HWP: 5 confirmed 5 offers PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stabler has chosen Grown Men Don't Cry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Munch has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Munch
vs
Stabler

225 cm
39
285 lbs
8 - 15 - 1

184 cm
40
256 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Munch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stabler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stabler tries to free his leg and advance position but Munch is retaining full guard.
Munch trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Stabler wants to control from the top but Munch keeps moving.
Stabler prevents Munch from getting back to his feet.
Stabler tries to free his leg and advance position but Munch is retaining full guard.
Stabler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stabler throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Munch is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stabler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stabler throws some wild stikes that Munch manages to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler scoring with strikes but Munch is staying in there.

Munch is rocked!
Munch wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oh Munch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Stabler working for a submission but Munch is keeping him at bay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stabler drops a big elbow. That's hurt Munch! More shots from Stabler and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elliot Stabler!
Elliot Stabler decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Vennamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vennamo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bacchuksen tiellä. Palowakski has chosen Burning Down the House as his entrance music. The key to victory for Heikki Vennamo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Vennamo
vs
Palowakski

195 cm
31
240 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

193 cm
43
79 lbs
20 - 28 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Vennamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vennamo drops Palowakski with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Palowakski looks back up at him and smiles so Vennamo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Palowakski is rocked!
Vennamo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palowakski is still on wobbly legs! Can Vennamo finish him?
Palowakski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palowakski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palowakski is holding his hands too far apart here. Vennamo throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Palowakski is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heikki Vennamo!
In his post fight interview, Heikki Vennamo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Never Beyond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beyond has chosen Passive Fist as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

LaMotta
vs
Beyond

185 cm
27
221 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
31
265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

SP Ultimate Nutrition
Zipp Zapp

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Never Beyond!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaMotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beyond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beyond tries to clinch but LaMotta moves out of range.
LaMotta tests Beyond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LaMotta cracks Beyond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
LaMotta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by LaMotta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beyond just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Beyond misses
and LaMotta counters with an inside leg kick.
LaMotta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beyond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but LaMotta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Beyond. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Beyond misses its intended target.
LaMotta works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beyond looks to throw the jab but LaMotta is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as LaMotta blocks the leg kick.
Beyond tests LaMotta's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jake LaMotta has been cut.
Beyond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Beyond misses the target.
Beyond misses with a hook to the body
and LaMotta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from LaMotta misses.
Beyond throws the left hand but LaMotta avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from LaMotta.
Beyond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from LaMotta.
LaMotta fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beyond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
LaMotta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

LaMotta cracks Beyond with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Beyond looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can LaMotta finish him?

Beyond is rocked!

It looks like Never Beyond has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. LaMotta catches Beyond right on the button with a cross.
Beyond is still on wobbly legs! Can LaMotta finish him?
A punch combination from Beyond misses.
Beyond seems to have recovered his senses.
Beyond takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beyond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LaMotta is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
LaMotta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beyond.
Beyond misses the jab.
Beyond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beyond looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Beyond misses.
Beyond misses with a left hand

and LaMotta moves into the clinch.
Beyond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beyond blocks an uppercut.
LaMotta lands with a right to the head.
LaMotta scores with a shoulder strike.
LaMotta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beyonds head.
Beyond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
LaMotta lands a hook that snaps the head of Beyond backwards.
LaMotta lands a hook that snaps the head of Beyond backwards.
LaMotta unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Beyond! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but LaMotta is unloading with more strikes now! Beyond drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake LaMotta!
After winning the bout, Jake LaMotta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Never Beyond was interviewed post fight and said 'Best man won on the night, he is a tough mother fucker, but I'm sure we'll meet gain and he's gonna meet my friend PAIN!!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimo Laakkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heimo Laakkonen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Force
vs
Laakkonen

188 cm
27
245 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

205 cm
19
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Laakkonen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Laakkonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Force.
We've been hearing reports that Force has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laakkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laakkonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Laakkonen misses with an uppercut
and Force counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Force throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Force there.

It looks like Heimo Laakkonen has been cut.
The fighters circling - Laakkonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimo Laakkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laakkonen swings widly with a right hand
and Force cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Laakkonen moves into the clinch.
Laakkonen is trying to push Force away but Force has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Laakkonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laakkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Laakkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
Laakkonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Force throws a body punch but Laakkonen moves out of range.
Laakkonen throws a lazy right hand but Force sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laakkonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force throws a good cross that connects.
Force uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laakkonen.
Laakkonen slips a straight right by Force.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laakkonen. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laakkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Force works Laakkonen's body with a nice hook.
Laakkonen misses with the combination.
Force keeps the fight on the outside.
Force scores with a shot to the body.
Laakkonen misses with a wild combination.
Laakkonen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Force counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Force lands a left and a right that send Laakkonen crashing to the mat, dazed. Force thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Laakkonen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force lands with a nice body punch.
Laakkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Force finish him?
Laakkonen looks winded!
Force lands an uppercut, right on the button! Laakkonen tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Force!