PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Uther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hang out the stars in Indiana. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Uther
vs
Hyypia

200 cm
26
270 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

225 cm
22
301 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hilo Nutrition

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Uther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uther tries to clinch there but Hyypia circles away.
Hyypia throws a leg kick but Uther checks it.
Uther misses the shot to the body.
Uther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyypia moves away.
Uther misses with an uppercut.
Uther misses with a series of wild punches.
Hyypia ducks under a wild hook from Uther.
Hyypia defending well as Uther loads up on a big left hand.
Hyypia defending well as Uther loads up on a big left hand.
Hyypia avoids the body shot from Uther.
Hyypia misses with a straight right.
Uther misses the shot to the body.
Uther misses with a body punch
and Hyypia counters with a left to the body.
Uther moves out of range as Hyypia strikes.
Uther swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyypia misses with a right hand
and Uther counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uther is looking to wear down Hyypia with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hyypia shoots in and drives through. Uther sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyypia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uther.
Hyypia misses with a wild body shot.
Uther misses with a combination
and Hyypia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Franz Uther has been cut.
A big right from Hyypia misses.
Hyypia lands with an uppercut that bounces Uther off the cage and back into range.
Uther throws a body punch but Hyypia moves out of range.
Uther looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyypia is just out of range.
Uther tries to clinch
and Hyypia counters with a low kick, right behind Uther 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyypia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyypia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uther was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyypia.
Uther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyypia was well out of range. Poor timing from Uther.
Uther takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Uther misses with a body shot.
Uther tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyypia was well out of range. Poor timing from Uther.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hyypia. Beautiful body shot.
Franz Uther is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hyypia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uther.
Hyypia lands a head shot.
Uther swings widly with a right hand
and Hyypia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uther misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Uther.
Hyypia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uther manages to avoid it.
Hyypia wants to land a leg kick but Uther is out of range.
Hyypia moves away from the strike by Uther.
Hyypia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Uther.
Uther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyypia moves away.
A big left from Uther misses.
Nice jab there from Uther.
Uther thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uther uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyypia.
Uther cracks a nice hook into Hyypia's ribs.
Uther digs a good hook to Hyypia's body.
Hyypia missing with a left hand there. Uther was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uther tries to clinch up but Hyypia circles away and keeps his distance.
Uther throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hyypia counter with a right hand.

Franz Uther's cut is getting worse.
Uther tests Hyypia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uther misses with a wild body shot.
Hyypia fails to land the takedown.
Uther throws an off balance right hand
and Hyypia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Hyypia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uther missing with a left hand there. Hyypia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uther thows a body shot but no joy.
Hyypia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Uther had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Uther misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uther throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyypia.
Uther swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyypia just misses with a punch to the body.
Uther uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyypia.
Hyypia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franz Uther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hyypia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hyypia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hyypia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uther knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hyypia trying to control the pace.
Uther wants to improve his position but Hyypia is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Hyypia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franz Uther's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hyypia needs to keep his hands up - Uther had a free shot at his head there.
Sami Hyypia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uther jabs at Hyypia's body.
Uther ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyypia moves away.
Uther scores with a nice head shot.
Uther on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyypia misses the shot to the body.
Uther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyypia.
Hyypia catches Uther with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uther swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyypia.
Uther fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uther misses the shot to the body.
Uther misses the shot to the body.
Hyypia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uther was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyypia.
Hyypia scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyypia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Uther throws a body punch but Hyypia moves out of range.
Uther throws a right hand that misses
and Hyypia counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyypia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uther throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hyypia cracks Uther with a big right hand and Uther goes down!

Franz Uther's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Hyypia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uther swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uther looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hyypia passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Hyypia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hyypia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia scores with a body shot.
Uther misses with a straight right.
Hyypia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hyypia moves out of range of the strikes.
Hyypia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Jeez, Franz Uther's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hyypia tries a head kick but it misses.
Uther bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hyypia's head.
Uther scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Uther checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Uther avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Hyypia misses.
Uther needs to keep his hands up - Hyypia had a free shot at his head there.
Hyypia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uther sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hyypia somewhat.
Hyypia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uther.
Hyypia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uther.
Uther wants to clinch but Hyypia slips to the side
enabling Hyypia to counter with a crisp jab.
Uther changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hyypia.
Franz Uther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Hyypia.
Uther dips to his left and cracks Hyypia with an uppercut!
Hyypia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hyypia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Uther there.
Hyypia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uther moves out of range as Hyypia strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uther manages to avoid it.
Uther connects with a body shot that sends Hyypia's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uther misses with the combination.
Hyypia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Uther takes a swing at Hyypia's ribcage but misses.
Uther misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyypia.
Uther misses with a right hand
and Hyypia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sami Hyypia!
Sami Hyypia made sure to mention his sponsor, 160! in his post fight interview.