HFA Berserker 16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Bashkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilya Orlov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bashkin
vs
Orlov

180 cm
26
250 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

200 cm
21
245 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Bashkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilya Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bashkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orlov somewhat.
Bashkin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bashkin throws a series of punches but Orlov avoids them all with ease.
Orlov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orlov digs a good hook to Bashkin's body.
Orlov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bashkin as he jumps to the side.
Dmitriy Bashkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Orlov.
Orlov tries to clinch but Bashkin is having none of it.
Dmitriy Bashkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Dmitriy Bashkin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Orlov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Orlov trying to control but Bashkin is working from the bottom.
Orlov stands up over Bashkin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov wants to control from the top but Bashkin keeps moving.
Bashkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashkin keeping moving, preventing Orlov from controlling successfully.
Orlov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bashkin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bashkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ilya Orlov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Orlov shoots for a double leg takedown but Bashkin sprawls well. He's pushed Orlov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orlov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bashkin tries to avoid it but Orlov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bashkin to the ground. Bashkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bashkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Orlov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Orlov gets to his feet. Bashkin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Orlov fails with a takedown attempt.
Bashkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bashkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bashkin throws a lazy head kick
and Orlov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for Bashkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bashkin avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Dmitriy Bashkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov shoots for a takedown but Bashkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bashkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orlov shoots in for a double leg but Bashkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bashkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Orlov moves into the clinch.
Bashkin is trying to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling him.
Bashkin can't break the clinch.
Come on Bashkin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bashkin is trying to break the clinch but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is looking to control Bashkin's arms but Bashkin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orlov has his back to the cage.
Orlov has Bashkin pressed against the cage, preventing Bashkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bashkin tries to break free but Orlov pushes him back against the cage.
Bashkin prevents the takedown attempt.
Orlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bashkin's efforts to push away.

Orlov breaks from the clinch.
Orlov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bashkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bashkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bashkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlov throws a head kick but Bashkin moves out of range.
Orlov misses with a two punch combination.
Bashkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bashkin blocks a jab.
Bashkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlov slips a jab and a cross from Bashkin.

Bashkin closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Orlov decides to pull guard.

Bashkin gets to his feet - Orlov follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Bashkin's cut.
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.

Bashkin lands with a cross.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Orlov.
Orlov tries to advance to mount but can't.
Orlov is looking to take a break and control but Bashkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orlov landing strikes.

Orlov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bashkin to his feet.
Orlov fails with the takedown.
Orlov shoots in but Bashkin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlov closes the distance and clinches up with Bashkin, looking for a takedown. Orlov pushes Bashkin against the cage but Bashkin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dmitriy Bashkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Orlov.
Bashkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ilya Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bashkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Orlov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bashkin looks to land a combination. Orlov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Orlov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bashkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlov dodges the punch combination from Bashkin.
Orlov avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Bashkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Orlov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bashkin misses with a two punch combination.
Bashkin swinging wildly here.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bashkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bashkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bashkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orlov tries to clinch up but Bashkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Orlov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orlov counters with a solid body kick.
Bashkin throws a nice looking combination but Orlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bashkin throws a series of strikes that have Orlov backpedaling.

Orlov moves into the clinch.
Orlov tries to break free but Bashkin pushes him back against the cage.
Bashkin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bashkin manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Orlov.

Orlov rushes Bashkin and presses him up against the cage.
Bashkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bashkin to keep the fight standing.
Orlov jumps guard but Bashkin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bashkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bashkin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Orlov avoids the head kick by Bashkin.
Orlov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bashkin pinned against the cage. Bashkin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bashkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bashkin but Bashkin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dmitriy Bashkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orlov wants to clinch up but Bashkin keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bashkin stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bashkin as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Bashkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bashkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ilya Orlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dmitriy Bashkin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bashkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bashkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orlov.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.

Orlov drives through and clinches with Bashkin against the cage.
Bashkin is trying to break the clinch but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Bashkin stops a takedown attempt from Orlov.
Orlov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bashkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dmitriy Bashkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Orlov.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Orlov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orlov dives in and grabs Bashkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bashkin pushes down on Orlov's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov avoids the head kick by Bashkin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashkin closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
Orlov blocks a head kick by Bashkin.
Orlov dodges the punch combination from Bashkin.
Orlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bashkin.
Orlov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bashkin closes the distance and clinches.
Bashkin is trying to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling him.
Bashkin is trying to break the clinch but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.

