Hurley Combat 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Rodgers
vs
Gump

182 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

212 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Rodgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bubba Gump!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers.
The crowd cheers as Rodgers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gump doesn't seem phased though.
Gump tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodgers is able to avoid easily.
Rodgers throws a looping overhand right but Gump ducks down to avoid it.
Gump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gump uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodgers.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gump.
Gump shoots in looking for a takedown but Rodgers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gump's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gump tries to clinch up.
Rodgers stuffs the takedown.
Gump is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gump slips under a jab from Rodgers.
Horrible takedown by Gump or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodgers which made him look bad.
Ken Rodgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Gump.
Gump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump shoots in but Rodgers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
Rodgers keeps the fight on the outside.

Rodgers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodgers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rodgers content to stall in guard here.
Rodgers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rodgers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rodgers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodgers distracts Gump with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers 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.
Rodgers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gump throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rodgers 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.
Rodgers 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.
Rodgers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gump's head.
Rodgers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rodgers postures up and lands a big shot to Gump's brow.
Rodgers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rodgers's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rodgers works over Gump with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodgers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodgers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Gump looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rodgers has picked Gump up and slammed him! Gump can't keep hold of the triangle and Rodgers manages to pass to side control!
Rodgers controlling from side mount.
Gump on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gump really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodgers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers working the head and body with strikes.
Rodgers moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodgers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.
Rodgers cracks Gump with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers prevents Gump from escaping the position.
Rodgers scoring with punches and elbows.
Rodgers cracks Gump with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Rodgers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rodgers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gump.
Bubba Gump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gump misses with a takedown attempt

and Rodgers counters with a single leg into guard. Gump didn't expect that.
Rodgers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gump has momentary wrist control but Rodgers slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodgers passes Gump's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodgers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Rodgers.
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!
Rodgers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gump with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodgers working over Gump with some ground and pound. Gump looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rodgers is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rodgers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodgers slips a nice elbow through Gump's hands, connecting with Gump's forehead.
Rodgers controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gump on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodgers moves nicely into side control.
Rodgers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rodgers lands an elbow.
Ken Rodgers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A lull in the action here as Rodgers stalls from top position.
Gump tries to buck Rodgers off but Rodgers is having none of it.
Gump takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rodgers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gump can do to turn this around?
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!
Gump tries to bench press Rodgers off him but Rodgers keeps the position.
Gump is breathing heavily.
Gump seems a little lost for a moment, as Rodgers dominates the positioning.
Gump wants to control but Rodgers postures up.
Rodgers landing strikes.
Rodgers is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gump!
Rodgers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodgers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rodgers looking to finish Gump with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gump!
Rodgers punishing his opponent with strikes.

Gump is rocked!
Rodgers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gump's face.
Gump is still in real trouble! Can Rodgers finish him?
Rodgers postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Gump badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rodgers around the waist but Rodgers pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rodgers is the winner by TKO! Rodgers jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Rodgers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roca Tittis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gullane Sattar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tittis
vs
Sattar

203 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roca Tittis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gullane Sattar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tittis tries to clinch but Sattar is having none of it.
Sattar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tittis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sattar is trying to control the position but Tittis postures up.
Tittis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tittis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tittis looking to sit in guard and control but Sattar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sattar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sattar trying to control but Tittis is working from the bottom.
Sattar is fighting to break Tittis's control of his arms but Tittis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Roca Tittis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Sattar gets tackled into the cage by Tittis. Tittis maintains the clinch.
Tittis wants a takedown but no success here.

Tittis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sattar can't fight it off and eventually Tittis manages to take the fight to the floor. Sattar looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sattar trying to keep a closed guard but Tittis is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sattar keeping moving, preventing Tittis from controlling successfully.

Tittis stands and steps away. Sattar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tittis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sattar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tittis shoots in but Sattar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sattar slaps away a takedown attempt from Tittis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roca Tittis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sattar wants to clinch but Tittis slips to the side

and Tittis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sattar is working for takedown but Tittis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sattar tries to break the clinch but Tittis is controlling the position.
Tittis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sattar is keeping busy.
Tittis looking for a takedown.
Sattar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tittis has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sattar jumps guard and drags Tittis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sattar trying to control the position.

Tittis stands up and waves to Sattar to follow him.
Sattar is looking to clinch.
Tittis is looking to clinch.

Tittis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tittis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tittis stopping the sweep attempt from Sattar.
Sattar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tittis looking to pass the guard.
Tittis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sattar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sattar wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tittis circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tittis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sattar's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tittis stopping the sweep attempt from Sattar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roca Tittis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sattar shoots and misses

and Tittis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sattar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tittis is working away from the top position though.
Tittis winds up and cracks Sattar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sattar trying to control from the bottom.
Tittis lands with a punch from half guard.
Tittis controlling the action here.
Roca Tittis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sattar wants to control but Tittis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sattar flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tittis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tittis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sattar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tittis is looking to take a break and control but Sattar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sattar is trying to stand up here but Tittis is controlling him well.
Sattar is trying to control but Tittis manages to pass to mount!
Sattar tries to hold on but Tittis pushes him away.
Tittis controlling the position easily from mount.
Tittis prevents Sattar from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tittis is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Tittis working for a guillotine from mount but Sattar is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tittis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sattar is trying desperately to improve position.
Tittis controlling from the full mount.
Tittis trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tittis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tittis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sattar can't escape the position.
Tittis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tittis controlling his opponent.
Sattar is squirming around, avoiding Tittis's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sattar taking shots to the head.
Tittis looking to control but Sattar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tittis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tittis looking to control but Sattar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sattar is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roca Tittis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tittis fails with a takedown attempt.
Sattar blocks a head kick by Tittis.
Tittis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sattar as he jumps to the side.
Tittis tries to clinch there but Sattar circles away.
Sattar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tittis counters by moving into the clinch.
Sattar stalling.
Sattar is trying to push Tittis away but Tittis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sattar is pressed up against the cage. Tittis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sattar down to the mat. Sattar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roca Tittis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tittis fails to land the takedown.
Tittis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tittis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sattar tries to avoid it but Tittis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sattar to the ground. Sattar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Sattar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sattar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Tittis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sattar wants to stand up but Tittis is controlling him.
Tittis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sattar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tittis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tittis wants to control from the top but Sattar keeps moving.
Tittis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tittis tries to stand but Sattar is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tittis preventing the sweep.
Tittis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tittis thows a big elbow that misses.

