PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Top (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Top
vs
Hallavaara

180 cm
25
218 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

188 cm
29
213 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Top!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Top throws a head kick that misses.
Top is looking to slow Hallavaara down with leg kicks.
Top throws a lazy body kick
and Hallavaara counters with a straight right hand.
Brick Top seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Top takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hallavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Top changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hallavaara tries to avoid it but Top manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hallavaara to the ground. Hallavaara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Top rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hallavaara ducks under a wild hook from Top.
Hallavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Top looks to land a combination but Hallavaara avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallavaara misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Hallavaara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Top lands with a shot to the body.
Hallavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Top swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Top throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Top cracks Hallavaara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Top throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throws a lazy uppercut
and Top counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Top looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Top fails to land the takedown.
Hallavaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hallavaara throws an overhand right that lands on Top's shoulder, as Top tries to avoid the shot.
Top shoots in but Hallavaara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brick Top. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Top pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hallavaara is out of range and Top settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Top misses
and Hallavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Top throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hallavaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Top.
Top fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Top looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hallavaara is fending him off so far but Top persists. Nope, Hallavaara circles away and we're back to standing.
Hallavaara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Top throws a head kick that Hallavaara semi-blocks.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Top throws the kick towards the body but Hallavaara avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top misses the body punch
and Hallavaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Top fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hallavaara avoids it really well and circles away.
Top tries for a takedown but Hallavaara circles away easily
and Hallavaara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Top misses with a double jab
and Hallavaara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Top slips a jab from Hallavaara.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallavaara tries a low kick but Top avoids it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Top. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Top moves out of range as Hallavaara strikes.

Top drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unski Hallavaara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hallavaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallavaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Hallavaara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Top throws a jab when Hallavaara was well out of range.
Top scores with a nice strike.
Top misses with a leg kick
and Hallavaara counters with a nice low kick that buckles Top's knee momentarily.
Hallavaara misses with a hook.
A big right from Top misses.
Top lands with a hook. Hallavaara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara blocks a jab.
Top lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Top. Beautiful body shot.
Hallavaara throws a jab when Top was well out of range.
Hallavaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Top shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hallavaara but Hallavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hallavaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hallavaara swings widly with a right hand
and Top connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Top takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hallavaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Top counters with a head kick.
Top thows a leg kick but Hallavaara checks it
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Hallavaara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Hallavaara.
Top tries to clinch but Hallavaara is having none of it.
Hallavaara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Top misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallavaara.
Top swings for the body but Hallavaara moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Top 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Top connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Top misses its intended target.
Top throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Top takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Top ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallavaara moves away.
Top shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Top tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallavaara misses with a hook
and Top counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Top closes the distance but Hallavaara moves to the side
enabling Hallavaara to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hallavaara finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top tries to clinch up
and Hallavaara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hallavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hallavaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Top.
Top throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Top throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unski Hallavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice jab there from Hallavaara.
Top shoots in for a double leg but Hallavaara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Top looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Top misses with a body kick.
Hallavaara connects with a right hand. Top shakes it off.
Top misses with a body shot.
Hallavaara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Top digs a good hook to Hallavaara's body.
Top fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Top connects with a crisp jab.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut. Top saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Top is defended easily by Hallavaara.
Top slips a straight right by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara misses with a hook.
Top tries to clinch up but Hallavaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Top uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallavaara.

That's two 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.
Top tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Top swings for the body but Hallavaara moves out of range.
Top misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Top throws a head kick that misses.
Top lands with a nice body punch.
Top misses with a looping left.
Top misses with a body kick.

Top shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Top misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara is working to get back to half guard.
Hallavaara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hallavaara wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hallavaara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hallavaara blocking the ground and pound.
Hallavaara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Top is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hallavaara is surviving well by controlling Top's body position as best he can.
Hallavaara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Top has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Top looking to finish Hallavaara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hallavaara!
Hallavaara wants to control but Top is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara is wriggling around trying to escape.

Top is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hallavaara to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hallavaara shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallavaara wants to control but Top is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hallavaara wants to get back to his feet.
Top cracks Hallavaara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hallavaara is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Top landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Top looking to secure an arm triangle but Hallavaara defends it well.
Top loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hallavaara scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Top land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Top stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brick Top!
Brick Top retains his light heavyweight title!