Orlov manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bashkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bashkin as he jumps to the side.
Bashkin throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Bashkin lands a two punch combo.
Bashkin throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Bashkin misses with a combination
and Orlov counters with a big head kick but Bashkin shrugs it off.
A combination from Bashkin does no damage.
Bashkin misses with a two punch combination.
Bashkin misses with the combination.
Bashkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bashkin does no damage.

Orlov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bashkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Bashkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Orlov takes the fight into the clinch.

Bashkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bashkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Orlov fails with a takedown attempt.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bashkin slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashkin tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Bashkin.
Bashkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orlov.
Orlov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bashkin misses with a wild combination.
Bashkin takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bashkin tries to sprawl but Orlov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bashkin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dmitriy Bashkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ilya Orlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bashkin misses with a combination

and Orlov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ilya Orlov.
I've got Orlov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilya Orlov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitriy Kosarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szilveszter Szalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szilveszter Szalay looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kosarev
vs
Szalay

189 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dmitriy Kosarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Szilveszter Szalay!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kosarev gets a clinch.
Szalay looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Kosarev pulls guard.
Kosarev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kosarev, not yet.
Kosarev has his hands on Szalay's head, controlling the position.
Kosarev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Szalay won't allow Kosarev to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosarev pulls Szalay in to control the position.

Dmitriy Kosarev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Szalay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kosarev swivels and escapes.
Szalay shoots in for a takedown but Kosarev shows good takedown defense.

Kosarev shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kosarev in particular looking to stall.

Szalay is defending against the submission attempts here by Kosarev.
Szalay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kosarev is working away from the top position though.
Kosarev is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Dmitriy Kosarev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kosarev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kosarev seems to be looking for submissions.
Kosarev drops an elbow to the side of Szalay's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev wants to stand up but Szalay has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Kosarev is working for a kimura but Szalay is defending it quite comfortably.
Kosarev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Szalay trying to get back to full guard but Kosarev takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Kosarev is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Szalay to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Szalay shrugs it off.

Kosarev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kosarev controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kosarev lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitriy Kosarev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Szalay throws a head kick but Kosarev moves out of range.
Dmitriy Kosarev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Szalay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kosarev as he jumps to the side.

Kosarev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Szalay sprawls well initially but Kosarev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Kosarev seems content to control.
Kosarev is nestled in close to Szalay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kosarev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Szalay on the ground.
Kosarev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Szalay is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dmitriy Kosarev just wasn't active enough.

Kosarev takes the fight into the clinch.
Kosarev is trying to pull guard but Szalay turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Kosarev has hold of one of Szalay's legs. Szalay is fighting the takedown attempt but Kosarev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kosarev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Szalay's guard.
Szalay trying to keep a closed guard but Kosarev is proving a slippery customer.
Kosarev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dmitriy Kosarev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dmitriy Kosarev has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kosarev shoots in and gets a takedown into Szalay's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Szalay for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dmitriy Kosarev wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kosarev scores with a takedown into Szalay's guard.
Szalay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kosarev.
Kosarev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kosarev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitriy Kosarev dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kosarev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Szalay looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kosarev scores with punches from side control.
Kosarev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kosarev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Szalay can do to turn this around?
Szalay tries to escape but Kosarev is in control.
Szalay tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Szalay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kosarev has hold of Szalay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Szalay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kosarev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Szalay can't escape the position.

Kosarev is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Szalay has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kosarev is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Szalay has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kosarev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szalay is looking to improve his position but Kosarev isn't that keen on the idea.
Kosarev landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Szalay that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kosarev avoids the attempt from Szalay to control.
Kosarev controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosarev breaks from Szalay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kosarev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Szalay?
Kosarev lands a big elbow.
Kosarev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kosarev lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitriy Kosarev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kosarev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitriy Kosarev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Hohs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rojas
vs
Hohs

200 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

195 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Hohs!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hohs swivels and escapes.
Rojas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hohs's head.
Rojas tries for a takedown but Hohs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rojas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Rojas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hohs drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rojas wants to control the position but Hohs says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rojas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hohs scores with a couple of nice shots.

