PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mykka Hoivunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hoivunen
vs
McSweeney

210 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mykka Hoivunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall McSweeney!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

McSweeney closes the distance and clinches.
Hoivunen stops a takedown attempt from McSweeney.
Hoivunen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoivunen can't break the clinch.
McSweeney lands a right hand.

It looks like Mykka Hoivunen has been cut.
Hoivunen tries to break free but McSweeney pushes him back against the cage.
Hoivunen is trying to break the clinch but McSweeney is controlling him.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.

Hoivunen darts in and clinches McSweeney up against the cage.

McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen misses with a head kick.
McSweeney swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McSweeney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hoivunen throws a head kick but McSweeney moves out of range.
Hoivunen throws a head kick that misses.
Hoivunen throws a right hand that McSweeney ducks under and follows up with a left that McSweeney also avoids with ease.
McSweeney connects with a solid leg kick.
Hoivunen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoivunen throws a head kick but McSweeney moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McSweeney.
McSweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoivunen. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSweeney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McSweeney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hoivunen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McSweeney throws a nice outside leg kick.

McSweeney clinches up with Hoivunen and pushes him back against the cage.
McSweeney works on Hoivunen's body with a couple of short punches.

McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney thumps Hoivunen with a low kick.
McSweeney scoring well with a low kick there.

McSweeney moves into the clinch.

McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McSweeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney misses with a head kick.
Hoivunen wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McSweeney.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McSweeney. Hoivunen shrugs it off though.
McSweeney goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Hoivunen swats away the attempt to clinch by McSweeney.
A nice inside leg kick there by McSweeney. That's going to slow Hoivunen down.
McSweeney lands with a thumping leg kick.
McSweeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoivunen throws a head kick but McSweeney moves out of range.
McSweeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McSweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoivunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoivunen looks to land a combination. McSweeney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoivunen's sensitive parts.
McSweeney throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McSweeney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoivunen. That did some damage!
Hoivunen circles away from the clinch attempt.
McSweeney tries to clinch up.

McSweeney takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

McSweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen avoids the body shot from McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a head kick. Hoivunen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McSweeney lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

McSweeney rushes Hoivunen and presses him up against the cage.

McSweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McSweeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoivunen's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.
Hoivunen avoids the head kick by McSweeney.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSweeney, right into the meat.

McSweeney forces Hoivunen back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McSweeney breaks from the clinch.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoivunen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McSweeney tries to clinch there but Hoivunen circles away.
Hoivunen wants to clinch but McSweeney slips to the side
and McSweeney counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hoivunen is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Mykka Hoivunen's cut is getting worse.

Hoivunen clinches with his opponent.
Hoivunen has had enough of the clinch but McSweeney keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from McSweeney.

McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McSweeney clinches up with Hoivunen and pushes him back against the cage.

McSweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McSweeney wants to clinch up but Hoivunen keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from McSweeney.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoivunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McSweeney is looking to slow Hoivunen down with leg kicks.
McSweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

McSweeney rushes Hoivunen and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall McSweeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mykka Hoivunen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McSweeney connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McSweeney, right into the meat.
Hoivunen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hoivunen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McSweeney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

McSweeney pushes Hoivunen up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney has Hoivunen pressed against the cage, preventing Hoivunen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoivunen has a couple of punches blocked by McSweeney.
McSweeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoivunen won't want to take too many of those.

McSweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McSweeney drives through and clinches with Hoivunen against the cage.

McSweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McSweeney throws a leg kick which misses Hoivunen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoivunen tries to avoid it.
A head kick from McSweeney lands but Hoivunen takes it in his stride.

Mykka Hoivunen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McSweeney connects with an inside leg kick.

McSweeney moves into range and clinches up with Hoivunen.
McSweeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McSweeney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoivunen avoiding damage as McSweeney throws knees to the body.
McSweeney misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoivunen has had enough of the clinch but McSweeney keeps him there for the moment.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.

McSweeney instigates a clinch.
McSweeney landing knees to the head.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McSweeney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

McSweeney rushes Hoivunen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from McSweeney.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney blocks the body kick.
McSweeney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoivunen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoivunen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McSweeney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hoivunen's calf.
McSweeney thumps Hoivunen with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McSweeney feints and then cracks Hoivunen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoivunen down.

McSweeney moves into the clinch.
Randall McSweeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
Hoivunen throws a sloppy head kick and McSweeney moves out of range easily.
Mykka Hoivunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSweeney.
McSweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoivunen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoivunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McSweeney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

McSweeney clinches up against the cage.
McSweeney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoivunen's efforts to push away.

McSweeney manages to break the clinch.
McSweeney tries to clinch but Hoivunen is having none of it.
McSweeney throws a head kick that half lands.
McSweeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McSweeney connects with a high kick.

Jeez, Mykka Hoivunen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
McSweeney lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSweeney blocks a head kick by Hoivunen.
McSweeney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randall McSweeney!