PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eljas Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Aalto
vs
Cracker

188 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eljas Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uncle Cracker!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
A left lands for Aalto.
Aalto loads up on a big right hand but Cracker slips the punch.
Cracker moves in looking to clinch but Aalto pushes him off.
Uncle Cracker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aalto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cracker momentarily.
Cracker drops his hands momentarily and Aalto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Aalto there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aalto.
Cracker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aalto looks to throw the jab but Cracker is out of range.
Aalto dodges the punch combination from Cracker.
Cracker fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Aalto misses.
A combination from Cracker does no damage.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cracker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cracker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aalto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cracker.
Cracker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aalto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cracker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto tries to score with a low kick but Cracker moves his leg out of the way.
Aalto connects with a single shot there.
Cracker misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cracker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aalto lands a jab.
Cracker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aalto throws a big shot that misses.
Cracker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cracker closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Aalto counter with a right hand.
Aalto lands with an uppercut that bounces Cracker off the cage and back into range.
Aalto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aalto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cracker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aalto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aalto misses with a series of wild punches.
Aalto looks to land a right hand but Cracker moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto scores with a nice strike.
Cracker is looking to clinch.
Cracker is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Aalto throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cracker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aalto throws a series of punches but Cracker moves out of range.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto lunges at Cracker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cracker's hand.
Aalto is looking to chop away at Cracker's legs.
Aalto lands with a right hand.
Cracker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aalto with a nice cross.
Cracker tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
Cracker is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Aalto throws a hook to the side of Cracker's head but Cracker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cracker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aalto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cracker eats them both and turns towards Aalto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aalto throws the left hand but Cracker avoids the punch easily.
Aalto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cracker.
Cracker drops his hands momentarily and Aalto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aalto lands a glancing blow to the side of Cracker's head.
Cracker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Aalto.
Cracker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Aalto misses.
Aalto scores with a jab to the head.
Aalto throws a leg kick but Cracker checks it.
Cracker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cracker is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Cracker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cracker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cracker is out of range.
Aalto lands a nice looking body shot.
Aalto scores with a jab.
Cracker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aalto to score with a decent uppercut.
Aalto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aalto cracks Cracker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aalto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cracker throws a series of punches but Aalto avoids them all with ease.
Cracker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aalto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cracker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
Cracker throws a series of punches but Aalto moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cracker.
Cracker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aalto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aalto checks a leg kick.
Aalto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cracker.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cracker wants to clinch up but Aalto keeps it at a distance.
Aalto looks to land a body kick but Cracker moved away.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Aalto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aalto counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cracker is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aalto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cracker moves in looking to clinch but Aalto pushes him off.
Aalto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eljas Aalto dominated that round.
That's time! Aalto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cracker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cracker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aalto.
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cracker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cracker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aalto is looking to land body kicks.
Aalto connects with a jab.
Aalto's corner calls for a 1-2. Aalto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cracker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cracker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cracker tries to clinch up.
Sloppy strikes from Cracker. Those never looked like landing.
Aalto scores with a nice head shot.
Cracker avoids a kick to the body.
Uncle Cracker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Cracker misses.
Cracker misses with a hook.
Aalto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cracker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Cracker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cracker.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cracker.
Aalto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cracker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aalto throws a hook to the side of Cracker's head but Cracker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cracker wants to clinch.
Cracker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aalto.
Cracker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aalto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big right from Cracker misses.
Aalto misses with an uppercut.
Cracker moves in looking to clinch but Aalto pushes him off.
Aalto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aalto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cracker manages to avoid it.
Cracker works Aalto's body with a nice hook.
Aalto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aalto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cracker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aalto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cracker tries to clinch up.
Aalto lands a jab to Cracker's midsection.
Aalto throws an overhand right that lands on Cracker's shoulder, as Cracker tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aalto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cracker staying out of range there.
Aalto misses with a few strikes there.
Cracker closes the distance but Aalto moves to the side
and Aalto counters with a series of strikes. Cracker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aalto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cracker is out of range.
