PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julle Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mona Rudao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallava kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kotiteollisuus - Iankaikkinen. Rudao has chosen Rebel Yell as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hallava
vs
Rudao

190 cm
19
209 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julle Hallava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mona Rudao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallava misses with a lunging right hand
and Rudao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rudao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hallava was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudao.
Hallava tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rudao swings widly with a right hand

and Hallava counters by moving into the clinch.
Hallava throws an elbow but it misses.
Hallava tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudao avoids the damage to the body.
Hallava misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rudao.
Hallava managing to block the knees to the body from Rudao.
Hallava lands with a left to the head.
Hallava missing with knees to the body.
Hallava avoiding damage as Rudao throws knees to the body.
Rudao blocking some punches.
Hallava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallava misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rudao is defending well for now.
Hallava managing to block the knees to the body from Rudao.
Rudao dodges an elbow strike from Hallava.
Hallava misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hallava creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rudao avoiding damage as Hallava throws knees to the body.
Rudao blocks an elbow strike from Hallava.
Hallava creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rudao's defenses.
Rudao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hallava just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rudao's brow.
Hallava looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hallava looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hallava working Rudao over with knees to the body.
Rudao has Hallava pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rudao tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallava avoids the damage to the body.
Rudao prevents a body shot from Hallava.
Hallava has a couple of punches blocked by Rudao.
Rudao stalling the fight.
Rudao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rudao blocks the elbow strike.
Hallava stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Rudao breaks the clinch.
Rudao digs a good body shot into Hallava's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rudao thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava throws a head kick that misses.
Hallava misses the jab.
Julle Hallava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rudao. Hallava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rudao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallava tries to score with a low kick but Rudao moves his leg out of the way.
Hallava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallava chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hallava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rudao swings widly with a right hand
and Hallava counters with a nice uppercut.
Rudao lands a lovely overhand right.
Hallava just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Rudao as he checks the leg kick.
Rudao moves out of range as Hallava strikes.
No joy there for Rudao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rudao lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rudao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hallava takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left and a right from Rudao both land. Nice combination.
Nice shot lands for Rudao.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallava will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallava fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Julle Hallava will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rudao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rudao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hallava circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Rudao does no damage.
Rudao avoids the head kick by Hallava.
Rudao lands a slapping body shot.
Mona Rudao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallava tries to clinch there but Rudao circles away.
Hallava uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rudao.
A big right from Hallava misses.
Hallava thows a body shot but no joy.
Rudao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hallava tries to clinch but Rudao is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rudao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Hallava 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rudao looks to land a right hand but Hallava moved out of range.
Hallava definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rudao lands with a good body shot.
Rudao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rudao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rudao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hallava throws a hook but Rudao blocks it.
Rudao checks a leg kick nicely.
Hallava looks to land a right hand but Rudao moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava throws a hook but Rudao avoids it easily.
Hallava takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudao moves out of range as Hallava strikes.
Hallava closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hallava throws a series of punches but Rudao avoids them all with ease.
Rudao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hallava. That one must have hurt.
Rudao thows a body shot but no joy.
Rudao throws a good cross that connects.
Rudao blocks a jab.
Rudao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Rudao there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava slips a jab and a cross from Rudao.
Rudao lands a nice hook to Hallava's body. Hallava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hallava misses with a right hand
and Rudao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallava misses with a left hand
and Rudao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rudao throws a shot from downtown. Hallava moves away and avoids it.
Hallava feints and then cracks Rudao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rudao down.
Hallava tried to score with a low kick but Rudao checks it.
Hallava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rudao was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallava.
Hallava throws out a loose jab but Rudao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rudao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hallava cracks the inside of Rudao's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudao thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallava doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallava with a hook.
Hallava throws a lazy right hand but Rudao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rudao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Rudao misses.
Hallava tries to clinch there but Rudao circles away.
Rudao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hallava.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rudao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hallava throws a nice looking combination but Rudao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mona Rudao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rudao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hallava throws a low kick but Rudao moves out of range easily.
Hallava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rudao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hallava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudao lands a nice shot that snaps Hallava's head back.
Rudao swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallava.
Rudao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hallava darts in trying to clinch
and Rudao counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudao.
Hallava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudao.
Hallava throws the left hand but Rudao avoids the punch easily.
Hallava gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rudao scores with a nice strike.
Hallava connects with a nice looking jab.
Rudao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hallava throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rudao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallava misses with a kick to the body.
Rudao swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Rudao.
Hallava looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hallava throws a big shot that misses.
Hallava tried to score with a low kick but Rudao checks it.
Rudao lands a jab to Hallava's midsection.
Rudao's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hallava under the eye.
Hallava tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rudao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rudao misses.
Rudao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hallava throws a head kick that misses.
Hallava throws a head kick that misses.
Rudao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hallava manages to avoid it.
Hallava tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rudao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rudao throws a hook but Hallava avoids it easily.
Hallava bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rudao throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallava.
Hallava throws a right hand that misses
and Rudao counters with a stiff right hand.
Rudao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallava moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudao avoids a kick to the body.
Rudao misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hallava to counter with a crisp jab.
Hallava tries to clinch up.
Rudao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hallava has time to react.
Rudao lands the left hand.

Hallava takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallava swings wildly with an uppercut but Rudao uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallava pushes off an throws an elbow but Rudao leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hallava looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mona Rudao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rudao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mona Rudao!
An intense looking Mona Rudao took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you to all my fans and sponsors!!! LISTEN WELL I AM MONA RUDAO, WHEN YOU HEAR THIS NAME BE AFRAID!'.