PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Hansseen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokke Hansseen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Landstrimma
vs
Hansseen

164 cm
21
143 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
140 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jokke Hansseen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansseen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Landstrimma scores with a hook to the body. Hansseen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hansseen misses with a takedown attempt - Landstrimma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hansseen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hansseen misses with a head shot. Landstrimma uses the momentum to regain guard.

Hansseen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Landstrimma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Landstrimma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Landstrimma!
Landstrimma working the head with strikes.

Landstrimma tries for a kimura but Hansseen is defending well.
Landstrimma moves into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Landstrimma is looking to work his way around to Hansseen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Landstrimma with a couple of short strikes.

Landstrimma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hansseen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansseen tries to hold on but Landstrimma postures up.
Hansseen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Landstrimma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Landstrimma is landing with some decent strikes but Hansseen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hansseen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hansseen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Landstrimma is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansseen has hold of Landstrimma's hands but Landstrimma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hansseen looking for submissions off his back.
Hansseen is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansseen punching from the bottom.
Landstrimma is pressing down on Hansseen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hansseen is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Landstrimma looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hansseen wants to control but Landstrimma is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hansseen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hansseen.
Landstrimma misses the shot to the body.
Hansseen shoots in looking for a takedown. Landstrimma tries to sprawl out of it but Hansseen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Landstrimma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eriku Landstrimma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Hansseen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansseen shoots for a takedown but Landstrimma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Landstrimma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hansseen.
Hansseen shoots in and drives through. Landstrimma sprawls well.
Hansseen tries to clinch up but Landstrimma circles away and keeps his distance.
Eriku Landstrimma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hansseen throws a head kick that misses.
Hansseen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Jokke Hansseen has been cut.
Landstrimma misses with a hook. Hansseen ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma checks the leg kick.
Hansseen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Landstrimma's waist but Landstrimma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hansseen off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Landstrimma. No joy for Hansseen on that attempt.
Hansseen shoots for a takedown but Landstrimma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hansseen looks gassed!
Landstrimma just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansseen fails to land the takedown.
Hansseen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Landstrimma swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Hansseen or perhaps it was just good defense by Landstrimma which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Landstrimma misses.
Landstrimma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hansseen.
Landstrimma throws out a loose jab but Hansseen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansseen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Landstrimma misses with a hook. Hansseen ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Landstrimma. That snapped Hansseen's head back.
Landstrimma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansseen.
Landstrimma loads up on a big right hand but Hansseen slips the punch.
Jokke Hansseen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansseen drops his hands momentarily and Landstrimma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Landstrimma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Landstrimma wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma sizes up Hansseen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That has opened up Jokke Hansseen's cut even more.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Landstrimma and Hansseen goes tumbling to the canvas! Landstrimma follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Hansseen is rocked!

Landstrimma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hansseen is still in real trouble! Can Landstrimma finish him?
Landstrimma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eriku Landstrimma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jokke Hansseen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Landstrimma lands a body shot.
Hansseen seems to have recovered his senses.
Landstrimma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hansseen blocks a jab.
Landstrimma throws an overhand right that lands on Hansseen's shoulder, as Hansseen tries to avoid the shot.
Landstrimma throws a jab but it's blocked by Hansseen.
Nice defenses there by Hansseen.

Hansseen clinches up against the cage.
Hansseen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landstrimma smiles and moves away.
Hansseen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horrible takedown by Hansseen or perhaps it was just good defense by Landstrimma which made him look bad.
Hansseen closes the distance and clinches up with Landstrimma, looking for a takedown. Hansseen pushes Landstrimma against the cage but Landstrimma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eriku Landstrimma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Hansseen.
Hansseen is breathing heavily.
Landstrimma misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansseen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hansseen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab from Landstrimma.

The cut above Jokke Hansseen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Hansseen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Landstrimma sprawls well initially but Hansseen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Landstrimma gets back to full guard.
Hansseen postures up.
Hansseen wants to control from the top but Landstrimma keeps moving.
Landstrimma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Landstrimma tries to control but Hansseen wriggling away.
Hansseen regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansseen trying to hold on to Landstrimma's head to control him but Landstrimma postures up.
Landstrimma slips a nice elbow through Hansseen's hands, connecting with Hansseen's forehead.
Hansseen is looking for a sweep. Landstrimma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Landstrimma wants to free his trapped foot but Hansseen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hansseen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hansseen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Landstrimma trying to control but Hansseen is working from the bottom.

Landstrimma avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Landstrimma advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansseen is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Landstrimma lands a nice short elbow.
Hansseen trying to control from the bottom.
Landstrimma blocks the strikes from Hansseen.
Hansseen wants to get back to full guard.
Landstrimma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansseen keeps working.

Landstrimma seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hansseen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eriku Landstrimma!