PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parts's choice of entrance music: Written in the Stars. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hovi
vs
Parts

185 cm
30
199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
39
187 lbs
38 - 18 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Cripplers Corner (starting at $25)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parts throws a poor cross that misses
and Hovi counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Tony Parts has been cut.
Parts misses with a two punch combination.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Parts.
We've been told by Hovi's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hovi throws a low kick but Parts avoids it.
Parts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hovi.
Parts is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parts slips a jab from Hovi.
Parts takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hovi.
Seppo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hovi misses with a hook. Parts ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Parts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
Hovi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Parts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Parts.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Parts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Hovi does no damage.
Hovi scores with a hook.
Hovi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Hovi misses its intended target.
Parts throws a right and a left that Hovi avoids nicely.
Hovi misses with an uppercut. Parts saw that one coming.
Parts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
Hovi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Hovi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
Hovi scores with a kick to the body.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parts.
Hovi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Parts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hovi.

That has opened up Tony Parts's cut even more.
Parts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hovi tried to counter with a leg kick but Parts avoided it.
Parts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parts throws a lazy uppercut
and Hovi counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hovi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Parts counters with a body kick.
Parts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parts moves out of range as Hovi throws a body kick.
Hovi misses with a body shot.
Parts throws out a loose jab but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hovi.
Parts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parts scoring well with a low kick there.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hovi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hovi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parts finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hovi misses the jab.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Parts now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hovi connects with an inside leg kick.
Hovi fails to land with a series of punches.
Parts digs a good hook to Hovi's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parts checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Parts off balance momentarily.
Parts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hovi.
Hovi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hovi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hovi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hovi. That's going to slow Parts down.
Hovi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hovi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parts is out of range.
Parts moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parts! But no joy.
Parts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Parts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parts throws out a loose jab but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hovi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Hovi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parts counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Hovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Parts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Parts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hovi finds it's way round the side to connect with Parts's head.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parts.
Parts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hovi.
Parts staying out of range there.
Hovi misses with a right hand
and Parts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parts swings widly with a right hand
and Hovi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hovi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Parts didn't see that one coming.

The cut above Tony Parts's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Parts throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Parts looks to score with a jab to the body but Hovi is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Parts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hovi counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parts.
The crowd cheers as Parts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hovi doesn't seem phased though.
Parts is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hovi throws a front kick aimed at Parts's knee but Parts avoids it well.
Parts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Parts moved out of range nicely.
Parts scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hovi misses with a lunging right hand
and Parts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hovi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Parts drives through and clinches with Hovi against the cage.
Hovi scores with a hook to the body.
Hovi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tony Parts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as Parts controls his hands.
Hovi struggles to land a body shot inside as Parts controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Hovi.
Hovi lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi tries to throw a body punch but Parts avoids it by throwing Hovi back against the cage.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hovi cracks Parts with a nice body shot.
Parts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hovi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hovi's elbow.
A hook to the body from Hovi.
Hovi blocks a body shot from Parts.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parts tries a body shot but Hovi blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hovi.
Hovi is looking to control Parts's arms but Parts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hovi has his back to the cage.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parts as Hovi tries to tie him up.
Parts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parts misses with a body punch.
Parts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Parts tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hovi trying to stall but Parts improves his position.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Hovi avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hovi fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parts as Hovi tries to tie him up.
Parts tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hovi's elbow.
Hovi throws a head punch that misses.
Parts misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hovi.
Hovi can't find room to land a body shot as Parts controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parts blocks a body shot from Hovi.
A short body shot lands from Hovi as the two fighters clinch.
Hovi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hovi lands with a light punch inside.
Parts prevents a body shot from Hovi.
Hovi lands a nice uppercut.
Parts tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hovi prevents a body shot from Parts.
Parts tries to throw a body punch but Hovi avoids it by throwing Parts back against the cage.
Hovi gets through Parts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parts misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hovi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hovi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parts can do to turn this around?
Hovi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Parts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seppo Hovi!