PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mikki Hiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisu Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiiri comes to the cage accompanied by LIAR. Aalto has chosen . as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hiiri
vs
Aalto

170 cm
22
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mikki Hiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sisu Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto tries to clinch but Hiiri is having none of it.
Aalto is looking to clinch.
Aalto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiiri misses with a takedown attempt - Aalto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hiiri swats away the attempt to clinch by Aalto.
Hiiri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aalto defends it nicely.
Aalto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hiiri scores with a takedown into Aalto's guard.
Aalto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Aalto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hiiri cracks Aalto with a solid left hand.
Aalto throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aalto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hiiri landing with the ground and pound.
Hiiri is pushing down on Aalto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aalto is fighting to maintain full guard but Hiiri has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hiiri lands a nice short elbow.
Aalto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hiiri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hiiri seems to be working for a kimura but Aalto defends the submission attempt.
Hiiri wants to pass the guard but Aalto is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aalto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Aalto wants to improve his position but Hiiri is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Hiiri there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aalto misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice body punch from Hiiri.
Aalto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sisu Aalto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiiri jabs at Aalto's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hiiri.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mikki Hiiri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiiri is breathing heavily.
Aalto wants to clinch.
Hiiri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hiiri misses with a low kick.
Aalto wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aalto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aalto moves in looking to clinch but Hiiri pushes him off.

Aalto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hiiri, pushing him back against the cage.
Hiiri fails to pull guard.
Aalto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hiiri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hiiri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aalto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hiiri has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aalto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Aalto jumps guard and drags Hiiri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aalto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Aalto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aalto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hiiri slips nicely into half guard.
Aalto punching from the bottom.
Hiiri missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aalto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hiiri 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.
Aalto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aalto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiiri.

Aalto takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hiiri has picked Aalto up - he's going for a ride! Hiiri dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aalto landing a few short strikes.
Hiiri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aalto's head.
Aalto missing with punches from the bottom.
Aalto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Hiiri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aalto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aalto missing with punches from the bottom.
Aalto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Aalto gets full guard.
Aalto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hiiri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aalto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aalto tries to clinch up but Hiiri circles away and keeps his distance.
Aalto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiiri circles away.
Aalto fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hiiri drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hiiri looking to pass the guard.
Aalto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aalto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Aalto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Aalto trying to strike off his back.
Hiiri passes into half guard.
Aalto throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Aalto wants to improve his position but Hiiri is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aalto but Aalto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hiiri throws a sloppy head kick and Aalto moves out of range easily.
Hiiri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aalto as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiiri swats away the attempt to clinch by Aalto.
Aalto moves in looking to clinch but Hiiri pushes him off.
Aalto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiiri circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sisu Aalto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aalto tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiiri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aalto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Hiiri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aalto's guard.
Aalto trying to strike off his back.
Aalto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hiiri looking to pass the guard.
Aalto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hiiri with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hiiri drops back looking for a leg! Aalto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aalto manages to kick Hiiri off! Hiiri jumps back into Aalto's guard.
Aalto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aalto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hiiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aalto tries to clinch but Hiiri moves out of range.

Hiiri tries to keep at a distance but Aalto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aalto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aalto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hiiri accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aalto tries to strike from the bottom.
Aalto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aalto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hiiri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aalto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Aalto lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Hiiri sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aalto's guard.
Hiiri winds up and cracks Aalto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Aalto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aalto.
Aalto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hiiri is pushing down on Aalto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aalto is fighting to maintain full guard but Hiiri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Aalto lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Aalto throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Hiiri has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Aalto defend it? Hiiri steps over the head and cranks it - Aalto is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hiiri!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mikki Hiiri!