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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roldo Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aari Litaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roldo Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aari Litaman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Litaman misses
and Hayes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hayes stops Litaman from standing up.
Litaman looking to control but Hayes passes into half guard.
Litaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Litaman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hayes is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes not doing much here.
Litaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayes content to control rather than advance.
Litaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Hayes trying to mount his opponent but Litaman defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Litaman tries to roll over but Hayes keeps him under control.
Litaman is staying active underneath Hayes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Litaman tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes is looking for a counter combo.
Litaman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayes is fending him off so far but Litaman persists. Nope, Hayes circles away and we're back to standing.
Litaman tries to clinch but Hayes moves away
and Litaman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Litaman wants to clinch but Hayes slips to the side
and Hayes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Litaman pushes Hayes off but Hayes dives into side control.
Hayes is breathing heavily.
Hayes is looking to take a break and control but Litaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Litaman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Litaman is looking for a sweep.
Hayes stands up and beckons Litaman to his feet.
Litaman throws a lazy head kick
and Hayes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Litaman's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Litaman dives in and grabs Hayes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes down on Litaman's head and hops out.
Hayes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Litaman wants to clinch.
Litaman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hayes defends well and Litaman ends up having to push Hayes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roldo Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aari Litaman.
Litaman looks for a takedown but Hayes sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roldo Hayes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Litaman.
Hayes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Litaman.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roldo Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Litaman swinging wildly here.
Hayes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Litaman sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Litaman is defended easily by Hayes.
As Litaman looks to move away, Hayes throws a big counter combo but Litaman just gets out of the way.
Aari Litaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Litaman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Litaman gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes leaves Litaman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roldo Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aari Litaman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes leaves Litaman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Litaman is looking to clinch.
Litaman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Litaman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Litaman misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes tries to counter by clinching up but Litaman breaks away and moves out of range.
Litaman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Litaman finds it's target.
Hayes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Litaman is trying to defend but Hayes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Litaman is trying to escape back to his feet but Hayes uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Litaman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Litaman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Hayes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hayes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Litaman is looking to regain half guard here but Hayes keeps moving and retains side control.
Hayes trying to control the position but Litaman is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
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Litaman can't do much from the bottom here.
Hayes trying to control the action but Litaman is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roldo Hayes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Litaman works over Hayes's head and body with a nice combination.
Litaman stuffs the takedown.
Hayes avoids the head kick by Litaman.
Litaman throws a nice looking combination but Hayes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Litaman misses with the body kick
and Hayes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Litaman tries to kick Hayes off in order to stand up. Hayes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Litaman is looking to reverse the position.
Litaman keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes landing a few strikes.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Litaman keeps working.
Litaman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hayes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Litaman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hayes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hayes taking a breather here.
Litaman is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Litaman keeps working.
Hayes stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Litaman. No joy for Hayes on that attempt.
Aari Litaman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Litaman tries to clinch but Hayes moves away
so Hayes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Litaman keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
Litaman is trying to control the position but Hayes postures up.
Litaman wants to stand up but Hayes is controlling him.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Litaman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litaman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hayes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roldo Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Litaman working a defensive guard here.
Roldo Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aari Litaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Litaman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aari Litaman.
I think Hayes 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roldo Hayes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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