PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bush might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Maggots. Mike Bush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bush
vs
Niinivaara

195 cm
22
282 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Fenrir Fightgear
Demonic Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinivaara moves out of range as Bush strikes.
Niinivaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bush.
Niinivaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Mike Bush has been cut.
Niinivaara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bush pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niinivaara is out of range and Bush settles back down.
Bush throws a looping overhand right but Niinivaara ducks down to avoid it.
Niinivaara blocks a jab.
Niinivaara throws a lazy right hand but Bush sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bush slips a jab from Niinivaara.
A jab from Bush misses.
A cross from Niinivaara lands.
Niinivaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niinivaara scores with a jab.
Niinivaara avoids the body shot from Bush.
Nice uppercut lands for Niinivaara. That snapped Bush's head back.
Bush throws the left hand but Niinivaara avoids the punch easily.
Bush staying out of range there.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush looks to land a right hand but Niinivaara moved out of range.

Niinivaara moves into range and clinches up with Bush.
Niinivaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bush backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
Bush can't break the clinch.
Niinivaara throws an elbow that misses.
Bush's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niinivaara lands with a light punch inside.
Niinivaara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niinivaara lands an elbow just above Bush 's eye.
Bush avoids a wild elbow strike from Niinivaara.
Bush takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niinivaara lands with a right to the head.
Bush dodges an elbow strike from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Niinivaara misses with an elbow over the top.
Niinivaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Mike Bush's cut is getting worse.
Bush blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niinivaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bush.
Niinivaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Mike Bush's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Niinivaara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bush wants to get back to striking at distance but Niinivaara won't allow it.
Bush is trying to break the clinch but Niinivaara has him pressed against the cage.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niinivaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Niinivaara working aggressively here.
Niinivaara lands a damaging elbow.
Niinivaara lands a left hand.

Jeez, Mike Bush's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Bush's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hannu Niinivaara!