PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Halme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Jussila has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halme
vs
Jussila

190 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Halme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jussila!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jaakko Jussila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jussila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halme circles away.
Jussila shoots in and drives through. Halme sprawls well.
Jussila shoots in but Halme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Jussila.
Halme shoots in for a double leg but Jussila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jussila moves out of range as Halme throws a body kick.
Jussila scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Halme!
Halme misses with a wild body shot.
Halme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jussila will feel that in the morning.
Jussila looks gassed!
Halme misses with a few strikes there.
Halme fails to land with a series of punches.
Halme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jussila as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Jussila misses.
Jussila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halme.
Jussila misses with a takedown attempt - Halme sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Halme fails to land with a series of punches.
Halme fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jussila counters with a good low kick that Halme was not able to check.
Jussila scores with a shot to the body.
Jussila swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Halme.
Jussila lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halme throws a lazy head kick

and Jussila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halme wants to get back to his feet but Jussila is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Halme has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jussila off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jussila shoots in but Halme avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Halme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jussila fails to land the takedown.
Jussila changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Halme tries to avoid it but Jussila manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Halme to the ground. Halme escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jussila throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halme's waist but Halme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jussila off to one side.
A jab-cross combination lands for Halme and sends Jussila crashing to the mat! Halme follows him down to the mat - Jussila regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Jussila is rocked!

It looks like Jaakko Jussila has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Halme decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jussila is still on wobbly legs! Can Halme finish him?
No luck for Halme with that takedown attempt.
Jussila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Halme swivels and escapes.
Halme misses with a double jab.
Jussila seems to have recovered his senses.
Jussila scores with a body shot.
Jussila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Halme.
Jussila shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halme but Halme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halme stuffs the takedown.
Jussila tries for a takedown but Halme circles away easily

and Halme counters with a takedown into side control.
Jussila tries to improve position but can't.
Jussila misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Halme tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jussila can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussila can't do much from the bottom here.
Jussila is looking to regain half guard here but Halme keeps moving and retains side control.
Jussila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Halme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jussila will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jussila needs to keep his hands up - Halme had a free shot at his head there.
Jussila has a takedown stuffed.

Halme drives through and clinches with Jussila against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jussila tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jussila wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halme is trying to break the clinch but Jussila has him pressed against the cage.
Jussila keeps control of Halme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jussila manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Halme wants to get up but he can't break Jussila's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Jussila working for a triangle but Halme defends it easily.
Halme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jussila is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halme tries to stand but Jussila is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Halme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Jussila's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jussila shoots in but no luck this time.
Jussila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halme circles away.
No joy there for Halme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Halme gets caught flat footed, as Jussila shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Halme looking to control.
Jussila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jussila throws a big right hand that misses.
Jussila throws a big right hand that misses.
Jussila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jussila is breathing heavily.
Jussila prevents Halme from getting back to his feet.
Jussila looking to sit in guard and control but Halme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila wants to sweep here but Halme controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Halme stuffs the takedown.
Tony Halme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Jussila.
Jussila misses with a double jab
and Halme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Halme looks to clinch

and Jussila counters with a nice double leg into side control. Halme won't be happy with that.
Jussila prevents Halme from escaping the position.

Jussila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jussila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Jussila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halme wants to control but Jussila postures up.
Halme is trying to get back to his feet.
Halme is not content to let Jussila control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jussila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halme.
Tony Halme is winning the standup battle so far.

Jussila has Halme up against the cage in a clinch.
Jussila drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halme gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jussila jumps guard but Halme stands there with Jussila around his waist. Jussila gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jussila manages to break the clinch.
Halme fails to land with a series of punches.
Halme lands a jab-cross combination.
Jussila connects with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Halme.
Jussila swings widly with a right hand
and Halme counters with a one-two to the body.
Jussila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Halme throws a sloppy head kick and Jussila moves out of range easily.

Halme clinches up against the cage.

Halme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halme tries to clinch but Jussila moves out of range.

Jussila shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jussila was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Jussila jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Halme is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Halme and Jussila has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jussila moves into full mount!
BOOM! Jussila connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jussila moves to take his opponent's back.

Jussila looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Jussila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Jussila's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Halme shoots in for a double leg but Jussila sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Halme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jussila is fending him off so far but Halme persists. Nope, Jussila circles away and we're back to standing.
Halme fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Halme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Halme misses.
Jussila shoots in looking for a takedown. Halme tries to sprawl out of it but Jussila keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Jussila closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jussila lands in his opponent's guard.
Jussila wants to control from the top but Halme keeps moving.
Jussila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Jussila drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Halme dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Halme wants to pass the guard but Jussila is keeping the position.
Halme is stalling in the full guard.
Halme wants to stand and escape but instead Jussila has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jussila trying to move into half guard but instead Halme has managed to sweep!

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.
Jussila manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Halme manages to get himself to full guard.
Jussila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jussila looking to sit in guard and control but Halme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jussila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halme is one step ahead there.
Jussila trying to keep a closed guard but Halme is proving a slippery customer.
Jussila is looking to stand up but Halme isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halme stopping the sweep attempt from Jussila.
Jussila is trying to keep Halme in close.
Jussila looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

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

Jussila pushes Halme up against the cage in a clinch.

Halme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halme tries to clinch but Jussila moves away
and Jussila counters with a left and a right that stings Halme.
The fight stays on the outside here - Halme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four 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.
Halme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jussila shoots in for a takedown but Halme shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jussila.
Halme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jussila on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halme closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jussila counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Halme's guard now.
Jussila prevents Halme from getting back to his feet.
Jussila wants to control from the top but Halme keeps moving.

Jussila postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Halme is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jussila, into his guard.
Jussila 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Jussila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jussila has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaakko Jussila!