PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hessler
vs
Hovi

190 cm
31
197 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

185 cm
36
190 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Invictus

AnonymouS
Bullet Proof System

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 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessler throws a hook but Hovi avoids it easily.
Hessler moves out of range of the strikes.
Hessler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hovi walks into a straight right hand from Hessler.
Hovi's coach down at The Barracks - LOD was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hovi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hessler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hovi. Hovi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hessler missing with a left hand there. Hovi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Hessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hessler half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hessler swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hovi misses with a hook to the body
letting Hessler counter with a right hand.
Hessler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hessler throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
Hessler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hovi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hessler circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Hessler.
Hessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler misses with a hook
and Hovi counters with a straight right hand.
Hessler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hessler misses with a double jab.
Hessler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hessler.
Hovi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hovi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hessler.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Hessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Hessler misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hessler.
The fighters circling - Hessler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hessler lands a leg kick that knocks Hovi off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Hessler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Hovi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Hovi catches Hessler right on the button with a cross.
Hessler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hovi jabs Hessler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hovi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hessler motions for Hovi to come forward. Hessler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Hessler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hovi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hessler moves away from the strike by Hovi.
Hovi misses with a straight left.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seppo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi walks into a jab.
Hessler tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
Hessler throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Hessler moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
Hovi swings for the body but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Hessler uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Hessler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hessler throws a push kick but Hovi slaps the foot to one side.
Hovi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hessler counter with a right hand.
Hovi blocks a low kick nicely.
Hessler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hovi scores with a jab.
A jab from Hessler misses.
Hessler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hessler slips under a jab.
Hessler throwing a counter right hand but Hovi manages to avoid it.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Hessler misses the target.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Hessler slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hovi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Hovi.
Hovi slips under a jab.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hessler throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.
Hessler misses with a low kick.
Hessler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hessler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hessler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Hessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hessler throws out a leg kick but Hovi moves out of range and Hessler only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Hessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hessler throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Seppo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Good leg kick by Hovi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hovi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hessler.
Seppo Hovi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hessler is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hessler.
Hessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi moves out of range as Hessler strikes.
Hovi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hessler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hovi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hessler manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Hessler scores with the left hand. Hovi knows he should have avoided that one.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hessler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hovi misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Hessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hovi works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hovi.
Hessler scores with the left hand. Hovi knows he should have avoided that one.
Hessler misses with an uppercut. Hovi saw that one coming.
Hovi misses with a double jab.
Hessler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hessler connects with a solid leg kick.
Hessler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hessler lands a lovely overhand right.
Hovi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hessler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hessler manages to avoid it.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler throws a body shot but no joy.
Hessler throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hovi throws a hook to the side of Hessler's head but Hessler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Hessler.
Hessler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hessler. Hovi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hessler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovi.
Hessler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Hessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hessler misses with a lunging right hand
and Hovi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hovi misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.
Hovi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hessler with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hovi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Hovi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hessler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hovi misses with a looping right.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Hessler's ribs.
Hessler just misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Hovi connects with a leg kick. Hessler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hessler tries to work over Hovi's front leg with a kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi motions for Hessler to come forward. Hovi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hovi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hessler 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hessler throws an off balance right hand
and Hovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hovi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Hessler.
Hessler lands a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Hovi there.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Hovi misses with a double jab.
Hovi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hessler.
Hessler avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Hessler misses.
Hovi misses with a right hand
and Hovi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Clinton Hessler will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hovi throws a hook to the side of Hessler's head but Hessler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hessler looks to land a right hand but Hovi moved out of range.
Hovi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hovi throws a right and a left that Hessler avoids nicely.
A big left from Hovi misses.
Hessler throws a big counter combination but Hovi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hessler slips a straight right by Hovi.
Hessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hessler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hessler scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hessler.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
Hovi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Hessler blocks the leg kick.
A combination from Hovi does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler scores with a one two! Hovi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hessler misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Hessler.
Hessler swings for the body but Hovi moves out of range.
Hessler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hovi under the eye.
Hessler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hovi doesn't seem bothered though.
Hessler avoids the body shot from Hovi.
Hovi throws a front kick aimed at Hessler's knee but Hessler avoids it well.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hessler misses with a hook
and Hovi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Hessler to counter with a crisp jab.
Hovi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hovi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hessler is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi cracks Hessler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Hovi looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hovi there.
Some wild striking there from Hovi.
Hessler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Hovi clobbers Hessler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hovi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hessler.
Hessler throws a jab when Hovi was well out of range.
Hovi throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily.
Hovi throws the left hand but Hessler avoids the punch easily.
As Hovi looks to move away, Hessler throws a big counter combo but Hovi just gets out of the way.
Hessler staying out of range there.
Hovi misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Hessler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Hessler moves away and avoids it.
Hessler slips a straight right by Hovi.
Hessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hessler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler misses the jab.
Hovi unleashes a big counter combination but Hessler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hovi misses with a wild body shot.
Hessler takes a swing at Hovi's ribcage but misses.
Hessler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Hessler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hessler lands a really nice looking cross but Hovi seems unphased.
Hessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hessler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Hovi misses.
A nice combination there by Hessler.
Hovi lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hessler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hessler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi swings for the body but Hessler moves out of range.
Hovi moves out of range as Hessler strikes.
Hessler cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hovi throws a series of punches but Hessler moves out of range.
Hessler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hessler throws a combination. Hovi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hovi looks to land a left hand but Hessler moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hessler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hessler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Hessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hessler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hovi scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clinton Hessler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hessler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!