PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tero Elo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hurricane
vs
Elo

188 cm
19
304 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floyd Hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Elo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elo misses with a straight left.
Hurricane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elo.
Hurricane looks to throw the jab but Elo is out of range.
Hurricane throws a nice looking combination but Elo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurricane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurricane.
Hurricane misses with a double jab.
Elo slips a straight right by Hurricane.

Elo scores with a takedown into Hurricane's guard.
Elo passes Hurricane's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hurricane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hurricane is looking for a sweep. Elo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hurricane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane wants to control but Elo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Elo controlling the action here.
Elo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hurricane to regain full guard.
Elo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elo looking to sit in guard and control but Hurricane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Elo wants to sweep here but Hurricane controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo wants to improve his position but instead Hurricane has moved into half guard.
Elo manages to get to full guard.

Elo has his foot on Hurricane's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurricane works his way back into a safe position though.

Elo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hurricane has passed into half guard!

Elo looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hurricane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hurricane's back!

Elo working for the choke.
Elo keeps control of the position easily here as Hurricane tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Elo is looking to control Hurricane but Hurricane is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Hurricane showing good submission defense here.
Hurricane trying to control the hands but Elo won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elo is riding his opponent, not letting Hurricane buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Elo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurricane ducks under a wild hook from Elo.
The fighters circling - Hurricane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurricane swings for the body but Elo moves out of range.

Elo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hurricane regains half guard.
Elo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elo wants to pass to mount but Hurricane is defending the position.
Elo trying to control the action but Hurricane is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane wants to get back to his feet.
Elo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Elo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Elo wants to advance to full mount but Hurricane doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Elo forces his way into half guard.
Hurricane trying to control from the bottom.
Elo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hurricane keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elo is working for a submission of some sort.
Elo wants to control but Hurricane is keeping him busy.

Elo is looking for a kimura but Hurricane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Elo to get the leverage.
Elo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Elo tries to pass to full mount but Hurricane defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Elo passes to full mount!
Hurricane is looking to get to half guard.
Elo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hurricane tries to reverse the position but Elo maintains control.
Elo punching from mount but Hurricane doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Elo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hurricane is looking to improve his position but Elo isn't that keen on the idea.
Elo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Elo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Elo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurricane is looking to escape.
Hurricane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Elo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elo misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tero Elo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Elo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurricane throws out the jab.
Elo misses with a right hand
and Hurricane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elo misses with a looping left.
Elo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurricane throws out the jab.
Hurricane looks to throw the jab but Elo is out of range.
A slow jab from Hurricane misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Elo.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurricane misses the target.
Hurricane throws an off balance right hand

and Elo moves into the clinch.
Elo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hurricane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hurricane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hurricane lands a right hand.
Hurricane blocks an uppercut.
Elo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hurricane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Elo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elo lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elo.
Hurricane misses with a punch on the inside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Elo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurricane is trying to break free.

Elo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Elo misses.
Hurricane just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurricane misses with the combination.

Elo gets a clinch.

Elo manages to break the clinch.
Floyd Hurricane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hurricane throws a hook but Elo blocks it.
Hurricane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hurricane jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Elo throws a right and a left that Hurricane avoids nicely.
Hurricane throws a hook but Elo avoids it easily.
Elo missing with a left hand there. Hurricane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hurricane. Beautiful body shot.
Hurricane loads up on a big right hand but Elo slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Elo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Elo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Floyd Hurricane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Elo.
Hurricane lands a nice shot that snaps Elo's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hurricane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elo avoids the body shot from Hurricane.
Elo staying out of range there.
Elo throws the left hand but Hurricane avoids the punch easily.
Elo misses the jab.
Elo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Elo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Elo throwing shots but Hurricane is blocking nicely.
Elo slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo wants to pass the guard but Hurricane is defending well.
Elo is thwarting Hurricane's attempts to control the position.
Elo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hurricane defending well though.
Elo trying to control from half guard but Hurricane is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurricane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hurricane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hurricane.
Elo postures up in Hurricane's guard and throws a big left but Hurricane blocks it.
Floyd Hurricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elo controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tero Elo.
I've got Elo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tero Elo!
An intense looking Tero Elo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Let the big, bad, black motherfucker go!'.