PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Antero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urpo Antero had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Antero
vs
The Hulk

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Antero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek The Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hulk misses the shot to the body.
Antero looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Antero misses with a wild combination.

Antero has closed the distance and engaged The Hulk in a clinch.
The Hulk has had enough of the clinch but Antero keeps him there for the moment.

Antero gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Hulk regains guard.
Antero stops The Hulk from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hulk wants to get back to his feet but Antero passes into half guard.
Antero prevents The Hulk from standing back up.
The Hulk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Antero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Hulk wants to stand back up but Antero manages to pass into side control.
The Hulk is being controlled here.
The Hulk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Antero asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antero decides to stand back up.
The Hulk throws a lazy right hand but Antero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Hulk is looking to chop away at Antero's legs.
A left lands for The Hulk.
The Hulk scores with a jab. Antero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Antero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Antero closes the distance and pushes The Hulk back into the cage.
The Hulk is trying to force a seperation but Antero has the dominant position.
The Hulk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Hulk is trying to force a seperation but Antero has the dominant position.
The Hulk wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Hulk tries to break free but Antero pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Antero.
The Hulk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Antero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Antero is breathing heavily.
The Hulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antero tries a low kick but The Hulk avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by The Hulk!
The Hulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Hulk throws a big shot that misses.
The Hulk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Antero.
The Hulk misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as The Hulk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antero doesn't seem phased though.
Antero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from The Hulk.
Derek The Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hulk throws out a loose jab but Antero uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hulk misses with an uppercut. Antero saw that one coming.
Antero getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Antero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Hulk checks a leg kick.
Antero takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from The Hulk misses its intended target.

Antero moves into the clinch.

Antero lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Hulk looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The Hulk tries to kick Antero off but Antero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Hulk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Antero shoots in for a double leg but The Hulk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice defenses there by Antero.
Antero moves forwards but The Hulk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Antero takes one to the chin there.
The Hulk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Derek The Hulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Hulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Hulk thows a body shot but no joy.
The Hulk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Hulk looks to land a left hand but Antero moved out of range nicely.
Antero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Hulk's waist but The Hulk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Antero off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urpo Antero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hulk throws a head kick that misses.
The Hulk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Hulk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Antero.
The Hulk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Antero had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Hulk throws a hook but Antero blocks it.
The Hulk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Hulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Hulk scores with a body shot.
The Hulk moves out of range as Antero throws a body kick.
The Hulk throws a hook to the side of Antero's head but Antero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Antero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Hulk throws a sloppy head kick and Antero moves out of range easily.
The Hulk throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Hulk misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Antero.
The Hulk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Hulk defending well as Antero loads up on a big left hand.
Urpo Antero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hulk scores with a three punch combo!
Antero lands with an uppercut that bounces The Hulk off the cage and back into rage.
Antero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by The Hulk there.
A right-left combo lands from The Hulk.
Nice defenses there by Antero.

Antero shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Antero showed some decent athleticism there.
The Hulk pushes Antero off looking to stand but Antero dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antero wants to take a breather but The Hulk is having none of it.
Antero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Hulk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Hulk tries to kick Antero off but Antero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Antero wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Hulk keeps working.

The Hulk kicks off Antero and gets to his feet.
The Hulk scores with a nice strike.
The Hulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Hulk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Antero circles away quickly and effectively.

Antero shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Hulk is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Hulk pushes Antero off and gets back to his feet.
The Hulk throws a shot from downtown. Antero moves away and avoids it.
A big right from The Hulk misses.
Antero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from The Hulk misses its intended target.
Antero dives in and grabs The Hulk's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Hulk pushes down on Antero's head and hops out.
The Hulk looks to land a combination but Antero avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Antero.
Antero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Hulk. That one must have hurt.
The Hulk throws a series of strikes that have Antero backpedaling.
Antero throws a right hand that The Hulk ducks under and follows up with a left that The Hulk also avoids with ease.
The Hulk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antero throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Antero takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Hulk throws a looping overhand right but Antero ducks down to avoid it.
Antero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Hulk was well out of range. Poor timing from Antero.
The Hulk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antero.
The Hulk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Antero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urpo Antero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Antero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from The Hulk misses the target.
Antero lands with a shot to the body.
The Hulk misses with a few strikes there.
Antero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Hulk.
Antero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antero wants to clinch.
The Hulk scores with a jab. Antero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Hulk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Antero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Hulk.
The Hulk loads up on a big right hand but Antero slips the punch.
Antero blocks a head kick by The Hulk.

Antero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Antero wants to control from the top but The Hulk keeps moving.

The Hulk manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Antero tries a head kick but it misses.
The Hulk throws out a powerful jab.
The Hulk throws a right and a left that Antero avoids nicely.
Antero throws a series of punches but The Hulk moves out of range.
The Hulk lands a two punch combo.
Antero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Hulk.
Antero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Antero lands with a nice body punch.
Antero gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Hulk.
The Hulk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Antero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antero prevents The Hulk from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urpo Antero dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Hulk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Antero with that takedown attempt.
Antero slips under a jab from The Hulk.
A punch combination from The Hulk misses.

Antero moves into the clinch.
The Hulk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Antero keeps control of The Hulk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antero keeps control of The Hulk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Hulk tries to break the clinch but Antero is controlling the position.
The Hulk wants to get back to striking at distance but Antero won't allow it.
The Hulk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Antero keeps control of The Hulk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Hulk is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Antero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antero is looking to clinch but The Hulk is avoiding it.
A combination from The Hulk does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Antero darts in and clinches The Hulk up against the cage.

Antero pulls guard effortlessly.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antero pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Hulk is out of range and Antero settles back down.
A punch combination from The Hulk misses.
The Hulk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Hulk misses with a hook. Antero ducked under it nicely.
Antero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Hulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Antero.
The Hulk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Hulk misses with a wild body shot.
Antero lands a with a good body shot.
The Hulk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Antero moves in looking to clinch but The Hulk pushes him off.
The Hulk thuds his right hand into Antero's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Antero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derek The Hulk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Antero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Hulk.

Antero moves into the clinch.
The Hulk swings wildly with an uppercut but Antero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antero prevents The Hulk from breaking the clinch.
The Hulk tries to circle away but Antero has him pinned against the cage.
The Hulk tries to pull guard but Antero holds him up against the cage and eventually The Hulk drops back down to his feet.
The Hulk is trying to break free.
The Hulk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on The Hulk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Hulk is trying to break the clinch but Antero has him pressed against the cage.
The Hulk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antero has him pressed against the cage.

Antero breaks from the clinch.
The Hulk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antero scores with the left hand. The Hulk knows he should have avoided that one.
The Hulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Hulk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Antero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Hulk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Antero looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Antero won't allow The Hulk to get back to his feet.
Urpo Antero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antero sitting in guard here, content to control.
Antero wants to pass the guard but The Hulk is keeping the position.
Urpo Antero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Hulk wants to get back to his feet but Antero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Hulk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Antero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Antero moves away from the strike by The Hulk.
Antero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Antero misses with a low kick.
Antero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Antero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Hulk.

Antero has managed to clinch.
The Hulk is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Hulk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Hulk tries to work over Antero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Hulk has a couple of punches blocked by Antero.
The Hulk tries to break the clinch but Antero is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Urpo Antero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antero, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urpo Antero!