HERO 15: Vaakku vs Markkanen PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul ed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hammonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonds is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9. Jay Hammonds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

ed
vs
Hammonds

175 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Outkast Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul ed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hammonds!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ed misses with a double jab

and Hammonds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
ed trying to control here.
ed wants to improve his position but Hammonds is controlling well.
ed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
ed looking for a sweep. Not yet ed, not yet.
ed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammonds's guard.

Hammonds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ed defends well.
ed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ed stays in close to Hammonds's body and controls the position.
Hammonds keeping moving, preventing ed from controlling successfully.
ed with a nice head shot there.

Hammonds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
ed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ed is working Hammonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
ed wants to control from the top but Hammonds keeps moving.

Hammonds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
ed trying to control but Hammonds is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammonds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ed throws a big elbow that misses.
ed throwing strikes from guard but Hammonds blocks nicely.
ed postures up in Hammonds's guard and throws a big left but Hammonds blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ed wants to control from the top but Hammonds keeps moving.

Hammonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ed defends it easily.
Hammonds looks gassed!
ed with a flurry of punches that miss.
ed landing some decent shots from guard.
ed scoring with some ground and pound.
ed is pushing down on Hammonds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hammonds is fighting to maintain full guard but ed has managed to sneak the leg through.
ed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammonds with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
ed working Hammonds over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ed working over Hammonds with some ground and pound. Hammonds looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ed trying to control the action but Hammonds is working from the bottom.
ed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hammonds!
ed raining down hammerfists from mount.
ed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hammonds hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! ed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul ed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

ed misses with a two punch combination.

ed clinches up against the cage.
ed has Hammonds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammonds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hammonds takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jay Hammonds has been cut.
Hammonds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by ed after a bit of a struggle.
Hammonds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
ed lands an elbow inside.
ed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammonds.
ed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammonds's defenses.
ed lands an elbow inside.
ed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammonds pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hammonds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ed is keeping busy.
ed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammonds takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammonds tries to score a body lock takedown but ed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul ed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hammonds.
Hammonds is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from ed.

ed jumps guard and drags Hammonds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ed controls Hammonds momentarily but Hammonds frees himself.
ed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammonds being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
ed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paul ed.

ed forces Hammonds back against the cage and clinches.
ed lands a damaging elbow.

ed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hammonds uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds trying to control the position from guard on top but ed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammonds is one step ahead there.
Hammonds trying to control the position from guard on top but ed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammonds!
ed working Hammonds over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ed punishing his opponent with strikes.
ed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
ed unloading with bombs!
ed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hammonds looks a forlorn figure.
ed tries to control but Hammonds wriggling away.
ed breaks from Hammonds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hammonds looks a forlorn figure.
ed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! ed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ed raining down hammerfists from mount.
ed lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! ed connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Hammonds is rocked!
ed working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammonds is still in real trouble! Can ed finish him?
ed drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hammonds! More shots from ed and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul ed!
Paul ed very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Handfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gomi Bakanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handfast kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Les Friction - Louder then Words. Bakanori has chosen Robinson as his entrance music. Ryan Handfast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Handfast
vs
Bakanori

178 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Handfast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gomi Bakanori!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handfast moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Handfast throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Gomi Bakanori has been cut.
Handfast throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bakanori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bakanori fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bakanori cracks a nice hook into Handfast's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Bakanori.
Bakanori scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bakanori, as that shot connected.
Bakanori lands a nice shot to the body.
Bakanori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Handfast.
Bakanori lands with an uppercut that bounces Handfast off the cage and back into range.

Handfast is rocked!
Bakanori misses with a left hand
and Handfast counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oh Handfast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakanori takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bakanori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bakanori circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Handfast to the canvas! Handfast doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Bakanori keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gomi Bakanori!
Gomi Bakanori thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Handfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stillao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handfast comes to the cage accompanied by Korn ft. Skrillex - Get up. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Handfast
vs
Stillao

172 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

166 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isaac Handfast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Stillao!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stillao throws a body kick that misses.
Stillao dives in and grabs Handfast's left leg, looking for a takedown. Handfast pushes down on Stillao's head and hops out.

Handfast clinches.
Handfast working Stillao over with knees to the body.
Stillao is trying to pull guard but Handfast turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stillao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stillao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Isaac Handfast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Stillao.
Stillao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Handfast is keeping busy.
Handfast tries to work over Stillao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Handfast stalls.
Handfast unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Handfast with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Stillao has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handfast lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stillao has had enough of the clinch but Handfast keeps him there for the moment.
Handfast misses with a punch to the body.
Handfast stalling.
Handfast landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stillao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Handfast is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Handfast.
Handfast tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stillao's elbow.
Handfast lands a knee to the head.
Handfast connects with a knee to the head.
Handfast putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stillao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Handfast landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stillao takes a knee right on the jaw!

Stillao is rocked!
Stillao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stillao looks gassed!
Stillao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Handfast pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Handfast drops Stillao with a big knee straight up the middle! Stillao is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Stillao is still on wobbly legs! Can Handfast finish him?
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!

