PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Hoppe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poli Femo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Femo has chosen Even Flow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Viktor Hoppe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Poli Femo's chin.

Hoppe
vs
Femo

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Viktor Hoppe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Poli Femo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Femo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hoppe looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Femo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoppe defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Femo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Femo is looking to take a break and control but Hoppe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hoppe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Femo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Femo is looking for a kimura here.
Femo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoppe keeps working.
Hoppe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Femo.
Femo is looking to take a break and control but Hoppe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Femo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Femo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoppe defending well though.
Femo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Femo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Femo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Femo working over Hoppe with some ground and pound. Hoppe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Femo controlling the pace.
Femo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoppe keeps working.
Femo content to control rather than advance.
Hoppe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two 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.

Femo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoppe defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Femo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoppe keeps working.
Femo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Femo throwing shots but Hoppe is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Femo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hoppe doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Femo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoppe's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femo 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.
Femo works over Hoppe with some ground and pound from guard.
Femo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoppe's head.
Femo scoring with some ground and pound.
Femo wants to control from the top but Hoppe keeps moving.
Femo with a nice head shot there.

Femo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hoppe, up you get!
Femo misses with a takedown

and Hoppe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hoppe is working away from the top position though.
Hoppe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoppe is trying to control the action in half guard but Femo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoppe stops Femo from getting back to his feet.
Hoppe thows a huge punch but Femo dodges it nicely.

Hoppe seems to be working for a kimura but Femo defends the submission attempt.
Hoppe blocks the strikes from Femo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Poli Femo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Femo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoppe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Hoppe as Femo shoots in.
Hoppe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Femo counters with a takedown into side control.
Femo scoring with punches and elbows.
Hoppe is not content to let Femo control the position.
Femo taking a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Femo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoppe keeps working.
Poli Femo has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Femo advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Femo.
Femo is landing with some decent strikes but Hoppe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Femo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Femo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoppe hang on?
Femo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Femo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Femo throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Hoppe has his hands clasped together but Femo breaks the hold and Hoppe is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Femo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Poli Femo!