PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tuhkasaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Hujoppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuhkasaari's entrance music is Proteus - Full Metal Jacket. A fine choice. Hujoppi has chosen Cockney Rejects - Fighting In The Streets as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tuhkasaari
vs
Hujoppi

164 cm
21
143 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
137 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Control Nutrition

FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tuhkasaari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hemmo Hujoppi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hujoppi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tuhkasaari thows a leg kick but Hujoppi checks it
and Hujoppi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hujoppi tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuhkasaari thows a leg kick but Hujoppi checks it
and Hujoppi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick which misses Hujoppi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hujoppi tries to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Hujoppi blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Tuhkasaari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuhkasaari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hujoppi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tuhkasaari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hujoppi. No joy for Tuhkasaari on that attempt.
Hujoppi throws a nice head kick!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuhkasaari.
Hujoppi wants to control but Tuhkasaari postures up.

Tuhkasaari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuhkasaari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hujoppi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hujoppi tries to bench press Tuhkasaari off him but Tuhkasaari keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari trying to control the position but Hujoppi is working away.
Hujoppi stops Tuhkasaari from passing to mount.
An elbow from Tuhkasaari crashes against the mat.
Hujoppi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tuhkasaari's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tuhkasaari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tuhkasaari scores with a leg kick.
Tuhkasaari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tuhkasaari throws and low kick but Hujoppi moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hujoppi with a jab.
Hujoppi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tuhkasaari tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Tuhkasaari is predictable there
and Hujoppi counters with a head kick. That will keep Tuhkasaari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tuhkasaari throws a body kick that misses.
Tuhkasaari is looking to score with low kicks.
Tuhkasaari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tuhkasaari 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.
Tuhkasaari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hujoppi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tuhkasaari blocks a head kick by Hujoppi.
Tuhkasaari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hujoppi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi throws a solid leg kick but Tuhkasaari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hujoppi.
Hujoppi lands with a kick to the temple. Tuhkasaari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari trying to control the position but Hujoppi is working away.
Tuhkasaari throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tuhkasaari misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here.

Tuhkasaari swings around for an armbar but Hujoppi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tuhkasaari's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hujoppi wants to get up but he can't break Tuhkasaari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Tuhkasaari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hujoppi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tuhkasaari controls Hujoppi momentarily but Hujoppi frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hujoppi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuhkasaari is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hemmo Hujoppi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuhkasaari checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick but Hujoppi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tuhkasaari avoids a kick to the body.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick
and Hujoppi counters with a head kick.

Tuhkasaari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hujoppi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tuhkasaari working away.
Hujoppi prevents Tuhkasaari from improving position.
Hujoppi can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Tuhkasaari seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hujoppi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Tuhkasaari connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tuhkasaari throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hujoppi is trying desperately to improve position.
Hujoppi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tuhkasaari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tuhkasaari looking to ground and pound but Hujoppi is blocking nicely.
Tuhkasaari sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tuhkasaari throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Tuhkasaari is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hujoppi has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Tuhkasaari goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hujoppi is on top in guard.
Tuhkasaari is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi preventing the sweep.
Tuhkasaari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hujoppi manages to get himself to full guard.
Tuhkasaari postures up in Hujoppi's guard and throws a big left but Hujoppi blocks it.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but Hujoppi is working from the bottom.
Tuhkasaari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hujoppi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuhkasaari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tuhkasaari wants to control from the top but Hujoppi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Tuhkasaari postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hujoppi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tuhkasaari, into his guard.

Tuhkasaari has his foot on Hujoppi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hujoppi works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hujoppi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crunch! Tuhkasaari slams his shin into Hujoppi's torso.
Hujoppi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari checks the leg kick.
Hujoppi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tuhkasaari.
Hujoppi throws a sloppy head kick and Tuhkasaari moves out of range easily.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick that misses.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick which misses Tuhkasaari's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuhkasaari tries to avoid it.
Tuhkasaari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tuhkasaari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tuhkasaari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hujoppi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.
Hujoppi checks a leg kick nicely.
Hujoppi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hujoppi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hujoppi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tuhkasaari motions for Hujoppi to come forward. Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuhkasaari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tuhkasaari wants to slow Hujoppi down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hujoppi counters with an inside leg kick.
Hujoppi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hujoppi throws a looping overhand right but Tuhkasaari ducks down to avoid it.
Hujoppi thuds a left hand into Tuhkasaari's body.
A big right from Hujoppi misses.
Hujoppi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tuhkasaari lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hujoppi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hujoppi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tuhkasaari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hujoppi is able to avoid easily.
Tuhkasaari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hujoppi.
Hujoppi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tuhkasaari's calf.
Tuhkasaari checks a leg kick.

Tuhkasaari shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hujoppi is trying to defend but Tuhkasaari finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hujoppi trying to hold on to Tuhkasaari's head to control him but Tuhkasaari postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi tries to get to full guard but Tuhkasaari has control of the leg.
Tuhkasaari is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hujoppi!
Hujoppi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hujoppi is squirming around, avoiding Tuhkasaari's attempts to control the action.
Tuhkasaari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhkasaari throwing strikes here but Hujoppi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hujoppi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tuhkasaari.
Tuhkasaari throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hujoppi because Tuhkasaari loaded up on that one.
Tuhkasaari trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Tuhkasaari has hold of Hujoppi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hujoppi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tuhkasaari wants to control the pace but Hujoppi is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tuhkasaari working Hujoppi over with strikes here.

Tuhkasaari is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hujoppi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hujoppi shrugs it off.
Hujoppi tries to lock up and control but Tuhkasaari gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tuhkasaari looking to ground and pound but Hujoppi is blocking nicely.
Tuhkasaari looking to finish with strikes here!
Tuhkasaari punching from mount but Hujoppi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hujoppi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hujoppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hujoppi misses with a straight left.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hujoppi counters with a thumping low kick.
Tuhkasaari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hujoppi counters with a head kick.
Hemmo Hujoppi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuhkasaari moves out of range of the leg kick from Hujoppi.
Tuhkasaari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hujoppi checks a leg kick.
Hujoppi works Tuhkasaari's body with a nice hook.
Tuhkasaari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tuhkasaari shoots in for a takedown but Hujoppi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hujoppi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuhkasaari. Tuhkasaari obviously looking to wear him down.
Hujoppi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tuhkasaari misses with a low kick.
Hujoppi works Tuhkasaari's body with a nice hook.
Tuhkasaari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Tuhkasaari closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hujoppi to the mat! Hujoppi manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hujoppi managing to control the position.
Tuhkasaari trying to control the position from guard on top but Hujoppi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuhkasaari lands a couple of digs.
Tuhkasaari looking to pass the guard.

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

Tuhkasaari looking for a triangle here. Hujoppi is fighting it but it looks tight! Tuhkasaari pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hujoppi is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Teppo Tuhkasaari!
Teppo Tuhkasaari retains his bantamweight title!