PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hantunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Tammipuomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hantunen comes into the arena with Bad Religion - American Jesus blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tammipuomi's choice of entrance music: Marco Marfè Parodia, Marco è Dens! Pubblicità Divertente Napoletano.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hantunen
vs
Tammipuomi

190 cm
27
219 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
221 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hantunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Tammipuomi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantunen blocks a head kick by Tammipuomi.
Hantunen looks to land a combination but Tammipuomi avoids it well.
Hantunen lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Marco Tammipuomi has been cut.
Hantunen throws a hook but Tammipuomi blocks it.
A slow jab from Tammipuomi misses its intended target.
Tammipuomi cracks Hantunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hantunen misses with a hook.
Tammipuomi slips under a jab.

Tammipuomi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hantunen quickly recovers to half guard.
Tammipuomi is thwarting Hantunen's attempts to control the position.

Hantunen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Tammipuomi is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Hantunen to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Hantunen is trying to control the position but Tammipuomi postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammipuomi thows a big elbow that misses.

Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hantunen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hantunen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hantunen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tammipuomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hantunen keeping moving, preventing Tammipuomi from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hantunen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Hantunen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tammipuomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tammipuomi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hantunen's head.

Hantunen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hantunen is breathing heavily.

Tammipuomi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hantunen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tammipuomi has Hantunen in his guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tammipuomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tammipuomi is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hantunen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tammipuomi is trying to keep Hantunen in close.
Hantunen stands up over Tammipuomi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tammipuomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tammipuomi keeping moving, preventing Hantunen from controlling successfully.
Tammipuomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tammipuomi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hantunen's guard.
Tammipuomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tammipuomi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hantunen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tammipuomi looking to pass the guard.
Hantunen keeping moving, preventing Tammipuomi from controlling successfully.
Tammipuomi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hantunen's head.
Tammipuomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tammipuomi wants to control from the top but Hantunen keeps moving.
Tammipuomi passes into half guard.
Hantunen tries to roll over but Tammipuomi keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Tammipuomi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Tammipuomi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hantunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tammipuomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hantunen.
Hantunen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tammipuomi.
Hantunen misses the shot to the body.
Tammipuomi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tammipuomi throws a head kick but Hantunen moves out of range.
Tammipuomi jabs at Hantunen's body.
Tammipuomi looks to land a right hand but Hantunen moved out of range.
Tammipuomi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tammipuomi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hantunen eats them both and turns towards Tammipuomi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tammipuomi connects with a jab.
Hantunen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tammipuomi counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tammipuomi.
Mikko Hantunen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tammipuomi throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tammipuomi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hantunen circles away.
Hantunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Tammipuomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hantunen is fending him off so far but Tammipuomi persists. Nope, Hantunen circles away and we're back to standing.
Tammipuomi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mikko Hantunen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tammipuomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Tammipuomi there.
Tammipuomi looks to throw the jab but Hantunen is out of range.
Tammipuomi swinging wildly here.
Tammipuomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hantunen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi dodges the punch combination from Hantunen.
Hantunen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hantunen misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hantunen at a distance.

Tammipuomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Tammipuomi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Hantunen is defending against the submission attempts here by Tammipuomi.
Tammipuomi prevents Hantunen from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen is pressing down on Tammipuomi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tammipuomi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tammipuomi working the strikes but Hantunen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hantunen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tammipuomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tammipuomi is stalling here. Hantunen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tammipuomi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hantunen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tammipuomi is trying to control Hantunen's posture but Hantunen avoids it.
Tammipuomi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hantunen lands a nice short elbow.

Hantunen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tammipuomi defends it well.
Hantunen thows a huge punch but Tammipuomi dodges it nicely.
Hantunen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hantunen throws a strike but Tammipuomi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Hantunen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hantunen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Tammipuomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Tammipuomi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hantunen throws a head kick but Tammipuomi moves out of range.
Tammipuomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hantunen misses with a combination
and Tammipuomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hantunen throws out a loose jab but Tammipuomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tammipuomi connects with an inside leg kick.
Hantunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tammipuomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hantunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tammipuomi slips a jab from Hantunen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hantunen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tammipuomi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hantunen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hantunen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tammipuomi throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tammipuomi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tammipuomi stands up over Hantunen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tammipuomi looking to sit in guard and control but Hantunen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hantunen thows a big elbow that misses.
Tammipuomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hantunen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hantunen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hantunen wants to control from the top but Tammipuomi keeps moving.

Tammipuomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hantunen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mikko Hantunen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantunen throwing strikes but missing.
Tammipuomi has momentary wrist control but Hantunen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hantunen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tammipuomi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tammipuomi avoids the attempt from Hantunen to control.
Tammipuomi lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tammipuomi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hantunen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hantunen and Tammipuomi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hantunen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tammipuomi wants to control but Hantunen is keeping him busy.
Hantunen tries to buck Tammipuomi off but Tammipuomi is having none of it.
Marco Tammipuomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An elbow from Tammipuomi crashes against the mat.
Tammipuomi wants to control for a moment but Hantunen uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tammipuomi is thwarting Hantunen's attempts to control the position.

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.
Tammipuomi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Tammipuomi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tammipuomi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Tammipuomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tammipuomi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Tammipuomi!