PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mikki Hiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Von Sneltzing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hiiri
vs
Von Sneltzing

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mikki Hiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeffrey Von Sneltzing!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiiri misses with a takedown attempt - Von Sneltzing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hiiri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Sneltzing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hiiri scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Hiiri seems content to control.
Von Sneltzing regains full guard. Nicely done.
Von Sneltzing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Sneltzing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hiiri.
Von Sneltzing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Sneltzing is trying to control the position but Hiiri postures up.
Von Sneltzing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Sneltzing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Von Sneltzing fails with the takedown

and Hiiri counters with a takedown into side control.
Hiiri is breathing heavily.
Von Sneltzing is looking for a sweep.
Von Sneltzing dodges the ground and pound from Hiiri.
Von Sneltzing manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sneltzing is refusing to be controlled, as Hiiri sits in half guard.
Von Sneltzing is trying to get back to full guard.
Hiiri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Von Sneltzing wants to get back to full guard but Hiiri has passed into side control.
Von Sneltzing wants to hold on but Hiiri pushes him away.
Von Sneltzing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Von Sneltzing tries to hold on but Hiiri postures up.
Hiiri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Sneltzing is looking to escape.
Von Sneltzing tries to hold on but Hiiri postures up.
Hiiri throwing strikes here but Von Sneltzing is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Sneltzing wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hiiri.
Von Sneltzing is trying desperately to improve position.
Von Sneltzing is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hiiri tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Von Sneltzing is squirming around, avoiding Hiiri's attempts to control the action.
Von Sneltzing is working to get back to half guard.
Von Sneltzing tries to lock up and control but Hiiri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hiiri controlling from the full mount.
Hiiri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hiiri throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Von Sneltzing because Hiiri loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiiri trying to control but Von Sneltzing is having none of it.
Von Sneltzing wants to control but Hiiri is having none of it.
Von Sneltzing manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Von Sneltzing trying to get back to full guard but Hiiri takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Von Sneltzing is trying to escape the mount.

Hiiri looking for a guillotine from mount but Von Sneltzing is having none of it.
BOOM! Hiiri connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hiiri avoids the attempt from Von Sneltzing to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Von Sneltzing is trying to escape the mount.
Von Sneltzing is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Hiiri is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Sneltzing is surviving well by controlling Hiiri's body position as best he can.
Von Sneltzing tries to hold on but Hiiri postures up.
Von Sneltzing swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Von Sneltzing wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hiiri.
Hiiri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Von Sneltzing is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mikki Hiiri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hiiri moves in looking to clinch but Von Sneltzing pushes him off.

Hiiri gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Von Sneltzing manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Von Sneltzing keeping moving, preventing Hiiri from controlling successfully.

Von Sneltzing working for a triangle but Hiiri defends it easily.
Hiiri trying to control but Von Sneltzing is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Sneltzing wants to sweep here but Hiiri controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Hiiri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Von Sneltzing sprawls well initially but Hiiri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Von Sneltzing is trying to get back to full guard.
Hiiri moves into full mount! Von Sneltzing won't be happy about that!
Von Sneltzing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Von Sneltzing can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hiiri trying to control but Von Sneltzing is having none of it.
Von Sneltzing slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Von Sneltzing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiiri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Von Sneltzing keeps working.

Hiiri is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Sneltzing manages to get to full guard.
Von Sneltzing bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hiiri's guard.
Von Sneltzing looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Von Sneltzing is looking to work some ground and pound but Hiiri has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hiiri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Von Sneltzing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Von Sneltzing looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hiiri lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Von Sneltzing!
Von Sneltzing wants to control but Hiiri is having none of it.

Von Sneltzing tries to improve his position but Hiiri has taken his back! Hiiri has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Von Sneltzing tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hiiri pushes Von Sneltzing away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). mikki Hiiri!