PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Mathias Havna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aalio Paalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mathias Havna
vs
Paalio

225 cm
22
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erling Mathias Havna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paalio misses with a straight right.
Paalio misses with a straight left.
Paalio misses with an uppercut.
Paalio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Havna circles away quickly and effectively.
Paalio throws a hook to the side of Havna's head but Havna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Havna feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Havna wants to get up but he can't break Paalio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paalio wants to stand but Havna is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paalio is trying to control the position but Havna postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Havna gets to his feet - Paalio follows without any prompting.
Aalio Paalio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paalio drops Havna with a beautiful combination! Havna stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paalio is looking for the KO!

It looks like Erling Mathias Havna has been cut.
Havna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paalio.
Paalio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Paalio does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Havna.
Paalio throws a shot from downtown. Havna moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Paalio catches Havna right on the button with a cross.
Paalio throws a hook but Havna avoids it easily.
A big right from Paalio misses.
Paalio throws a series of punches but Havna avoids them all with ease.
Havna slips a jab from Paalio.
Paalio throws a right hand that Havna ducks under and follows up with a left that Havna also avoids with ease.
Paalio misses with a body kick.
Havna slips a jab and a cross from Paalio.
Paalio 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.
Havna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paalio.
Havna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paalio looks gassed!
Paalio misses with an uppercut. Havna saw that one coming.
Havna avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paalio looks to land a combination but Havna avoids it well.
Paalio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Havna shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Havna was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Havna stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aalio Paalio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erling Mathias Havna's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Havna drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Havna would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paalio wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

That's two 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.
Havna is looking to stand up but Paalio won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paalio has Havna pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Havna wants to stand and escape but instead Paalio has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erling Mathias Havna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erling Mathias Havna's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Paalio misses with a hook.
Havna slips a jab from Paalio.
Paalio throws a lazy right hand but Havna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paalio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Havna's head backwards.
Paalio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Havna.
Aalio Paalio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paalio feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Havna sprawling to the canvas! Havna rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Paalio finish him?!

Havna is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paalio lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aalio Paalio!