PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Huntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huntti has chosen Atomic Butt Drop on Wanderlei Silva by Mark Hunt! as his entrance music. Marko Huntti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Blaze
vs
Huntti

205 cm
30
277 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

195 cm
27
264 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buck Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Huntti!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huntti is fending him off so far but Blaze persists. Nope, Huntti circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Huntti's head.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huntti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huntti misses with a looping right.
Huntti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Huntti.
Blaze throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Huntti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blaze under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huntti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Huntti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Blaze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Huntti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blaze is in Huntti's guard.
Huntti seems keen to control Blaze's posture.
Blaze keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huntti's head.
Huntti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaze is looking to work some ground and pound but Huntti has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Huntti blocks nicely.
Huntti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntti looking for a sweep. Not yet Huntti, not yet.
Huntti wants to stand and escape but Blaze is having none of it.
Blaze won't allow Huntti to sweep him here.
Blaze throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blaze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Huntti blocks nicely.
Huntti wants to improve his position but instead Blaze has moved into half guard.
Blaze throwing shots but Huntti is blocking nicely.
Blaze slips a nice elbow through Huntti's hands, connecting with Huntti's forehead.
Blaze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blaze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Huntti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huntti tries to get to full guard but Blaze has control of the leg.
Huntti is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze with the ground and pound but Huntti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Huntti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaze advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Huntti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huntti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blaze.
Blaze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huntti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blaze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huntti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with the ground and pound.
Blaze throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Blaze.
Blaze postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Huntti is not content to let Blaze control the position.
Huntti avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blaze.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Huntti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blaze wants to control but Huntti is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Blaze dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Huntti punishes Blaze's body with a nice straight punch.
Huntti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huntti checks it well.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze catches Huntti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huntti, as that shot connected.
Huntti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blazes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Huntti checks a low kick from Blaze.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Huntti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huntti lands an overhand right.

Blaze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Blaze lands in his opponent's guard.
Huntti working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti trying to control the position here.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing.
Blaze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaze throwing strikes from guard but Huntti blocks nicely.
Blaze looking to sit in guard and control but Huntti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huntti wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntti preventing the sweep.
Huntti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Huntti from controlling successfully.
Blaze is trying to control the position but Huntti postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huntti manages to get himself to full guard.
Huntti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huntti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blaze throws a strike but Huntti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blaze looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buck Blaze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huntti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Huntti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Huntti tries to stand but Blaze is controlling from the bottom.
Blaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huntti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marko Huntti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blaze shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marko Huntti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!

Huntti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Huntti jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Nice sprawl there from Huntti as Blaze shoots in.
Huntti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huntti doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Huntti misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze shoots in for a double leg but Huntti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Huntti misses its intended target.
Huntti tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huntti defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Blaze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huntti thuds his right hand into Blaze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Huntti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze misses with a body punch
enabling Huntti to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huntti. That did some damage!
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huntti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntti lands a body shot.

Huntti tries to sprawl but Blaze drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Blaze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Huntti's head.
Blaze is just content to waste time from the top position. Huntti takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Blaze working some strikes from top position.
Huntti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huntti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blaze.
Huntti keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
Huntti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huntti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blaze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blaze throws a strike but Huntti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huntti trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marko Huntti wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze throws a combination. Huntti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Huntti throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze throws a leg kick but Huntti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huntti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Huntti throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Huntti there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huntti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marko Huntti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huntti misses with a body shot.
Blaze wants to land a leg kick but Huntti is out of range.
Huntti is looking to clinch.
Huntti throws a low kick, looking for Blaze's leg but Blaze calmly moves out of range.

Blaze feints and as Huntti raises his hands in defense, Blaze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Huntti keeps moving.
Blaze with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huntti controls Blaze momentarily but Blaze frees himself.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaze 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Blaze!
A very excited looking Buck Blaze made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.