PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mulqvist
vs
Alpha

187 cm
29
212 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
208 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aldo Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Mulqvist with that takedown attempt.
Alpha staying out of range there.
Mulqvist lands a leg kick that knocks Alpha off balance momentarily.
Alpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mulqvist manages to avoid it.
Alpha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mulqvist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alpha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mulqvist misses with an uppercut
and Alpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulqvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mulqvist chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mulqvist looks to throw the jab but Alpha is out of range.
Alpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mulqvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mulqvist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mulqvist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mulqvist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alpha's head backwards.
Alpha looks for the body kick but Mulqvist saw that one coming.
Alpha throws a hook to the side of Mulqvist's head but Mulqvist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mulqvist moves into range and clinches up with Alpha.
Mulqvist tries a body shot but Alpha blocks it.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alpha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mulqvist takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulqvist takes a shot to the head.
Alpha blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha lands with a short shot to the head.
Alpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alpha prevents a body shot from Mulqvist.
The referee calls for Mulqvist to work.
Mulqvist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Mulqvist gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alpha is trying to control the position but Mulqvist postures up.
Alpha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mulqvist throws a big elbow that misses.
Mulqvist trying to control but Alpha is working from the bottom.
Mulqvist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alpha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mulqvist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alpha.
Mulqvist throws a push kick but Alpha slaps the foot to one side.
Mulqvist tries to clinch up
and Alpha counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harri Mulqvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alpha misses with a shot to the body
and Mulqvist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alpha moves out of range of the body kick.
Alpha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mulqvist wants to slow Alpha down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulqvist. Alpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mulqvist finds it's way through Alpha's defenses.
Alpha on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alpha throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo Alpha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alpha misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mulqvist to counter with a crisp jab.
Alpha avoids the body shot from Mulqvist.

Mulqvist rushes Alpha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulqvist struggles to land a body shot inside as Alpha controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulqvist wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harri Mulqvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alpha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mulqvist scores with a shoulder strike.
Alpha misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harri Mulqvist dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Mulqvist.
A head kick misses from Alpha.
Alpha throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mulqvist's head.

It looks like Harri Mulqvist has been cut.
Alpha throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulqvist lands a leg kick that knocks Alpha off balance momentarily.
Mulqvist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Alpha. Those never looked like landing.
Mulqvist scores with a hook to the body. Alpha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alpha is breathing heavily.
Mulqvist scoring well with a low kick there.
Mulqvist lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alpha will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mulqvist can pounce on him.
Mulqvist cracks Alpha with an open hand slap.
Alpha tries to move into range but Mulqvist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mulqvist lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Mulqvist tenderised Alpha's leg. Alpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice jab there from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist wants to clinch up but Alpha keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Alpha misses

and Mulqvist counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alpha's guard now.
Mulqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Alpha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulqvist throws a big right hand that misses.
Mulqvist looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Alpha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alpha keeping full guard, as Mulqvist tries to pass.
Mulqvist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Harri Mulqvist wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alpha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alpha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulqvist throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mulqvist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alpha takes a step back to recover.
Mulqvist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alpha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horrible takedown by Mulqvist or perhaps it was just good defense by Alpha which made him look bad.
Mulqvist throws a series of punches but Alpha moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulqvist. Alpha does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha misses with a double jab.
Mulqvist misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alpha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mulqvist throws a hook to the side of Alpha's head but Alpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alpha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulqvist scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mulqvist throws a body punch but Alpha moves out of range.
Mulqvist moves out of range as Alpha throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha moves in looking to clinch but Mulqvist pushes him off.
Mulqvist cracks a nice hook into Alpha's ribs.
Alpha throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harri Mulqvist dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harri Mulqvist's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mulqvist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mulqvist just misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mulqvist connects with a body shot.
Mulqvist keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mulqvist!
Mulqvist throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alpha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alpha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alpha takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Mulqvist looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alpha!
Alpha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mulqvist postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alpha looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulqvist landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alpha wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Alpha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mulqvist's guard. Nice work there by Alpha.
Alpha postures up.
Alpha looking to sit in guard and control but Mulqvist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mulqvist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mulqvist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mulqvist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aldo Alpha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha looking to control.
Mulqvist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alpha is keeping the position for now.
Mulqvist postures up in Alpha's guard and throws a big left but Alpha blocks it.
Mulqvist is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alpha can do to turn this around?
Mulqvist controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alpha is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aldo Alpha has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mulqvist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alpha lands a head kick. Mulqvist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mulqvist throws the kick towards the body but Alpha avoids it.
Alpha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harri Mulqvist is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mulqvist tenderised Alpha's leg. Alpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alpha moves away.
Alpha throws a sloppy head kick and Mulqvist moves out of range easily.
Alpha misses with a head kick.
Alpha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mulqvist.
Alpha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mulqvist scores with a three punch combo!
Mulqvist fakes the leg kick and cracks Alpha in the body.
Mulqvist fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Mulqvist's shoulder, as Mulqvist tries to avoid the shot.
Alpha misses with a looping left.
Harri Mulqvist is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mulqvist.
Mulqvist punishes Alpha's body with a nice straight punch.
Alpha moves forwards but Mulqvist connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mulqvist avoids a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mulqvist.
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!
Alpha throws an overhand right that lands on Mulqvist's shoulder, as Mulqvist tries to avoid the shot.
Mulqvist connects with a single shot there.
Mulqvist stuns Alpha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist throws a head kick but Alpha moves out of range.
Mulqvist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alpha.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Mulqvist showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mulqvist 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Mulqvist!
Our winner, Harri Mulqvist, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.