PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olavi Tahto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olavi Tahto has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wayne Hanson
vs
Tahto

196 cm
23
261 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

200 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Wayne Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Tahto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanson gets the takedown into side control.

Tahto explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tahto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanson but Hanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hanson gets a clinch.
Tahto is stalling here.
Tahto tries to pull guard but Hanson won't allow it.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hanson takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanson.
Tahto looks gassed!
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!
Hanson lands a knee to the head.
Hanson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanson wants a takedown.

Hanson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tahto regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
Hanson stops Tahto from standing up.
Tahto keeping moving, preventing Hanson from controlling successfully.
Hanson is really struggling to control Tahto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hanson 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.
Hanson trying to control but Tahto is working from the bottom.
Hanson connects with a couple of short punches.

Hanson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hanson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hanson stops Tahto from getting back to his feet.

Hanson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Tahto has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tahto defends it well.

Hanson seems to be looking for submissions.

Tahto kicks off Hanson and gets to his feet.
Hanson misses the jab.
Hanson moves in looking to clinch but Tahto pushes him off.

Hanson clinches.

Tahto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hanson forces Tahto back against the cage and clinches.
Hanson is working for takedown but Tahto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tahto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tahto blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike.
Tahto prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson avoids the elbow strike from Tahto, against the cage.

Hanson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hanson won't allow Tahto to get back to his feet.
Hanson with a nice head shot there.
Tahto wants to get back to his feet but Hanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hanson 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.
Hanson is pushing down on Tahto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tahto is fighting to maintain full guard but Hanson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahto pushes Hanson off looking to stand but Hanson dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hanson scores a takedown into full mount!
Tahto is trying to stand.
Hanson looking to finish Tahto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tahto!
Hanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hanson lands with some strikes.
Hanson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tahto?
Hanson thowing shots but they're missing.
Tahto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson lands a nice shot to the head.
Tahto is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hanson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tahto is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Hanson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hanson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tahto, pushing him back against the cage.
Hanson lands an elbow inside.
Hanson lands a nice elbow.
Hanson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hanson avoiding damage as Tahto throws knees to the body.
Hanson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tahto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tahto throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahto backwards.
Hanson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanson digs a right hand into Tahto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tahto's gas tank.
Hanson gets through Tahto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tahto scores with a shoulder strike.
Tahto is breathing heavily.
Hanson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tahto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tahto lands a damaging elbow.
Hanson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike.
Hanson looking to throw knees to the head but Tahto is blocking nicely.
Tahto has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Hanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Tahto.
Hanson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hanson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hanson.
Hanson pushes off an throws an elbow but Tahto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanson scores with a shot to the side of Tahto's head.
Hanson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tahto's defenses.
Hanson gets underhooks to prevent Tahto's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hanson throws an elbow but misses.
Tahto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tahto has his takedown stuffed

and Hanson counters with a takedown into side control.
Hanson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tahto is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hanson is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahto is not content to let Hanson control the position.
Tahto is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Hanson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hanson tries to move to mount but Tahto blocks the move with his legs.
Hanson prevents Tahto from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hanson.
John Wayne Hanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hanson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tahto wants to get back to his feet but Hanson drags him back down.
Hanson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hanson trying to control the position but Tahto is working away.
Tahto dodges the ground and pound from Hanson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tahto moves into range and clinches up with Hanson.
Hanson dodges an elbow strike from Tahto.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hanson is working for takedown but Tahto is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wayne Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tahto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tahto's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahto blocks an uppercut.

Tahto lands a takedown into guard.
Tahto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wayne Hanson dominated that second round.
That's time! Hanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hanson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanson is looking to take a break and control but Tahto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tahto is trying to stand.
Hanson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Tahto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hanson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tahto bucks up and throws Hanson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tahto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanson avoids the elbow strike from Tahto, against the cage.
Hanson lands a left hand.
Tahto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Tahto.
Tahto blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanson.
Nice body punch from Hanson.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahto.
Hanson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahto takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hanson.

Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Hanson tries to clinch up.
Tahto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hanson has Tahto up against the cage in a clinch.
Tahto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanson.
Hanson wants a takedown.
Tahto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Hanson jumps guard and drags Tahto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tahto wants to stand but Hanson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hanson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tahto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hanson's body to avoid the submission. Hanson has instead reached around Tahto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hanson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Wayne Hanson!