PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mieto
vs
Hendrix

183 cm
21
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juha Mieto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix avoids the head kick by Mieto.
Mieto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hendrix.
Mieto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mieto moves in looking to clinch but Hendrix pushes him off.

Mieto moves into the clinch successfully.
Mieto misses with the head strike.
Mieto misses with the head strike.
Mieto has a couple of punches blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix tries to pull guard but Mieto won't allow it.
Hendrix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Mieto.
Hendrix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mieto is looking to control Hendrix's arms but Hendrix gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mieto has his back to the cage.
Hendrix taking a breather.
Hendrix blocks an uppercut.
Mieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hendrix.
Mieto tries to throw a body punch but Hendrix avoids it by throwing Mieto back against the cage.
Hendrix stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mieto's elbow.
Hendrix tries to stall but Mieto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hendrix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Mieto.
A short left from Mieto.
Mieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Mieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Mieto.
A short right from Hendrix.
Mieto misses with the head strike.
Mieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Nice body punch from Mieto - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mieto.
A short left from Hendrix.
Mieto misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mieto prevents the takedown attempt.
Mieto lands a right hand.
Hendrix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mieto pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mieto.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Hendrix misses with a body punch.
Mieto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix prevents a body shot from Mieto.
Hendrix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hendrix blocks a body shot from Mieto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix stalling in the clinch but Mieto improves position.
Hendrix misses with some punches.

Hendrix pulls guard.
Hendrix trying to control the position here.
Mieto trying to control but Hendrix is working from the bottom.
Mieto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hendrix is keeping the position for now.
Mieto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendrix wants to sweep here but Mieto controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Mieto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mieto lands a high kick!

It looks like Aaron Hendrix has been cut.
Mieto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Mieto moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendrix lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hendrix misses with a wild body shot.
Mieto throws a leg kick but Hendrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendrix looks to land a left hand but Mieto moved out of range nicely.
Mieto throws a hook but Hendrix avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendrix avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mieto missing with a left hand there. Hendrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Mieto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Hendrix's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hendrix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juha Mieto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mieto misses with a body kick.

Mieto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hendrix is trying to drag Mieto to the mat but Mieto just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mieto trying to stall but Hendrix improves his position.
A short right from Mieto on the inside.
Mieto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hendrix to work.
A short left from Mieto.
Mieto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A body shot lands from Mieto.
Mieto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hendrix misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hendrix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mieto backwards.
Mieto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto lands a shot to the body.
Mieto can't find room to land a body shot as Hendrix controls the action.
Mieto pushes Hendrix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mieto lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mieto as Hendrix tries to tie him up.
Mieto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hendrix is trying to maintain a safe position but Mieto gets an underhook and turns Hendrix into the cage.
Mieto works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juha Mieto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hendrix being controlled against the cage.
Hendrix pushes Mieto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hendrix is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mieto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mieto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hendrix fails to land.
Mieto lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mieto misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieto trying to control the position but instead, Hendrix has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mieto into the cage.
Mieto works on Hendrix's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Mieto.
Mieto misses with some punches.
Hendrix goes for a takedown attempt but Mieto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juha Mieto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Hendrix.
Hendrix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mieto connects with a leg kick. Hendrix looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mieto swings for the body but Hendrix moves out of range.
Mieto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hendrix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mieto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mieto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hendrix.
Mieto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mieto misses with a head kick.
Mieto moves out of range of the strikes.
Mieto throws a sloppy head kick and Hendrix moves out of range easily.
Hendrix fails with the takedown.
Mieto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mieto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mieto lands a jab to Hendrix's midsection.
Mieto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendrix.
Mieto misses the shot to the body.
Hendrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mieto throws an off balance right hand
and Hendrix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hendrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Mieto is just out of range.
Hendrix checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hendrix jabs Mieto to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hendrix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mieto scrambles back to his feet.
Hendrix throws a right hand that Mieto ducks under and follows up with a left that Mieto also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mieto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hendrix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hendrix missing with a left hand there. Mieto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Mieto closes the distance and clinches.
Mieto lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendrix backwards.
Mieto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hendrix tries to pull guard but Mieto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hendrix wants to stall.
Hendrix tries for a takedown but Mieto manages to get underhooks.
Mieto swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Mieto.
Mieto tries to throw a body punch but Hendrix avoids it by throwing Mieto back against the cage.
Mieto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mieto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mieto lands a jab to the head.
Hendrix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mieto.
Mieto moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mieto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hendrix drops his hands momentarily and Mieto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mieto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendrix counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hendrix checks a leg kick.

Mieto clinches up with Hendrix and pushes him back against the cage.
Mieto tries to stall but Hendrix uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mieto seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hendrix is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Hendrix has a couple of punches blocked by Mieto.
Hendrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mieto gets underhooks to prevent Hendrix's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix has Mieto pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mieto manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hendrix misses with some punches.
Hendrix tries to work over Mieto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mieto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mieto lands with a right to the head.
Hendrix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mieto misses with a body punch.
Mieto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mieto lands with a short shot to the head.
Hendrix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mieto's elbow.
Mieto misses with a punch on the inside.
Hendrix's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hendrix throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mieto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mieto throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendrix.
Nice body punch from Mieto - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mieto.
Mieto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Mieto blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hendrix lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Mieto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Aaron Hendrix hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mieto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendrix.
Juha Mieto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Hendrix.
Mieto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hendrix takes a step back to recover.
Mieto wants to clinch up but Hendrix keeps it at a distance.
Juha Mieto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mieto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Juha Mieto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mieto.
Mieto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hendrix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mieto.
A punch lands to the side of Mieto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mieto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hendrix's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mieto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mieto blocks a jab.
Mieto misses with a low kick.
Mieto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aaron Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Mieto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mieto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Mieto thuds his right hand into Hendrix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mieto throws a chopping leg kick but Hendrix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hendrix misses with a straight left.
Hendrix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mieto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mieto ducks under a wild hook from Hendrix.
Mieto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hendrix's hands.
Hendrix misses with a body shot
and Mieto counters with a thumping low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Mieto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mieto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Mieto!
Our winner, Juha Mieto, 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.