PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Huhtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Black
vs
Huhtis

170 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarppi Huhtis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves out of range as Huhtis strikes.
Huhtis throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black moves out of range as Huhtis strikes.
Huhtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huhtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huhtis swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Huhtis which made him look bad.
Black moves out of range as Huhtis strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhtis throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Huhtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huhtis throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Huhtis!
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Black working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Black content just to control the position here.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huhtis is looking to escape.

Black is going olschool here, as he tries to force Huhtis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Huhtis shrugs it off.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Huhtis is having none of it.

Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Huhtis frees his head quite easily.
Huhtis is trying to stand.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Black looking to control but Huhtis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black lands a heavy elbow.

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.
Huhtis is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Black prevents Huhtis from getting the reversal.
Black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Black landing shots from mount.
Huhtis tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Black looking to control but Huhtis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huhtis tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huhtis looks gassed!
Huhtis tries to control the position but Black now has his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huhtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhtis throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.

Black closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Huhtis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Black.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huhtis backwards.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black prevents Huhtis from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Huhtis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huhtis wants to break free but Black has control.
Huhtis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huhtis as Black tries to tie him up.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huhtis or not.
Huhtis is breathing heavily.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Huhtis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Black looking to stall.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black has Huhtis pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Black.
Huhtis misses with a straight right.
Black tries to clinch but Huhtis is having none of it.
Huhtis tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huhtis backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhtis misses the jab.
Huhtis throws a combination that misses

and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black pushes Huhtis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black taking a breather.
Huhtis wants to break free but Black has control.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black stalling against the cage.
Black taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Black.
Black tries to bum rush Huhtis with a series of wild strikes but Huhtis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarppi Huhtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
Huhtis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Huhtis taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Huhtis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Huhtis is rocked!
Black advances to full mount.
Black is landing with some decent strikes but Huhtis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Huhtis is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?

Black working for a submission but Huhtis is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Black dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huhtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huhtis seems to have recovered his senses.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhtis thows a body shot but no joy.
Huhtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhtis throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huhtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huhtis misses with an uppercut.
Huhtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Huhtis shows good takedown defense.
Huhtis misses with a body shot
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
Huhtis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Black shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Huhtis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jack Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks the strikes from Huhtis.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Huhtis wants to get back to his feet.
Black happy to just control the position for now.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Black seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Huhtis for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarppi Huhtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huhtis is trying to get back to half guard.
Black slows the pace down.
Huhtis pushes Black away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Black gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Huhtis trying to remain calm as Black controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Black just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Huhtis misses with a straight left.
Huhtis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huhtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huhtis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huhtis throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Black!