PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oloff Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hallavaara
vs
Larsen

188 cm
26
206 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oloff Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsen throws a leg kick that misses.
Larsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hallavaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Larsen missing with a left hand there. Hallavaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hallavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Hallavaara lands.
Hallavaara scores with a leg kick.
Hallavaara lands with a right hand.
Hallavaara connects with a jab.
Hallavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Larsen throws a looping overhand right but Hallavaara ducks down to avoid it.
Hallavaara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hallavaara clobbers Larsen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara tries to bum rush Larsen with a series of wild strikes but Larsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hallavaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larsen.
Larsen misses with a shot to the body
and Hallavaara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallavaara digs a good hook to Larsen's body.
Larsen throws a hook but Hallavaara blocks it.
Larsen walks into a left hand.
Hallavaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larsen throws out the jab.
Larsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara cracks the inside of Larsen's front leg.
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!
Hallavaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larsen's sensitive parts.
A jab from Hallavaara does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara cracks Larsen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larsen jabs Hallavaara right on the nose. Hallavaara blinks but takes it well.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hallavaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Hallavaara scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Oloff Larsen has been cut.
Hallavaara lands a jab to the head.
Hallavaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallavaara misses with a double jab
and Larsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hallavaara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hallavaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larsen looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallavaara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larsen's calf.
Hallavaara with a jab.
Larsen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hallavaara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hallavaara lands with a right hand.
A left and a right from Hallavaara both land. Nice combination.
Hallavaara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hallavaara connects with a crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Larsen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Larsen tries to move into range but Hallavaara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsen tries to move into range but Hallavaara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hallavaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hallavaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hallavaara, right into the meat.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallavaara scores with a punch to the head.
Hallavaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallavaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larsen's head backwards.

Larsen is rocked!
Hallavaara lands a hook that stumbles Larsen back into the cage. Hallavaara follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Larsen to the canvas! Hallavaara pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Larsen has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Unski Hallavaara!