PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Moo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ahokas
vs
Moo

192 cm
29
288 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Ahokas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikey Moo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moo dives in and scores a takedown into Ahokas's guard.
Moo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahokas is keeping the position for now.
Moo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ahokas trying to control the position here.
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Moo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moo manages to get himself to full guard.
Ahokas seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas wants to control from the top but Moo keeps moving.
Moo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moo trying to mount his opponent but Ahokas defends it.
Ahokas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Moo.
Moo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ahokas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ahokas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ahokas keeps working.
Moo wants to free his trapped foot but Ahokas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ahokas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahokas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Moo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ahokas sees it coming and defends easily.
Ahokas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moo wants to advance to full mount but Ahokas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Moo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikey Moo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Moo moves away from the strike by Ahokas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ahokas blocks the low kick.

Moo has managed to clinch.
Moo tries to pull guard but Ahokas won't allow it.

Ahokas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Moo regains guard.
Moo wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahokas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ahokas is working Moo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahokas throws an elbow that misses. Moo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahokas's guard. Nice move by Moo!
Moo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahokas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moo won't allow Ahokas to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moo trying to move into half guard but instead Ahokas has managed to sweep!
Ahokas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juha Ahokas will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big left from Ahokas misses.
Ahokas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Moo fails with the takedown

so Ahokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ahokas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ahokas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moo's head.
Ahokas stopping the sweep attempt from Moo.
Moo is looking to stand up but Ahokas isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ahokas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Juha Ahokas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Moo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ahokas defends well.
Ahokas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahokas stands up over Moo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ahokas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ahokas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Moo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ahokas taking a breather.

Ahokas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahokas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahokas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Moo stuffs the takedown.
Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moo throws a head kick but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas throws a shot to the body.
Moo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ahokas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moo won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ahokas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ahokas scoring with punches and elbows.
Ahokas working the ground and pound from side control.
Moo tries to bench press Ahokas off him but Ahokas keeps the position.
Ahokas scoring with punches and elbows.

Moo is rocked!
Moo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Moo struggling a bit here.
Ahokas is working Moo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Moo is still in real trouble! Can Ahokas finish him?
Moo tries to bench press Ahokas off him but Ahokas keeps the position.
Ahokas scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Moo is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Ahokas can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Ahokas!
A relieved looking Juha Ahokas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.