Handfast forces Stillao back against the cage and clinches.

Handfast pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handfast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Handfast moves into the clinch successfully.
Handfast pressing his opponent against the cage.
Handfast connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stillao's face.

That has opened up Mike Stillao's cut even more.
Knees to the body from Handfast.
Handfast jerks Stillao's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Stillao drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Handfast goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Handfast because Stillao was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Isaac Handfast!
An out of breath Isaac Handfast thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Hook is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Geerts
vs
Hook

195 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Geerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Hook!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Geerts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hook.

Geerts moves into the clinch.
Geerts wants to get back to striking at distance but Hook won't allow it.
Geerts tries to circle away but Hook has him pinned against the cage.
Geerts wants to break free but Hook has control.
Geerts lands a left hand.
Geerts is trying to break the clinch but Hook is controlling him.
Geerts is trying to break the clinch but Hook has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geerts wants to break free but Hook has control.
Hook is working for takedown but Geerts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Geerts has had enough of the clinch but Hook keeps him there for the moment.

Geerts breaks from the clinch.
Hook lands a nice shot to the body.
Hook misses with a left hand
and Geerts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hook closes this distance looking for a takedown but Geerts circles away.
Hook misses the jab.
Hook getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hook cracks Geerts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hook drives through and clinches with Geerts against the cage.
Geerts is trying to break the clinch but Hook is controlling him.
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!
Hook stalling against the cage.

Geerts decides to pull guard.
Hook throws an elbow that misses. Geerts uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hook's guard. Nice move by Geerts!
Hook trying to keep a closed guard but Geerts is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Geerts manages to get himself to full guard.
Hook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Geerts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hook lands a couple of elbows.
Hook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Geerts is looking to sweep but instead, Hook has passed into half guard.
Geerts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Geerts tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, Hook seems content to control.
Hook is looking to advance position but Geerts won't allow it.
Hook lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hook seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Geerts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Geerts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hook.
Hook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geerts keeps working.
Hook controlling the action here.
Geerts wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hook looks to throw the jab but Geerts is out of range.

Hook scores a takedown into full mount!
Geerts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hook on the ground.
You get the feeling that Geerts really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hook throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Geerts because Hook loaded up on that one.
Hook landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hook working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Hook with shots to the head and body - Geerts looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bam Hook has got the better of the ground game so far.
Geerts is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Geerts because Hook loaded up on that one.
Hook lands a heavy elbow.

Hook has hold of Geerts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Geerts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hook landing strikes from the mount and Geerts is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hook trying to control but Geerts is having none of it.
Hook unloading with bombs!

Geerts is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook lands a big elbow - Geerts is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Geerts is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bam Hook!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hazuka Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazuka Oyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oyama
vs
Murphy

182 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hazuka Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oyama if he has to take too many more of those.
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Oyama. Oyama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Hazuka Oyama has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Oyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Oyama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oyama ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Oyama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murphy at a distance.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy lands with a hook. Oyama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Oyama with an uppercut!
Oyama jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oyama's sensitive parts.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy tests Oyama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Oyama. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Oyama in the body.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Oyama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Oyama is out of range.
Murphy lands a nice looking body kick.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy with a hook.

Hazuka Oyama's cut is getting worse.
Oyama misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oyama is breathing heavily.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oyama slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.

Murphy moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oyama's elbow.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oyamas head.
Oyama is trying to break free.
Oyama tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyama tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Oyama blocks an uppercut.
Oyama working aggressively here.
Oyama tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Oyama back against the cage.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oyama lands a left hand.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
Oyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oyama is working Murphy over against the cage.
Oyama throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Oyama.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Murphy.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Oyama.
Oyama blocks an uppercut.
Murphy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oyama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oyama backwards.
Murphy lands with a light punch inside.
Murphy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is looking for a takedown.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oyama wants to get back to striking at distance but Murphy won't allow it.
Murphy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murphy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oyama backwards.

Hazuka Oyama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Oyama tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy presses Oyama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
A nice left hand lands by Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Oyama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hazuka Oyama's cut.
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.

A nice leg kick lands there from Murphy.
Murphy delivers a nice body kick.
Murphy cracks Oyama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Murphy gets a clinch.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oyama is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Oyama.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murphy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Oyama.
Murphy prevents Oyama from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy gets through Oyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Oyama backwards.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Oyama blocking some punches.
Oyama blocking some punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Oyama's head.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Oyama.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Murphy.

Oyama is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Oyama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Oyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Hazuka Oyama's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Murphy lands with a left to the head.
Oyama blocking some punches.
Oyama takes a shot to the head.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Oyama.
Murphy gets underhooks to prevent Oyama's takedown attempt.
Oyama blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Murphy.
Murphy lands with a right to the head.
Murphy with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Murphy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oyama's face.
Murphy pushes Oyama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Oyama seems to have got his legs back now.
Murphy gets through Oyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Murphy crunches a lovely knee into Oyama's ribcage.
Murphy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oyama backwards.
Oyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oyama blocking some punches.
Murphy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Murphy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hazuka Oyama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Murphy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Natura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dae Jung Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Natura
vs
Jung Pak

178 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernest Natura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dae Jung Pak!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natura stalks Pak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pak's face. Pak staggers backwards, shaken.
Pak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ernest Natura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Natura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Natura moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pak.

