PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mikki Hiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiiri kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LIAR. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laiho's choice of entrance music: Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hiiri
vs
Laiho

170 cm
24
167 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

177 cm
23
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mikki Hiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Laiho!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiiri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hiiri shoots in and bounces Laiho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hiiri throwing strikes from guard but Laiho blocks nicely.
Hiiri with a nice head shot there.

Hiiri has gone for a leg lock! Laiho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hiiri's guard.
Hiiri working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiiri wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hiiri wants to control the position but Laiho says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Laiho is thwarting Hiiri's attempts to control the position.
Hiiri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiiri is looking to control Laiho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hiiri avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like Laiho is going to stand back up.
Hiiri tries to get to full guard but Laiho has control of the leg.

We're going to have a standup here because mikki Hiiri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No joy there for Hiiri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Hiiri does no damage.
Hiiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiiri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laiho is fending him off so far but Hiiri persists. Nope, Laiho circles away and we're back to standing.
Laiho throws a one two combo.
Hiiri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laiho lands with a right hand.
Hiiri misses with a body kick.
Hiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laiho misses with a hook. Hiiri ducked under it nicely.
Hiiri misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho jabs Hiiri right on the nose. Hiiri blinks but takes it well.
Laiho throws out a loose jab but Hiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laiho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laiho.
Laiho works Hiiri's body with a nice hook.
Hiiri swings for the body but Laiho moves out of range.
Laiho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiiri throws a nice looking combination but Laiho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laiho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiiri.
Hiiri fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mikki Hiiri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiiri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laiho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laiho lands a lovely overhand right.
Hiiri shoots for a double leg takedown but Laiho sprawls well. He's pushed Hiiri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hiiri is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Hiiri misses.
Hiiri takes a swing at Laiho's ribcage but misses.
Hiiri throws a jab when Laiho was well out of range.
Laiho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hiiri.
Laiho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laiho wants it to stay on the feet.
Hiiri misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laiho cracks Hiiri with an open hand slap.
Laiho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hiiri slips a jab and a cross from Laiho.
Laiho throws a series of punches but Hiiri avoids them all with ease.
Laiho throws a good cross that connects.
Laiho digs a good body shot into Hiiri's ribs.
Hiiri misses with a double jab
and Laiho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hiiri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laiho throws a series of strikes that have Hiiri backpedaling.
Hiiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laiho throws a combination. Hiiri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body punch from Laiho.
A left and a right from Laiho both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiiri gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hiiri misses with a double jab
and Laiho counters with a three punch combo that has Hiiri backing up. Hiiri nods at Laiho to acknowledge the strikes.
Laiho lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Laiho misses.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laiho as he jumps to the side.
Hiiri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Laiho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hiiri doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laiho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hiiri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laiho circles away.
Hiiri's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hiiri duly obliges.
Hiiri tries for a takedown but Laiho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hiiri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laiho works over Hiiri's head and body with a nice combination.
Laiho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laiho slips under a jab.
Hiiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laiho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiiri circles away quickly and effectively.
Laiho jabs Hiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiiri throws a right hand that Laiho ducks under and follows up with a left that Laiho also avoids with ease.
Laiho connects with a right hand. Hiiri shakes it off.
Laiho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Laiho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laiho jabs Hiiri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiiri misses the shot to the body.
Hiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiiri takes one to the chin there.
Laiho checks a low kick from Hiiri.
Hiiri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hiiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri misses with a double jab.
Hiiri dodges the punch combination from Laiho.
Laiho stuns Hiiri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laiho throws a right and a left that Hiiri avoids nicely.
Hiiri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hiiri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
mikki Hiiri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiiri tries to bum rush Laiho with a series of wild strikes but Laiho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiiri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiiri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laiho looks to land a combination but Hiiri avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laiho, as that shot connected.
Hiiri tries to move into range but Laiho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Laiho lands a jab to the nose.
Hiiri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hiiri swinging wildly here.
Laiho misses with a wild combination.
Hiiri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laiho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hiiri is defended easily by Laiho.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mikki Hiiri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laiho cracks Hiiri with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown but Laiho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hiiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laiho was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiiri.
Laiho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hiiri's head.
Laiho digs a good body shot into Hiiri's ribs.
mikki Hiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laiho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hiiri drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A slow jab from Hiiri misses its intended target.
Laiho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laiho lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiiri shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Laiho counter with a right hand.
Hiiri is looking to wear down Laiho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A left and a right from Laiho both land. Nice combination.
Laiho lands with a right hand.
Laiho misses with a double jab.
Hiiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laiho looks to land a combination. Hiiri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Laiho throws a shot to the body.
Laiho lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laiho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Hiiri is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laiho.
Oh Hiiri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laiho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laiho throws an overhand right that has Hiiri reeling! Laiho follows up with more punches and Hiiri is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexi Laiho!