PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Tummutti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tummutti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tiamat - Cain. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mulqvist
vs
Tummutti

187 cm
25
212 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

188 cm
29
211 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Tummutti!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tummutti throws a shot from downtown. Mulqvist moves away and avoids it.
Mulqvist moves out of range of the strikes.
Mulqvist lands a jab.
Tummutti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mulqvist.
Tummutti misses with a shot to the body
and Tummutti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tummutti misses with a lunging right hand
and Mulqvist counters with a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Mulqvist.

Mulqvist has managed to clinch.
Mulqvist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tummutti swings wildly with an uppercut but Mulqvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tummutti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tummutti tries to pull guard but Mulqvist holds him up against the cage and eventually Tummutti drops back down to his feet.
Tummutti blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tummutti is trying to trip Mulqvist. He has hold of a leg but Mulqvist is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tummutti persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tummutti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mulqvist keeping moving, preventing Tummutti from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tummutti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mulqvist is trying to control the position but Tummutti postures up.
Mulqvist pulls Tummutti in to control the position.
Tummutti seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tummutti swinging wildly here.
Tummutti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulqvist counters with a one-two to the body.
Tummutti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mulqvist circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Mulqvist as Tummutti shoots in.
Harri Mulqvist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Tummutti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist lands a jab to the nose.
Tummutti with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mulqvist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tummutti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mulqvist counters with a series of strikes. Tummutti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mulqvist connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tummutti's hands.
Tummutti misses with an uppercut
and Mulqvist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mulqvist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tummutti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tummutti misses with a series of wild punches.
Mulqvist scores with a leg kick.
Mulqvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tummutti.
Donk. Mulqvist catches Tummutti right on the button with a cross.
Mulqvist throws a wild body kick that Tummutti sees coming a mile off.
Tummutti just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist tries a low kick but Tummutti avoids it.

Tummutti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mulqvist's guard.
Tummutti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tummutti has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Mulqvist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tummutti is aware though and is defending well.
Mulqvist is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tummutti trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulqvist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tummutti being controlled here momentarily.

Mulqvist escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tummutti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tummutti trying to control but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.
Mulqvist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mulqvist prevents Tummutti from improving his position.
Mulqvist wants to control but Tummutti is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mulqvist is looking for a kimura but Tummutti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mulqvist to get the leverage.
Tummutti is looking to control Mulqvist's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tummutti avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harri Mulqvist dominated that 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.

Tummutti cracks Mulqvist with a good jab.
Tummutti misses with a looping left.
Tummutti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tummutti misses with a lunging right hand
and Mulqvist counters with a good low kick that Tummutti was not able to check.
A left lands for Tummutti.
Tummutti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mulqvist.

Tummutti shoots in and bounces Mulqvist off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tummutti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tummutti trying to control but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummutti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulqvist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mulqvist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mulqvist keeping moving, preventing Tummutti from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommi Tummutti was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tummutti defending well as Mulqvist loads up on a big left hand.
Tummutti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mulqvist counters with a good low kick that Tummutti was not able to check.
Tummutti misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mulqvist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tummutti.
Mulqvist cracks the inside of Tummutti's front leg.
Tummutti misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tummutti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mulqvist's waist but Mulqvist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tummutti off to one side.
Tummutti fails with the takedown
and Mulqvist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harri Mulqvist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Tummutti.
Mulqvist swinging wildly here.
Mulqvist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tummutti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tummutti misses with a hook

and Mulqvist counters with a takedown into side control.
Mulqvist trying to control the action but Tummutti is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tummutti's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mulqvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tummutti keeps working.
Tummutti managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mulqvist.

Mulqvist swings around for an armbar but Tummutti sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mulqvist's guard.
Tummutti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mulqvist trying to keep a closed guard but Tummutti is proving a slippery customer.
Tummutti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mulqvist looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mulqvist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tummutti trying to control but Mulqvist is working from the bottom.
Tummutti working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mulqvist trying to control the position.

Mulqvist looking for a guillotine here but Tummutti defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommi Tummutti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mulqvist ducks under a wild hook from Tummutti.
Tummutti lands an overhand right.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mulqvist. Tummutti shrugs it off though.
Tummutti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mulqvist stuffs the takedown attempt from Tummutti. Tummutti gets slowly back to his feet.
Mulqvist avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tummutti just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tummutti scores with a nice strike.
Mulqvist ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mulqvist thumps Tummutti with a low kick.
Tummutti misses with an uppercut
and Mulqvist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harri Mulqvist is winning the standup battle so far.
Mulqvist throws out a powerful jab.
Tommi Tummutti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tummutti just misses with a punch to the body.
Tummutti misses with a right hand
enabling Mulqvist to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulqvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tummutti throws out the jab.
Tummutti lands the left hand.
Tummutti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tummutti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mulqvist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tummutti swings widly with a right hand
and Mulqvist counters with a straight right hand.
Mulqvist throws a jab when Tummutti was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mulqvist misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist cracks Tummutti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tummutti throws a lazy uppercut
and Mulqvist counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mulqvist lands with a shot to the body.

Mulqvist takes the fight into the clinch.
Tummutti looking to slow down the pace here.
Mulqvist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tummutti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mulqvist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tummutti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tummutti.
Mulqvist lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tummutti up against the cage.
Tummutti stalling in the clinch but Mulqvist improves position.
Mulqvist stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Mulqvist has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tummutti regains guard immediately.
Mulqvist looking to pass the guard.
Mulqvist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tummutti keeping moving, preventing Mulqvist from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist is looking to work some ground and pound but Tummutti has wrist control.
Mulqvist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tummutti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mulqvist looking to sit in guard and control but Tummutti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tummutti throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Mulqvist showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mulqvist 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Mulqvist!