PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukobach Hasmal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Blocksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hasmal
vs
Blocksson

194 cm
26
217 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

185 cm
25
214 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ukobach Hasmal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Blocksson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blocksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hasmal was well out of range. Poor timing from Blocksson.
Blocksson tests Hasmal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blocksson misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Blocksson.
Blocksson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hasmal tries to land a front kick but Blocksson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hasmal 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.
Hasmal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blocksson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hasmal.
Hasmal misses with a low kick.
Blocksson scores with a hook to the body. Hasmal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hasmal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hasmal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blocksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocksson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hasmal under the eye.
Blocksson lands a body shot.
Blocksson misses with a body shot.
Ukobach Hasmal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blocksson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blocksson walks into a left hand.

It looks like Boris Blocksson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Hasmal.
Hasmal jabs Blocksson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blocksson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hasmal blocks a jab.
Blocksson connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Hasmal misses.
Blocksson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hasmal. That did some damage!
Hasmal misses with a head kick.
Hasmal misses with a leg kick
and Blocksson counters with a nice leg kick.
Hasmal throws a sloppy head kick
and Blocksson counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hasmal throws a head kick that misses.
Hasmal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Blocksson misses.
A shot to the body from Hasmal misses
and Blocksson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasmal misses with a lunging right hand
and Blocksson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blocksson misses with an uppercut.
Hasmal is looking to score with low kicks.
Blocksson takes one on the button.
Blocksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasmal moves away.
Blocksson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hasmal.
Hasmal stuns Blocksson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson ducks under a wild hook from Hasmal.
A telegraphed right hand from Blocksson misses the target.
Hasmal takes a swing at Blocksson's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Hasmal is predictable there

and Blocksson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hasmal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hasmal.
Blocksson wants to pass the guard but Hasmal is keeping the position.
Hasmal pulls Blocksson in close to prevent any damage.
Blocksson trying to move into half guard but instead Hasmal has managed to sweep!
Blocksson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blocksson wants to sweep here but Hasmal controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blocksson controls Hasmal momentarily but Hasmal frees himself.
Blocksson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hasmal's guard.
Hasmal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blocksson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hasmal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blocksson wants to pass the guard but Hasmal is keeping the position.
Blocksson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hasmal has wrist control.
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 Ukobach Hasmal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Blocksson's cut.
That's time! Hasmal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A low kick from Hasmal misses
and Hasmal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blocksson checks a leg kick.
Blocksson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hasmal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blocksson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ukobach Hasmal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hasmal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blocksson manages to avoid it.
Hasmal throws a leg kick but Blocksson checks it.
Hasmal swings for the body but Blocksson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Blocksson finds it's target.
Ukobach Hasmal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Blocksson.
Nice uppercut there from Hasmal.
Hasmal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blocksson lands a nice hook to Hasmal's body. Hasmal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blocksson shoots in for a takedown but Hasmal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hasmal fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Blocksson misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blocksson moves away.
Blocksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hasmal doesn't seem bothered though.
Blocksson throws out a loose jab but Hasmal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blocksson scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick from Hasmal misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hasmal.

Hasmal gets caught napping as Blocksson dives in and scores a takedown. Hasmal manages to retain guard.
Blocksson throws an elbow that misses. Hasmal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blocksson's guard. Nice move by Hasmal!
Blocksson looking to control.
Hasmal trying to control but Blocksson is working from the bottom.
Hasmal preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hasmal wants to control from the top but Blocksson keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ukobach Hasmal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Blocksson cracks Hasmal with an open hand slap.
Hasmal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blocksson takes a step back to recover.
Hasmal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blocksson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hasmal can pounce on him.
Hasmal lands a body shot.
Hasmal is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasmal. Blocksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hasmal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal throws the left hand but Blocksson avoids the punch easily.
Blocksson misses with a body shot.
Hasmal throws out a leg kick but Blocksson moves out of range and Hasmal only half commits.

Blocksson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blocksson tries to advance position but instead Hasmal slips a leg back in to half guard.
Blocksson throwing shots but Hasmal is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasmal trying to control here.
Blocksson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blocksson throwing shots but Hasmal is blocking nicely.
Blocksson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blocksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hasmal keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasmal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blocksson is working away from the top position though.
Blocksson is keen to just control but Hasmal is a slippery customer.
Blocksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hasmal is positioning himself well to prevent Blocksson advancing to mount.
Blocksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blocksson trying to mount his opponent but Hasmal defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ukobach Hasmal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Blocksson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters circling - Blocksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blocksson just misses with a punch to the body.
Blocksson throws a hook but Hasmal avoids it easily.
Hasmal finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hasmal tried to score with a low kick but Blocksson checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blocksson, right into the meat.
Blocksson takes a swing at Hasmal's ribcage but misses.
Blocksson dodges the punch combination from Hasmal.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hasmal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blocksson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blocksson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hasmal is looking to wear down Blocksson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hasmal throws a lazy head kick

and Blocksson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hasmal's guard now.
Hasmal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blocksson manages to get himself to full guard.
Hasmal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hasmal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasmal stopping the sweep attempt from Blocksson.
Blocksson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hasmal!
Blocksson punching from mount but Hasmal doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocksson dominating with strikes here.
Hasmal blocking the ground and pound.
Hasmal is in a horrible position here. Blocksson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

It looks like Ukobach Hasmal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasmal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hasmal taking shots to the head.

Ukobach Hasmal's cut is getting worse.
Blocksson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blocksson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasmal?

Ukobach Hasmal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ukobach Hasmal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boris Blocksson!
Boris Blocksson is the new light heavyweight champion!
Boris Blocksson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q, into his post fight interview.