Aalto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cracker misses with a wild combination.
Cracker ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Cracker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aalto counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
Cracker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Cracker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Aalto.
Aalto checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cracker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cracker tries to clinch
and Aalto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cracker swinging wildly here.
Aalto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aalto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aalto tests Cracker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Aalto misses its intended target.
Cracker tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Aalto.
Cracker blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto lands a really nice looking cross but Cracker seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Aalto.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Aalto swats away the attempt to clinch by Cracker.
Aalto throws a hook but Cracker avoids it easily.
Aalto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cracker wants to clinch up but Aalto keeps it at a distance.
Aalto throws a leg kick that misses.
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!
Aalto throws a big shot that misses.
Aalto scores with a decent looking hook.
Cracker wants to clinch.
Aalto misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aalto throws a leg kick but Cracker checks it.
Aalto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cracker throws out the jab.
Cracker slips under a jab from Aalto.
Aalto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eljas Aalto dominated that second round.
That's time! Aalto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cracker doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Cracker fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cracker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cracker tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
Aalto lands a head shot.
Aalto thuds his right hand into Cracker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cracker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cracker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aalto circles away quickly and effectively.
Cracker slips under a jab from Aalto.
Cracker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aalto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cracker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aalto.
Cracker tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
Aalto throws a hook but Cracker avoids it easily.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto moves out of range.
Cracker tries to close the distance and clinch but Aalto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Aalto.
Aalto misses with a body kick.
Aalto swings for the body but Cracker moves out of range.
Aalto thuds a left hand into Cracker's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Aalto finds it's way through Cracker's defenses.
Cracker moves in looking to clinch but Aalto pushes him off.
Jab from Aalto.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Cracker tries to clinch up.
Cracker is looking to clinch.
Cracker doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Cracker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aalto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Cracker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aalto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eljas Aalto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto moves away
and Aalto counters with a left to the body.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Cracker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aalto misses with a body shot.
Cracker is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Cracker tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
Cracker wants to clinch.
Cracker tries to clinch
enabling Aalto to counter with a crisp jab.
Uncle Cracker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker defending well as Aalto loads up on a big left hand.
Cracker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cracker tries to clinch there but Aalto circles away.
Cracker needs to keep his hands up - Aalto had a free shot at his head there.
Cracker tries to clinch up.
Aalto connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aalto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aalto keeps the fight on the outside.
Aalto lands with a cross.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Aalto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cracker drops his hands momentarily and Aalto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aalto looks to score with a jab to the body but Cracker is just out of range.
Cracker wants to clinch.
Aalto connects with a nice looking jab.
Cracker is looking to clinch but Aalto is avoiding it.
Cracker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cracker doesn't manage to clinch there - Aalto circles away.
Cracker throws a right and a left that Aalto avoids nicely.
A big left from Aalto misses.
Aalto lands a slapping body shot.
Aalto swats away the attempt to clinch by Cracker.
The crowd cheers as Aalto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cracker doesn't seem phased though.
Aalto with a hook.
Aalto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aalto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cracker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eljas Aalto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cracker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cracker ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Cracker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cracker tries to clinch but Aalto is having none of it.
Aalto scores with a hook.
Cracker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A left lands for Aalto.
Cracker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aalto jabs Cracker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cracker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cracker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aalto has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto throws a big shot that misses.
Aalto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cracker tries to clinch
and Aalto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cracker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Cracker. Those never looked like landing.
Aalto scores with a sloppy right hand. Cracker should have avoided that one.
Cracker moves in looking to clinch but Aalto pushes him off.
Cracker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cracker wants to clinch.
Cracker looks to land a combination but Aalto avoids it well.
Aalto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aalto connects with a right hand. Cracker shakes it off.
Aalto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cracker tries to clinch up but Aalto circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Cracker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Aalto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eljas Aalto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aalto 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eljas Aalto!
Eljas Aalto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.