Infinity 47: Ahokas vs Moo PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korny Kornflake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellscream's entrance music is Sure shot. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hellscream
vs
Kornflake

178 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

215 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Steel Penn's All 160

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grom Hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Korny Kornflake!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hellscream closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kornflake did well to prevent Hellscream getting side control.

Kornflake manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kornflake throws a series of punches but Hellscream moves out of range.
Kornflake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kornflake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hellscream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kornflake throws a big elbow that misses.
Kornflake throwing strikes but missing.
Kornflake throwing strikes from guard but Hellscream blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kornflake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hellscream looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellscream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kornflake.
Hellscream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kornflake postures up and lands a big shot to Hellscream's brow.
Kornflake lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellscream is breathing heavily.
Kornflake is in close to Hellscream's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kornflake cracks Hellscream with a solid left hand.
Kornflake throws a big elbow that misses.
Kornflake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kornflake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kornflake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hellscream utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kornflake stands up over Hellscream, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kornflake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kornflake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kornflake throwing strikes but missing.
Kornflake throwing strikes but missing.
Kornflake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hellscream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kornflake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kornflake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kornflake scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hellscream is rocked!
Kornflake arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Hellscream's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Korny Kornflake!
Grom Hellscream was interviewed post fight and said 'Lock tar'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalja Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erki Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nyrkki
vs
Turk

188 cm
27
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalja Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erki Turk!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nyrkki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Turk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nyrkki has momentary wrist control but Turk slips an elbow through the middle.

Turk drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Turk seems to have locked his on tight now - Nyrkki screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Turk, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Erki Turk!

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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witaliy Michilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Michilov
vs
Escobar

186 cm
23
222 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Witaliy Michilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Escobar swings for the body but Michilov moves out of range.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Michilov as he jumps to the side.
Escobar throws a hook but Michilov avoids it easily.
Michilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michilov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar digs a good hook to Michilov's body.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Michilov is just out of range.
Michilov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michilov manages to avoid it.
Escobar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Michilov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Escobar cracks a nice hook into Michilov's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Escobar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Escobar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Michilov wants to stand but Escobar is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michilov managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michilov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michilov.

That's four 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.
Escobar misses with a looping left.

Escobar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Michilov did well to prevent Escobar getting side control.
Michilov is trying to stand up here but Escobar is controlling him well.
Escobar controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Escobar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michilov moves away.
Escobar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Michilov rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michilov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a right hand
and Michilov counters with a series of strikes. Escobar will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michilov's waist but Michilov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar off to one side.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Michilov as Escobar shoots in.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar shoots for a double leg takedown but Michilov sprawls well. He's pushed Escobar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Witaliy Michilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Escobar.
Michilov slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michilov counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lunges at Michilov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Michilov's hand.

Escobar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Michilov on his heels. He'll look to pass Michilov's guard now, I'm sure.
Michilov wants to get back to his feet but Escobar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Escobar content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michilov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Witaliy Michilov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches up with Michilov, looking for a takedown. Escobar pushes Michilov against the cage but Michilov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and Michilov counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks for a takedown but Michilov sprawls well.

Escobar feints and as Michilov raises his hands in defense, Escobar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michilov has his feet on Escobar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Michilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michilov slips a straight right by Escobar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar shoots and misses
and Michilov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escobar's knee momentarily.
Witaliy Michilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Escobar.
Escobar throws the left hand but Michilov avoids the punch easily.
Ryan Escobar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Escobar misses
and Michilov counters with a low kick, right behind Escobar 's knee.
Michilov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Michilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar looks for a takedown but Michilov sprawls well.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michilov manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Escobar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Escobar!
Ryan Escobar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
14%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Xinchang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Multtuli Margabiaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Xinchang
vs
Margabiaru

196 cm
23
217 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
299 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liu Xinchang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Multtuli Margabiaru!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xinchang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Margabiaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margabiaru scores with a jab.
Margabiaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margabiaru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xinchang 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.
Xinchang moves forwards but Margabiaru connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Margabiaru has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Xinchang just misses with a punch to the body.
Xinchang fails to land with a series of punches.
Xinchang needs to keep his hands up - Margabiaru had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margabiaru cracks Xinchang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Xinchang is rocked!
Xinchang misses the shot to the body.
Oh Xinchang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Margabiaru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xinchang.
Liu Xinchang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margabiaru lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Xinchang up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Margabiaru from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Xinchang's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Multtuli Margabiaru!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Rzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov comes to the cage accompanied by Diskoteka avaria-Nebo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kvasov
vs
Rzic

