PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jari Harrikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrikari comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Forty Six & 2 . Lee Tsakada has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jari Harrikari's chin.

Harrikari
vs
Tsakada

193 cm
27
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

192 cm
25
198 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Harrikari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrikari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrikari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick from Harrikari lands but Tsakada takes it in his stride.
Harrikari scores with the left hand. Tsakada knows he should have avoided that one.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsakada manages to avoid it.
Harrikari throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses
and Tsakada counters with a nice body shot.
Tsakada moves away from the strike by Harrikari.
Harrikari misses with a leg kick

and Tsakada counters with a crisp one two that drops Harrikari! Tsakada thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harrikari to his feet! Harrikari is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrikari throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
Harrikari fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harrikari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
A jab from Harrikari misses.
Harrikari blocks a jab.
Harrikari thuds a left hand into Tsakada's body.
Harrikari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harrikari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tsakada counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Harrikari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrikari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrikari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsakada manages to avoid it.
Tsakada takes a swing at Harrikari's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrikari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harrikari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harrikari throws a sloppy head kick and Tsakada moves out of range easily.
A jab from Harrikari misses.
Tsakada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee Tsakada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrikari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tsakada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tsakada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harrikari slips a straight right by Tsakada.
Harrikari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tsakada sprawls well. Tsakada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrikari gets slowly back to his feet.
Harrikari slips under a jab from Tsakada.
Harrikari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsakada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a head kick but Tsakada moves out of range.
Tsakada throws a right hand that misses
and Harrikari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Harrikari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tsakada's head.
A big right from Harrikari misses.
Tsakada walks into a stiff left hand from Harrikari.
Tsakada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrikari misses with a straight left.
Harrikari punishes Tsakada's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrikari throws a head kick that Tsakada semi-blocks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harrikari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jari Harrikari will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harrikari thuds his shin into the meat of Tsakada's side.
Jari Harrikari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrikari misses with a low kick.
Harrikari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsakada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harrikari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Tsakada misses.
Harrikari throws a push kick but Tsakada slaps the foot to one side.
Harrikari looks to score with a jab to the body but Tsakada is just out of range.
Harrikari swinging wildly here.
Harrikari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tsakada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsakada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tsakada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrikari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harrikari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsakada.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tsakada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harrikari - the referee stops the clock and Tsakada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harrikari. Tsakada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tsakada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tsakada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harrikari.
Tsakada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrikari scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari misses with a body kick.
Harrikari tries a low kick but Tsakada avoids it.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsakada blocks a head kick by Harrikari.
Harrikari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tsakada's waist but Tsakada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harrikari off to one side.
Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsakada.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrikari.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada defending well as Harrikari loads up on a big left hand.
Tsakada scores with a sloppy right hand. Harrikari should have avoided that one.
Harrikari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsakada.
Harrikari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harrikari tries a head kick but it misses.
Tsakada checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Tsakada.
Good work by Tsakada as he checks the leg kick.
Harrikari with a hook.
Tsakada throws a lazy right hand but Harrikari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsakada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harrikari tried to score with a low kick but Tsakada checks it.
Harrikari throws a looping overhand right but Tsakada ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harrikari. Tsakada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrikari throws the kick towards the body but Tsakada avoids it.
Harrikari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrikari moves away from the strike by Tsakada.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrikari is looking to clinch but Tsakada is avoiding it.
Harrikari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Harrikari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Harrikari dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harrikari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harrikari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrikari lands an overhand right.

Tsakada gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harrikari to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Harrikari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tsakada wants to stand and escape but Harrikari is having none of it.
Tsakada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harrikari wants to control from the top but Tsakada keeps moving.
Harrikari throwing strikes but missing.

Tsakada kicks Harrikari off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrikari staying out of range there.
Tsakada throws a lazy right hand but Harrikari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harrikari scores with a head kick. Tsakada tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tsakada avoids the head kick by Harrikari.
Tsakada misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harrikari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harrikari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harrikari throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrikari throws a wild body kick that Tsakada sees coming a mile off.
Harrikari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsakada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harrikari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee Tsakada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tsakada missing with a left hand there. Harrikari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harrikari thows a body shot but no joy.
Tsakada throws out a loose jab but Harrikari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrikari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tsakada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsakada misses with a straight right.
Harrikari throws an overhand right that lands on Tsakada's shoulder, as Tsakada tries to avoid the shot.
Harrikari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrikari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsakada with a nice cross.

Harrikari is rocked!
Harrikari tries to clinch but Tsakada moves away
and Tsakada counters with a crisp right that sends Harrikari to the canvas! Tsakada follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Tsakada!
Lee Tsakada very nearly forgot to thank M/S Paint Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.