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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randall Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joni Valimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valimaki has chosen Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna as his entrance music. Joni Valimaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randall Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joni Valimaki!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Valimaki misses with a wild combination.
Valimaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Valimaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valimaki is looking to stand up but Hayes won't let him.
Valimaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hayes kicks Valimaki off and gets to his feet.
Hayes tries to clinch but Valimaki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Valimaki circles away.
Valimaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hayes is looking to clinch.
Hayes clinches with his opponent.
Hayes tries to break the clinch but Valimaki is controlling the position.
Valimaki wants a takedown.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joni Valimaki.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Valimaki gets a takedown into half guard.
Valimaki looks gassed!
Hayes is looking to escape.
Hayes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valimaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hayes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes forces Valimaki back against the cage and clinches.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Valimaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch but Valimaki moves out of range.
Hayes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randall Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayes tries to clinch but Valimaki moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes thuds a left hand into Valimaki's body.
Valimaki looks for a takedown but Hayes sprawls well.
Hayes wants to clinch up but Valimaki keeps it at a distance.
Valimaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Hayes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayes closes the distance and pushes Valimaki back into the cage.
Valimaki decides to pull guard.
Hayes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valimaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hayes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hayes wants to stand but Valimaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valimaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hayes throwing strikes but missing.
Valimaki lands a decent shot there.
Valimaki wants to stand up but Hayes is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayes lands a head kick!
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Valimaki circles away.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valimaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hayes looks to clinch
and Valimaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valimaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valimaki throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hayes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valimaki is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valimaki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valimaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hayes defends well.
Valimaki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Valimaki won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valimaki is on top in guard.
Valimaki wants to stand but Hayes is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Valimaki stops Hayes from standing up.
Valimaki passes Hayes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Valimaki throws a strike but Hayes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valimaki prevents Hayes from getting back to his feet.
Valimaki postures up in Hayes's guard and throws a big left but Hayes blocks it.
Valimaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hayes's guard.
Valimaki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Valimaki from controlling successfully.
Hayes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Valimaki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four 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.
Valimaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.
Hayes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Valimaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hayes!
Valimaki throws some wild stikes that Hayes manages to avoid easily.
Valimaki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Valimaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Valimaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hayes as he avoids it easily.
Valimaki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes closes the distance but Valimaki moves to the side
so Valimaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hayes is looking to stand up but Valimaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Valimaki throws a strike but Hayes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valimaki has his feet on Hayes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Randall Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes swats away the attempt to clinch by Valimaki.
Hayes has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Hayes.
Hayes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valimaki closes the distance and clinches up with Hayes, looking for a takedown. Valimaki pushes Hayes against the cage but Hayes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Randall Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joni Valimaki.
Hayes clinches up with Valimaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Hayes tries to clinch
and Valimaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valimaki.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valimaki avoids the head kick by Hayes.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valimaki.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valimaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayes darts in trying to clinch
and Valimaki counters with a takedown into side control.
Hayes is being controlled here.
Valimaki is trying to ground and pound but Hayes uses the momentary lack of control by Valimaki to regain half guard.
Valimaki seems to be working for a kimura but Hayes defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valimaki trying to control from half guard but Hayes is working away.
Valimaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hayes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valimaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valimaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valimaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hayes is trying to stand back up but Valimaki is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valimaki looks for a takedown but Hayes sprawls well.
Hayes slaps away a takedown attempt from Valimaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hayes clinches but Valimaki breaks the clinch
and Valimaki counters with a single leg into guard. Hayes didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valimaki wants to control from the top but Hayes keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joni Valimaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valimaki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joni Valimaki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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