PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Hautala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otakar Janecky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hautala comes to the cage accompanied by Pillowhands. The crowd seem to be enjoying Janecky's choice of entrance music: Strauss - Radetzky March. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hautala
vs
Janecky

160 cm
25
162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
164 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernesto Hautala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otakar Janecky!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janecky fails to land the takedown.

Janecky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Janecky is working for a guillotine from mount but Hautala frees his head quite easily.
Janecky wants to control the pace but Hautala is squirming around nicely.
Hautala can't escape the position.
Hautala's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hautala is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Hautala really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Janecky misses with a head shot.
Hautala is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hautala might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Janecky takes Hautala's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Hautala is in trouble.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hautala is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Janecky gets his way!
Hautala is trying to stand back up.

Hautala showing good submission defense here.
Hautala looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Janecky trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Janecky is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Janecky is trying to stick to Hautala's back but Hautala is turning into Janecky. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Janecky's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hautala.

Janecky is looking for a triangle but Hautala pushes his legs off easily.
Hautala wants to get up but he can't break Janecky's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Janecky looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Janecky is working an open guard so Hautala takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hautala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janecky misses with a hook.
Hautala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hautala throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Janecky.
Hautala scoring well with a low kick there.
Janecky throws a hook but Hautala avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hautala.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Janecky.
Hautala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Janecky has a takedown stuffed.
Janecky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hautala as he avoids it easily.
Ernesto Hautala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otakar Janecky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Janecky as he checks the leg kick.
Hautala connects with a solid leg kick.
Hautala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janecky's sensitive parts.
Janecky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hautala.
Hautala moves away from the strike by Janecky.
Janecky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hautala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hautala.
Hautala is looking to slow Janecky down with leg kicks.
Janecky with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Janecky checks a leg kick.
Janecky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hautala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Otakar Janecky will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hautala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Janecky throws out a loose jab but Hautala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Janecky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Janecky scores with a jab to the head.
Hautala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Janecky.
Janecky looks to score with a jab to the body but Hautala is just out of range.
Janecky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hautala tries to avoid it but Janecky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hautala to the ground. Hautala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Janecky blocks a low kick nicely.
Hautala throws a head kick that misses.
Janecky takes a swing at Hautala's ribcage but misses.
Janecky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janecky's corner calls for a 1-2. Janecky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Janecky checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Janecky misses its intended target.
Hautala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Hautala.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janecky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hautala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Janecky.

Hautala moves into range and clinches up with Janecky.
Hautala lands a good knee to the midsection. Janecky won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Janecky is trying to break the clinch but Hautala is controlling him.
Hautala has a couple of punches blocked by Janecky.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Janecky fails to pull guard.
Ernesto Hautala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otakar Janecky.
Janecky is trying to break free.
Hautala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janecky avoids it.
Hautala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Janecky can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hautala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Janecky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hautala using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Janecky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hautala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janecky is breathing heavily.
Hautala presses Janecky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hautala lands a good knee to the midsection. Janecky won't want to take too many of those.
Hautala stalling.
Hautala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hautala missing with knees to the body.
Hautala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Janecky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Janecky blocks a body shot from Hautala.
Hautala misses with a knee strike.
Hautala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Janecky up against the cage.
Hautala seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Janecky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ernesto Hautala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautala scores with a leg kick.
Hautala slips a jab from Janecky.
Janecky scores with the left hand. Hautala knows he should have avoided that one.
Janecky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hautala.
Hautala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Janecky.
Hautala is looking to slow Janecky down with leg kicks.
Janecky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hautala doesn't seem bothered though.
Hautala misses with a low kick.
Janecky tries for a takedown but Hautala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Janecky fails with the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hautala. That's going to slow Janecky down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janecky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hautala scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hautala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hautala tries to clinch up.
Janecky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hautala.
Hautala misses with a low kick.
Hautala cracks the inside of Janecky's front leg.

Hautala has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hautala.
Hautala pushes Janecky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hautala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernesto Hautala dominated that second round.
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!

Janecky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Janecky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hautala sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Janecky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Janecky shoots in but no luck this time.
Hautala scoring well with a low kick there.
Janecky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janecky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hautala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hautala slips a straight right by Janecky.
Janecky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Janecky checks a low kick from Hautala.
Janecky looks to land a left hand but Hautala moved out of range nicely.
Janecky misses with a double jab.
Hautala throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Janecky blocks the leg kick.
Hautala tries to clinch there but Janecky circles away.
Hautala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Janecky blocks a low kick nicely.
Janecky connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hautala momentarily.
Janecky looks to land a left hand but Hautala moved out of range nicely.
Hautala finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Janecky misses with a body shot.
Hautala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hautala.
Janecky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hautala fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Janecky checks it well.
Janecky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Janecky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hautala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Janecky checks a leg kick nicely.
Janecky missing with a left hand there. Hautala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ernesto Hautala is winning the standup battle so far.
Hautala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hautala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janecky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Hautala.
Hautala throws a front kick aimed at Janecky's knee but Janecky avoids it well.
Janecky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hautala.
Hautala slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Janecky misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hautala clinches up with Janecky and pushes him back against the cage.
Hautala is pushing Janecky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hautala tries to land knees in the clinch but Janecky avoids the damage to the body.
Hautala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Janecky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otakar Janecky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janecky closes the distance and clinches up with Hautala, looking for a takedown. Janecky pushes Hautala against the cage but Hautala circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ernesto Hautala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otakar Janecky.
Hautala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hautala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hautala.
Hautala tries a head kick but it misses.
Hautala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Janecky.
Hautala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janecky might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Janecky's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Janecky is defended easily by Hautala.
Janecky scores with a jab to the head.
Janecky checks the leg kick.
Hautala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hautala.
Hautala throws a low kick, looking for Janecky's leg but Janecky calmly moves out of range.
Hautala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Janecky. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hautala. That's going to slow Janecky down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Hautala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hautala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Hautala!