PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Lippencot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimi Aanekoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lippencot
vs
Aanekoski

178 cm
23
199 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Lippencot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimi Aanekoski!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Aanekoski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aanekoski avoids the body shot from Lippencot.
Lippencot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aanekoski manages to avoid it.
Aanekoski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lippencot swivels and escapes.
Lippencot looks to throw the jab but Aanekoski is out of range.
Lippencot cracks Aanekoski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lippencot swings for the body but Aanekoski moves out of range.
Lippencot misses with the combination.
Lippencot keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hans Lippencot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lippencot fails to land with a series of punches.
Lippencot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aanekoski moves away.
Aanekoski has a takedown stuffed.
Hans Lippencot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimi Aanekoski.
Aanekoski shoots in but no luck this time.
Lippencot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aanekoski's head.
Lippencot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lippencot misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanekoski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lippencot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lippencot throws a leg kick that misses.
Lippencot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Aanekoski.
Lippencot slaps away a takedown attempt from Aanekoski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lippencot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lippencot throws a leg kick but Aanekoski checks it.
Lippencot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lippencot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aanekoski manages to avoid it.
Lippencot is looking to wear down Aanekoski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lippencot throws a jab when Aanekoski was well out of range.

Aanekoski gets the takedown into side control.
Lippencot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lippencot wants to get back to his feet but Aanekoski drags him back down.
Aanekoski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lippencot regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lippencot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lippencot is breathing heavily.
Lippencot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lippencot wants to stand but Aanekoski is controlling the position.
Aanekoski throws and elbow that misses. Lippencot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aanekoski's guard. Nice move by Lippencot!
Aanekoski wants to stand and escape but Lippencot is having none of it.
Lippencot is looking to work some ground and pound but Aanekoski has wrist control.
Aanekoski wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot is standing up over Aanekoski. Aanekoski looks to escape but Lippencot dives into side control.
Lippencot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aanekoski keeps working.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aanekoski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lippencot avoids it really well and circles away.
Lippencot throws a leg kick but Aanekoski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lippencot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot feints and then cracks Aanekoski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aanekoski down.
Lippencot is looking to slow Aanekoski down with leg kicks.
Lippencot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lippencot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lippencot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aanekoski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lippencot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aanekoski's sensitive parts.
Hans Lippencot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aanekoski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lippencot can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Lippencot.
Aanekoski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lippencot throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Aanekoski.
Lippencot misses with a hook.
Lippencot cracks a nice hook into Aanekoski's ribs.
Lippencot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Lippencot dominated that round.
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.

Aanekoski avoids the body shot from Lippencot.
Lippencot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lippencot lands with a good body shot.
Lippencot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lippencot throws a series of punches but Aanekoski avoids them all with ease.
Lippencot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aanekoski is able to avoid easily.
Aanekoski shoots in but Lippencot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lippencot looks to land a right hand but Aanekoski moved out of range.
Lippencot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aanekoski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lippencot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aanekoski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aanekoski slips a jab from Lippencot.
Lippencot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aanekoski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Aanekoski or perhaps it was just good defense by Lippencot which made him look bad.
Hans Lippencot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimi Aanekoski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aanekoski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aanekoski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aanekoski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aanekoski ducks right into an uppercut from Lippencot.
Lippencot thows a body shot but no joy.
Aanekoski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aanekoski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lippencot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lippencot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aanekoski.
Aanekoski dives in and grabs Lippencot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lippencot pushes down on Aanekoski's head and hops out.
Aanekoski avoids a punch combination nicely.

Aanekoski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lippencot moves into full guard.
Lippencot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aanekoski postures up in Lippencot's guard and throws a big left but Lippencot blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aanekoski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aanekoski preventing the sweep.
Aanekoski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lippencot has wrist control.
Lippencot pulls Aanekoski in close to prevent any damage.
Aanekoski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aanekoski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aanekoski passes Lippencot's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aanekoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lippencot's head.
Lippencot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aanekoski.
Lippencot desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lippencot wants to get back to his feet.
Lippencot trying to control but Aanekoski postures up.
Aanekoski slips a nice elbow through Lippencot's hands, connecting with Lippencot's forehead.
Aanekoski throwing shots but Lippencot is blocking nicely.
Aanekoski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lippencot defending well though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lippencot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aanekoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Lippencot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aanekoski shoots in for a takedown but Lippencot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lippencot misses with a hook.
Lippencot throws a nice looking combination but Aanekoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lippencot lands a right hook to the body.

Lippencot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aanekoski throws a big right hand that misses.
Aanekoski with a nice head shot there.
Aanekoski preventing the sweep.
Aanekoski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lippencot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aanekoski is working Lippencot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lippencot pulls Aanekoski in close to his closed guard and prevents Aanekoski from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hans Lippencot will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lippencot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aanekoski.
Aanekoski shoots in but no luck this time.
Aanekoski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lippencot. That's going to slow Aanekoski down.
Lippencot stuffs the takedown.
Hans Lippencot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimi Aanekoski.
Lippencot punishes Aanekoski's body with a nice straight punch.
Hans Lippencot is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Lippencot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lippencot scoring well with a low kick there.
Aanekoski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lippencot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lippencot.
Lippencot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aanekoski checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lippencot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aanekoski needs to keep his hands up - Lippencot had a free shot at his head there.
Aanekoski takes one to the side of the head.
Lippencot misses with a series of wild punches.
Lippencot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aanekoski can do to turn this around?
Aanekoski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lippencot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aanekoski moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lippencot. Aanekoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aanekoski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lippencot as he avoids it easily.
Aanekoski shoots for a double leg takedown but Lippencot sprawls well. He's pushed Aanekoski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lippencot throws a combination that misses

and Aanekoski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aanekoski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lippencot is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lippencot is controlling the pace.
Kimi Aanekoski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot is looking to stall here but Aanekoski recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lippencot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aanekoski is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lippencot dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aanekoski trying to remain calm as Lippencot controls from the top position.
Lippencot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lippencot is looking to take a break and control but Aanekoski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hans Lippencot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lippencot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Lippencot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lippencot, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Lippencot!