PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Onni Seppala (ranked 2043 p4p, 278 weight class) and Henry Hoodoo (ranked 2615 p4p, 342 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hoodoo's choice of entrance music: I Put A Spell On You. On his way into the cage it seems that Onni Seppala has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Onni Seppala seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Seppala
vs
Hoodoo

194 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Seppala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hoodoo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Onni Seppala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Seppala has managed to clinch.
Seppala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoodoo.
Seppala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoodoo scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoodoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Seppala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hoodoo blocks an uppercut.
Seppala struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoodoo controls his hands.
Seppala takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Onni Seppala has been cut.
Hoodoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoodoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoodoo lands an elbow inside.
Seppala swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoodoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoodoo lands an elbow that stopped Seppala in his tracks for a moment.
Hoodoo lands a nice uppercut.
Seppala throws a head punch that misses.
Seppala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoodoo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Onni Seppala's cut is getting worse.
I was talking to Seppala's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoodoo missing with knees to the body.
Seppala avoiding damage as Hoodoo throws knees to the body.
Seppala tries to work over Hoodoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoodoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Seppala struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoodoo controls his hands.
Seppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seppala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoodoo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoodoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoodoo blocking some punches.
Hoodoo scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoodoo prevents a body shot from Seppala.
A hook to the body from Hoodoo.
Seppala is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoodoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seppala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Seppala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Hoodoo.
Seppala managing to block the knees to the body from Hoodoo.
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoodoo.
Knees to the body from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hoodoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Onni Seppala's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hoodoo missing with knees to the body.
Hoodoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seppala's defenses.
Seppala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoodoo.
Hoodoo trying to land knees to the body.
Seppala blocks a body shot from Hoodoo.
Hoodoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoodoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seppala's defenses.
Hoodoo blocks a body shot from Seppala.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seppala letting Hoodoo take a breather here.
Seppala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seppala throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Seppala.
Hoodoo blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Seppala - that landed with a thud.
Seppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seppala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seppala misses with some punches.
Hoodoo is leaning against Seppala and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoodoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Seppala avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Seppala.
Seppala can't find room to land a body shot as Hoodoo controls the action.
Seppala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoodoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seppala is defending well for now.
Seppala struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoodoo controls his hands.
Seppala tries to work over Hoodoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seppala blocks the elbow strike.
Hoodoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Seppala's defenses.
Seppala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seppala misses with the head strike.
Seppala takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Hoodoo.

Jeez, Onni Seppala's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knees to the body from Hoodoo.
Seppala swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoodoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seppala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seppala lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoodoo tries to land a knee to the head but Seppala blocks with his arms.
Seppala misses with the head strike.
Seppala tries to throw a body punch but Hoodoo avoids it by throwing Seppala back against the cage.
Hoodoo landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Hoodoo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onni Seppala's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seppala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoodoo.
Seppala stuns Hoodoo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoodoo blocks a jab.
Hoodoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seppala throws a lazy right hand but Hoodoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seppala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoodoo manages to avoid it.
Hoodoo cracks Seppala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoodoo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seppala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hoodoo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Seppala misses
and Hoodoo counters with a two punch combo.
Seppala scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Hoodoo misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seppala throws a body punch but Hoodoo moves out of range.

Hoodoo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seppala, pushing him back against the cage.
Hoodoo missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seppala.
Seppala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoodoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Seppala.
Hoodoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoodoo.
Seppala swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoodoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seppala lands a right hand.
Hoodoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Seppala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Henry Hoodoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seppala takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Henry Hoodoo!
A very excited looking Henry Hoodoo 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.