PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Hanseeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Ruuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joakim Hanseeni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hanseeni
vs
Ruuti

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

203 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joakim Hanseeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Ruuti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanseeni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruuti swivels and escapes.

Hanseeni shoots in and bounces Ruuti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hanseeni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanseeni throwing strikes but missing.

Ruuti looking for a guillotine here but Hanseeni defends easily.
Ruuti keeping moving, preventing Hanseeni from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanseeni slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hanseeni would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ruuti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruuti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanseeni is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanseeni slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hanseeni slips nicely into half guard.
Hanseeni is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanseeni is looking to take a break and control but Ruuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hanseeni is looking for a kimura here.
Ruuti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanseeni.
Ruuti manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hanseeni gets to his feet. Ruuti looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hanseeni is looking to clinch.
Ruuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruuti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hanseeni blocks a head kick by Ruuti.
Ruuti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanseeni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruuti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joakim Hanseeni 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.

A head kick misses from Ruuti.
Hanseeni lands with a nice combination. Ruuti backs away looking to recover.
Hanseeni shoots and misses

and Ruuti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ruuti.
Ruuti is pushing down on Hanseeni's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hanseeni is fighting to maintain full guard but Ruuti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ruuti tries to pass to full mount but Hanseeni defends it.

Hanseeni kicks off Ruuti and gets to his feet.
Hanseeni with a poor takedown

and Ruuti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hanseeni is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanseeni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruuti has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruuti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hanseeni pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joakim Hanseeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruuti misses with a takedown

and Hanseeni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanseeni.
Hanseeni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joakim Hanseeni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Ruuti.
Hanseeni can't get the takedown.
Ruuti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hanseeni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Ruuti has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hanseeni is trying to keep an underhook but Ruuti manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hanseeni has hold of Ruuti's hands but Ruuti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanseeni wants to control but Ruuti is keeping busy.
Ruuti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ruuti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Ruuti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hanseeni is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ruuti jumps into side control!
Hanseeni is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanseeni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hanseeni is positioning himself well to prevent Ruuti advancing to mount.
Ruuti prevents Hanseeni from improving his position.
Hanseeni trying to hold on to Ruuti's head to control him but Ruuti postures up.
Hanseeni pushes Ruuti off looking to stand but Ruuti dives back in and keeps control.

That's four 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.
Hanseeni is looking to get back to is feet but Ruuti passes into side control.
Hanseeni manages to get back to half guard.
Hanseeni moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ruuti with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ruuti tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanseeni is retaining full guard.
Hanseeni wants to improve his position but instead Ruuti has moved into half guard.
Ruuti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanseeni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruuti thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hanseeni to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Ruuti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Hanseeni moves in looking to clinch but Ruuti pushes him off.
Hanseeni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruuti wants to land a leg kick but Hanseeni is out of range.
Hanseeni tries for a takedown but Ruuti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruuti tries to clinch there but Hanseeni circles away.
Ruuti throws a head kick that misses

and Hanseeni counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ruuti!
Ruuti is squirming around, avoiding Hanseeni's attempts to control the action.
Hanseeni with shots to the head and body - Ruuti looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruuti looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanseeni is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ruuti has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ruuti turns into Hanseeni and is now in his guard.
Ruuti is in close to Hanseeni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hanseeni manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ruuti is bucking up trying to escape but Hanseeni cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanseeni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hanseeni has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ruuti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Hanseeni goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ruuti is on top in guard.
Kim Ruuti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruuti slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruuti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanseeni is looking to improve his position.
Ruuti looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanseeni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruuti connects with a nice short shot to Hanseeni's temple.
Ruuti is looking to take a break and control but Hanseeni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruuti connects with a nice short shot to Hanseeni's temple.

That's four 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.

Ruuti wants to work for an arm triangle but Hanseeni is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ruuti is thwarting Hanseeni's attempts to control the position.
Ruuti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Ruuti.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruuti connects with a nice short shot to Hanseeni's temple.

Ruuti is looking for a kimura but Hanseeni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ruuti to get the leverage.
Hanseeni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ruuti stands and throws Hanseeni's legs to the side, diving into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joakim Hanseeni.
I think Hanseeni 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joakim Hanseeni!