PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massa Hurmaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massa Hurmaaja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hurmaaja
vs
Morrison

180 cm
33
197 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

180 cm
33
200 lbs
20 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Massa Hurmaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Morrison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurmaaja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.

Hurmaaja shoots in and bounces Morrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morrison wants to stand up but Hurmaaja is controlling him.
Hurmaaja trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Morrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hurmaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Hurmaaja throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hurmaaja's guard. Nice move by Morrison!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison tries to stand but Hurmaaja is controlling from the bottom.
Hurmaaja controlling Morrison's posture.
Morrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hurmaaja looking for a guillotine here but Morrison defends easily.
Hurmaaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Hurmaaja.

Morrison got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hurmaaja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morrison has managed to get both his arms back between Hurmaaja's legs - danger averted.

Hurmaaja has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Morrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Hurmaaja.

Hurmaaja working for a triangle but Morrison defends it easily.
Hurmaaja keeping full guard, as Morrison tries to pass.
Morrison is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hurmaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hurmaaja is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morrison is aware though and is defending well.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Hurmaaja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrison has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurmaaja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hurmaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hurmaaja preventing the sweep.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja preventing the sweep.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmaaja postures up and lands a big shot to Morrison's brow.
Hurmaaja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Hurmaaja pushing down on Morrison's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hurmaaja slips a nice elbow through Morrison's hands, connecting with Morrison's forehead.
Hurmaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hurmaaja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hurmaaja stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Hurmaaja is controlling well.
Hurmaaja stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massa Hurmaaja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hurmaaja shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
Hurmaaja changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to avoid it but Hurmaaja manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morrison to the ground. Morrison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurmaaja appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Hurmaaja manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrison on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrison's guard now, I'm sure.
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hurmaaja won't allow Morrison to sweep him here.
Hurmaaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.
Massa Hurmaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hurmaaja throwing strikes from guard but Morrison blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hurmaaja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Morrison looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hurmaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurmaaja slips nicely into half guard.
Morrison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurmaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurmaaja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is refusing to be controlled, as Hurmaaja sits in half guard.
Hurmaaja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hurmaaja is looking to advance position but Morrison won't allow it.
Hurmaaja is trying to control the action in half guard but Morrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hurmaaja sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Morrison wants to improve his position but Hurmaaja is controlling well.
Hurmaaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hurmaaja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morrison wants to control but Hurmaaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Hurmaaja has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison is still trying to improve position.
Hurmaaja tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morrison trying to control here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hurmaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Hurmaaja is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurmaaja working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massa Hurmaaja dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Morrison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrison.
Hurmaaja shoots for a takedown but Morrison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morrison wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Massa Hurmaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurmaaja shoots in for a takedown but Morrison shows good takedown defense.
Hurmaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurmaaja with a poor takedown
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Massa Hurmaaja has been cut.
Hurmaaja ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurmaaja shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison moves out of range as Hurmaaja strikes.
A jab from Morrison does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hurmaaja drives through with a takedown into Morrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morrison managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Hurmaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hurmaaja postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Hurmaaja is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hurmaaja with a nice head shot there.
Morrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hurmaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Hurmaaja from controlling successfully.
Hurmaaja stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Hurmaaja is working Morrison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hurmaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Morrison has wrist control.
Morrison wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hurmaaja is now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
Hurmaaja trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Hurmaaja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmaaja is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hurmaaja is working for a kimura but Morrison is defending it quite comfortably.
Morrison trying to control but Hurmaaja postures up.
Hurmaaja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morrison is staying active underneath Hurmaaja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurmaaja drops an elbow to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hurmaaja jumps into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morrison can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hurmaaja's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Morrison is looking for a sweep. Hurmaaja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Hurmaaja.
Morrison has hold of Hurmaaja's hands but Hurmaaja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Morrison is rocked!
Morrison is holding on to half guard well.
Massa Hurmaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morrison is still in real trouble! Can Hurmaaja finish him?
Hurmaaja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hurmaaja not doing much here.
Hurmaaja lands a big elbow - Morrison is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hurmaaja!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massa Hurmaaja!
Massa Hurmaaja decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.