PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Hempele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Allen
vs
Hempele

170 cm
23
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gracie Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jussi Hempele!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen cracks Hempele with a good jab.
Gracie Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hempele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Allen checks it well.
Allen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hempele has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Allen thows a leg kick but Hempele checks it
and Hempele counters with a leg kick.
Hempele blocks a leg kick.
Allen dips to his left and cracks Hempele with an uppercut!
Hempele lands a leg kick that knocks Allen off balance momentarily.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hempele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hempele.
Allen avoids the body shot from Hempele.
It looked like Allen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hempele.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Hempele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Hempele.
Hempele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Hempele scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hempele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hempele throws a lazy head kick
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Jussi Hempele has been cut.
Allen throws a combination that misses
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen defending well as Hempele loads up on a big left hand.
Hempele is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allen, right into the meat.
Hempele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Allen misses
and Hempele counters with a low kick, right behind Allen 's knee.
Some bone on bone action there as Hempele checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Allen with a nice cross.
Nice body kick there by Hempele.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hempele scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Allen.
Hempele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hempele will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hempele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Hempele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hempele's calf.
Hempele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allen 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.
Hempele tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hempele connects with the punch.
Allen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries a low kick but Hempele avoids it.
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Hempele counters with a good, hard body kick but Allen shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen throws a low kick, looking for Hempele's leg but Hempele calmly moves out of range.
Hempele swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen misses with a right hand
and Hempele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen misses with a double jab.
Hempele appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Hempele.
Hempele looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Hempele misses the shot to the body.
Allen throwing a counter right hand but Hempele manages to avoid it.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hempele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hempele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hempele looks to throw a body kick
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
Hempele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hempele is looking to land body kicks.
Allen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen digs a good body shot into Hempele's ribs.
A cross from Hempele lands.
Hempele checks a low kick from Allen.
A big left from Hempele misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jussi Hempele will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jussi Hempele's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hempele was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
A jab lands there for Hempele.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hempele off the cage and back into range.
Hempele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hempele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Allen's sensitive parts.
Hempele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allen is out of range.
Allen scores with a hook.
Hempele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hempele looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen throws a leg kick but Hempele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hempele tries a quick counter leg kick but Allen is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hempele lands with an uppercut that bounces Allen off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Allen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Hempele counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Allen is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hempele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hempele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Allen tests Hempele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen throws a low kick but Hempele moves out of range easily.
Hempele checks a leg kick nicely.
Hempele throws out a counter right but Allen avoids it with no problem.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Hempele takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Allen lands a front kick.
Hempele misses with a hook.
Hempele misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Allen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Allen throws out a leg kick but Hempele moves out of range and Allen only half commits.
Hempele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Allen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hempele is out of range and Allen settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Allen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen digs a good body shot into Hempele's ribs.
Hempele staying out of range there.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hempele.
Hempele looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Hempele is looking to land body kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Hempele.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hempele.
A combination from Hempele does no damage.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Allen
and Hempele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Allen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Hempele misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Allen tries to score with a low kick but Hempele moves his leg out of the way.
Allen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jussi Hempele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Allen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Allen scores with a decent looking hook.
Hempele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hempele tried to score with a low kick but Allen checks it.
Allen tries a low kick but Hempele avoids it.
Hempele only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hempele connects with a high kick.

It looks like Gracie Allen has been cut.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there
and Hempele counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hempele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Allen lands.
Hempele throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hempele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hempele off the cage and back into range.
Allen swings for the body but Hempele moves out of range.
Allen is looking to chop away at Hempele's legs.
Allen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hempele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hempele scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gracie Allen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hempele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Allen connects with a body shot.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Hempele counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hempele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Hempele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hempele slips under a jab.
Hempele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Hempele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allen throws a leg kick but Hempele checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Hempele blocks a jab.
Allen catches Hempele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hempele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hempele counters with a nice body kick.
Allen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hempeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hempele is looking to slow Allen down with leg kicks.
Allen avoids the body shot from Hempele.
A chopping leg kick lands by Allen.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Hempele checks a leg kick.
Hempele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hempele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Allen takes one to the side of the head.
Allen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allen cracks the inside of Hempele's front leg.
Hempele misses with a body kick.
Hempele throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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!
Allen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Allen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hempele counters with a nice low kick that buckles Allen's knee momentarily.
Allen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Allen throws a hook but Hempele avoids it easily.
Allen avoids the head kick by Hempele.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hempele manages to avoid it.
Allen misses with a kick to the body
and Hempele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hempele.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Allen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hempele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hempele counters with a thumping low kick.
Hempele tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hempele.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hempele.
Hempele thinks about the counter body kick.
Allen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hempele if he has to take too many more of those.
Hempele blocks a low kick nicely.
Allen misses with a hook to the body
and Hempele counters with a nice body shot.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Hempele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hempele cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hempele's head.
Allen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hempele counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hempele checks a leg kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen tried to score with a low kick but Hempele checks it.
Allen misses with a low kick.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen misses with a leg kick
and Hempele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Allen misses with a body kick.
Allen misses with a hook. Hempele ducked under it nicely.
Allen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Allen blocks a head kick by Hempele.
Allen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Allen moves out of range of the body kick.
Hempele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jussi Hempele.
Well Hempele 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Hempele!
After winning the bout, Jussi Hempele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.