Rojas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rojas pushes Hohs off looking to stand but Hohs dives back in and keeps control.
Hohs controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Hohs might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Rojas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hohs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hohs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hohs winds up and cracks Rojas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hohs works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rojas reaches up to try and control the position but Hohs seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rojas rolls and tries to escape and now Hohs has his back!
Hohs just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohs is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pawel Hohs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulor Vadilon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny McCartny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulor Vadilon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Vadilon
vs
McCartny

210 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulor Vadilon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benny McCartny!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCartny shoots in but no luck this time.

Vadilon looking to score a takedown here. McCartny is defending well but Vadilon drives through and ends up in McCartny's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Vadilon controlling from the top position.
Vadilon tries to free his leg and advance position but McCartny is retaining full guard.
Vadilon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Ulor Vadilon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vadilon tries for a takedown but McCartny sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

McCartny darts in and clinches Vadilon up against the cage.
McCartny dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vadilon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Vadilon lands a takedown into guard.
McCartny thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vadilon wants to pass the guard but McCartny is keeping the position.
Vadilon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vadilon stays in close to McCartny's body and controls the position.
McCartny working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadilon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McCartny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ulor Vadilon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McCartny swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Vadilon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCartny's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCartny wants to stand up but Vadilon is controlling him.
McCartny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vadilon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCartny is trying to keep Vadilon in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vadilon sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ulor Vadilon just wasn't active enough.
McCartny tries for a takedown but Vadilon circles away easily

and Vadilon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McCartny's guard now.
Ulor Vadilon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny McCartny.
Vadilon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vadilonis looking to pass into half guard but McCartny pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McCartny is in guard.
Vadilon has control of McCartny's left arm, preventing McCartny from doing any damage.
McCartny should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McCartny wants to control from the top but Vadilon keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vadilon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ulor Vadilon wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Vadilon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McCartny was covering up waiting for the punch and Vadilon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vadilonis looking to pass into half guard but McCartny pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McCartny is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulor Vadilon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vadilon shoots in and drives through. McCartny sprawls well.
McCartny tries to clinch there but Vadilon circles away.
McCartny tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vadilon swivels and escapes.
No luck for Vadilon with that takedown attempt.
McCartny throws a combination that misses

and Vadilon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCartny keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vadilon content to control rather than advance.
McCartny gets full guard.
Vadilon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

McCartny is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadilon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vadilon content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vadilon is fighting to break McCartny's control of his arms but McCartny is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vadilon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ulor Vadilon just wasn't active enough.

Vadilon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McCartny's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCartny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vadilon is one step ahead there.
Vadilon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vadilon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vadilon scoring with some ground and pound.
McCartny lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vadilon!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vadilon wants to hold on but McCartny pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadilon is just holding on here. McCartny manages to take his back.
Vadilon rolls, trying to escape but McCartny keeps control of the position.

Vadilon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McCartny.
Vadilon wants to get back to his feet.

Vadilon is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McCartny gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCartny wants to control but Vadilon is keeping busy.
Vadilon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McCartny with the ground and pound from mount.
McCartny prevents Vadilon from getting the reversal.
Vadilon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McCartny working for a submission but Vadilon is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulor Vadilon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McCartny gets a clinch.
McCartny tries for a takedown but Vadilon manages to get underhooks.

McCartny manages to pull guard.
Vadilon stays in close to McCartny's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCartny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vadilon manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartny wants to pass the guard but Vadilon is keeping the position.
Vadilon pulls McCartny in close to prevent any damage.

Ulor Vadilon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McCartny shoots in for a takedown but Vadilon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCartny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCartny fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vadilon avoids it really well and circles away.
Ulor Vadilon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny McCartny.

Vadilon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCartny's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadilon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vadilon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCartny trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ulor Vadilon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McCartny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vadilon counters with a series of strikes. McCartny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ulor Vadilon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vadilon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McCartny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McCartny being controlled here, momentarily.
McCartny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vadilon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCartny on the ground.
Vadilon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vadilon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McCartny for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ulor Vadilon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vadilon lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCartny stuffs the takedown attempt from Vadilon. Vadilon gets slowly back to his feet.
Ulor Vadilon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vadilon lands a leg kick that knocks McCartny off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCartny shoots for a takedown but Vadilon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Vadilon gets a takedown into half guard.
Benny McCartny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vadilon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulor Vadilon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vadilon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulor Vadilon!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Guivarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maxwell
vs
Guivarra

196 cm
23
240 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ross Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Guivarra!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maxwell drives through and clinches with Guivarra against the cage.

