PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Alatalo (ranked 854 p4p, 121 weight class) and Hans Huber (ranked 2405 p4p, 287 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alatalo
vs
Huber

177 cm
37
176 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

180 cm
37
175 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lasse Alatalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Huber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alatalo avoids the head kick by Huber.
Huber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alatalo drops his hands momentarily and Huber takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Alatalo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Alatalo.
Alatalo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hubers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Huber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alatalo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Huber throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alatalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alatalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick and Alatalo moves out of range easily.
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!
Huber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Huber lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Huber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alatalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Huber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alatalo moves away.
Alatalo dips to his left and cracks Huber with an uppercut!
Alatalo lands with a good body shot.
Huber throws a leg kick which misses Alatalo's front leg but catches the back leg as Alatalo tries to avoid it.
Alatalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alatalo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huber was well out of range. Poor timing from Alatalo.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alatalo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huber throws a wild body kick that Alatalo sees coming a mile off.
Alatalo misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Huber releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huber connects with a high kick.
Huber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alatalo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Huber throws a jab when Alatalo was well out of range.
Alatalo is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hans Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alatalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Alatalo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Huber.
Alatalo blocks a low kick nicely.
Huber cracks Alatalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alatalo moves out of range as Huber throws a body kick.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick and Alatalo moves out of range easily.
Alatalo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alatalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alatalo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Huber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huber darts in trying to clinch
and Alatalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alatalo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Huber has taken the fight to the clinch.

Alatalo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huber cracks Alatalo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huber works the jab nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Huber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Huber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alatalo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Huber moves into range and clinches up with Alatalo.
Alatalo misses with a punch on the inside.
Huber blocking some punches.
Alatalo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huber swings wildly with an uppercut but Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alatalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alatalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber prevents a body shot from Alatalo.
Alatalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Huber.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huber.
Huber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alatalo tries a body shot but Huber blocks it.
Huber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alatalo's efforts to push away.
Huber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huber can't find room to land a body shot as Alatalo controls the action.
Alatalo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Alatalo fails to land.
Alatalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Alatalo manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alatalo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Alatalo jabs Huber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alatalo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Huber only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Alatalo lands with an overhand left.
Huber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alatalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Huber.
Hans Huber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huber throws a jab but it's blocked by Alatalo.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Huber is out of range.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
Huber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huber, right into the meat.
Huber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alatalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alatalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber blocks a jab.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Huber moved out of range.
Huber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huber moves into range and clinches up with Alatalo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alatalo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alatalo.
Huber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Alatalo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huber has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Huber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Alatalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alatalo with a jab.
Alatalo looks to land a left hand but Huber moved out of range nicely.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Huber moved out of range.
Huber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alatalo in his tracks.
Huber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alatalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huber.
Huber let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alatalo checks a low kick from Huber.
Alatalo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Huber.

Huber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Huber lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huber.

Alatalo breaks the clinch.
Alatalo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huber.
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Alatalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Huber scores with a head kick.
Huber scores with a spinning back kick!
Alatalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Alatalo misses with a hook. Huber ducked under it nicely.
Alatalo misses with a body punch
and Alatalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huber misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a head kick but Alatalo moves out of range.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Alatalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huber is looking to chop away at Alatalo's legs.
Alatalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huber connects with a looping right hand.
Huber tests Alatalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alatalo lands a jab to Huber's midsection.
Alatalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huber cracks Alatalo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Huber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alatalo was well out of range. Poor timing from Huber.
Alatalo sizes up Huber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huber misses with a low kick.
Huber throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo blocks a jab.
Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Huber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alatalo.
Huber slips a jab from Alatalo.
Alatalo checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Huber.
Huber avoids the body shot from Alatalo.
Huber misses with a leg kick
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Huber. That snapped Alatalo's head back.

Huber closes the distance and pushes Alatalo back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huber.
Huber lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Huber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Huber tries to close the distance and clinch but Alatalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Alatalo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Huber.
Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber throws an overhand right that lands on Alatalo's shoulder, as Alatalo tries to avoid the shot.
Huber throws a sloppy head kick and Alatalo moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Huber misses.
A quick step to the side and Alatalo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Huber throws the left hand but Alatalo avoids the punch easily.
Alatalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huber throws a hook but Alatalo avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alatalo checks a leg kick.
Huber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huber is looking to slow Alatalo down with leg kicks.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
Alatalo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Huber throws a hook but Alatalo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Alatalo.
Alatalo throws the left hand but Huber avoids the punch easily.
Huber throws a leg kick
and Alatalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huber throws a leg kick but Alatalo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alatalo misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Huber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huber moves out of range as Alatalo strikes.
Huber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo.
Alatalo slips under a jab from Huber.
Alatalo throws a hook but Huber blocks it.
A nice side step and Huber releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Huber jabs Alatalo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alatalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huber misses with a left hand
letting Alatalo counter with a right hand.
Huber takes a swing at Alatalo's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huber.
Lasse Alatalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo missing with a left hand there. Huber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Huber does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huber throws a hook to the side of Alatalo's head but Alatalo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huber connects with a body shot that sends Alatalo's belly button to the back.
Huber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alatalo is able to avoid easily.
Huber misses with a few strikes there.
Huber misses with a hook.
Alatalo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alatalo's sensitive parts.
Huber misses with a hook
and Alatalo counters with a straight right hand.
Huber thows a leg kick but Alatalo checks it
and Alatalo counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheers as Alatalo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huber doesn't seem phased though.
Alatalo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Huber.
Huber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alatalo looks to land a right hand but Huber moved out of range.
Huber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Huber.
Huber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alatalo is out of range and Huber settles back down.
Alatalo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alatalo looks to throw the jab but Huber is out of range.
Huber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alatalo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hans Huber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alatalo walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Huber.
Alatalo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huber.
Alatalo cracks a nice hook into Huber's ribs.
Huber lands a leg kick that knocks Alatalo off balance momentarily.
Huber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huber slips a straight right by Alatalo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Alatalo misses the target.
Alatalo throws a right hand that misses
and Huber counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber lunges at Alatalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alatalo's hand.
Huber throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circling - Huber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alatalo throws out a loose jab but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huber throws a right hand that misses
and Alatalo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Huber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alatalo at a distance.
Huber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alatalo.
Alatalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alatalo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huber.

Huber drives through and clinches with Alatalo against the cage.
Alatalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Huber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Huber!
In his post fight interview, Hans Huber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.