas!
Jiri Ahokas is the new bantamweight champion!