PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muikku Sininen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Hayabusa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hayabusa
vs
Sininen

184 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muikku Sininen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayabusa fails to land the takedown.
Sininen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sininen moves in looking to clinch but Hayabusa pushes him off.
Sininen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sininen tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
Hayabusa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sininen tries to clinch there but Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up

and Sininen counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sininen wants a takedown but no success here.
Sininen lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Simon Hayabusa has been cut.
Sininen lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Sininen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sininen prevents the takedown attempt.
Sininen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sininen lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Sininen.

Hayabusa is rocked!
Sininen lands an uppercut.
Oh Hayabusa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sininen lands a shoulder strike.
Sininen is working for takedown but Hayabusa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Simon Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muikku Sininen.

Sininen jumps guard.
Sininen striking off his back but it's not causing Hayabusa any problems.
Sininen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Sininen is working for a submission of some sort.
Sininen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sininen works his way into full mount!
Hayabusa seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa regains half guard.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
Sininen is keen to just control but Hayabusa is a slippery customer.
Hayabusa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sininen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sininen misses with a head shot. Hayabusa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sininen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sininen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sininen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayabusa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayabusa keeping full guard, as Sininen tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sininen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa trying to strike off his back.

Hayabusa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sininen wants to control from the top but Hayabusa keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayabusa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sininen darts in and clinches Hayabusa up against the cage.
Hayabusa has Sininen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sininen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sininen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sininen cracks Hayabusa with a nice body shot.

Sininen wants the takedown. Hayabusa is fighting it off but Sininen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hayabusa's guard against the cage.
Sininen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hayabusa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hayabusa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hayabusa tries to strike from the bottom.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Sininen from controlling successfully.
Sininen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hayabusa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sininen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hayabusa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sininen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hayabusa counters by clinching up.

Hayabusa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hayabusa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sininen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hayabusa has Sininen in his guard.

Sininen stands and steps away. Hayabusa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hayabusa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sininen is looking to regain half guard here but Hayabusa keeps moving and retains side control.
Sininen struggling a bit here.
Sininen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hayabusa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sininen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hayabusa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sininen is trying to control the action in half guard but Hayabusa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hayabusa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayabusa is in trouble now - Sininen has advanced to mount!
Hayabusa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayabusa is working hard here to advance position.
Hayabusa tries to hold on but Sininen postures up.
Sininen lands a big shot there that rocks Hayabusa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa can't escape the position.
Sininen tries to control but Hayabusa wriggling away.
Sininen prevents Hayabusa from getting the reversal.
Sininen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hayabusa?
Hayabusa is working to get back to half guard.
Sininen scoring with strikes but Hayabusa is staying in there.
Sininen with shots to the head and body - Hayabusa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sininen cracks Hayabusa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sininen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hayabusa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hayabusa is trying desperately to improve position.
Sininen raining down shots from the mount!

Simon Hayabusa's cut is getting worse.
Muikku Sininen has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sininen working Hayabusa over with strikes here.

Simon Hayabusa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sininen lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Sininen landing strikes from the mount and Hayabusa is in trouble!
Hayabusa is in a horrible position here. Sininen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sininen with a couple of short strikes.
Sininen is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Jeez, Simon Hayabusa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sininen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Simon Hayabusa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Muikku Sininen!