PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Hankaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bolpar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hankaniemi comes into the arena with Cannibal Corpse - Make Them Suffer blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Hankaniemi
vs
Bolpar

190 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

189 cm
25
209 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mika Hankaniemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Bolpar!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bolpar rushes Hankaniemi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolpar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankaniemi's defenses.
Hankaniemi takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Mika Hankaniemi has been cut.
Nice elbow from Bolpar.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but Bolpar won't allow it.
Bolpar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolpar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hankaniemi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolpar lands an elbow inside.
Bolpar landing knees to the body.
Hankaniemi is breathing heavily.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolpar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankaniemi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolpar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolpar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bolpar.
Bolpar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mika Hankaniemi's cut is getting worse.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hankaniemi fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Hankaniemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolpar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolpar lands a hook that snaps the head of Hankaniemi backwards.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolpar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolpar lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolpar obliges.
Bolpar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Bolpar.
Bolpar lands a body punch.
Bolpar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Bolpar.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
Bolpar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankaniemi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but Bolpar holds him up against the cage and eventually Hankaniemi drops back down to his feet.
Bolpar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hankaniemi's defenses.
Bolpar digs a right hand into Hankaniemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hankaniemi's gas tank.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolpar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hankaniemi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Hankaniemi won't want to take too many of those.
Bolpar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hankaniemi.
Bolpar lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Bolpar.
Bolpar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bolpar gets through Hankaniemi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Hankaniemi's ribcage.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hankaniemi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.

Bolpar clinches up against the cage.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.
Bolpar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hankaniemi takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Hankaniemi's ribcage.
Bolpar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bolpar lands an elbow that stopped Hankaniemi in his tracks for a moment.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolpar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolpar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hankaniemis head.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Bolpar.
Bolpar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hankaniemi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow.
Hankaniemi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolpar landing knees to the head.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
Hankaniemi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bolpar digs a right hand into Hankaniemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hankaniemi's gas tank.
Bolpar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hankaniemi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolpar lands a good knee to the midsection. Hankaniemi won't want to take too many of those.

Hankaniemi jumps guard and drags Bolpar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hankaniemi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hankaniemi is looking for a triangle but Bolpar pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolpar stands up and waves to Hankaniemi to follow him.

Bolpar rushes Hankaniemi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolpar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but Bolpar won't allow it.

Hankaniemi pulls guard successfully.

Hankaniemi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hankaniemi is looking for a triangle but Bolpar pushes his legs off easily.
Hankaniemi has a closed guard, preventing Bolpar from standing up.
Bolpar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolpar stands and steps away. Hankaniemi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bolpar delivers a nice body kick.
Bolpar throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bolpar closes the distance and pushes Hankaniemi back into the cage.
Bolpar lands an elbow inside that Hankaniemi shrugs off.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolpar.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolpar lands a knee to the body.
Bolpar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolpar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hankaniemi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but Bolpar holds him up against the cage and eventually Hankaniemi drops back down to his feet.
Bolpar is working Hankaniemi over against the cage.
Bolpar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hankaniemi jumps guard but Bolpar stands there with Hankaniemi around his waist. Hankaniemi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolpar working Hankaniemi over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bolpar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Hankaniemi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bolpar just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bolpar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Bolpar gets a clinch.
Hankaniemi takes an elbow to the forehead.

Hankaniemi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hankaniemi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Hankaniemi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bolpar stacks Hankaniemi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bolpar!
Bolpar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hankaniemi gets back to half guard.
Bolpar tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hankaniemi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hankaniemi looking for submissions off his back.
Bolpar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolpar tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hankaniemi controls his leg.
Bolpar throwing shots but Hankaniemi is blocking nicely.

Hankaniemi looking for submissions off his back.
Bolpar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hankaniemi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bolpar pulls his head out easily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hankaniemi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bolpar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bolpar lands a nice elbow.
Jack Bolpar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bolpar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bolpar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bolpar scores with a hook to the body.
Bolpar crunches a lovely knee into Hankaniemi's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.
Hankaniemi takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hankaniemi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolpar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolpar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolpar.
Bolpar is working Hankaniemi over against the cage.
Bolpar lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolpar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hankaniemi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hankaniemi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.
Bolpar throws a right hand that Hankaniemi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hankaniemi also avoids with ease.
Jack Bolpar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bolpar closes the distance and pushes Hankaniemi back into the cage.

Hankaniemi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bolpar uses from the top position.

Hankaniemi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hankaniemi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hankaniemi has his foot on Bolpar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolpar works his way back into a safe position though.

Hankaniemi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bolpar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hankaniemi is proving hard to escape from.
Bolpar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bolpar wants to stand but Hankaniemi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hankaniemi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hankaniemi shoots for a takedown but Bolpar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bolpar lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bolpar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
Hankaniemi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hankaniemi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Hankaniemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bolpar clinches up with Hankaniemi and pushes him back against the cage.
Bolpar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolpar.
Hankaniemi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolpar scores with a knee to the head.
Bolpar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolpar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hankaniemi or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolpar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hankaniemi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hankaniemi fails to pull guard.
Hankaniemi jumps guard but Bolpar stands there with Hankaniemi around his waist. Hankaniemi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bolpar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bolpar lands a damaging elbow.

Hankaniemi drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bolpar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mika Hankaniemi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hankaniemi tries to keep at a distance but Bolpar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bolpar.
Nice elbow from Bolpar.
Bolpar landing knees to the body.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bolpar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bolpar lands a knee to the head.
Bolpar scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolpar landing knees to the body.
Hankaniemi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bolpar walks away with a smile on his face. Hankaniemi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hankaniemi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Bolpar has managed to clinch.
Bolpar connects with a knee to the head.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but Bolpar won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Hankaniemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolpar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hankaniemi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.
Bolpar tries to clinch but Hankaniemi is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolpar has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolpar.
Hankaniemi tries to pull guard but Bolpar won't allow it.
Bolpar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hankaniemi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bolpar smiles and moves away.
No joy there for Bolpar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bolpar gets a clinch.
Hankaniemi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bolpar walks away with a smile on his face. Hankaniemi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bolpar pushes Hankaniemi up against the cage in a clinch.

Hankaniemi pulls guard.

Hankaniemi has his foot on Bolpar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bolpar works his way back into a safe position though.
Bolpar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hankaniemi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Bolpar has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hankaniemi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bolpar is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hankaniemi pulls down on the head and he's put Bolpar to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mika Hankaniemi!