PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Butters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Hakulinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakulinen has chosen Last of the Mohicans Theme as his entrance music. Jarkko Hakulinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butters
vs
Hakulinen

180 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Butters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarkko Hakulinen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakulinen tries a head kick but it misses.

Hakulinen feints and as Butters raises his hands in defense, Hakulinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Butters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hakulinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hakulinen drops back looking for a leg! Butters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Butters manages to kick Hakulinen off! Hakulinen jumps back into Butters's guard.
Hakulinen passes into half guard.
Hakulinen trying to control from half guard but Butters is working away.

Hakulinen is working for a kimura but Butters is defending it quite comfortably.
Hakulinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Butters looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Butters is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hakulinen pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakulinen trying to mount his opponent but Butters defends it.
Butters wants to improve his position but Hakulinen is controlling well.

Hakulinen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butters defends it well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Butters feints and as Hakulinen raises his hands in defense, Butters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Butters is breathing heavily.

Hakulinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Butters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hakulinen is keeping the position for now.
Hakulinen is looking to sweep but instead, Butters has passed into half guard.
Hakulinen wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hakulinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Hakulinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Butters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butters looking to pass the guard.
Butters trying to control but Hakulinen is working from the bottom.
Butters preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hakulinen is on top in guard.

Hakulinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Butters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hakulinen's guard.
Butters forces his way into half guard.

Butters is trying for a kimura here. Hakulinen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Butters wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stan Butters!
Stan Butters is the new middleweight champion!