PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi's entrance music is Vesa-Matti Loiri - Armo. A fine choice. Tarmo Hovi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hovi
vs
Krynn

200 cm
34
215 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

189 cm
41
214 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Krynn misses

and Hovi counters by moving into the clinch.
Hovi blocks an elbow strike.
Hovi misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn takes a shot to the head.
Hovi lands a right hand.
Krynn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
Hovi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hovi scores with a shot to the side of Krynn's head.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Krynn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krynn misses with the head strike.
Krynn misses with a body punch.
Krynn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krynn lands a right hand.
Krynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Hovi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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!
Krynn misses with an elbow strike.
Krynn's coach down at The Foundry was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krynn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hovi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hovi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hovi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hovi stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hovi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krynn.
Hovi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hovi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krynn tries to throw a body punch but Hovi avoids it by throwing Krynn back against the cage.
Hovi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krynn lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Tarmo Hovi has been cut.
Krynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Hovi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Krynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Krynn.
Hovi is trying to drag Krynn to the mat but Krynn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Krynn lands an elbow that stopped Hovi in his tracks for a moment.
Krynn working aggressively here.
Krynn lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
Hovi lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hovi blocking some punches.
Krynn blocks an elbow strike from Hovi.
Krynn digs a right hand underneath Hovi's ribcage. Hovi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krynn lands an elbow that stopped Hovi in his tracks for a moment.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hovi lands a hook that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
Hovi blocks an elbow strike.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn throws an elbow but it misses.
Hovi has Krynn pushed against the cage.
Krynn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hovi digs a right hand underneath Krynn's ribcage. Krynn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hovi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krynn struggles to land a body shot inside as Hovi controls his hands.
Krynn 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.
Hovi blocks the elbow strike.
Krynn blocks a body shot from Hovi.
Hovi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
Krynn throws a head punch that misses.
Hovi lands a body shot.
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hovi as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Krynn lands a nice shot to the body.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Hovi working aggressively here.
Hovi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hovi lands with a light punch inside.
Hovi takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Hovi.
Hovi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi pushes Krynn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hovi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krynn's elbow.
Hovi misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Hovi blocks an elbow strike.
Krynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hovi throws an elbow but misses.
Hovi lands with a short shot to the head.
Krynn cracks Hovi with a nice body shot.
Krynn digs a right hand into Hovi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hovi's gas tank.
Krynn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hovi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krynn swings wildly with an uppercut but Hovi uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krynn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hovi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krynns head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Krynn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hovi.
Krynn lands a jab.
Hovi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krynn is fending him off so far but Hovi persists. Nope, Krynn circles away and we're back to standing.
Krynn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hovi connects with an inside leg kick.
Krynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Despite the aggression on Krynn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Hovi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krynn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Despite the aggression on Krynn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and Krynn counters with a nice uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krynn 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 Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krynn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Krynn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Huma Krynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Krynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Krynn counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Hovi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krynn misses with a punch on the inside.
Hovi lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hovi.
Krynn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hovi's elbow.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Krynn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hovi's brow.
Hovi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hovi takes an elbow to the temple.
Hovi prevents a body shot from Krynn.
Hovi wants to take the fight to the mat but Krynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Hovi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hovi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Hovi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Huma Krynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Krynn fails to land.
Hovi dodges an elbow strike from Krynn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krynn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krynn pushes off an throws an elbow but Hovi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Krynn lands an elbow just above Hovi 's eye.
Hovi misses with a body punch.
Krynn misses with a body punch.
Krynn misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Krynn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krynn lands with a short shot to the head.
Hovi gets through Krynn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hovi.
Krynn working aggressively here.
Hovi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krynn.
Krynn is working Hovi over against the cage.
Krynn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krynn lands a damaging elbow.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Hovi blocks an elbow strike from Krynn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krynn.
Krynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hovi wants to take the fight to the mat but Krynn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hovi stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Krynn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Krynn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krynn can't find room to land a body shot as Hovi controls the action.
Krynn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krynn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi blocks the elbow strike.
Krynn tries to work over Hovi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
Hovi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Krynn.
A nice left hand lands by Hovi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hovi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krynn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hovi.
Hovi avoids a wild elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hovi avoids the elbow strike from Krynn, against the cage.
Hovi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hovi pushes Krynn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hovi dodges an elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krynn throws an elbow but misses.
Hovi swings wildly with an uppercut but Krynn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Huma Krynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tarmo Hovi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hovi goes for a double leg but Krynn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Krynn continues to drive forward.
Krynn swats away the attempt to clinch by Hovi.
Hovi swings for the body but Krynn moves out of range.
Hovi moves out of range as Krynn strikes.
Hovi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hovi works the jab nicely.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Krynn tries to counter with a clinch but Hovi shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krynn tries to keep at a distance but Hovi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krynn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Krynn has a couple of punches blocked by Hovi.
Krynn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi blocks an elbow strike from Krynn.
Krynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hovi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krynn backwards.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by Krynn.
Hovi tries to pull guard but Krynn holds him up against the cage and eventually Hovi drops back down to his feet.
Hovi avoids the elbow strike from Krynn, against the cage.
Krynn misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi tries to work over Krynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krynn lands an elbow just above Hovi 's eye.
Krynn misses with the head strike.
Krynn takes a shot to the head.
Krynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.

Hovi jumps into guard, dragging Krynn to the mat.

Krynn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Krynn's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krynn.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krynn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hovi.
Krynn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hovi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krynn throws out the jab.
Krynn throws a hook to the side of Hovi's head but Hovi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hovi dips to his left and cracks Krynn with an uppercut!
Hovi lands with a nice body punch.
Hovi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krynn counters with an inside leg kick.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Hovi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krynn lands with a nice combination. Hovi backs away looking to recover.
Hovi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krynn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hovi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hovi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krynn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tarmo Hovi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hovi stuns Krynn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hovi stuns Krynn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hovi connects with a body shot.
Hovi is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn ducks under a wild hook from Hovi.
Krynn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Hovi.
Hovi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krynn circles away.
Krynn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Huma Krynn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarmo Hovi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Krynn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Krynn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hovi.
Hovi sets himself, and Krynn steps forward looking for the clinch! Hovi avoids it this time.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
and Krynn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krynn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hovi thows a leg kick but Krynn checks it
and Krynn counters with a low kick, right behind Hovi 's knee.
Hovi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krynn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hovi misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarmo Hovi.
I think Krynn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Huma Krynn!
Huma Krynn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.