PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hullu Harri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ahokas
vs
Harri

192 cm
29
288 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

176 cm
23
210 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hullu Harri!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harri stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harri wants it to stay on the feet.

Ahokas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harri wants to control but Ahokas is keeping busy.
Harri wants to get back to full guard.

Harri actively working from the bottom here.
Harri wants to improve his position but Ahokas is controlling well.
Harri trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ahokas manages to pass to mount!
Harri slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Harri regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harri tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Harri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ahokas stopping the sweep attempt from Harri.

Harri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahokas is aware though and is defending well.
Harri looking to control.
Ahokas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ahokas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harri on the ground.
Harri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahokas is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harri working a defensive guard here.
Ahokas is stalling in the full guard.

Harri throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ahokas uses it to pass to side control.
Harri 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harri is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harri is looking to improve his position.
Harri is trying to maintain the position but Ahokas is very close to passing his half guard.
Harri is looking to improve his position.
Harri tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ahokas has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harri is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harri wants to control but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ahokas controlling his opponent.
Harri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harri is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harri tries to lock up and control but Ahokas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hullu Harri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Harri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahokas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hullu Harri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahokas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harri tries to clinch up.
Harri misses the shot to the body.
Ahokas throws a hook but Harri avoids it easily.

Ahokas throws a left that rocks Harri and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ahokas dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Harri regain composure!

Harri is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harri wants to control but Ahokas postures up.
Harri is still in real trouble! Can Ahokas finish him?
Harri is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.
Harri seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahokas taking a breather here.
Harri keeping his opponent close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas controls the position.
Ahokas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Harri for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harri 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.
Harri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ahokas is thwarting Harri's attempts to control the position.
Harri tries to get to full guard but Ahokas has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Ahokas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ahokas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harri defends it nicely.
Harri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahokas throws a body punch but Harri moves out of range.

Harri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahokas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ahokas preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Harri looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ahokas has picked Harri up and slammed him! Harri can't keep hold of the triangle and Ahokas manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri tries to improve position but can't.
Harri is letting Ahokas control him for a moment.
Harri is looking for a sweep.
Harri keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ahokas prevents Harri from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ahokas in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ahokas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harri is looking to improve his position.
Ahokas is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahokas wants to pass the guard but Harri is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas dominated that second 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.

Ahokas misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Harri misses its intended target.
Ahokas defending well as Harri loads up on a big left hand.

Harri gets a takedown into half guard.
Harri prevents Ahokas from improving his position.

Harri is looking for a kimura here.

Harri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Harri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Harri looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harri wants to pass to mount but Ahokas is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Harri trying to advance position but Ahokas counters by regaining guard.
Ahokas is adopting a defensive guard.
Harri throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harri prevents Ahokas from getting back to his feet.
Harri wants to pass the guard but Ahokas is keeping the position.

Harri drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ahokas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harri has Ahokas in his guard.
Ahokas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harri wants to sweep but no luck.
Ahokas controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Juha Ahokas wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Harri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ahokas napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Harri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harri throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Harri is trying to get an arm triangle but Ahokas is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hullu Harri really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Harri enables Ahokas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harri manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Harri looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ahokas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harri is looking to get back to full guard here but Ahokas has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ahokas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Harri is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ahokas stalls from top position.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Harri's face as Ahokas controls the position.

Juha Ahokas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ahokas avoids the head kick by Harri.
Ahokas avoids the body shot from Harri.
Ahokas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Harri misses with a two punch combination.
Harri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Ahokas.
Harri takes a swing at Ahokas's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas shoots in looking for a takedown but Harri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ahokas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Ahokas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harri's guard.
Ahokas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Harri isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ahokas stacks Harri on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ahokas!
Harri is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ahokas staying calm.
Harri is looking to regain half guard here but Ahokas keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas had his way with Hullu Harri in 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. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Harri.
Ahokas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harri but Harri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harri misses the shot to the body.

Ahokas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ahokas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ahokas working away.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas working away.
Harri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harri wants to control but Ahokas postures up.
Ahokas is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ahokas scoring with punches from side control.
Ahokas controlling from side mount.
Harri manages to get back to half guard.
Harri wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ahokas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Harri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ahokas is aware though and is defending well.
Hullu Harri has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harri throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ahokas escapes and throws Harri's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ahokas controls the position from side control.
Harri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harri can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Ahokas stalls from top position.
Harri is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harri gets back to half guard.

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 Juha Ahokas.
I think Ahokas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:48
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!