PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cy Coe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Coe's choice of entrance music: Insane In The Membrane - Cypress Hill. Tarja Halonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cy Coe's chin.

Halonen
vs
Coe

180 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
222 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cy Coe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coe slips under a jab from Halonen.

Halonen scores with a takedown into Coe's guard.
Coe trying to control the position.
Halonen trying to control but Coe is working from the bottom.

Coe has his foot on Halonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halonen works his way back into a safe position though.
Halonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Coe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coe is on top in guard.
Halonen looking to control.
Halonen pulls Coe in to control the position.
Coe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halonen is keeping the position for now.
Coe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Coe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Coe is trying to move to mount but Halonen reverses beautifully and ends up in Coe's guard.

Coe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halonen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Halonen!
Coe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Halonen is trying to escape the mount.
Coe punching from mount but Halonen doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coe lands a big shot there that rocks Halonen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Coe goes for an armbar but Halonen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Halonen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Halonen preventing the sweep.
Coe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Halonen!
Halonen is squirming around, avoiding Coe's attempts to control the action.
Coe throws a strike there. Halonen manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halonen is looking to escape.
Halonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coe is one step ahead there.

Coe has gone for a leg lock! Halonen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Coe's guard.
Halonen slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cy Coe dominated that round.
That's time! Halonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Halonen shoots in and bounces Coe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Coe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Halonen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Coe.
Coe tries to bench press Halonen off him but Halonen keeps the position.
Coe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Halonen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Coe regains half guard.
Coe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coe has his foot on Halonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halonen works his way back into a safe position though.

Halonen gets to his feet. Coe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Halonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coe.
Halonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coe doesn't seem bothered though.
Halonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coe.
Halonen misses the shot to the body.
Halonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Halonen throws out a loose jab but Coe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halonen misses with the combination.
Halonen throws a right hand that Coe ducks under and follows up with a left that Coe also avoids with ease.
Coe thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halonen staying out of range there.
Tarja Halonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halonen misses with an uppercut. Coe saw that one coming.
Coe throws a body punch but Halonen moves out of range.
Coe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halonen manages to avoid it.
Coe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coe takes a swing at Halonen's ribcage but misses.
Halonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coe misses with a straight right.
Halonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halonen misses the body punch
and Coe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coe throws out a loose jab but Halonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halonen misses the body punch
and Coe counters with a left to the body.
Jab from Coe.
Coe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarja Halonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coe is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coe looks to throw the jab but Halonen is out of range.
Coe swings for the body but Halonen moves out of range.
Halonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halonen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Halonen blocks the strikes from Coe.
Halonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Halonen prevents Coe from improving his position.
Halonen is taking a breather. Coe 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.
Halonen working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coe wants to improve his position but Halonen is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Coe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halonen pulls his head out easily.
Coe wants to get back to full guard.
Coe is looking to escape.
Halonen lands with a punch from half guard.
Coe trying to control but Halonen postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halonen wants to take a breather but Coe is having none of it.
Tarja Halonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halonen trying to pass the guard but Coe defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarja Halonen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Coe checks a low kick from Halonen.
Halonen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halonen shoots in for a double leg but Coe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coe counters with a right hand to the body.
Halonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coe was well out of range. Poor timing from Halonen.
Halonen avoids the body shot from Coe.
Halonen misses with a shot to the body
and Coe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coe scores with a punch to the head.
Halonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coe.
Halonen is looking to wear down Coe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Coe doesn't manage to clinch there - Halonen circles away.
Coe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Halonen has a takedown stuffed.
Halonen drops his hands momentarily and Coe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Halonen loads up on a big right hand but Coe slips the punch.
Coe lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halonen moves away.
Coe misses with a combination

and Halonen counters with a single leg into guard. Coe didn't expect that.
Halonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Coe working for a triangle but Halonen defends it easily.
Coe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coe is looking to stand up but Halonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Coe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coe trying to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tarja Halonen just wasn't active enough.
Halonen wants to clinch.
Coe misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halonen digs a good hook to Coe's body.
Coe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Halonen scores with a hook.
Halonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halonen tries for a takedown but Coe circles away easily
and Coe counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarja Halonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halonen loads up on a big right hand but Coe slips the punch.
Halonen misses with the combination.
Coe fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Halonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Halonen misses the target.
Halonen lands a body shot.
Coe takes one on the button.

Halonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Halonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halonen content just to control the position here.
Coe is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halonen landing strikes from the mount and Coe is in trouble!
Halonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarja Halonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halonen 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarja Halonen!