|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Buktu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hempii Sapponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
180 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power |
|
Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Buktu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hempii Sapponen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buktu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buktu throws a leg kick but Sapponen checks it.
Buktu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sapponen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sapponen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buktu lands a nice hook to Sapponen's body. Sapponen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sapponen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Buktu can pounce on him.
Sapponen looks gassed!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sapponen. Buktu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buktu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sapponen.
A head kick misses from Sapponen.
Buktu looks for the body kick but Sapponen saw that one coming.
Sapponen looks to land a combination but Buktu avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buktu.
Buktu tries to clinch there but Sapponen circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buktu. Sapponen shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapponen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Buktu thuds his shin into the meat of Sapponen's side.
Buktu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sapponen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buktu throws a wild body kick that Sapponen sees coming a mile off.
Buktu wants to clinch up but Sapponen keeps it at a distance.
Buktu closes the distance and clinches.
Buktu lands a knee to the head.
Buktu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapponen blocks it with crossed arms.
Buktu lands a knee to the head.
Sapponen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buktu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buktu landing knees to the head.
Buktu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buktu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapponen's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buktu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sapponen's brow.
Buktu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buktu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sapponen avoids a wild elbow strike from Buktu.
Buktu tries a knee to the head but Sapponen blocks it.
Sapponen pulls guard.
Buktu throws a strike but Sapponen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sapponen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapponen passes Buktu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sapponen controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buktu wants to get back to his feet.
Sapponen is taking a breather. Buktu says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sapponen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hempii Sapponen.
Sapponen looks to land a combination but Buktu avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sapponen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sapponen digs a good hook to Buktu's body.
Buktu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tim Buktu has been cut.
Sapponen lands with a good body shot.
Sapponen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Sapponen misses.
Buktu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Sapponen scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Sapponen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Buktu does it's job there.
Buktu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sapponen fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Buktu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Buktu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Buktu moves in looking to clinch but Sapponen pushes him off.
Buktu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buktu misses with a head kick.
Sapponen blocks a low kick nicely.
Buktu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Sapponen misses.
Buktu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buktu wants to land a leg kick but Sapponen is out of range.
Sapponen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buktu.
Sapponen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sapponen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sapponen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buktu slips a jab and a cross from Sapponen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buktu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapponen tries to bum rush Buktu with a series of wild strikes but Buktu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buktu throws a sloppy body shot
and Sapponen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buktu thinking.
Nice body kick from Buktu.
Sapponen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buktu.
Buktu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Buktu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sapponen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buktu moves away.
Hempii Sapponen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buktu tries to clinch but Sapponen is having none of it.
Hempii Sapponen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapponen throws a series of punches but Buktu moves out of range.
Buktu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sapponen counters with a straight right hand.
Buktu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sapponen was well out of range. Poor timing from Buktu.
Sapponen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buktu thumps Sapponen with a low kick.
Buktu wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapponen misses with a few strikes there.
Tim Buktu is winning the standup battle so far.
Buktu misses with a wild body shot.
Sapponen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buktu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buktu is looking to wear down Sapponen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sapponen lands a jab-cross combination.
Buktu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Buktu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buktu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sapponen.
Sapponen keeps the fight on the outside.
A good leg kick by Buktu.
Sapponen lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buktu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buktu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buktu slips under a jab.
Buktu avoids a kick to the body.
Buktu tries to clinch there but Sapponen circles away.
Sapponen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapponen swats away the attempt to clinch by Buktu.
Sapponen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sapponen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sapponen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sapponen counters with a one-two to the body.
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.
Sapponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buktu was well out of range. Poor timing from Sapponen.
Buktu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buktu thows a leg kick but Sapponen checks it
and Sapponen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Buktu
and Sapponen counters with a left and a right that stings Buktu.
Buktu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buktu throws a leg kick
and Sapponen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buktu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sapponen misses with a double jab.
Sapponen misses with an uppercut.
Sapponen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buktu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapponen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hempii Sapponen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Buktu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Buktu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sapponen's calf.
Sapponen throws a series of strikes that have Buktu backpedaling.
Buktu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sapponen throws a body punch but Buktu moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sapponen blocks the low kick.
Buktu moves out of range as Sapponen strikes.
Buktu throws a head kick that misses
and Sapponen counters with a one-two to the body.
Buktu wants to slow Sapponen down by chopping away at his legs.
Sapponen scores with a nice head shot.
Buktu throws a chopping leg kick but Sapponen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sapponen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sapponen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapponen looks to land a combination but Buktu avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Buktu.
Sapponen connects with a jab.
Buktu looks to clinch
letting Sapponen counter with a right hand.
Buktu throws and low kick but Sapponen moves out of range easily.
Sapponen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sapponen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice body kick from Buktu.
Buktu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sapponen.
A slow jab from Buktu misses its intended target.
Sapponen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buktu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sapponen punishes Buktu's body with a nice straight punch.
Buktu misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapponen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buktu circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapponen looks to land a combination but Buktu avoids it well.
Buktu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sapponen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Sapponen.
Buktu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buktu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sapponen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buktu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sapponen's sensitive parts.
Sapponen fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Buktu.
Buktu thuds a left hand into Sapponen's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buktu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Sapponen misses.
Buktu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buktu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Sapponen as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Sapponen does no damage.
Sapponen stuns Buktu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buktu misses with a straight right.
Sapponen cracks Buktu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buktu looks to land a body kick but Sapponen moved away.
Sapponen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buktu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sapponen lands with a nice combination. Buktu backs away looking to recover.
Buktu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapponen swinging wildly here.
Sapponen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buktu misses with a looping left.
Buktu misses with a jab to the body
and Sapponen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buktu misses with a looping right.
Sapponen throws a nice looking combination but Buktu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sapponen misses with a two punch combination.
Buktu misses with a leg kick.
Sapponen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sapponen swinging wildly here.
Buktu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hempii Sapponen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sapponen 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hempii Sapponen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
73% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
