PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Learmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiener kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fok Julle Naaiers. Learmont is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Krallice - Wretched Wisdom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wiener
vs
Learmont

179 cm
31
181 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

184 cm
23
170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Learmont!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Learmont explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Learmont misses with an uppercut. Wiener saw that one coming.
Learmont lands with a kick to the temple. Wiener shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Learmont takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wiener takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Learmont defending well as Wiener loads up on a big left hand.
Learmont doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Learmont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiener blocks a jab.
Learmont scores with a nice right hand.
Wiener on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wiener throws the left hand but Learmont avoids the punch easily.
Learmont misses with a body kick.
Wiener throws a sloppy head kick and Learmont moves out of range easily.
Wiener avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiener blocks the body kick.
Wiener has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Learmont finds it's way round the side to connect with Wiener's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiener ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Learmont moves into the clinch.
Wiener misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiener gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiener fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Learmont blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener is pushing Learmont up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wiener tries a knee to the head but Learmont blocks it.
Learmont blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Learmont dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Learmont.

Wiener breaks the clinch.
Wiener avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wiener takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hy Wiener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiener loads up on a big right hand but Learmont slips the punch.

Learmont clinches up against the cage.
Wiener misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener trying to land knees to the body.
Wiener takes a shot to the head.
Learmont lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Learmont misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiener lands with a short shot to the head.
Learmont working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Learmont throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Learmont.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.
Wiener swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Learmont looking for a takedown.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Learmont is defending well for now.
Learmont prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Wiener tries a body shot but Learmont blocks it.
Wiener misses with a body punch.
Wiener creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Learmont's defenses.

Wiener breaks the clinch.
Learmont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiener.
Learmont attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Learmont steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wiener.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Learmont scores with a nice right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiener misses with a body punch.
Wiener tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Learmont as Wiener tries to tie him up.
Wiener lands a right hand that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Wiener tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Learmont's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learmont prevents a body shot from Wiener.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener misses with a knee strike.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Learmont is defending well for now.

Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hy Wiener will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wiener throws a jab but it's blocked by Learmont.
Wiener ducks under a wild hook from Learmont.
Learmont connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiener's hands.
Learmont scores with a sloppy right hand. Wiener should have avoided that one.

Learmont pushes Wiener up against the cage in a clinch.
Wiener swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiener can't find room to land a body shot as Learmont controls the action.
Learmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiener is trying to maintain a safe position but Learmont gets an underhook and turns Wiener into the cage.

Wiener breaks the clinch.
Wiener smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wiener loads up on a big right hand but Learmont slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Learmont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Learmont fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wiener lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wiener feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Learmont's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learmont pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Learmont connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiener. Wiener circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wiener dodges the punch combination from Learmont.
Learmont loads up on a big right hand but Wiener slips the punch.
Wiener missing with a left hand there. Learmont was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Learmont has Wiener up against the cage in a clinch.
Learmont avoids a wild elbow strike from Wiener.
Learmont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Learmont has a couple of punches blocked by Wiener.
Wiener is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiener tries to work over Learmont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wiener takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiener misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Learmont - that landed with a thud.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wiener as Learmont tries to tie him up.
Wiener tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Learmont misses with some punches.
Wiener lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiener working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiener misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener lands a left hand that snaps the head of Learmont backwards.
Wiener misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener stalling in the clinch.
Learmont lands a body punch in the clinch.

Learmont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stephen Learmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiener throws a head kick that Learmont semi-blocks.
Learmont tries to land a front kick but Wiener steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Learmont moves into the clinch successfully.
Learmont misses with a knee to the head.
Learmont misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiener.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.

Wiener breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Learmont lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is looking to land body kicks.

Learmont clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Learmont dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Learmont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiener misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiener.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiener.
Wiener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Learmont takes a shot to the head.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hy Wiener dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wiener takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wiener misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Wiener both land. Nice combination.

Learmont is rocked!
Wiener fakes the body blow, causing Learmont to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Learmont goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hy Wiener!
Hy Wiener decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.