PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Almasy has chosen The Black Mages - Force Your Way as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ahokas
vs
Almasy

192 cm
30
288 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

188 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

North
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahokas misses with a hook.
Almasy is looking to clinch but Ahokas is avoiding it.
Almasy shoots in but Ahokas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Almasy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almasy tries to clinch there but Ahokas circles away.
Ahokas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Almasy in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Almasy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahokas circles away.
Almasy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Almasy darts in and clinches Ahokas up against the cage.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks with his arms.
Ahokas tries to break the clinch but Almasy is controlling the position.
We've been hearing reports that Ahokas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ahokas prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahokas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas tries to break free but Almasy pushes him back against the cage.
Ahokas stalling in the clinch.
Ahokas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ahokas has Almasy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Almasy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Ahokas is blocking nicely.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but Ahokas blocks it.
Almasy working Ahokas over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ahokas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ahokas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Almasy lands a knee to the head.
Almasy tries to work over Ahokas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almasy landing knees to the body.
Ahokas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Almasy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almasy misses with a body punch.
Almasy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ahokas blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahokas has had enough of the clinch but Almasy keeps him there for the moment.
Ahokas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Almasy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahokas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juha Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Almasy.
The fighters circling - Ahokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almasy keeps Ahokas at a distance using the push kick.
Almasy wants to clinch.
Ahokas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a jab to the head.
Almasy walks into a jab.
Almasy misses with an uppercut. Ahokas saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Ahokas.
Almasy shoots in looking for a takedown. Ahokas tries to sprawl out of it but Almasy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ahokas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Almasy wants to clinch.
Almasy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Almasy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahokas swats away the attempt to clinch by Almasy.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahokas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almasy tries to clinch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Almasy tries to clinch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Almasy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almasy throws a push kick but Ahokas slaps the foot to one side.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahokas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almasy.
Almasy moves in looking to clinch but Ahokas pushes him off.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Almasy moves out of range.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahokas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almasy moves to clinch but Ahokas breaks away
and Ahokas counters with a nice body shot.
Ahokas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahokas circles away.
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Almasy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almasy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahokas scores with a shot to the body.
Ahokas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almasy was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahokas.
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 Juha Ahokas 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.

Ahokas throws a hook but Almasy blocks it.
Almasy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ahokas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almasy ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Almasy's shoulder, as Almasy tries to avoid the shot.
Ahokas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
Almasy shoots in and drives through. Ahokas sprawls well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ahokas, as that shot connected.
Ahokas thows a body shot but no joy.
Almasy tries to clinch but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ahokas avoids a kick to the body.
Ahokas jabs Almasy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Almasy's head but Almasy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juha Ahokas is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Ahokas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almasy wants to clinch up but Ahokas keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a hook but Almasy avoids it easily.
Ahokas throws out a loose jab but Almasy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Almasy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahokas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Almasy moves to clinch but Ahokas breaks away
and Ahokas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Almasy slips under a jab.
Almasy looks to land a right hand but Ahokas moved out of range.
Almasy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahokas circles away.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahokas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almasy.
Almasy closes the distance but Ahokas moves to the side

and Ahokas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ahokas scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ahokas with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ahokas is stalling in the full guard.
Ahokas is working Almasy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ahokas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almasy is keeping the position for now.
Ahokas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almasy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Almasy is on top in guard.
Almasy postures up in Ahokas's guard and throws a big left but Ahokas blocks it.
Almasy throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahokas is keeping the position for now.
Almasy throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahokas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almasy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Almasy throws a big right hand that misses.
Almasy throws a big right hand that misses.
Almasy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almasy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Almasy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almasy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahokas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Almasy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ahokas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Almasy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ahokas misses with an uppercut. Almasy saw that one coming.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.

Almasy forces Ahokas back against the cage and clinches.
Almasy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Almasy misses with a body punch.
Ahokas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ahokas blocks an uppercut.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Juha Ahokas has been cut.
Seifer Almasy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Almasy wants a takedown.
Almasy pushes Ahokas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahokas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Almasy misses with a body punch.
Ahokas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ahokas is trying to push Almasy away but Almasy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Almasy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Almasy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas tries to break the clinch but Almasy is controlling the position.
Ahokas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Almasy has him pressed against the cage.
Almasy missing with knees to the body.
Almasy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Almasy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ahokas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Almasy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahokas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juha Ahokas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seifer Almasy.
Ahokas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Almasy ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Almasy moved out of range.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Almasy moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy tries to clinch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Almasy circles away.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut. Almasy saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Ahokas.
Almasy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ahokas sprawls well. Ahokas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Almasy gets slowly back to his feet.
Ahokas keeps the fight on the outside.
Almasy avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almasy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almasy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almasy fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy shoots in for a takedown but Ahokas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ahokas misses with a hook. Almasy ducked under it nicely.
Ahokas throws a series of strikes that have Almasy backpedaling.
Almasy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahokas lands a lovely overhand right.
Almasy tries to clinch

and Ahokas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Almasy is trying to control the position but Ahokas postures up.
Ahokas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seifer Almasy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almasy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Almasy keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahokas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juha Ahokas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Almasy is looking for a triangle but Ahokas pushes his legs off easily.
Almasy wants to stand and escape but Ahokas is having none of it.
Almasy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ahokas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Juha Ahokas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Almasy 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.
Almasy wants to get back to his feet but Ahokas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ahokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almasy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Ahokas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ahokas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juha Ahokas!
Our winner, Juha Ahokas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.