PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suck wingy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Haimakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jani Haimakainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

wingy
vs
Haimakainen

200 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Suck wingy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jani Haimakainen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haimakainen tries to close the distance and clinch but wingy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haimakainen misses with a straight right.
Haimakainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haimakainen looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Haimakainen. No joy for wingy on that attempt.

Haimakainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haimakainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
wingy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haimakainen is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wingy is looking to improve his position.
Haimakainen trying to control the action but wingy is working from the bottom.
wingy wants to get back to full guard.

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.
It looks like Haimakainen is going to stand back up.
wingy is looking for a sweep. Haimakainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
wingy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wingy shoots in but Haimakainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
wingy with a poor takedown
and Haimakainen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suck wingy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haimakainen misses with a head kick.
wingy shoots for a takedown but Haimakainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wingy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haimakainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Haimakainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Haimakainen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haimakainen prevents wingy from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

wingy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
wingy wants to control but Haimakainen passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Haimakainen dominated that 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.

Haimakainen throws a head kick but wingy moves out of range.
wingy fakes the leg kick and cracks Haimakainen in the body.
wingy lands a high kick!

It looks like Jani Haimakainen has been cut.
wingy tries to close the distance and clinch but Haimakainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haimakainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
wingy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
wingy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haimakainen's waist but Haimakainen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing wingy off to one side.
wingy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haimakainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Haimakainen pushes wingy up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
wingy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
wingy tries to pull guard but Haimakainen holds him up against the cage and eventually wingy drops back down to his feet.
Haimakainen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

wingy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Haimakainen.
Haimakainen misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wingy tries to clinch but Haimakainen moves out of range.
wingy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Haimakainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for wingy!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suck wingy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wingy is looking to improve his position but Haimakainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Haimakainen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wingy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haimakainen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Haimakainen tries to control but wingy wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
wingy is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
wingy is working hard here to advance position.
Haimakainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
wingy is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suck wingy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jani Haimakainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

wingy misses with a takedown attempt
and Haimakainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
wingy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
wingy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suck wingy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Haimakainen.

It looks like Suck wingy has been cut.
Haimakainen throws a jab when wingy was well out of range.
wingy fails with the takedown.

Haimakainen 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.
Haimakainen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wingy has a closed guard, preventing Haimakainen from standing up.

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.
wingy is trying to keep Haimakainen in close.
Haimakainen tries to stand but wingy is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wingy looking to control.

wingy looking for a guillotine here but Haimakainen defends easily.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haimakainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Haimakainen closes the distance and pushes wingy back into the cage.

wingy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
wingy with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Haimakainen counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice sprawl there from Haimakainen as wingy shoots in.
wingy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Haimakainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with wingy, pushing him back against the cage.
Haimakainen wants to break free but wingy has control.
Haimakainen wants to break free but wingy has control.
wingy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haimakainen smiles and moves away.
Suck wingy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haimakainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haimakainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but wingy circles away quickly and effectively.
Haimakainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haimakainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haimakainen swats away the attempt to clinch by wingy.
wingy slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Haimakainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haimakainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Haimakainen!