PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sami Hyypia enters the cage!

Boromir
vs
Hyypia

200 cm
31
279 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

225 cm
37
301 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyypia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boromir throws an off balance right hand
and Hyypia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boromir throws a body punch but Hyypia moves out of range.
Boromir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boromir looks to land a right hand but Hyypia moved out of range.
Hyypia blocks a jab.
Boromir misses with a looping left.
Hyypia misses with a wild combination.
Hyypia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boromir.
Boromir is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boromir looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyypia is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir cracks Hyypia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boromir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Boromir. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyypia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boromir throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir cracks Hyypia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hyypia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
A little jabbing left from Hyypia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boromir lands a jab to Hyypia's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boromir darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boromir throws a jab when Hyypia was well out of range.
Boromir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyypia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Hyypia misses.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Hyypia misses with a straight left.
Boromir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hyypia counters with a one-two to the body.
Hyypia misses with a straight left.
Boromir throwing a counter right hand but Hyypia manages to avoid it.
Hyypia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boromir slips under a jab from Hyypia.
Boromir misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyypia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boromir.
Boromir looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyypia is just out of range.
Boromir just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyypia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boromir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyypia ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Boromir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boromir throws a shot from downtown. Hyypia moves away and avoids it.
Boromir throws a lazy right hand but Hyypia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyypia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.
Hyypia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Hyypia instigates a clinch.
Boromir swings wildly with an uppercut but Hyypia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Boromir scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Hyypia.
Hyypia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boromir throws a head punch that misses.
Hyypia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boromir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boromir misses with the head strike.

Boromir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boromir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hyypia takes a swing at Boromir's ribcage but misses.
Hyypia connects with the punch.
Boromir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boromir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyypia lands a lovely overhand right.
Boromir misses with a body shot.
Hyypia throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Boromir was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hyypia.
Hyypia darts in trying to clinch
and Boromir counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia tries to clinch

and Boromir counters with a nice right hand that sends Hyypia toppling to the canvas! Hyypia scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boromir finish him?!

Hyypia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boromir throws a lazy right hand but Hyypia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hyypia ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Hyypia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boromir.
Hyypia lands a nice looking body shot.
Boromir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hyypia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boromir takes one to the side of the head.
Hyypia throws a nice head kick!
Hyypia misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyypia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boromir was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyypia.
Boromir throws a right hand that Hyypia ducks under and follows up with a left that Hyypia also avoids with ease.
Boromir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hyypia slips under a jab from Boromir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Boromir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hyypia sizes up Boromir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boromir lands a jab to the nose.
Boromir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyypia.
Hyypia throws out a loose jab but Boromir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boromir throws a looping overhand right but Hyypia ducks down to avoid it.
Boromir misses with a wild body shot.
Boromir misses with a looping right.
Boromir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Boromir lands a left and a right that send Hyypia crashing to the mat, dazed. Boromir thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hyypia is still on wobbly legs! Can Boromir finish him?
Hyypia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boromir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyypia.
Hyypia seems to have recovered his senses.
Hyypia avoids the body shot from Boromir.
Hyypia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Boromir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyypia.
A little jabbing left from Hyypia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hyypia scores with a shot to the body.
Hyypia lands with an overhand left.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boromir here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A slow jab from Boromir misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a wild body shot.
Hyypia just misses with a punch to the body.
Boromir works Hyypia's body with a nice hook.
Boromir throws a jab when Hyypia was well out of range.
Hyypia moves away from the strike by Boromir.
Boromir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Boromir misses.
Hyypia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boromir throws out the jab.
Boromir throws an off balance right hand
and Hyypia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boromir thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hyypia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boromir.
Hyypia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boromir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyypia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hyypia looks to throw the jab but Boromir is out of range.
Boromir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hyypia.
Hyypia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hyypia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hyypia throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boromir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyypia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boromir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hyypia is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boromir misses with a looping left.
Boromir lands a jab to the nose.
Boromir drops his hands momentarily and Hyypia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boromir ducks right into an uppercut from Hyypia.
Boromir throws a body punch but Hyypia moves out of range.
It seemed like Hyypia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hyypia throws a series of punches but Boromir moves out of range.
Hyypia gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyypia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boromir throws a body shot but no joy.
Boromir connects with a jab.
Boromir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hyypia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boromir scrambles back to his feet.
Boromir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hyypia counters with a nice uppercut.
Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyypia.
Hyypia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boromir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Hyypia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hyypia misses with a hook. Boromir ducked under it nicely.
Hyypia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Hyypia defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand.
Boromir slips a jab from Hyypia.
Hyypia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyypia is just out of range.
Hyypia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boromir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyypia throws a body kick that misses.
Boromir lands with an overhand left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boromir jabs at Hyypia's body.
Boromir needs to keep his hands up - Hyypia had a free shot at his head there.
Boromir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Captain Boromir is winning the standup battle so far.
Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Boromir misses its intended target.
Hyypia tries to clinch there but Boromir circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyypia throws a right hand that Boromir ducks under and follows up with a left that Boromir also avoids with ease.
Boromir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyypia finds it's way round the side to connect with Boromir's head.
Boromir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hyypia manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Boromir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Boromir slips a straight right by Hyypia.
A telegraphed right hand from Boromir misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hyypia! But no joy.
Hyypia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hyypia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hyypia tries to score with a low kick but Boromir moves his leg out of the way.
Hyypia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Oooooh!!! Boromir has knocked Hyypia down with a huge combo! Boromir steps away and waves a wobbly Hyypia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hyypia ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Hyypia looks to land a left hand but Boromir moved out of range nicely.
Boromir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hyypia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boromir to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Boromir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hyypia finds it's way round the side to connect with Boromir's head.
Hyypia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boromir looks to land a left hand but Hyypia moved out of range nicely.
Boromir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hyypia.
Hyypia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boromir.
Boromir looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hyypia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boromir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hyypia throws a lazy right hand but Boromir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hyypia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hyypia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boromir throws out the jab.
Boromir misses with a hook.
Boromir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyypia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boromir throws an off balance right hand
and Hyypia counters with a body kick that stops Boromir in his tracks momentarily.
Hyypia throws a wild body kick that Boromir sees coming a mile off.
Hyypia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hyypia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyypia.

Hyypia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Boromir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hyypia moves out of range as Boromir strikes.
Boromir misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - Hyypia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hyypia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boromir.
A little feinted left hand from Boromir on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hyypia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyypia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boromir.
Boromir misses with a straight left.
Boromir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boromir will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hyypia lands a jab.
Boromir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Hyypia lands a big head kick that sends Boromir tumbling to the mat! Hyypia takes a step backwards and waves Boromir back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Boromir is rocked!
Boromir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hyypia.
Oh Boromir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyypia scores with a jab. Boromir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hyypia blocks a jab.
Hyypia throws a body kick that misses
and Boromir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boromir seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hyypia throws a jab when Boromir was well out of range.
Hyypia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Hyypia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boromir doesn't seem phased though.
Boromir takes a swing at Hyypia's ribcage but misses.
Hyypia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hyypia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Boromir misses.
A swing and a miss from Boromir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyypia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyypia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boromir.
Hyypia connects with a jab.
Hyypia moves out of range as Boromir strikes.
Hyypia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boromir takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sami Hyypia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hyypia defending well as Boromir loads up on a big left hand.
Hyypia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hyypia avoids the body shot from Boromir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boromir misses with a lunging right hand
and Boromir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hyypia ducks under a wild hook from Boromir.
Hyypia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boromir manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Hyypia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boromir 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Captain Boromir!
A very excited looking Captain Boromir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.