PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hord Hirmuinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahto Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paine has chosen Iced Earth - Watching Over Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hirmuinen
vs
Paine

225 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Crashforce Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hord Hirmuinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahto Paine!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Hirmuinen tenderised Paine's leg. Paine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hirmuinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on Hirmuinen's shoulder, as Hirmuinen tries to avoid the shot.
Hirmuinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paine throws a sloppy body shot
and Hirmuinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hirmuinen slips under a jab from Paine.
Paine misses with a body shot.
Paine throws a lazy right hand but Hirmuinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirmuinen. That's going to slow Paine down.
Hirmuinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hirmuinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Hirmuinen tenderised Paine's leg. Paine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paine looks gassed!
Hirmuinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hirmuinen lands with a kick to the temple. Paine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hirmuinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Paine misses with a looping right.
Paine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hirmuinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hirmuinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen throws a leg kick which misses Paine's front leg but catches the back leg as Paine tries to avoid it.
Ahto Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hirmuinen.
A solid body kick from Hirmuinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirmuinen thumps Paine with a low kick.
Hirmuinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Hirmuinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hirmuinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hirmuinen lands with a nice body kick.
Ahto Paine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Hirmuinen.
Paine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hirmuinen is looking to slow Paine down with leg kicks.
Hirmuinen throws a leg kick which misses Paine's front leg but catches the back leg as Paine tries to avoid it.
Hirmuinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hirmuinen.
Paine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Hirmuinen tenderised Paine's leg. Paine is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hirmuinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hirmuinen thumps Paine with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hirmuinen. Those never looked like landing.
Hirmuinen is looking to slow Paine down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hirmuinen!
Hirmuinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hirmuinen throws a head kick that Paine semi-blocks.
Hirmuinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Hirmuinen lands but Paine takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body kick from Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen connects with a high kick.
Hirmuinen throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen throws a right and a left that Paine avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hirmuinen.
A good leg kick by Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Paine takes a step back to recover.
Hirmuinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Hirmuinen.
Paine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paine misses the shot to the body.
Hirmuinen thumps Paine with a low kick.
Paine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hirmuinen - that will leave a mark!
Hirmuinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen lands a head kick. Paine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirmuinen keeps Paine at a distance using the push kick.
Hirmuinen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hirmuinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hirmuinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paine.
Hirmuinen lands a head kick!
Hirmuinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Paine in the body.
Hirmuinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirmuinen manages to avoid it.
Paine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hirmuinen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hirmuinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirmuinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paine looks to land a left hand but Hirmuinen moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hord Hirmuinen 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.

Hirmuinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paine throws out a loose jab but Hirmuinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick from Hirmuinen lands but Paine takes it in his stride.
Paine stuns Hirmuinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hirmuinen slips under a jab from Paine.
Paine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hirmuinen.
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Hirmuinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Paine closes the distance and clinches.
Paine avoids the elbow strike from Hirmuinen, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Paine.
Nice body punch from Paine - that landed with a thud.
Paine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paine lands a left hand.
Paine is pushing Hirmuinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paine moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paine is working Hirmuinen over against the cage.
Hirmuinen throws an elbow but it misses.

Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hirmuinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hirmuinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paine.
Hirmuinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paine can do to turn this around?
Paine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paine connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. Hirmuinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine throws a hook but Hirmuinen avoids it easily.
Hord Hirmuinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paine misses with a body shot.
Paine looks to land a right hand but Hirmuinen moved out of range.
Hirmuinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paine is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hirmuinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hirmuinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hirmuinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirmuinen scores with a kick to the midsection.

Paine drives through and clinches with Hirmuinen against the cage.
Hirmuinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hirmuinen misses with a knee to the head.
Hirmuinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Paine breaks the clinch.

Paine darts in and clinches Hirmuinen up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirmuinen tries to pull guard but Paine holds him up against the cage and eventually Hirmuinen drops back down to his feet.
Hirmuinen can't break the clinch.
Hirmuinen looking to throw knees to the head but Paine is blocking nicely.
Paine lands a body punch.
Hirmuinen has had enough of the clinch but Paine keeps him there for the moment.
Hirmuinen misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paine is looking to clinch.
Hirmuinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paine.
Paine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirmuinen manages to avoid it.

Paine moves into the clinch successfully.
Hirmuinen jumps guard but Paine stands there with Hirmuinen around his waist. Hirmuinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hord Hirmuinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Paine.

Paine breaks the clinch.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on Hirmuinen's shoulder, as Hirmuinen tries to avoid the shot.
Paine misses the shot to the body.
Hirmuinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Paine.
Paine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Hord Hirmuinen has been cut.
Paine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hirmuinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirmuinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hirmuinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hirmuinen cracks the inside of Paine's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hirmuinen. That's going to slow Paine down.
Hord Hirmuinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hirmuinen slips under a jab from Paine.
Paine tests Hirmuinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paine blocks the body kick.
Paine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Paine does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirmuinen ducks under a wild hook from Paine.
Paine throws a sloppy body shot
and Hirmuinen counters with a leg kick.
Paine tries to clinch but Hirmuinen moves out of range.
Hirmuinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahto Paine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hord Hirmuinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Paine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hirmuinen.
Paine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paine throws a jab but it's blocked by Hirmuinen.
Paine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hirmuinen can pounce on him.
Paine throws out a loose jab but Hirmuinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirmuinen slips a straight right by Paine.
Hirmuinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paine.
Hirmuinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hirmuinen is defended easily by Paine.
Paine throws a poor cross that misses
and Hirmuinen counters with a leg kick.
Hirmuinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paine.
Paine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirmuinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hirmuinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paine. That did some damage!
Paine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick from Hirmuinen lands but Paine takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen lands a head kick. Paine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmuinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hirmuinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen lands a front kick.
Paine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hirmuinen scores with a head kick. Paine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paine leaves Hirmuinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hirmuinen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hirmuinen.
Paine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirmuinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Paine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hirmuinen. Hirmuinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Paine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hirmuinen. Paine shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirmuinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hirmuinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hirmuinen thows a body kick. Paine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hirmuinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hirmuinen lands with a kick to the temple. Paine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirmuinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Paine.
Paine misses with a combination
and Hirmuinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Hirmuinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
Hirmuinen connects with a leg kick. Paine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hirmuinen lands with a nice body kick.
Hirmuinen lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmuinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hirmuinen.
Paine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hirmuinen. Hirmuinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hirmuinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hirmuinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hirmuinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hirmuinen lands with a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Hirmuinen.
Hirmuinen scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and Hirmuinen counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirmuinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hirmuinen.
Paine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirmuinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Hirmuinen.
Paine lunges at Hirmuinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hirmuinen's hand.

Paine clinches.
Paine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Paine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirmuinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paine blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hirmuinen tries to circle away but Paine has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hord Hirmuinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hirmuinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hord Hirmuinen!