PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simo Hayha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkidea has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Simo Hayha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Olof Orkidea's chin.

Hayha
vs
Orkidea

174 cm
23
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
37
170 lbs
15 - 19 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Hayha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayha avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Olof Orkidea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orkidea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orkidea lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orkidea lands a head kick. Hayha smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hayha to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Olof Orkidea has been cut.
Orkidea scores with a leg kick.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Hayha has a takedown stuffed.
Hayha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orkidea sprawls well. Orkidea wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayha gets slowly back to his feet.

Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayha avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea with a nice cross.
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!
Orkidea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayha's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Hayha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayha fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orkidea is fending him off so far but Hayha persists. Nope, Orkidea circles away and we're back to standing.
Orkidea connects with a nice looking jab.
Orkidea lands a right hook to the body.
Orkidea has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hayha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hayha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orkidea but Orkidea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orkidea lands a leg kick that knocks Hayha off balance momentarily.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick and Hayha moves out of range easily.
Orkidea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hayha.
Orkidea lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayha misses with a takedown attempt

and Orkidea counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hayha is trying to break the clinch but Orkidea has him pressed against the cage.

Orkidea pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orkidea lands with a kick to the temple. Hayha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Olof Orkidea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Orkidea pushes Hayha up against the cage in a clinch.

Orkidea breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orkidea with a nice cross.
That kick from Orkidea tenderised Hayha's leg. Hayha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Orkidea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orkidea stuffs the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Hayha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hayha shoots for a double leg takedown but Orkidea sprawls well. He's pushed Hayha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orkidea.

Hayha drives through with a takedown into Orkidea's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hayha looking to pass the guard.
Hayha trying to control but Orkidea is working from the bottom.
Hayha 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.
Orkidea keeping moving, preventing Hayha from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orkidea pushes Hayha off and scrambles back to his feet.

Orkidea has taken the fight to the clinch.

Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Hayha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hayha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayha swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orkidea scores with a leg kick.

Hayha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olof Orkidea dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olof Orkidea's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hayha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orkidea tries to avoid it but Hayha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orkidea to the ground. Orkidea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hayha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hayha wants to get back to striking at distance but Orkidea won't allow it.
Orkidea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Hayha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orkidea throws a head kick that Hayha semi-blocks.
Orkidea slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orkidea looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Hayha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orkidea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hayha misses with a takedown attempt - Orkidea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orkidea throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayha's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orkidea scores with a head kick. Hayha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hayha fails with the takedown

and Orkidea moves into the clinch.

Orkidea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orkidea scores with a head kick.

Hayha is rocked!
Whack! Orkidea lands a heavy head kick that drops Hayha. The ref tackles Orkidea to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hayha was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Olof Orkidea!
After the fight, Olof Orkidea was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.