PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Falconowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Thorhalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorhalla is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Falconowski
vs
Thorhalla

193 cm
30
260 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

200 cm
27
241 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Falcon Falconowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Thorhalla!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falconowski moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Thorhalla misses

and Falconowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thorhalla's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Falconowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Falconowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falconowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thorhalla is trying to keep Falconowski in close.
Thorhalla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falconowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorhalla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falconowski postures up in Thorhalla's guard and throws a big left but Thorhalla blocks it.
Thorhalla 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Thorhalla has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Falconowski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thorhalla stuffs the takedown attempt from Falconowski. Falconowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Falconowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorhalla throws a push kick but Falconowski slaps the foot to one side.
Thorhalla jabs Falconowski right on the nose. Falconowski blinks but takes it well.
Thorhalla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falconowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falconowski moves out of range of the body kick from Thorhalla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla throws a front kick aimed at Falconowski's knee but Falconowski avoids it well.
Falconowski throws an off balance right hand
and Thorhalla counters with a thumping low kick.
Thorhalla lands a leg kick that knocks Falconowski off balance momentarily.
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!
Thorhalla jabs at Falconowski's body.
Falconowski throws out a leg kick but Thorhalla moves out of range and Falconowski only half commits.
Thorhalla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Falconowski's hands.
Falconowski digs a good body shot into Thorhalla's ribs.
Falconowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Falconowski lands with a shot to the body.
Thorhalla tries to clinch there but Falconowski circles away.
Thorhalla lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Falconowski. Thorhalla shrugs it off though.
Falconowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thorhalla tries to avoid it but Falconowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thorhalla to the ground. Thorhalla escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Thorhalla moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski moves out of range as Thorhalla throws a body kick.
Falconowski throws a push kick but Thorhalla slaps the foot to one side.
Thorhalla attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falconowski cracks Thorhalla with a right hand to the side of the head.

Thorhalla instigates a clinch.
Thorhalla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falconowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorhalla gets an underhook and turns Falconowski into the cage.
Thorhalla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falconowski's elbow.
Thorhalla is pressed up against the cage. Falconowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thorhalla down to the mat. Thorhalla avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Falcon Falconowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorhalla scores with a hook.
Thorhalla is looking to slow Falconowski down with leg kicks.
Thorhalla tries to work over Falconowski's front leg with a kick but Falconowski checks it.
Thorhalla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falconowski.
A clash of legs there as Falconowski blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorhalla lands the left hand.
Thorhalla misses with a wild body shot.
Thorhalla tries to land a leg kick but Falconowski saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Thorhalla.
Thorhalla throws a quick inside leg kick.
Falconowski avoids the head kick by Thorhalla.
Thorhalla turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falconowski. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.

Thorhalla clinches.
Thorhalla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falconowski.
Thorhalla tries a body shot but Falconowski blocks it.
Thorhalla misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Thorhalla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thorhalla tries to clinch but Falconowski moves out of range.
Falconowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Falconowski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Falconowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falconowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Falconowski.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Thorhalla.
Falconowski misses with a wild body shot.
Falconowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thorhalla walks into a left hand.
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!
Falconowski throws a jab when Thorhalla was well out of range.
Thorhalla lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorhalla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorhalla throws a body punch but Falconowski moves out of range.
Falconowski checks a leg kick.
Hjalmar Thorhalla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falconowski lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorhalla digs a good hook to Falconowski's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falconowski. Thorhalla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falconowski lands a jab to the head.
A head kick by Thorhalla misses

and Falconowski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thorhalla's guard now.

Thorhalla pushes Falconowski off and scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorhalla.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falconowski throws a hook but Thorhalla blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorhalla.
Thorhalla has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorhalla throws a hook but Falconowski blocks it.
Falconowski looks to land a right hand but Thorhalla moved out of range.
Thorhalla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Falconowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from Thorhalla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thorhalla is predictable there

and Falconowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thorhalla's guard.
Falconowski 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.
Falconowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Falconowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Falconowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Falconowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorhalla pulls Falconowski in close to prevent any damage.
Falconowski throws an elbow that misses. Thorhalla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Falconowski's guard. Nice move by Thorhalla!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Falconowski is on top in guard.
Falconowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thorhalla looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Falconowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Falcon Falconowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorhalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Falconowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorhalla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorhalla wants to sweep here but Falconowski controlling him for the moment.
Thorhalla working a defensive guard here.
Falconowski wants to control from the top but Thorhalla keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falconowski trying to move into half guard but instead Thorhalla has managed to sweep!
Thorhalla wants to control from the top but Falconowski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Falcon Falconowski will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Falconowski misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorhalla.
Thorhalla throws a sloppy head kick and Falconowski moves out of range easily.
Thorhalla darts in trying to clinch

and Falconowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thorhalla won't be happy with that.
Falconowski just content to control the position.
Falconowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thorhalla tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Falconowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falconowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thorhalla sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thorhalla tries to bench press Falconowski off him but Falconowski keeps the position.
Falconowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Thorhalla controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Falconowski throwing strikes but Thorhalla manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Falconowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Falconowski misses with a head shot. Thorhalla uses the momentum to regain guard.
Falconowski postures up in Thorhalla's guard and throws a big left but Thorhalla blocks it.
Falconowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorhalla is retaining full guard.
Thorhalla keeping moving, preventing Falconowski from controlling successfully.
Thorhalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorhalla has momentary wrist control but Falconowski slips an elbow through the middle.
Thorhalla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Falconowski is looking to control Thorhalla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Falconowski avoid being mounted?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falconowski tries to get to full guard but Thorhalla has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski won't allow Thorhalla to pass to mount.
Falconowski manages to get to full guard.
Thorhalla pushes down on Falconowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Falconowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Falconowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falconowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thorhalla wanted to stand there but Falconowski had control of the position.
Falconowski 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorhalla is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Falcon Falconowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Falconowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Falcon Falconowski!
A very excited looking Falcon Falconowski rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.