PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Mathias Havna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenkem Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fields comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trilogia - Nyytit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Erling Mathias Havna has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mathias Havna
vs
Fields

225 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

194 cm
22
284 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erling Mathias Havna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenkem Fields!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Fields misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Havna as Fields shoots in.
Fields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Havna moves away.
Havna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fields.
Fields tries to clinch but Havna moves out of range.

Fields shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Havna is trying to defend but Fields finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fields thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Havna's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Havna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fields.
Havna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fields wants to take a breather but Havna is having none of it.
Havna is looking to control Fields's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Havna avoid being mounted?
Fields wants to take a breather but Havna is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Fields seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jenkem Fields.
Fields lands a lovely overhand right.
Fields takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fields connects with a looping right hand.
Havna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fields.
Havna ducks right into an uppercut from Fields.
Fields misses with a double jab.
Erling Mathias Havna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Havna throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Fields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fields wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fields misses
and Havna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fields misses with a combination
and Havna counters with an outside leg kick.
Havna ducks under a wild hook from Fields.
Fields misses with a hook. Havna ducked under it nicely.
Jenkem Fields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havna thows a body shot but no joy.
Fields lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from Fields misses
and Havna counters with a good low kick that Fields was not able to check.
Good work by Fields as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havna will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fields lands a jab to the nose.
Fields misses the body punch
and Havna counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fields misses with a straight left.
Fields throws a sloppy body shot
and Havna counters with a right hand to the body.
Fields looks gassed!
Havna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fields.
Havna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fields misses with a takedown
and Havna counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erling Mathias Havna will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Havna tries to score with a low kick but Fields moves his leg out of the way.
Fields misses with a hook. Havna ducked under it nicely.
Havna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fields misses with a body shot
and Fields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fields throws a jab when Havna was well out of range.
Havna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fields.
Havna slips a straight right by Fields.
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fields throws a predictable looking body shot
and Havna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fields's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields misses with a hook to the body
and Havna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fields's knee momentarily.
Fields is breathing heavily.
Fields misses with a jab to the body
and Havna counters with a good low kick that Fields was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.
Fields looks to land a left hand but Havna moved out of range nicely.
Fields misses with a double jab
and Havna counters with a three punch combo that has Fields backing up. Fields nods at Havna to acknowledge the strikes.
Fields avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erling Mathias Havna is winning the standup battle so far.
Fields misses with a hook. Havna ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fields.
Havna throws out a leg kick but Fields moves out of range and Havna only half commits.
Havna throws a series of strikes that have Fields backpedaling.
Fields misses with a looping right.
Fields misses with a body punch
and Havna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Havna lands a two punch combo.
Havna misses with a double jab
and Fields connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havna misses with a low kick.
Fields checks the leg kick.
Havna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fields is out of range and Havna settles back down.
Fields pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Fields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fields pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fields misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Havna counters with a leg kick.
Fields walks into a jab.
Fields fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Havna manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fields takes a swing at Havna's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Havna misses.
Fields misses with an uppercut. Havna saw that one coming.
Fields misses with a looping right.
Havna moves away from the strike by Fields.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Fields misses.
Fields showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erling Mathias Havna dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Havna slips under a jab from Fields.
Havna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fields cracks Havna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Erling Mathias Havna has been cut.
Fields on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Fields changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Havna looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Havna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fields.
Fields trying to control the action but Havna is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havna dodges the ground and pound from Fields.
Havna is looking for a sweep.
Fields controls the position from side control.
Fields scoring with punches and elbows.
Jenkem Fields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erling Mathias Havna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Havna tries to buck Fields off but Fields is having none of it.
Fields working the ground and pound but Havna is defending the strikes.
Havna stops Fields from passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fields works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Havna is not content to let Fields control the position.
Fields happy to just control the position for now.
Check out the look on Fields's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fields tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Havna takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fields throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fields throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Fields crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Fields.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenkem Fields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Havna 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Erling Mathias Havna!