PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakan Juholt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Malmsteen
vs
Juholt

150 cm
29
130 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

167 cm
28
135 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt throws a hook but Malmsteen avoids it easily.
Malmsteen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Juholt!
Juholt tries a head kick but it misses.
Juholt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juholt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters circling a little - Juholt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Juholt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Malmsteen back to the cage. Juholt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Juholt throws a low kick, looking for Malmsteen's leg but Malmsteen calmly moves out of range.
Malmsteen misses with a hook. Juholt ducked under it nicely.
Malmsteen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Juholt.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Malmsteen moves out of range easily.
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!
Malmsteen throws the left hand but Juholt avoids the punch easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Juholt. Malmsteen shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malmsteen's sensitive parts.
Juholt lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juholt. That's going to slow Malmsteen down.
A low kick from Juholt misses
and Malmsteen counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Malmsteen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juholt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malmsteen moves out of range of the body kick.
Malmsteen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Juholt jabs Malmsteen right on the nose. Malmsteen blinks but takes it well.
Yngwie Malmsteen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juholt staying out of range there.
Juholt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crunch! Juholt slams his shin into Malmsteen's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Juholt misses with a body kick.
Malmsteen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juholt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malmsteen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malmsteen avoids the head kick by Juholt.
Juholt lands with a kick to the temple. Malmsteen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Juholt moves out of range of the leg kick from Malmsteen.
Juholt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malmsteen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Malmsteen has Juholt up against the cage in a clinch.
Malmsteen misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juholt's elbow.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Juholt blocking some punches.
Juholt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juholt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malmsteen backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Juholt's efforts to push away.
Juholt has a couple of punches blocked by Malmsteen.
Juholt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Malmsteen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Juholt stalling in the clinch but Malmsteen improves position.

Malmsteen manages to break the clinch.
Juholt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malmsteen's calf.
Malmsteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Malmsteen.
Juholt throws a leg kick which misses Malmsteen's front leg but catches the back leg as Malmsteen tries to avoid it.
Juholt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malmsteen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Malmsteen moves out of range as Juholt throws a body kick.
Juholt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malmsteen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Juholt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Juholt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juholt slips under a jab.
Juholt connects with a high kick.

It looks like Yngwie Malmsteen has been cut.
Juholt throws a push kick but Malmsteen slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy body kick from Juholt
and Malmsteen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juholt connects with an inside leg kick.
Malmsteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakan Juholt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Juholt tries a low kick but Malmsteen avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juholt.
Juholt shoots for a double leg takedown but Malmsteen sprawls well. He's pushed Juholt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juholt tries to land a front kick but Malmsteen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Juholt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malmsteen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juholt wants to land a leg kick but Malmsteen is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Malmsteen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juholt scores with a shot to the body.
Juholt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juholt misses with a body shot.
Juholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malmsteen avoids the body shot from Juholt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen misses with a straight right.
Juholt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Juholt lands a jab to the head.
Malmsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juholt.
Juholt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juholt connects with a nice looking jab.
Juholt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malmsteen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Malmsteen closes the distance and pushes Juholt back into the cage.
Malmsteen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malmsteen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juholt misses with a punch on the inside.
Juholt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Juholt - that landed with a thud.
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!
Malmsteen presses Juholt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Malmsteen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Malmsteen as Juholt tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Juholt.
Malmsteen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juholt swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juholt tries a knee to the head but Malmsteen blocks it.
Malmsteen keeps control of Juholt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malmsteen misses with the head strike.
Malmsteen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Juholt breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Juholt. That did some damage!
Juholt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Juholt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juholt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Juholt.
Juholt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Juholt misses with a kick to the body.
Malmsteen swings widly with a right hand

and Juholt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malmsteen 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.
Malmsteen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Malmsteen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt won't allow Malmsteen to get back to his feet.
Malmsteen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Malmsteen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juholt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Malmsteen wants to get back to his feet but Juholt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Malmsteen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Juholt has passed into side control.
Malmsteen stops Juholt from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakan Juholt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Juholt lands a lovely overhand right.
Juholt fails to land the takedown.
Malmsteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Juholt throws a big shot that misses.
Juholt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malmsteen moves out of range as Juholt throws a body kick.
Malmsteen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juholt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malmsteen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakan Juholt.
Malmsteen avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malmsteen looks to land a left hand but Juholt moved out of range nicely.
Malmsteen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juholt swinging wildly here.
Juholt throws a body punch but Malmsteen moves out of range.
Malmsteen tries to clinch but Juholt is having none of it.
Juholt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malmsteen rather than just go for the knockout.
Juholt fails with a takedown attempt.
Juholt connects with a high kick.
Malmsteen throws a body shot but no joy.
Hakan Juholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juholt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Juholt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Juholt moves out of range.
Juholt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malmsteen.
Juholt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malmsteen throws out the jab.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Malmsteen moves out of range easily.
Juholt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juholt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Malmsteen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Malmsteen misses its intended target.
Malmsteen is looking to clinch.
Malmsteen stuffs the takedown.
Malmsteen ducks under a wild hook from Juholt.
Juholt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Juholt's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hakan Juholt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Juholt misses with a low kick.
Malmsteen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juholt. Juholt obviously looking to wear him down.
Juholt throws a body kick that misses.
Malmsteen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malmsteen scores with a sloppy right hand. Juholt should have avoided that one.
Juholt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hakan Juholt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Juholt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malmsteen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juholt looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen misses with a straight right.
Juholt throws a head kick but Malmsteen moves out of range.
Juholt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Malmsteen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Malmsteen.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Juholt misses with a head kick.
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!

Juholt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Juholt blocks the strikes from Malmsteen.
Juholt is looking to take a break and control but Malmsteen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakan Juholt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Juholt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakan Juholt!