PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Roots Boody Roots. This should be a great matchup!

Beck
vs
Hanttonen

195 cm
32
263 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

171 cm
31
240 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER
Bullet Proof System

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen blocks the body kick.
Beck tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Hanttonen rushes Beck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beck misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanttonen lands a right hand.
Beck gets through Hanttonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Hanttonen throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beck.
Beck lands a shot to the body.
Beck is working Hanttonen over against the cage.
Hanttonen looks winded!
Beck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beck throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beck lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen.
Beck tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Beck back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beck's elbow.
Beck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Beck won't want to take too many of those.
Hanttonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Beck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanttonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanttonen can turn it around.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hanttonen throws an elbow but misses.
Beck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Hanttonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hanttonen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hanttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Beck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beck struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Beck blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
Beck scores with a shoulder strike.
Beck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanttonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beck swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Beck gets an underhook and turns Hanttonen into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Beck.
Hanttonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beck scores with a shoulder strike.
Beck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beck can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Beck swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beck has been working on his balance at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Hanttonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beck.
Beck misses with some punches.
Hanttonen crunches a lovely knee into Beck's ribcage.
Hanttonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Hans Beck has been cut.
Hanttonen taking a breather.
Beck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beck.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beck misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Beck misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beck.

Beck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanttonen looks to land a combination but Beck avoids it well.
Beck lands the left hand.
Hanttonen slips a jab from Beck.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanttonen. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck misses with a kick to the body.
Hanttonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanttonen misses with a straight left.
Hanttonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hanttonen forces Beck back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beck.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Beck avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the cage.
Beck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Hans Beck will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A shot to the liver by Beck. Beautiful body shot.
Hanttonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hanttonen under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beck. That's going to slow Hanttonen down.
Hanttonen blocks a jab.
Hanttonen throws the kick towards the body but Beck avoids it.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the body.
Beck looks to throw the jab but Hanttonen is out of range.
Hanttonen is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Hanttonen.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Hanttonen moves out of range easily.
Hans Beck is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Beck cracks Hanttonen with a right hand to the side of the head.

That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beck keeps the fight on the outside.
Beck takes a swing at Hanttonen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beck counters with a body kick.
Hanttonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
Beck fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hanttonen just manages to avoid it.
Beck is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Hanttonen.
Beck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanttonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Beck misses.
Hanttonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Beck cracks Hanttonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck lands an overhand right.
Beck misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hanttonen misses.
Beck moves into range and connects with a jab.

The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beck throws a sloppy head kick and Hanttonen moves out of range easily.
Beck connects with the punch.
Hanttonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanttonen moves away.
Beck moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanttonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Hanttonen rushes Beck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beck.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Beck.
Hanttonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hanttonen can do to turn this around?
Hanttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beck.
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Beck.
Beck misses with some punches.
Beck blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beck as Hanttonen tries to tie him up.
Hanttonen lands with a right to the head.
Hanttonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hanttonen works on Beck's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beck is defending well for now.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beck presses Hanttonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanttonen takes a shot to the head.

Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Beck blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
Marko Hanttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hanttonen lands with a right to the head.
Hanttonen lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen scores with a hook to the body.
Beck takes an elbow to the temple.

Hans Beck's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanttonen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hanttonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hanttonen works on Beck's body with a couple of short punches.
Beck takes an elbow to the temple.
Beck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Beck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Beck misses with a punch to the body.
Hanttonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Hans Beck's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hanttonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanttonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beck.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Beck avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the cage.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanttonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Beck up against the cage.
Hanttonen working Beck over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marko Hanttonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jab, jab by Hanttonen - just one landing.
Hanttonen lands with a hook. Beck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beck loads up on a big right hand but Hanttonen slips the punch.
Hanttonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beck looks to land a left hand but Hanttonen moved out of range nicely.
Hanttonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen misses with an uppercut. Beck saw that one coming.
Hanttonen 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.
Beck lands a jab to Hanttonen's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hanttonen.
Beck throws a head kick but Hanttonen moves out of range.
A lazy left from Beck finds it's target.
A combination from Hanttonen does no damage.
Beck misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beck throws a series of punches but Hanttonen avoids them all with ease.

Hanttonen forces Beck back against the cage and clinches.
Beck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanttonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Hanttonen.
Beck avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the cage.
Beck misses with some punches.
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen pushes Beck back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jeez, Hans Beck's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Beck.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
Beck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Beck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Hanttonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanttonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beck managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Beck being controlled against the cage.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a knee to the head.
Beck can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Beck presses Hanttonen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Beck takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marko Hanttonen!
After winning the bout, Marko Hanttonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.