Pak looking to score a takedown here. Natura is defending well but Pak drives through and ends up in Natura's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pak forces his way into half guard.
Pak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pak wants to pass the guard but Natura is defending well.
Pak controlling the action here.
Natura tries to kick Pak off but Pak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natura won't allow Pak to pass to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dae Jung Pak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Natura feints a jab promting Pak to slip. Natura then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Natura.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Natura lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Natura misses with a few strikes there.
Natura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Natura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Natura.
Natura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pak scores with a hook to the body. Natura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pak.
Natura is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pak lands a slapping body shot.

Pak lands a big head kick that sends Natura tumbling to the mat! Pak takes a step backwards and waves Natura back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Natura is rocked!
A head kick by Pak - that's a beauty! Natura is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Pak can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dae Jung Pak!
Dae Jung Pak took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Outkast Clothing Line for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olson
vs
Fish

182 cm
19
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Olson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Olson showed some decent athleticism there.
Olson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Olson passes to side control.
Fish dodges the ground and pound from Olson.
Olson wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
Fish is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Olson is controlling him well.
Olson lands some shots froms side control.
Olson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fish can't do much from the bottom here.
Olson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olson working the head with strikes.
Olson throws a strike aimed at the side of Fish's head but Fish avoids it well.
Olson wants to control but Fish is keeping him busy.
Olson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fish down.

It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
Olson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Olson working the strikes but Fish uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Olson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fish defending well though.
Olson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fish defending well though.
Nice strikes from Olson there.
Olson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Olson.
Olson winds up and cracks Fish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Olson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fish to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olson throws an elbow that misses. Fish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olson's guard. Nice move by Fish!
Olson pulls Fish in close to prevent any damage.
Fish is looking to stand up but Olson won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fish is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fish's jab looks to have found its range, popping Olson under the eye.

It looks like Christian Olson has been cut.
Olson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fish defends it nicely.
Fish throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.

Olson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Olson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Olson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Olson has closed the distance and engaged Fish in a clinch.
Olson tries for a takedown but Fish manages to get underhooks.
Fish is trying to push Olson away but Olson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fish wants to get back to striking at distance but Olson won't allow it.
Olson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Olson is trying to trip Fish. He has hold of a leg but Fish is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Olson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fish trying to control the position.
Christian Olson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fish has momentary wrist control but Olson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Olson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Fish blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Olson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Olson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson postures up in Fish's guard and throws a big left but Fish blocks it.
Olson working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson passes into half guard.
Olson misses with a head shot. Fish uses the momentum to regain guard.
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!
Olson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Olson throws an elbow that misses. Fish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Olson's guard. Nice move by Fish!
Fish wants to get up but he can't break Olson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fish is looking to stand up but Olson won't let him.

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.
Fish is fighting to break Olson's control of his arms but Olson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fish lands a jab.

Olson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fish's guard.
Fish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Olson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Olson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Olson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Olson takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Olson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fish, pushing him back against the cage.
Olson has Fish pressed against the cage, preventing Fish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olson scores with a shoulder strike.

Fish breaks the clinch.
Olson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Olson somewhat.
Fish's corner calls for a 1-2. Fish obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christian Olson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Fish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olson doesn't seem phased though.
Albert Fish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olson shoots in for a takedown but Fish shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Fish misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Olson pushes Fish up against the cage in a clinch.

Olson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fish regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Olson throws a big elbow that misses.
Olson wants to pass the guard but Fish is keeping the position.
Olson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Olson wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Fish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Albert Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish keeping moving, preventing Olson from controlling successfully.
Olson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Olson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Olson trying to control the position from guard on top but Fish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olson advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Olson working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Olson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Olson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fish can do to turn this around?
Fish taking punishment in the form of punches.
Olson trying to control the position but Fish is working away.
Olson throwing strikes but Fish manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Christian Olson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson is trying to control Fish's posture but Fish avoids it.
Olson is looking to reverse the position.
Olson sneaks back into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Olson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Olson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Vaakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Markkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaakku comes to the cage accompanied by I'll Face Myself (Reincarnation). Markkanen has chosen Mell - Red Fraction as his entrance music. 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.

Vaakku
vs
Markkanen

188 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
188 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Outkast Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Vaakku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Vaakku slips a straight right by Markkanen.
Markkanen throws a body punch but Vaakku moves out of range.

Vaakku tries to keep at a distance but Markkanen has taken the fight into the clinch.

Vaakku jumps into guard, dragging Markkanen to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Vaakku pushes a forearm under Markkanen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Markkanen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jarkko Vaakku!
Jarkko Vaakku retains his middleweight title!
Jarkko Vaakku really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Outkast Clothing Line logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.