Maxwell wants the takedown. Guivarra is fighting it off but Maxwell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Guivarra's guard against the cage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Guivarra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maxwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maxwell chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Guivarra's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maxwell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxwell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Guivarra is rocked!
Maxwell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guivarra is still in real trouble! Can Maxwell finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Guivarra's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ross Maxwell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mixalis Pavlis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Greger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Greger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pavlis
vs
Greger

180 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mixalis Pavlis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franz Greger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlis fails with the takedown.

Greger shoots in and gets a takedown into Pavlis's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Greger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pavlis is keeping the position for now.
Pavlis is trying to keep Greger in close.
Greger wants to pass the guard but Pavlis is keeping the position.
Pavlis 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.
Greger looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pavlis pushes Greger off and scrambles back to his feet.
Greger wants to clinch up but Pavlis keeps it at a distance.
Greger throws a head kick that misses.
Greger tries to clinch up

and Pavlis counters with a single leg into guard. Greger didn't expect that.
Greger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pavlis passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pavlis in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlis trying to control from half guard but Greger is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greger trying to control but Pavlis postures up.
Greger wants to get back to full guard.

Pavlis gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Pavlis drives through with a takedown into Greger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Greger 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.
Pavlis trying to control the position from guard on top but Greger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greger 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.

Pavlis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Greger, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greger shoots for a takedown but Pavlis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greger tries to clinch up but Pavlis circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlis dives in and grabs Greger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Greger pushes down on Pavlis's head and hops out.
Pavlis shoots and misses

and Greger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greger.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mixalis Pavlis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pavlis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Greger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pavlis slaps away a takedown attempt from Greger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pavlis shoots in for a double leg but Greger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greger throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlis moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pavlis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Pavlis uses his free foot to push down on Greger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Greger.
Greger tries to buck Pavlis off but Pavlis takes his back!
Greger looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pavlis.
Greger tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlis tries to keep control of the position but Greger is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mixalis Pavlis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pavlis shoots in but Greger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greger wants to clinch.
Pavlis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Greger.
Greger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pavlis swivels and escapes.
Greger shoots in but Pavlis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mixalis Pavlis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Greger.

Pavlis dives in and scores a takedown into Greger's guard.
Greger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pavlis is one step ahead there.
Pavlis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Greger working a defensive guard but Pavlis manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pavlis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Pavlis gets a double leg takedown into Greger's guard.
Greger pulls Pavlis in close to prevent any damage.
Pavlis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Pavlis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pavlis prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Greger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Greger is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Greger keeps working.

Pavlis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlis fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavlis shoots in but no luck this time.
Pavlis slaps away a takedown attempt from Greger, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Pavlis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Greger!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Pavlis.
Pavlis controlling the pace for now.

Pavlis is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Pavlis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greger moves in looking to clinch but Pavlis pushes him off.
Greger tries for a takedown but Pavlis circles away easily

and Pavlis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlis wants to control from the top but Greger keeps moving.

Greger has his foot on Pavlis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pavlis works his way back into a safe position though.
Greger is breathing heavily.
Greger controls Pavlis momentarily but Pavlis frees himself.
Pavlis works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pavlis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Greger is holding on to half guard well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlis works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mixalis Pavlis dominated that second round.
That's time! Pavlis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Pavlis has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pavlis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Pavlis wants to work for an arm triangle but Greger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Pavlis decides to stand up.