We're going to have a standup here because Roca Tittis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sattar tries to clinch up but Tittis circles away and keeps his distance.
Tittis wants to clinch up but Sattar keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sattar as Tittis shoots in.

Tittis gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tittis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sattar wants to control but Tittis postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sattar throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Sattar is trying to control Tittis's posture but Tittis avoids it.
Tittis controlling from side mount.
Sattar tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tittis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sattar works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tittis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sattar keeps working.

Tittis escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tittis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gullane Sattar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roca Tittis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tittis avoids the head kick by Sattar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roca Tittis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tittis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roca Tittis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeru Allianz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Toy Soldier. Gustavo Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeru Allianz's chin.

Gracie
vs
Allianz

180 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gustavo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeru Allianz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in but Allianz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Allianz circles away.
Allianz moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.

Gracie clinches up with Allianz and pushes him back against the cage.

Allianz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allianz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gracie. That one must have hurt.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Allianz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Allianz circles away and keeps his distance.
Allianz misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allianz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Gracie closes the distance and pushes Allianz back into the cage.
Gracie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Jeru Allianz has been cut.

Allianz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allianz circles away from the clinch attempt

and Allianz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allianz.
Gracie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Gracie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Allianz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Allianz kicks off Gracie and gets to his feet.
Allianz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gracie moves into the clinch.

Allianz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Allianz wants to control but Gracie passes easily into half guard.

Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Allianz sees it coming and defends easily.

Gracie is working for a kimura but Allianz is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allianz connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Gracie wants to control but Allianz is keeping him busy.
Allianz wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie prevents Allianz from improving his position.
Allianz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allianz wants to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Allianz is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeru Allianz was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Allianz has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie throws an elbow but it misses.

Allianz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie clinches but Allianz breaks the clinch

so Allianz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allianz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Allianz from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allianz pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Allianz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie tries to roll over but Allianz keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allianz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Allianz passes into side control, despite Gracie's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gustavo Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeru Allianz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Allianz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie closes the distance but Allianz moves to the side

and Allianz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Allianz is stalling in the full guard.

Allianz stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Allianz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.

Gracie gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allianz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gracie lands an elbow inside that Allianz shrugs off.
Allianz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allianz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Gustavo Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeru Allianz.
Gracie clinches but Allianz breaks the clinch
and Allianz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Allianz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Jeru Allianz has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allianz working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Allianz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Allianz controlling from the full mount.
Allianz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Allianz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Allianz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Gracie is rocked!
Allianz lands a big shot to the head and Gracie winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeru Allianz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesare Batisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

St Pierre
vs
Batisti

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cesare Batisti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batisti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Batisti closes the distance and clinches up with St Pierre, looking for a takedown. Batisti pushes St Pierre against the cage but St Pierre circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Batisti tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batisti is working for takedown but St Pierre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesare Batisti.
Batisti wants to break free but St Pierre has control.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Batisti won't allow it.
Batisti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

St Pierre breaks the clinch.

St Pierre has Batisti up against the cage in a clinch.
Batisti tries to land knees in the clinch but St Pierre avoids the damage to the body.
St Pierre missing with knees to the body.

St Pierre has Batisti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Batisti tumbling to the mat - St Pierre dives into Batisti's guard.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Batisti is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Batisti working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

We're going to have a standup here because Dan St Pierre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.

St Pierre escapes and gets back to his feet.

St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Batisti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Batisti looks to move to half guard but instead St Pierre has passed into mount! Damn!
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Batisti is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batisti tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
St Pierre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pierre controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Batisti is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre landing punches.
BOOM! St Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batisti tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Batisti hang on?
St Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Batisti tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre controlling from the full mount.
Batisti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Batisti darts in trying to clinch

and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Batisti fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Batisti trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Batisti had control of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dan St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batisti!

St Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Batisti quickly recovers to half guard.
St Pierre working the head and body with strikes.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

St Pierre stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Batisti misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Batisti won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Batisti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Batisti to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Batisti works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Batisti throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and St Pierre manages to pass to side control.
Batisti can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
St Pierre controls the position from side control.
St Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A control attempt from Batisti but he's now mounted!
St Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.

Batisti is rocked!
St Pierre lands with some strikes.
Batisti is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre connects with a bit shot that sees Batisti covering up! More strikes from St Pierre and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! St Pierre is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan St Pierre!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Mordor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz has chosen Storstadsidyll by Petter as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mordor
vs
Sachz

185 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

187 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Mordor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Sachz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sachz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sachz!

It looks like Max Mordor has been cut.
No luck for Mordor with that takedown attempt.
Mordor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sachz.
Harry Sachz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Sachz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Nice combo by Sachz! Oh, that's hurt him - Mordor falls to the canvas and Sachz follows him into side control.

Mordor is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!

Sachz decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mordor to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Sachz misses the target.
Sachz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sachz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mordor circles away quickly and effectively.
Mordor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sachz tries to avoid it but Mordor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sachz to the ground. Sachz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sachz throws a monster overhand right that drops Mordor! Sachz follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Sachz!