PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hai
vs
West

181 cm
28
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
166 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hai looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Hai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Hai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hai throws a big shot that misses.
Hai throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West scores with a leg kick.
West throws a body punch but Hai moves out of range.
Hai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West cracks Hai with an open hand slap.
Hai throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West as he jumps to the side.
Hai misses with a wild combination.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hai.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hai's head.
Hai checks a leg kick nicely.
Hai staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by West!
West scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from West.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
West lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai thows a body shot but no joy.
West lands a really nice looking cross but Hai seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Hai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai tries to score a power double leg takedown but West sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hai somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasara Hai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hai misses with a right hand
and West counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hai. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hai throws a poor cross that misses
and West counters with an inside leg kick.
Hai swings widly with a right hand
and West makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hai moves away from the strike by West.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
West fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hai manages to get an easy takedown there - catching West on his heels. He'll look to pass West's guard now, I'm sure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
West trying to keep a closed guard but Hai is proving a slippery customer.
Hai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hai postures up.
Hai wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Hai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Hai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hai throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hai throws a poor cross that misses
and West makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Hai misses with a jab to the body
and West counters with a good low kick that Hai was not able to check.
Hai ducks under a wild hook from West.

Hai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hai is trying to control the action in half guard but West is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hai connects with a nice short shot to West's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West won't allow Hai to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Randy West will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hai takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Hai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hai.
West misses with a looping left.
Hai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West cracks a nice hook into Hai's ribs.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hai.
West connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hai momentarily.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hai. West does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hai prevents West from improving his position.
Hai passes to full mount!
Hai avoids the attempt from West to control.

Hai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. West can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hai trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai with the ground and pound from mount.
West tries to lock up and control but Hai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
West is working to get back to half guard.
Hai avoids the attempt from West to control.
Hai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hai lands a big shot there that rocks West but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai looking to control but West is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hai lands a big shot there that rocks West but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hai unloading with bombs!

West is rocked!
Hai looking to finish West with some ground and pound. This is bad for West!
West is still in real trouble! Can Hai finish him?
Hai landing shots from mount.
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!
Hai loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have West scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hai land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hai stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasara Hai!
Vasara Hai decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.