PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wain Gro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haukka has chosen Richie Hawtin - The Tunnel as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gro
vs
Haukka

186 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wain Gro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riku Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gro scores with a leg kick.
Haukka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gro moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haukka's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gro throws an elbow but misses.
Gro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gro pushes off an throws an elbow but Haukka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Gro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haukka throws a series of punches but Gro avoids them all with ease.
Gro looks to land a body kick but Haukka moved away.
Haukka lands with a nice combination. Gro backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Wain Gro has been cut.
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Gro.
Haukka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gro misses with a kick to the body.
Haukka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haukka misses with a body shot.
Gro throws a head kick but Haukka moves out of range.
Gro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gro scores with a head kick.

It looks like Riku Haukka has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka thows a body shot but no joy.
Haukka scores with a nice head shot.
Gro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gro misses with a body kick.
Haukka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gro throws a head kick but Haukka moves out of range.
Gro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haukka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Gro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haukka, pushing him back against the cage.

Haukka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haukka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Gro.
Haukka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gro's head backwards.
Haukka misses with a wild body shot.
Gro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gro tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
Gro tries to clinch up.
Gro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gro misses with a head kick.
Gro tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
Gro doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
Gro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haukka finds it's way round the side to connect with Gro's head.
Haukka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Haukka lands.
Haukka avoids a kick to the body.
Gro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haukka.
Haukka scores with the left hand. Gro knows he should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haukka.
Haukka catches Gro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gro tries to clinch up.
Haukka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haukka avoids it really well and circles away.
Gro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Haukka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gro.
Haukka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gro throws a solid leg kick but Haukka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gro.
Haukka lands a jab to Gro's midsection.
Haukka keeps the fight on the outside.
Haukka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Gro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Haukka.
A right-left combo lands from Haukka.
Gro tries to clinch but Haukka moves out of range.
Haukka scores with a shot to the body.
Wain Gro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haukka lands the left hand.
Haukka catches Gro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haukka throws out a loose jab but Gro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haukka checks a low kick from Gro.
Gro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haukka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gro tries to clinch up but Haukka circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gro tries to move into range but Haukka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Haukka.
Gro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gro fakes the leg kick and cracks Haukka in the body.
Haukka lands a jab to the nose.
Haukka lands a jab-cross combination.
Haukka connects with a jab.
Haukka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gro dodges the punch combination from Haukka.
Gro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gro throws a head kick that Haukka semi-blocks.
Gro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gro.
Gro ducks under a wild hook from Haukka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riku Haukka will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gro throws a leg kick but Haukka moved away.
Gro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haukka to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Haukka misses.
Gro tries to clinch but Haukka is having none of it.
Gro tries to clinch but Haukka is having none of it.
Haukka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haukka swats away the attempt to clinch by Gro.
Gro tries to land a leg kick but Haukka saw it coming and moves away.
Riku Haukka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haukka cracks Gro with a good jab.
A jab from Haukka does it's job there.
Gro looks to land a body kick but Haukka moved away.
An inside leg kick from Gro misses.
Gro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haukka with a hook.
Gro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haukka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka works over Gro's head and body with a nice combination.
Haukka clobbers Gro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haukka punishes Gro's body with a nice straight punch.
Gro misses with a kick to the body.
Gro tries to clinch up but Haukka circles away and keeps his distance.
Gro tries to clinch there but Haukka circles away.
Gro moves in looking to clinch but Haukka pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Gro.
Haukka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haukka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gro moves away.
Haukka with a nice cross.
Haukka lands with a nice body punch.
Gro wants to clinch up but Haukka keeps it at a distance.
Haukka thuds a left hand into Gro's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Haukka catches Gro right on the button with a cross.
Gro pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gro misses with a low kick as Haukka jumps back.
Good shot there by Haukka.
Haukka scores with a nice head shot.
Gro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Haukka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haukka scores with a punch to the head.
Gro doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gro.
Gro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gro wants to clinch up but Haukka keeps it at a distance.
Haukka lands a head shot.
Riku Haukka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Haukka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gro doesn't seem phased though.
Gro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Haukka.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haukka.
Gro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haukka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Haukka does it's job there.
Haukka with a hook.
Gro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Haukka. That snapped Gro's head back.
Gro tries to land a front kick but Haukka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haukka looks to land a combination. Gro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut there from Haukka.
Haukka cracks Gro with an open hand slap.
Gro doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.
Haukka lands a right hook to the body.
Good exchange - Haukka coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haukka lands a nice hook to Gro's body. Gro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haukka scores with a hook to the body. Gro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gro misses with a low kick.
Haukka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gro's head.
Haukka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gro's head.

Wain Gro's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haukka scores with a sloppy right hand. Gro should have avoided that one.
Gro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haukka.
Nice cross by Haukka.
Haukka connects with a looping right hand.
Haukka connects with a body shot.
Haukka lands a right hook to the body.
Haukka scores with a jab to the body.
Haukka with a jab.
Haukka is working the combinations to good effect here.
Haukka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gro at a distance.
Haukka scores with a one two! Gro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haukka lands a jab to Gro's midsection.

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

Gro is rocked!

Wain Gro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gro.
Oh Gro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Haukka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gro seems to have got his legs back now.
Gro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riku Haukka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gro tries to move into range but Haukka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haukka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haukka connects with a body shot.
Gro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haukka blocks the body kick.
Gro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gro tries to clinch up but Haukka circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka lands a lovely overhand right.
Haukka tests Gro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haukka lands a nice shot that snaps Gro's head back.

Jeez, Wain Gro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Haukka misses with a series of wild punches.
Haukka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haukka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Haukka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haukka cracks Gro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haukka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gro doesn't manage to clinch there - Haukka circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haukka lands with a cross.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Riku Haukka!