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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hammer Fists!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jordan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fists moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Hughes looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fists throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Fists tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Fists misses.
Fists scores with a three punch combo!
Fists throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Fists doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Fists tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Fists throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Fists misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fists rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fists will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fists throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Fists misses with the combination.
Fists throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists misses with the combination.
Fists throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fists tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Fists.
Fists misses with a series of wild punches.
Fists misses with a wild combination.
Fists is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Fists struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Hughes crashes against the mat.
Hughes controlling the position from side mount.
Fists is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Hughes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hughes prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes decides to stand back up. Hughes steps back and let's Fists get back to his feet.
Fists tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Fists throws a nice looking combination but Hughes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer Fists is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fists clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fists avoids it.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fists fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fists keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists checks a leg kick.
Fists darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fists staying out of range there.
Hughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Fists misses with the combination.
Fists misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Fists. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Fists. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hammer Fists dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fists looks to land a combination. Hughes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fists swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fists throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes jabs at Fists's body.
Fists tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
Fists misses with a double jab.
Fists throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but Fists shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fists tries to clinch there but Hughes circles away.
A combination from Fists does no damage.
Fists throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fists misses with the combination.
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Fists.
Fists gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes pushing down on Fists's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes controlling the action here.
Fists is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling the action here.
Fists blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Fists defends it.
Jordan Hughes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fists moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fists lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fists misses with a few strikes there.
Fists fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fists is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Fists circles away and we're back to standing.
Fists tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer Fists is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Fists misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fists enables Hughes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fists manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fists wants to improve his position but instead Hughes has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes slows the pace down in half guard.
Hughes decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fists tries to clinch up but Hughes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hughes slips a jab and a cross from Fists.
Fists tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Hughes.
Fists misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fists's waist but Fists gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Fists.
Fists lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fists with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fists works over Hughes's head and body with a nice combination.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fists's waist but Fists gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Fists darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes keeps the fight on the outside.
Fists throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes tries to move into range but Fists moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fists rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fists, pushing him back against the cage.
Hughes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Hughes.
Hughes manages to pull guard.
Fists wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Fists controlling him for the moment.
Hughes trying to control the position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fists throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fists lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fists throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fists throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fists. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Fists.
Fists misses with a series of wild punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hughes.
Hughes landing strikes.
Hughes decides to stand back up.
Fists swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Fists, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists misses with a wild combination.
Fists misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Hughes or perhaps it was just good defense by Fists which made him look bad.
Fists swinging wildly here.
Fists fails to land with a series of punches.
Fists throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fists throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fists avoids it really well and circles away.
Fists gets tackled into the cage by Hughes. Hughes maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hammer Fists.
I think Fists has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hammer Fists!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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