PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hempii Sapponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious Hellavictorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucious Hellavictorious has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sapponen
vs
Hellavictorious

180 cm
23
213 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
213 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hempii Sapponen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucious Hellavictorious!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellavictorious throws a hook but Sapponen blocks it.

Sapponen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hellavictorious is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellavictorious wants to get back to his feet but Sapponen drags him back down.

Sapponen stands up and beckons Hellavictorious to his feet.
No luck for Hellavictorious with that takedown attempt.
Hellavictorious looks to land a combination but Sapponen avoids it well.

Sapponen pushes Hellavictorious up against the cage in a clinch.

Sapponen jumps guard and drags Hellavictorious to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellavictorious trying to control but Sapponen is working from the bottom.
Sapponen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hellavictorious landing some decent shots from guard.
Hellavictorious would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sapponen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hellavictorious gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sapponen is pulling down on Hellavictorious's head. It's preventing any offense from Hellavictorious, at least for the moment.
Hellavictorious won't allow Sapponen to get back to his feet.
Hellavictorious thows a big elbow that misses.
Sapponen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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.
Sapponen wants to sweep here but Hellavictorious controlling him for the moment.
Sapponen can't keep his opponent in guard - Hellavictorious advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hellavictorious thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sapponen to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellavictorious passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sapponen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sapponen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sapponen is trying to control the position but Hellavictorious postures up.
Hellavictorious with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellavictorious tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapponen is retaining full guard.
Sapponen has control of Hellavictorious's left arm, preventing Hellavictorious from doing any damage.
Hellavictorious throws and elbow that misses. Sapponen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hellavictorious's guard. Nice move by Sapponen!
Hellavictorious can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sapponen controls the pace.
Sapponen looking to pass the guard.
Sapponen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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.
Hellavictorious keeping full guard, as Sapponen tries to pass.
Hellavictorious can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sapponen controls the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hempii Sapponen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A punch lands to the side of Sapponen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hellavictorious just misses with a punch to the body.

Sapponen pushes Hellavictorious up against the cage in a clinch.
Sapponen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hellavictorious is working for takedown but Sapponen is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sapponen throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hellavictorious to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellavictorious throws a right and a left that Sapponen avoids nicely.
Sapponen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hellavictorious gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sapponen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sapponen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sapponen throwing strikes from guard but Hellavictorious blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapponen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sapponen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sapponen trying to control but Hellavictorious is working from the bottom.
Sapponen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hellavictorious keeping full guard, as Sapponen tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hellavictorious is trying to keep Sapponen in close.
Sapponen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hellavictorious is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Sapponen gets to his feet. Hellavictorious looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sapponen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapponen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellavictorious looks to land a combination but Sapponen avoids it well.
Hellavictorious bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sapponen's head.
Sapponen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucious Hellavictorious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sapponen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sapponen controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapponen stops Hellavictorious from standing up.
Sapponen is stalling in the full guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hempii Sapponen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sapponen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hellavictorious throws a series of punches but Sapponen avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hempii Sapponen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sapponen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hellavictorious misses with a two punch combination.
Hellavictorious scores with a one two! Sapponen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Hempii Sapponen has been cut.
Sapponen scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Lucious Hellavictorious has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sapponen clinches.
Hellavictorious wants to get back to striking at distance but Sapponen won't allow it.

Sapponen pulls guard successfully.
Sapponen is adopting a defensive guard.
Hellavictorious stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sapponen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sapponen pulls Hellavictorious in to control the position.
Hellavictorious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sapponen keeping moving, preventing Hellavictorious from controlling successfully.
Sapponen trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellavictorious trying to control but Sapponen is working from the bottom.
Hellavictorious postures up.
Sapponen has control of Hellavictorious's left arm, preventing Hellavictorious from doing any damage.
Sapponen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hellavictorious sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sapponen's guard.
Sapponen moves into full guard.
Sapponen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hempii Sapponen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellavictorious is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapponen has wrist control.

Hellavictorious drops back looking for a leg! Sapponen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sapponen manages to kick Hellavictorious off! Hellavictorious jumps back into Sapponen's guard.
Hellavictorious wants to pass the guard but Sapponen is keeping the position.
Hellavictorious takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sapponen is on top in guard.
Sapponen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellavictorious is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sapponen trying to control but Hellavictorious is working from the bottom.
Sapponen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Hempii Sapponen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hellavictorious throws a series of punches but Sapponen moves out of range.
Hellavictorious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sapponen!
Hellavictorious has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Sapponen gets a takedown into half guard.
Sapponen sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucious Hellavictorious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hempii Sapponen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sapponen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hempii Sapponen!