PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenho Hagert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Hantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagert comes to the cage accompanied by Leif lauleleepi. Hantunen has chosen Bad Religion - American Jesus as his entrance music. Mikko Hantunen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hagert
vs
Hantunen

188 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tenho Hagert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hantunen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hantunen manages to avoid it.
Hagert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hantunen manages to avoid it.
Hagert throws a right hand that Hantunen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hantunen also avoids with ease.
Hagert cracks Hantunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hantunen tries to clinch up.
Hagert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hantunen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hantunen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hagert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hantunen tries to clinch but Hagert is having none of it.
Hantunen tries to clinch but Hagert moves out of range.
Hagert misses with the combination.
Hantunen thumps Hagert with a low kick.
Tenho Hagert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hantunen is looking to clinch but Hagert is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Hagert.
Hantunen tries to clinch but Hagert moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hantunen closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hagert on the inside.
Hagert avoids the elbow strike from Hantunen, against the cage.
Hantunen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hantunen stalling the fight.

Hantunen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hantunen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hantunen tries to clinch there but Hagert circles away.
Hantunen is looking to clinch.
Hantunen wants to clinch.
Hagert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hantunen.
No joy there for Hagert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hantunen tries to clinch up but Hagert circles away and keeps his distance.
Hantunen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hagert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hagert lands a left and a right that send Hantunen crashing to the mat, dazed. Hagert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hantunen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hagert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hagert throws a nice looking combination but Hantunen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hagert throws a nice looking combination but Hantunen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hagert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hantunen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagert swinging wilding here.
Hantunen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hagert lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Hagert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hantunen tries to clinch up.
Hantunen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hantunen takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagert throws a punch but it's blocked by Hantunen.
Hagert misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hagert takes an elbow to the temple.
Hantunen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hantunen breaks from the clinch.
Hantunen wants to clinch.
Hantunen tries to clinch up but Hagert circles away and keeps his distance.
Hantunen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hagert avoids it really well and circles away.
Tenho Hagert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Hantunen.
Hantunen is looking to clinch but Hagert is avoiding it.
Hagert misses with a few strikes there.

Hagert lands a left and a right that send Hantunen crashing to the mat, dazed. Hagert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hantunen is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagert throws a combination that misses

and Hantunen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hagert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hantunen looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hagert manages to break the clinch.

Hagert lands a left and a right that send Hantunen crashing to the mat, dazed. Hagert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hantunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hagert finish him?
Hagert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hantunen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hagert falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hantunen counters with a nice leg kick.
Hantunen seems to have recovered his senses.

Hagert cracks Hantunen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hagert has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hantunen to stand back up!
Hantunen seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Hagert shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hantunen is backing up but Hagert catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hantunen covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Hagert Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tenho Hagert!