PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Niinivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. La Roux - In For The Kill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Niinivaara
vs
Carter

198 cm
24
213 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Niinivaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Carter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinivaara throws and low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Niinivaara takes one to the chin there.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and Niinivaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter looks to clinch
and Niinivaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niinivaara dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Niinivaara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carter tries to land a body kick
and Niinivaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niinivaara misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Niinivaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niinivaara lands an overhand right.
Carter darts in trying to clinch
and Niinivaara counters with a left and a right that stings Carter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinivaara lands with a right hand.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Niinivaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Niinivaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Mike Carter has been cut.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niinivaara.
Donk. Carter catches Niinivaara right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Niinivaara.
Carter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Niinivaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niinivaara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Niinivaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niinivaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niinivaara swivels and escapes.
Niinivaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niinivaara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Niinivaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carter misses with a combination
and Niinivaara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Niinivaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Niinivaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter misses with a double jab
and Niinivaara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Carter looks gassed!
Niinivaara thows a leg kick but Carter checks it

and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Niinivaara blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Niinivaara.
Carter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niinivaara slowing the pace effectively.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Niinivaara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niinivaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Niinivaara blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Niinivaara won't want to take too many of those.

Niinivaara breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carter!
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Niinivaara falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Niinivaara clinches with his opponent.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Niinivaara as the two fighters clinch.
Niinivaara scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niinivaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Niinivaara.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Niinivaara avoids the elbow strike from Carter, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Niinivaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Niinivaara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter throws a right and a left that Niinivaara avoids nicely.
Mike Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Niinivaara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Niinivaara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niinivaara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Niinivaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Niinivaara.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Niinivaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter throws a series of punches but Niinivaara moves out of range.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niinivaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a leg kick but Niinivaara checks it.
A big right from Niinivaara misses.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niinivaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niinivaara misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Niinivaara throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Niinivaara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter moves out of range as Niinivaara strikes.
Carter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niinivaara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Niinivaara throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter misses with a combination
and Niinivaara counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niinivaara looks to land a combination. Carter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Niinivaara.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Niinivaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niinivaara lands a nice looking body shot.
Niinivaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niinivaara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Niinivaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Niinivaara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Niinivaara moves into range and clinches up with Carter.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niinivaara.
Nice elbow from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Niinivaara lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Niinivaara.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter letting Niinivaara take a breather here.
Niinivaara throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niinivaara blocking some punches.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Niinivaara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niinivaara just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Niinivaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Niinivaara is struggling to control the position.

Niinivaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niinivaara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Niinivaara. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter lands a nice shot that snaps Niinivaara's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Niinivaara's head but Niinivaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hannu Niinivaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Niinivaara looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Niinivaara.
Carter tries to bum rush Niinivaara with a series of wild strikes but Niinivaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Niinivaara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niinivaara stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niinivaara lands a slapping body shot.
Niinivaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Niinivaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niinivaara.
Niinivaara throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Niinivaara wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niinivaara cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Carter with a nice cross.
Nice body kick there by Niinivaara.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Niinivaara takes the fight into the clinch.
Niinivaara has Carter pressed against the cage.
Niinivaara lands with a right to the head.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Niinivaara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinivaara blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Niinivaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Niinivaara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Niinivaara scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Niinivaara as the two fighters clinch.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Niinivaara is working Carter over against the cage.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niinivaara blocks an elbow strike.
Niinivaara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niinivaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Niinivaara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Niinivaara avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Mike Carter's cut even more.
Carter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niinivaara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Niinivaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niinivaara into the cage.
Niinivaara works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter being controlled against the cage.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Niinivaara is blocking nicely.
Niinivaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Niinivaara just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Niinivaara blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.

Niinivaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niinivaara looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Niinivaara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carter avoids the body shot from Niinivaara.
Niinivaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Niinivaara throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Niinivaara counters with a nice body shot.
Niinivaara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Niinivaara.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niinivaara counters with a solid body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinivaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niinivaara lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Niinivaara.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Niinivaara.
Jab from Niinivaara.
Mike Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niinivaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niinivaara throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Niinivaara misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Niinivaara counters with a nice body shot.
Niinivaara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niinivaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannu Niinivaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niinivaara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Niinivaara!