PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Unkind Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Hirmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Hirmu has chosen AC/DC - War Machine as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Artist
vs
Hirmu

190 cm
22
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

180 cm
29
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Unkind Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Hirmu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artist takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Artist throws a leg kick that misses.
Hirmu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hirmu checks the leg kick.
Hirmu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A solid body kick from Artist.
Hirmu moves out of range as Artist strikes.
Hirmu swings for the body but Artist moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Artist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirmu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artist.
Artist takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Artist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Hirmu misses.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirmu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hirmu throws a nice looking combination but Artist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Artist can pounce on him.
Hirmu slips a jab from Artist.
Hirmu takes a swing at Artist's ribcage but misses.

Artist darts in and clinches Hirmu up against the cage.
Hirmu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artist misses with some punches.
Hirmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hirmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Artist as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hirmu controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Artist fails to land.
Artist throws a punch but it's blocked by Hirmu.

Hirmu manages to break the clinch.
Artist misses with a hook. Hirmu ducked under it nicely.
Hirmu throws a right hand that Artist ducks under and follows up with a left that Artist also avoids with ease.
Hirmu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hirmu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artist circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Hirmu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Artist throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hirmu thuds a left hand into Artist's body.
A head kick misses from Artist.
Hirmu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hirmu looks to land a combination but Artist avoids it well.
Artist throws a lazy uppercut
and Hirmu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Artist throws a wild body kick that Hirmu sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Artist drives through and clinches with Hirmu against the cage.
Artist misses with a punch to the body.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Hirmu.
Artist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hirmu is trying to break free.
Hirmu blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist has a couple of punches blocked by Hirmu.
Hirmu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Artist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
Hirmu blocks a body shot from Artist.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist tries to throw a body punch but Hirmu avoids it by throwing Artist back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Artist.
Artist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hirmu backwards.
Artist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Artist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hirmu blocks a body shot from Artist.
A right hand to the body from Hirmu.
Hirmu blocks an uppercut.
Artist scores with a shot to the side of Hirmu's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hirmu.
Hirmu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hirmu working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hirmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hirmu to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Artist feints and then cracks Hirmu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hirmu down.
Pena Hirmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hirmu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artist misses with a head kick.
Unkind Artist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Artist throws a sloppy head kick and Hirmu moves out of range easily.
Artist misses with a low kick.
Good work by Hirmu as he checks the leg kick.
Artist feints and then cracks Hirmu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hirmu down.
Artist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hirmu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Artist's hands.
Artist throws a hook but Hirmu avoids it easily.
Hirmu misses with an uppercut.
Artist throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hirmu moves out of range of the body kick from Artist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hirmu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Artist counters with a good low kick that Hirmu was not able to check.
Artist throws a lazy right hand but Hirmu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artist tries to clinch up.
Hirmu throws a right and a left that Artist avoids nicely.
Artist throws a low kick but Hirmu avoids it.
Hirmu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Artist thows a body kick. Hirmu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hirmu is breathing heavily.
Artist takes one to the chin there.
Artist lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Unkind Artist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Artist throws a leg kick which misses Hirmu's front leg but catches the back leg as Hirmu tries to avoid it.
Artist misses with a body kick.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist feints and then cracks Hirmu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hirmu down.
Artist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Artist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Artist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Artist moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Artist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Artist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Artist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Artist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Artist throws a quick inside leg kick.
Artist lands a lovely overhand right.
Hirmu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Artist scores with a head kick. Hirmu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Artist tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirmu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hirmu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hirmu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Artist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hirmu misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Hirmu. That snapped Artist's head back.
Artist is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hirmu.
Hirmu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Artist manages to avoid it.
Hirmu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Artist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Artist misses with a body kick.
A combination from Hirmu does no damage.
Artist lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirmu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hirmu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Artist wants to clinch up but Hirmu keeps it at a distance.
Artist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Artist looks for the body kick but Hirmu saw that one coming.
Artist misses the shot to the body.

Artist closes the distance and clinches.
Hirmu prevents a body shot from Artist.
Artist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirmu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unkind Artist dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hirmu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Artist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Artist walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hirmu throws a combination that misses
and Artist counters with an inside leg kick.
Artist dodges the punch combination from Hirmu.
Artist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirmu was well out of range. Poor timing from Artist.
Hirmu lands with a straight right. Artist didn't see that one coming.
Artist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Unkind Artist is winning the standup battle so far.
Artist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Artist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hirmu.

Hirmu gets tackled into the cage by Artist. Artist maintains the clinch.
Artist tries to work over Hirmu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artist scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirmu blocks an uppercut.
Artist struggles to land a body shot inside as Hirmu controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hirmu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Artist throws a head punch that misses.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artist swings wildly with an uppercut but Hirmu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artist misses with some punches.
Artist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artist working aggressively here.
Artist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unkind Artist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu misses with a punch to the body.
Artist can't find room to land a body shot as Hirmu controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hirmu blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hirmu.
Artist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirmu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hirmu controlling the action here for a moment.
Artist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pena Hirmu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirmu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Artist has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hirmu breaks from the clinch.
Hirmu loads up on a big right hand but Artist slips the punch.
Hirmu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Artist throws the kick towards the body but Hirmu avoids it.
Artist throws the kick towards the body but Hirmu avoids it.

Artist takes the fight into the clinch.
Hirmu leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Artist lands with a light punch inside.

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 Unkind Artist.
Well Artist has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unkind Artist!