PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Haavisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo has chosen Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Hannu Haavisto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hannu Haavisto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Haavisto
vs
Jalo

185 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

203 cm
22
266 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Haavisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haavisto throws a looping overhand right but Jalo ducks down to avoid it.
Haavisto takes one on the button.
Jalo cracks Haavisto with an open hand slap.
Haavisto lands a head shot.

It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Jalo misses.
Haavisto throws a right hand that misses

and Jalo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haavisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalo is stalling here.
Haavisto working hard to break the clinch.
Haavisto working aggressively here.
Haavisto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jalos head.
Jalo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jalo prevents Haavisto from breaking the clinch.
Haavisto working aggressively here.
Jalo lands a body punch.
Haavisto misses with some punches.
Haavisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haavisto swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haavisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Haavisto has a couple of punches blocked by Jalo.
A hook to the body from Jalo.
Haavisto pushes Jalo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haavisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalo just leaning against Haavisto, taking a breather.
Jalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Jalo.
Jalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jalo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Haavisto fails to land.
Jalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haavisto backwards.
Jalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haavistos head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo slowing the pace effectively.
Haavisto throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalo.
Haavisto misses with the head strike.
Haavisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haavisto takes a shot to the head.
Haavisto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jalo controlling the action here for a moment.
Haavisto lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jalo - that landed with a thud.
Haavisto throws a head punch that misses.
Jalo is pushing Haavisto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haavisto blocks a body shot from Jalo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haavisto as Jalo tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto throws a head punch that misses.
Jalo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haavisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haavisto tries to break free but Jalo pushes him back against the cage.
Haavisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haavisto is trying to break the clinch but Jalo has him pressed against the cage.
Jalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haavisto up against the cage.
A short right from Jalo on the inside.
Haavisto misses with some punches.
Jalo can't find room to land a body shot as Haavisto controls the action.
Haavisto working aggressively here.
Haavisto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haavisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Jalo moves out of range of the body kick.
Haavisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Haavisto.
Jalo connects with a right hand. Haavisto shakes it off.
Jalo just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Haavisto does no damage.
Haavisto looks to land a right hand but Jalo moved out of range.
Jalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Jalo.
Haavisto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jalo ducks under a wild hook from Haavisto.
Jalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jalo connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haavisto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haavisto duly obliges.
Jalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haavisto.
Haavisto throws an off balance right hand

and Jalo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iivana Jalo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iivana Jalo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jalo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jalo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jalo throws a series of punches but Haavisto moves out of range.
Haavisto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haavisto throws an off balance right hand

and Jalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haavisto scores with a shot to the side of Jalo's head.
Jalo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haavisto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jalo pushes Haavisto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haavisto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jalo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Haavisto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jalo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haavisto's head backwards.
Jalo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jalo swings for the body but Haavisto moves out of range.
Jalo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haavisto misses with a wild combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jalo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haavisto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haavisto, as that shot connected.
Jalo lands the left hand.
Jalo lands a jab.
Jalo lands with a straight right. Haavisto didn't see that one coming.
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!
Jalo lands with a nice body punch.
Haavisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jalo to score with a decent uppercut.
Jalo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haavisto throws an overhand right that lands on Jalo's shoulder, as Jalo tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Jalo catches Haavisto right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Haavisto.
Good exchange - Haavisto coming out on top.
Jalo lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haavisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Haavisto looks for the body kick but Jalo saw that one coming.
Haavisto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jalo can pounce on him.
Jalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Jalo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jalo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haavisto misses with a straight right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haavisto.
Jalo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haavisto scores with a nice strike.
Haavisto keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Haavisto misses with a double jab.
Jalo slips under a jab from Haavisto.
Nice jab there from Haavisto.
Haavisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haavisto takes a swing at Jalo's ribcage but misses.

Jalo moves into the clinch successfully.
Jalo stalling in the clinch.
Iivana Jalo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jalo pushes Haavisto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haavisto misses with the head strike.
Jalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haavisto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalo working aggressively here.
Jalo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haavisto up against the cage.
Haavisto misses with the head strike.
Jalo trying to control the position but instead, Haavisto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jalo into the cage.
Jalo scores with a hook to the body.
Haavisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Haavisto - that landed with a thud.
Jalo misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haavisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jalo blocks a body shot from Haavisto.
Jalo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haavistos head.
Haavisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iivana Jalo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Iivana Jalo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Haavisto fails to land with a series of punches.
Haavisto misses with a low kick.
Haavisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iivana Jalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jalo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haavisto.
Haavisto lands a nice shot that snaps Jalo's head back.
Jalo works the jab nicely.
Good work by Haavisto as he checks the leg kick.
Jalo misses with a wild body shot.
Jalo cracks Haavisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haavisto misses with a body kick.
Haavisto drops his hands momentarily and Jalo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haavisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haavisto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Jalo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Haavisto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haavisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Jalo lands a head shot.
Haavisto throws a series of punches but Jalo avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jalo connects with a nice looking jab.

Jalo pushes Haavisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Haavisto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jalo stalls.
Jalo prevents Haavisto from breaking the clinch.
Jalo taking a breather.
Haavisto takes a shot to the head.
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!
Jalo stalling in the clinch.
Jalo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haavisto tries to break the clinch but Jalo is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Jalo to work.
Haavisto throws a head punch that misses.
Jalo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Haavisto up against the cage.
Haavisto avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Jalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haavisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Haavisto misses with some punches.
Haavisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haavisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Jalo won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalo.
Haavisto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jalo has him pressed against the cage.
Haavisto slowing the pace effectively.
Jalo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Jalo as the two fighters clinch.
Jalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jalo scores with a hook to the body.
Jalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haavisto misses with the head strike.
Jalo stalling the fight.
Haavisto misses with some punches.
Haavisto leaning against his opponent.
Haavisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalo effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Haavisto can't find room to land a body shot as Jalo controls the action.
Jalo lands a body punch.
Haavisto wants to get back to striking at distance but Jalo won't allow it.
Jalo digs a right hand underneath Haavisto's ribcage. Haavisto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iivana Jalo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jalo controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jalo.
Hannu Haavisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jalo lands a right hand.
Haavisto is trying to force a seperation but Jalo has the dominant position.
Jalo has Haavisto pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iivana Jalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jalo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iivana Jalo!
After the fight, Iivana Jalo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.