PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and huikko haliikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). huikko haliikka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sagat
vs
haliikka

223 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, huikko haliikka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

haliikka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sagat trying to hold on to haliikka's head to control him but haliikka postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
haliikka prevents Sagat from standing back up.
Sagat gets back to full guard.
Sagat strikes from his own guard.
Sagat wants to stand but haliikka is controlling the position.
Sagat has a closed guard, preventing haliikka from standing up.
Sagat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for haliikka on the ground.
haliikka looks gassed!
Sagat wants to get back to his feet but haliikka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat is striking off his back. haliikka thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sagat tries to roll over but haliikka keeps him under control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but haliikka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but haliikka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat wants to clinch up but haliikka keeps it at a distance.
haliikka keeps the fight on the outside.
haliikka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sagat shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and haliikka counters with a head kick. That will keep Sagat thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
haliikka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sagat misses with a hook.

Sagat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. haliikka is trying to defend but Sagat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sagat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
haliikka is not content to let Sagat control the position.
Sagat is looking to advance position but haliikka won't allow it.
Sagat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sagat looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks haliikka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
haliikka is refusing to be controlled, as Sagat sits in half guard.
Sagat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagat thows a huge punch but haliikka dodges it nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
haliikka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
haliikka tries to clinch up
and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a takedown
and haliikka counters with a nice body kick.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sagat misses with a takedown

and haliikka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Sagat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagat trying to control here.
haliikka wants to pass the guard but Sagat is defending well.
haliikka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sagat wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. haliikka is working away from the top position though.
haliikka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sagat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Sagat has one foot on haliikka's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

haliikka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sagat drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through haliikka's defenses.
haliikka wants to break free but Sagat has control.
Sagat fails to pull guard.
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 Victor Sagat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sagat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
haliikka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
haliikka avoids the head kick by Sagat.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
haliikka tries to clinch but Sagat moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of haliikka backwards.
Sagat lands a damaging elbow.

Sagat manages to break the clinch.
Sagat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
haliikka closes the distance and clinches up with Sagat, looking for a takedown. haliikka pushes Sagat against the cage but Sagat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sagat thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
haliikka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sagat counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagat misses with a body shot

and haliikka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sagat missing with punches from the bottom.
Sagat is looking to escape.
Sagat wants to control but haliikka is keeping busy.
Sagat misses with some strikes from the bottom.
haliikka sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sagat tries to roll over but haliikka keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
haliikka is keen to just control but Sagat is a slippery customer.
haliikka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sagat throws a front kick that sends haliikka stumbling back into the cage.
Sagat is looking to clinch.
Sagat tries to clinch up but haliikka circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat moves in looking to clinch but haliikka pushes him off.
Sagat scores with a hook to the body. haliikka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Sagat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sagat wants to take a breather but haliikka is having none of it.
haliikka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sagat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sagat works over haliikka with some ground and pound from guard.

Sagat got a little sloppy there for a moment and haliikka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sagat has managed to get both his arms back between haliikka's legs - danger averted.
Sagat throwing strikes from guard but haliikka blocks nicely.
Sagat tries to free his leg and advance position but haliikka is retaining full guard.
Sagat trying to stand up but can't free himself from haliikka's guard.
huikko haliikka has got the better of the ground game so far.

haliikka is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sagat has his hands clasped together but haliikka extends an breaks Sagat's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by haliikka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). huikko haliikka!