PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tukka Hirvonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hirvonen
vs
Santos

185 cm
24
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

191 cm
26
184 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos looks to land a combination but Hirvonen avoids it well.
Santos defending well as Hirvonen loads up on a big left hand.
Santos wants to land a leg kick but Hirvonen is out of range.
Hirvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hirvonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hirvonen tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Santos misses with a hook. Hirvonen ducked under it nicely.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Hirvonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hirvonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hirvonen moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hirvonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvonen misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos defending well as Hirvonen loads up on a big left hand.
Hirvonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Santos connects with a body shot that sends Hirvonen's belly button to the back.
Hirvonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hirvonen slips under a jab from Santos.
Hirvonen throws a big shot that misses.
Hirvonen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hirvonen throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Santos thuds his right hand into Hirvonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Santos.
Santos slips a straight right by Hirvonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos misses with a leg kick.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirvonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Santos slips under a jab from Hirvonen.
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hirvonen.
Santos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pablo Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos slips under a jab from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen moves away from the strike by Santos.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos throws a hook but Hirvonen avoids it easily.
Hirvonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hirvonen avoids the body shot from Santos.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hirvonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Hirvonen ducks down to avoid it.
Hirvonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hirvonen throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Hirvonen throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Santos slips under a jab from Hirvonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and Hirvonen counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen lands with an overhand left.
Hirvonen cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Santos is rocked!
Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hirvonen sprawls well. Hirvonen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Hirvonen finish him?
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Santos swings for the body but Hirvonen moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tukka Hirvonen 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.

Hirvonen throws a good cross that connects.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hirvonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hirvonen cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Pablo Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos walks into a jab.
Tukka Hirvonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirvonen leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hirvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hirvonen leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hirvonen scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen lands with a right hand.
Hirvonen throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Santos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hirvonen has got the better of the exchanges.
Hirvonen wants to clinch.
Hirvonen tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches.
Santos can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Hirvonen - that landed with a thud.
Hirvonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Hirvonen.
A short right from Hirvonen on the inside.
Hirvonen throws a big uppercut that drops Santos! More strikes from Hirvonen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Santos lies dazed against the cage as Hirvonen celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tukka Hirvonen!
Tukka Hirvonen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.