PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paha Henki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Hujoppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hujoppi has chosen Juelz Santana - Kill Em' as his entrance music. Hemmo Hujoppi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Henki
vs
Hujoppi

177 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
19
131 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Henki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hemmo Hujoppi!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hujoppi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hujoppi throws a head kick but Henki moves out of range.
Hujoppi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hujoppi misses with an uppercut. Henki saw that one coming.
Hujoppi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hujoppi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henki is out of range.
Henki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hujoppi swivels and escapes.
Hemmo Hujoppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hujoppi thuds his shin into the meat of Henki's side.
Hujoppi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Hujoppi.
Henki blocks a head kick by Hujoppi.
Hujoppi misses with a head kick.
Hujoppi throws a sloppy head kick and Henki moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henki avoids a kick to the body.
Hujoppi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hujoppi throws a push kick but Henki slaps the foot to one side.
Henki shoots in and drives through. Hujoppi sprawls well.
Henki fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Henki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henki avoids the head kick by Hujoppi.
Hujoppi connects with a high kick.
A head kick from Hujoppi lands but Henki takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Hujoppi misses the target.

Henki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Henki wants to finish this one by submission but Hujoppi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Henki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henki with a couple of short strikes.

Henki moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hujoppi has worked his arm free - good work by Hujoppi!
Hujoppi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Henki swings around for an armbar but Hujoppi sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Henki's guard.

Henki had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hujoppi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Henki Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hujoppi's back instead.
Henki is breathing heavily.

Henki is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hujoppi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi avoids the strikes from Henki.
Hujoppi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Hujoppi defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Hujoppi defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hujoppi wants to stand but Henki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hujoppi controlling from the top position.

Hujoppi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Henki tries for a takedown but Hujoppi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hemmo Hujoppi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hujoppi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hujoppi throws a head kick but Henki moves out of range.
Henki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hujoppi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hujoppi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Hujoppi misses.
Hujoppi scores with a head kick.
Hujoppi throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Paha Henki has been cut.
Hujoppi throws a sloppy head kick and Henki moves out of range easily.
Henki shoots in and drives through. Hujoppi sprawls well.
Hujoppi misses with a head kick.
Hujoppi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henki slips a jab from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi misses with a kick to the body.
Hujoppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hujoppi as Henki shoots in.
Hujoppi thuds his shin into the meat of Henki's side.
Hujoppi swings for the body but Henki moves out of range.
Henki avoids the head kick by Hujoppi.
Henki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hujoppi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hujoppi is breathing heavily.

Henki gets the takedown into side control.

Henki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Henki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Henki is trying to get an arm triangle but Hujoppi is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hujoppi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Henki's guard! Nice work there by Hujoppi!

Henki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hujoppi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hujoppi sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Henki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hujoppi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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.

Henki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hujoppi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hujoppi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hujoppi wants to get up but he can't break Henki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hujoppi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hujoppi tries to free his leg and advance position but Henki is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hemmo Hujoppi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paha Henki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hujoppi tries to land a front kick but Henki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hujoppi scores with a nice body kick.
Hujoppi misses with a head kick.
Henki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hujoppi throws a head kick but Henki moves out of range.
Hujoppi swinging wilding here.
Henki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hujoppi's waist but Hujoppi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henki off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hujoppi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henki avoids the head kick by Hujoppi.
Hujoppi lands with a kick to the temple. Henki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hujoppi looks to score with a jab to the body but Henki is just out of range.
Hujoppi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hemmo Hujoppi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hujoppi thows a body kick. Henki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Henki shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body kick there by Hujoppi.
Henki ducks under a wild hook from Hujoppi.
A head kick misses from Hujoppi.
Henki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hujoppi. That one must have hurt.
Hujoppi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hujoppi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henki avoids the head kick by Hujoppi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paha Henki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Hujoppi.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hujoppi - the referee stops the clock and Henki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hujoppi. Henki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Henki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hujoppi. That's going to slow Henki down.
Hujoppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hujoppi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi lands with a slapping head kick.
Hujoppi throws a jab but it's blocked by Henki.
Henki avoids the head kick by Hujoppi.
Henki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hujoppi throws out a loose jab but Henki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henki shoots in for a double leg but Hujoppi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Henki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hujoppi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hujoppi lands a front kick.
Hujoppi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hujoppi lands a high kick!
Henki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hujoppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Henki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Henki working for a submission but Hujoppi is keeping him at bay.

Henki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hujoppi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Paha Henki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hemmo Hujoppi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henki won't let Hujoppi get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hemmo Hujoppi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hujoppi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hemmo Hujoppi!