PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarja Halonen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Halonen
vs
Williams

180 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
222 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joaquim Williams!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halonen throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Halonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Halonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Halonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halonen. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Halonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams cracks Halonen with an open hand slap.

Halonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Halonen effectively controlling the action here.
Halonen digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Halonen, against the cage.
Halonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A knee to the head by Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halonen misses with an elbow strike.
Halonen pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Halonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Halonen, against the cage.
Halonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halonen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Halonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Joaquim Williams has been cut.
Halonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halonen.
Halonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halonen lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Halonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Halonen blocks an uppercut.
Halonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halonen is able to avoid easily.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Halonen's calf.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halonen.
Williams misses with a body punch

and Halonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Halonen.
Nice elbow from Halonen.
A hook to the body from Halonen.
Williams looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halonen lands an elbow inside.
Halonen lands a nice elbow.
Halonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Halonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Halonen trying to land knees to the body.
Halonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Halonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Halonen lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Halonen lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halonen works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Halonen, against the cage.
Halonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halonen pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams wants to break free but Halonen has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Halonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries to work over Halonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Halonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Halonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Halonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Halonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Halonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Halonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarja Halonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaquim Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Williams moves into the clinch.
Halonen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Halonen avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Halonen, against the cage.
Halonen misses with some punches.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Halonen.
Stalling in the clinch from Halonen.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams tries to break free but Halonen pushes him back against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Tarja Halonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Halonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Halonen prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Halonen lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries to break free but Halonen pushes him back against the cage.
Halonen avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halonen backwards.
Halonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Halonen gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Halonen.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halonen lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Halonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Still in the clinch, Halonen scores with a nice short uppercut.

Williams tumbles to the floor! Halonen threw a big shot that dropped him and now Halonen is on top looking to finish! Williams has guard but can he survive?!

Williams is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Halonen arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Williams's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tarja Halonen!