PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Koivuranta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainer Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hagert's choice of entrance music: Romanimies laulaa. Anssi Koivuranta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Koivuranta
vs
Hagert

180 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anssi Koivuranta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rainer Hagert!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivuranta checks a leg kick.
Hagert throws a leg kick which misses Koivuranta's front leg but catches the back leg as Koivuranta tries to avoid it.
Koivuranta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koivuranta shoots in but no luck this time.
Hagert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koivuranta shoots for a double leg takedown but Hagert sprawls well. He's pushed Koivuranta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anssi Koivuranta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagert throws a head kick that misses.
Hagert is looking to slow Koivuranta down with leg kicks.
Koivuranta is breathing heavily.
Hagert tries to bum rush Koivuranta with a series of wild strikes but Koivuranta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hagert, right into the meat.
Hagert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Anssi Koivuranta has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagert scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Koivuranta. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hagert scoring well with a low kick there.

Hagert pushes Koivuranta up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koivuranta.
Hagert lands an elbow just above Koivuranta 's eye.
Hagert landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hagert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koivuranta dodges an elbow strike from Hagert.
Hagert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koivuranta.
Hagert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koivuranta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hagert connects with a knee to the head.
Hagert using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hagert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hagert tries a knee to the head but Koivuranta blocks it.
Hagert lands an elbow inside that Koivuranta shrugs off.

Hagert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koivuranta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Anssi Koivuranta's cut is getting worse.
Koivuranta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hagert. Hagert obviously looking to wear him down.

Hagert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hagert throws an elbow but misses.
Hagert tries to land knees in the clinch but Koivuranta avoids the damage to the body.
Hagert misses with a knee to the head.
Koivuranta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hagert is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hagert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hagert lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Koivuranta is rocked!
Hagert cracks the inside of Koivuranta's front leg.
Oh Koivuranta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

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!
Hagert drops Koivuranta with a naaaaasty hook - Koivuranta is in real trouble here! Hagert dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rainer Hagert!