PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bud Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilpo Larha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hunt
vs
Larha

188 cm
22
188 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
201 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bud Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilpo Larha!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larha moves into the clinch successfully.
Larha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hunt scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Hunt.

Larha gets a takedown into half guard.
Larha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt tries to kick Larha off but Larha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Larha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt wants to control the action here but instead Larha manages to pass to full mount!
Larha throws some wild stikes that Hunt manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Larha is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hunt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hunt shrugs it off.
Hunt trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Larha with the ground and pound from mount.
Hunt wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Larha.

Larha is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hunt is surviving well by controlling Larha's body position as best he can.
Larha looks gassed!
Hunt tries to reverse the position but Larha maintains control.
Larha wants to control the pace but Hunt is squirming around nicely.
Hunt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hunt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Larha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larha controlling the pace for now.
Larha throwing strikes here but Hunt is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hunt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hunt taking shots to the head.
Larha looking to finish Hunt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hunt!
Hunt tries to hold on but Larha pushes him away.
Larha landing shots from mount.
Hunt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Larha tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hunt wants to hold on but Larha pushes him away.
Larha looking to control but Hunt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hunt gets back to half guard.
Larha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Larha is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Larha prevents Hunt from improving his position.
Larha trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Larha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Larha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Larha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Larha blocks the elbow strike.
Larha looking for a takedown.
Larha wants a takedown.
Bud Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilpo Larha.
Hunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larha.

Larha has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hunt is trying to keep an underhook but Larha manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Larha prevents Hunt from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larha working Hunt over with strikes.
Hunt wants to control but Larha is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilpo Larha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Larha misses with a two punch combination.
Larha just misses with a punch to the body.
Ilpo Larha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larha looks for a takedown but Hunt sprawls well.
Ilpo Larha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt lands a high kick!
Larha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larha tries to clinch up.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Larha pushes him off.
Larha is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larha misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.

Larha clinches.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larha is breathing heavily.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.

Larha has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hunt is trying to keep an underhook but Larha manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Larha prevents Hunt from standing back up.
Larha is thwarting Hunt's attempts to control the position.
Larha tries to pass to full mount but Hunt defends it.
Larha trying to control from half guard but Hunt is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Larha maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hunt could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Larha has cracked it and Hunt is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Larha!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilpo Larha!