PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Haapasalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Haapasalo
vs
Joyner

187 cm
23
217 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Haapasalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Joyner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyner misses with a left hand
and Haapasalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haapasalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joyner.
Haapasalo defending well as Joyner loads up on a big left hand.
Joyner throws a hook but Haapasalo blocks it.
Haapasalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joyner.
Haapasalo lands a right hook to the body.
Haapasalo cracks Joyner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haapasalo misses with a double jab.
Haapasalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapasalo misses with a double jab.
Haapasalo looks to score with a jab to the body but Joyner is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Joyner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Haapasalo misses.
Veli Haapasalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haapasalo scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Joyner misses.
Haapasalo drops his hands momentarily and Joyner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haapasalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Russell Joyner has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joyner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Veli Haapasalo has been cut.

Haapasalo drops Joyner with a beautiful combination! Joyner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Haapasalo is looking for the KO!

Joyner is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Joyner. Those never looked like landing.
Joyner misses with a straight left.
A big left from Joyner misses.
Joyner works the jab nicely.
Haapasalo looks to land a right hand but Joyner moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Haapasalo.
Haapasalo thuds his right hand into Joyner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joyner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joyner slips under a jab from Haapasalo.
A combination from Joyner does no damage.
Joyner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haapasalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joyner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haapasalo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyner drops his hands momentarily and Haapasalo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Joyner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haapasalo swivels and escapes.
Haapasalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haapasalo connects with a solid leg kick.

Oooooh!!! Haapasalo has knocked Joyner down with a huge combo! Haapasalo steps away and waves a wobbly Joyner back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Joyner is still on wobbly legs! Can Haapasalo finish him?
Joyner looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Haapasalo.
Joyner seems to have recovered his senses.
Joyner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joyner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haapasalo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Russell Joyner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Haapasalo cracks Joyner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Haapasalo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Joyner to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Haapasalo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Joyner misses with an uppercut.
Haapasalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Joyner got wobbled bad by a big combination! Haapasalo presses forward with punches and knees until Joyner stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Joyner closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veli Haapasalo!