Pavlis gets caught flat footed, as Greger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Greger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pavlis is proving hard to escape from.
Greger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greger throws an elbow that misses. Pavlis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greger's guard. Nice move by Pavlis!
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!
Pavlis wants to control from the top but Greger keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pavlis won't allow Greger to get back to his feet.
Pavlis wants to control from the top but Greger keeps moving.
Pavlis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Greger is not content to let Pavlis control the position.
Pavlis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Greger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Greger wants to improve his position but Pavlis is controlling well.
Pavlis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Greger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pavlis pulls his head out easily.
Greger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greger tries to kick Pavlis off but Pavlis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pavlis uses his free foot to push down on Greger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Greger.
Pavlis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greger is looking to escape.
Greger is looking to improve his position but Pavlis isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greger just holding on.
Greger is desperately trying to improve his position but Pavlis has a good base and remains in mount.
Pavlis controlling from the full mount.
Greger is looking to get to half guard.
Pavlis scoring with strikes but Greger is staying in there.
Pavlis tries to control but Greger wriggling away.

Pavlis is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pavlis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pavlis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlis looking to control but Greger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Greger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pavlis wants to control the pace but Greger is squirming around nicely.

Pavlis is standing up, even though he is in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Greger is fending him off so far but Pavlis persists. Nope, Greger circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mixalis Pavlis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mixalis Pavlis!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hrektik Hyol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Kern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hyol
vs
Kern

175 cm
20
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hrektik Hyol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcel Kern!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kern shoots and misses
and Hyol counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That kick from Kern tenderised Hyol's leg. Hyol is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kern lands a high kick!
Kern wants to clinch up but Hyol keeps it at a distance.

Kern gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hyol to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hyol trying to control the position from guard on top but Kern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kern doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kern wants to sweep but no luck.
Kern controls Hyol momentarily but Hyol frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kern throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kern working a defensive guard but Hyol manages to pass into side control anyway.
Kern is looking to reverse the position.
Hyol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kern keeps working.
Hyol content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kern wants to control but Hyol postures up.
Kern is looking to reverse the position.
Kern takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Hyol stands up and beckons Kern to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hyol scores a takedown into full mount!
Hyol looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kern tries to reverse the position but Hyol maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyol cracks Kern with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kern tries to hold on but Hyol pushes him away.
Hyol content just to control the position here.
Kern really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hyol swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kern is now in Hyol's guard. A big mistake from Hyol there, giving up the dominant position!
Hyol is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyol trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kern not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hrektik Hyol.
Kern lands with a nice body punch.
Kern moves in looking to clinch but Hyol pushes him off.
Kern shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hyol as he jumps to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hyol.
Kern tries to clinch but Hyol is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kern fakes the leg kick and cracks Hyol in the body.

Hyol feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kern looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyol with a nice head shot there.

Kern is looking for a triangle but Hyol pushes his legs off easily.
Hyol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kern is keeping the position for now.
Kern looking to control.
Hyol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kern manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kern misses with a head shot.
Kern can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hyol is looking to escape.

Kern has control of Hyol's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hyol regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hyol wants to control but Kern is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kern wants to control the pace but Hyol is squirming around nicely.
Hyol is desperately trying to improve his position but Kern has a good base and remains in mount.
Kern throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hyol takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kern controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kern prevents Hyol from getting the reversal.
Hyol has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Hrektik Hyol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hyol trying to control the action but Kern just sinks the hooks in.

Hyol defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kern is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hyol knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hyol for a finish.

Hyol is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kern gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyol manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kern's guard. Nice work there by Hyol.
Kern keeping moving, preventing Hyol from controlling successfully.
Kern looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyol is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kern being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcel Kern will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hyol is looking to clinch but Kern is avoiding it.
Hyol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Marcel Kern has been cut.

Hyol looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hyol is looking to pass Kern's guard but actually Kern recovers to full guard.
Hyol wants to get up but he can't break Kern's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hyol trying to control the position from guard on top but Kern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyol postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kern is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hyol is controlling him.

Hyol stands up from Kern's guard - Hyol perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kern with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hyol counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hyol.
Hyol trying to control the position from guard on top but Kern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hrektik Hyol has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hyol scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyol is trying to control. Kern wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kern wants to control but Hyol passes into side.
Hyol scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kern to see if he's OK.
Kern tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hyol in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hyol stands up and beckons Kern to his feet.
Hyol shoots in looking for a takedown. Kern tries to sprawl out of it but Hyol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kern manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyol takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Hyol changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kern looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyol is trying to move to mount but Kern reverses beautifully and ends up in Hyol's guard.
Kern wants to pass the guard but Hyol is keeping the position.

Hyol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hyol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hrektik Hyol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hrektik Hyol!