PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Hautala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleijma Tudekiks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Hautala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suleijma Tudekiks's chin.

Hautala
vs
Tudekiks

198 cm
20
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Hautala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleijma Tudekiks!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautala tries to clinch
and Tudekiks counters with a nice uppercut.
Hautala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but Hautala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hautala swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hautala lands with a straight right. Tudekiks didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
Hautala tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Tudekiks counter with a right hand.
Hautala walks into a left hand.
Hautala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tudekiks.
Hautala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tudekiks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jan Hautala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tudekiks circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Hautala has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hautala tries to clinch up.
Hautala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hautala tries to close the distance and clinch but Tudekiks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tudekiks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hautala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tudekiks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hautala tries to clinch up
and Tudekiks counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hautala throws a right hand that misses
and Tudekiks counters with a one-two to the body.
Hautala wants to clinch.
Hautala closes the distance but Tudekiks moves to the side
and Tudekiks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hautala doesn't manage to clinch there - Tudekiks circles away.
Hautala tries to clinch
and Tudekiks counters with a left and a right that stings Hautala.

Tudekiks drives through and clinches with Hautala against the cage.
Hautala lands a right hand.
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!
Hautala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hautala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Tudekiks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hautala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tudekiks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tudekiks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Tudekiks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hautala tries to clinch up but Tudekiks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hautala wants to clinch.
Hautala wants to clinch
and Tudekiks counters with a series of strikes. Hautala will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hautala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hautala closes the distance but Tudekiks moves to the side
and Tudekiks counters with a one-two to the body.
Hautala fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudekiks throws a series of punches but Hautala moves out of range.
Hautala tries to clinch but Tudekiks is having none of it.
Tudekiks is looking for the big counter here.
Hautala tries to clinch there but Tudekiks circles away.
Hautala is looking to clinch but Tudekiks is avoiding it.
Hautala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hautala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tudekiks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hautala lands a glancing blow to the side of Tudekiks's head.
Hautala tries to clinch up
and Tudekiks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tudekiks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hautala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tudekiks.
Hautala doesn't manage to clinch there - Tudekiks circles away.
Tudekiks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tudekiks is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautala tries to clinch
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tudekiks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hautala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tudekiks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hautala dodges the punch combination from Tudekiks.
Hautala is looking to clinch.
Hautala tries to clinch up
and Tudekiks counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hautala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hautala clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suleijma Tudekiks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hautala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tudekiks to score with a decent uppercut.
Hautala has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hautala is looking to clinch but Tudekiks is avoiding it.
Tudekiks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hautala connects with a single shot there.
Tudekiks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hautala tries to clinch up
and Tudekiks counters with a one-two to the body.

Hautala is rocked!
Hautala moves to clinch but Tudekiks breaks away
and Tudekiks counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Hautala! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleijma Tudekiks!
Suleijma Tudekiks really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Namunamu Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.