185 cm
34
202 lbs
21 - 25 - 1

189 cm
23
189 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Kvasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Rzic!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvasov tries to clinch but Rzic moves out of range.
A jab from Rzic does it's job there.
Roman Kvasov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kvasov wants to clinch.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Rzic misses with a hook
and Kvasov counters with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rzic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rzic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kvasov momentarily.
Rzic scores with a jab to the body.
Kvasov tries to clinch up but Rzic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kvasov tries to clinch but Rzic is having none of it.
Rzic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kvasov.
Kvasov moves out of range of the body kick from Rzic.
Rzic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kvasov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kvasov forces Rzic back against the cage and clinches.
Rzic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kvasov leaning against his opponent.
Rzic tries to throw a body punch but Kvasov avoids it by throwing Rzic back against the cage.
Rzic swings wildly with an uppercut but Kvasov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kvasov fails to land.
Kvasov trying to stall but Rzic improves his position.
Kvasov misses with a body punch.
Kvasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rzic.
Rzic is trying to break the clinch but Kvasov is controlling him.
Kvasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kvasov taking a breather.
Kvasov blocks an uppercut.
Kvasov blocking some punches.
Kvasov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rzic is keeping busy.
A short left from Rzic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Rzic controls his hands.
Kvasov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rzic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rzic.
Kvasov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rzic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kvasov.
Kvasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kvasov on the inside.
Kvasov lands a nice uppercut.
Rzic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rzic pushes Kvasov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rzic can't find room to land a body shot as Kvasov controls the action.
Kvasov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rzic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Kvasov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rzic misses with a punch on the inside.
Kvasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rzic or not.

Kvasov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rzic tried to score with a low kick but Kvasov checks it.
Rzic with a nice cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvasov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rzic misses with a body punch
enabling Kvasov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kvasov steps in with a hook that catches Rzic right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kvasov follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rzic looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Kvasov!
Roman Kvasov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Frettish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Frettish
vs
Urhola

225 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

194 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Fast

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Frettish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Urhola!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Urhola.
Urhola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Urhola gets a clinch.
Urhola scores with a shot to the side of Frettish's head.
Frettish takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ed Frettish has been cut.
Frettish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Urhola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Urhola lands a left hand.
Urhola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Urhola putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frettish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Urhola.
Frettish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Urhola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frettish is breathing heavily.
Urhola lands a hook that snaps the head of Frettish backwards.
Urhola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Urhola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Frettish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urhola has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urhola lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urhola.
Urhola lands an elbow inside.
Urhola lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Frettish out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Veli Urhola!
A victorious Veli Urhola thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Moo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ahokas
vs
Moo

192 cm
29
288 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Meet the Future

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moo dives in and scores a takedown into Ahokas's guard.
Moo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahokas is keeping the position for now.
Moo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahokas trying to control the position here.
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Moo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ahokas 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Moo keeps moving.
Moo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moo trying to mount his opponent but Ahokas defends it.
Ahokas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moo.
Moo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ahokas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ahokas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ahokas keeps working.
Moo wants to free his trapped foot but Ahokas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ahokas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahokas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Moo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ahokas sees it coming and defends easily.
Ahokas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo wants to advance to full mount but Ahokas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Moo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikey Moo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moo moves away from the strike by Ahokas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ahokas blocks the low kick.

Moo has managed to clinch.
Moo tries to pull guard but Ahokas won't allow it.

Ahokas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moo regains guard.
Moo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahokas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ahokas is working Moo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas throws an elbow that misses. Moo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahokas's guard. Nice move by Moo!
Moo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahokas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moo won't allow Ahokas to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moo trying to move into half guard but instead Ahokas has managed to sweep!
Ahokas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
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 Juha Ahokas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Moo fails with the takedown

so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ahokas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahokas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moo's head.
Ahokas stopping the sweep attempt from Moo.
Moo is looking to stand up but Ahokas isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahokas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juha Ahokas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Moo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ahokas defends well.
Ahokas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas stands up over Moo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ahokas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ahokas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Moo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ahokas taking a breather.

Ahokas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahokas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahokas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moo stuffs the takedown.
Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moo throws a head kick but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas throws a shot to the body.
Moo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ahokas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moo won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ahokas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ahokas scoring with punches and elbows.
Ahokas working the ground and pound from side control.
Moo tries to bench press Ahokas off him but Ahokas keeps the position.
Ahokas scoring with punches and elbows.

Moo is rocked!
Moo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Moo struggling a bit here.
Ahokas is working Moo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Moo is still in real trouble! Can Ahokas finish him?
Moo tries to bench press Ahokas off him but Ahokas keeps the position.
Ahokas scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Moo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ahokas can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
A relieved looking Juha Ahokas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.