PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Hiirulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Nicitel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikki Hiirulainen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hiirulainen
vs
Nicitel

225 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Hiirulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Nicitel!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicitel tries to clinch there but Hiirulainen circles away.
Hiirulainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicitel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Nicitel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicitel is looking to clinch but Hiirulainen is avoiding it.
Hiirulainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Nicitel closes the distance and clinches.
Nicitel lands an elbow inside that Hiirulainen shrugs off.

It looks like Heikki Hiirulainen has been cut.
Hiirulainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Nicitel gets an underhook and turns Hiirulainen into the ropes.

Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Hiirulainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Nicitel which made him look bad.
Hiirulainen misses the shot to the body.
Nicitel thows a body shot but no joy.
Nicitel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nicitel staying out of range there.

Nicitel darts in and clinches Hiirulainen up against the ropes.
Hiirulainen is looking to control Nicitel's arms but Nicitel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiirulainen has his back to the ropes.

Nicitel ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nicitel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hiirulainen 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.
Nicitel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nicitel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hiirulainen manages to get himself to full guard.
Hiirulainen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nicitel looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiirulainen keeping moving, preventing Nicitel from controlling successfully.
Nicitel looking to pass the guard.

Nicitel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicitel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hiirulainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hiirulainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hiirulainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hiirulainen throws a jab when Nicitel was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hiirulainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Nicitel drives through and clinches with Hiirulainen against the ropes.

That's two 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.
Hiirulainen has had enough of the clinch but Nicitel keeps him there for the moment.

Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicitel is looking to clinch.
Hiirulainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hiirulainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Nicitel.
Hiirulainen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nicitel counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicitel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hiirulainen clinches.
Hiirulainen stalling in the clinch but Nicitel improves position.

Nicitel has picked Hiirulainen up - he's going for a ride! Nicitel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hiirulainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nicitel.
Nicitel looks gassed!
Nicitel thows a huge punch but Hiirulainen dodges it nicely.
Hiirulainen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nicitel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nicitel is pressing down on Hiirulainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hiirulainen is holding on for now.
Hiirulainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nicitel is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nicitel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nicitel wants to free his trapped foot but Hiirulainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nicitel tries to clinch but Hiirulainen is having none of it.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown
and Nicitel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Hiirulainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicitel pushes Hiirulainen away with a front kick.
Nicitel tries to clinch up.
Nicitel wants to clinch.
Hiirulainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hiirulainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Nicitel misses with a few strikes there.
Hiirulainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nicitel doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicitel wants to clinch up but Hiirulainen keeps it at a distance.
Nicitel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiirulainen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hiirulainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hiirulainen.
Hiirulainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Nicitel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Nicitel breaks the clinch.
Hiirulainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nicitel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiirulainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nicitel pushes Hiirulainen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nicitel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hiirulainen prevents it.
Hiirulainen misses with a body punch.

Nicitel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicitel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hiirulainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nicitel rushes Hiirulainen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nicitel lands an elbow inside that Hiirulainen shrugs off.

Nicitel breaks from the clinch.
Hiirulainen looks to land a right hand but Nicitel moved out of range.
Nicitel closes the distance but Hiirulainen moves to the side
enabling Hiirulainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicitel throws a right and a left that Hiirulainen avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiirulainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Nicitel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiirulainen jabs Nicitel right on the nose. Nicitel blinks but takes it well.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hiirulainen misses with a takedown attempt - Nicitel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heikki Hiirulainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heikki Hiirulainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hiirulainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heikki Hiirulainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiirulainen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hiirulainen misses with a head kick.
Nicitel cracks Hiirulainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hiirulainen tries to clinch up.
Nicitel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicitel tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hiirulainen moves into the clinch.
Nicitel has Hiirulainen pushed against the ropes.
Nicitel lands a damaging elbow.
Nicitel lands an elbow inside that Hiirulainen shrugs off.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nicitel.

Nicitel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiirulainen is looking to slow Nicitel down with leg kicks.
Hiirulainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiirulainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicitel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiirulainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Nicitel closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nicitel trying to mount his opponent but Hiirulainen defends it.
Nicitel trying to control the action but Hiirulainen is working from the bottom.
Nicitel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiirulainen is looking for a sweep. Nicitel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nicitel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hiirulainen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nicitel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nicitel slips a nice elbow through Hiirulainen's hands, connecting with Hiirulainen's forehead.
Nicitel is pressing down on Hiirulainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hiirulainen is holding on for now.
Nicitel uses his free foot to push down on Hiirulainen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hiirulainen.
Hiirulainen wants to hold on but Nicitel pushes him away.
Nicitel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nicitel is landing with some decent strikes but Hiirulainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Nicitel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nicitel working for a guillotine from mount but Hiirulainen is in no mood to give up.
Nicitel is breathing heavily.
Nicitel throws some wild stikes that Hiirulainen manages to avoid easily.
Nicitel thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hiirulainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hiirulainen wants to control but Nicitel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nicitel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiirulainen's head.
Nicitel passes to full mount!
Hiirulainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Nicitel has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiirulainen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Nicitel unloads with some shots from mount but Hiirulainen bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiirulainen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hiirulainen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nicitel.
Nicitel lands with some strikes.
Nicitel drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hiirulainen! More shots from Nicitel and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukas Nicitel!