PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Hantta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mutta noo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hannu Hantta has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hannu Hantta seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hantta
vs
noo

180 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hantta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, mutta noo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
noo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hantta sprawls well. He's pushed noo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
noo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hantta slips a straight right by noo.
Hantta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hantta stuffs the takedown attempt from noo. noo gets slowly back to his feet.
noo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hantta is fending him off so far but noo persists. Nope, Hantta circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannu Hantta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mutta noo.
Nice body punch from Hantta.
Hantta throws a series of punches but noo avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hantta.

Hantta pushes noo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantta works on noo's body with a couple of short punches.
noo is trying to break free.
noo tries to pull guard but Hantta holds him up against the cage and eventually noo drops back down to his feet.
noo is trying to break the clinch but Hantta has him pressed against the cage.
noo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hantta is keeping busy.
noo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
noo prevents Hantta from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hantta.

Hantta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
noo dodges the punch combination from Hantta.
noo looks for a takedown but Hantta sprawls well.
Hannu Hantta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hantta is looking to clinch but noo is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hantta moves into the clinch successfully.

Hantta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
noo avoids a punch combination nicely.
noo wants to clinch but Hantta slips to the side

and Hantta counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hantta as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for noo to work.
Hantta is trying to break free.
noo is trying to break the clinch but Hantta has him pressed against the cage.

Hantta manages to break the clinch.
noo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hantta counters with a straight right hand.
noo misses with a takedown
and Hantta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantta misses with a double jab.
Hantta wants to clinch up but noo keeps it at a distance.
Hantta looks to land a combination but noo avoids it well.
Hantta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
noo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and noo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

noo is rocked!
Hantta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hantta wants to clinch but noo slips to the side
and noo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
noo misses with a takedown
and Hantta counters with a left right combination that sends noo crashing to the mat - Hantta wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding noo out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Hantta!