PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaganos Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukka Hattu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zaganos Pasha has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zaganos Pasha seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pasha
vs
Hattu

175 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zaganos Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kukka Hattu!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasha misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Hattu.
Hattu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pasha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pasha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hattu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hattu throwing shots but Pasha is blocking nicely.
Hattu winds up and cracks Pasha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Hattu.
Hattu drops an elbow to the side of Pasha's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasha taking some punishment here, with Hattu in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hattu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hattu lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Hattu there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hattu connects with a nice short shot to Pasha's temple.
Hattu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hattu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pasha!
A nice elbow there by Hattu.
Hattu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hattu cracks Pasha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pasha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pasha is breathing heavily.
Hattu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hattu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hattu avoids the attempt from Pasha to control.
A nice elbow there by Hattu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha is bucking up trying to escape but Hattu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hattu lands a big elbow.
Hattu working Pasha over with strikes here.
Pasha is bucking up trying to escape but Hattu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hattu scoring with strikes but Pasha is staying in there.
Hattu dominating with strikes here.
Pasha is looking to improve his position but Hattu isn't that keen on the idea.
Hattu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hattu looking to finish Pasha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pasha!
Hattu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pasha looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hattu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hattu avoids the attempt from Pasha to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hattu lands a big shot there that rocks Pasha but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasha can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hattu lands a big elbow.
Hattu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hattu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Pasha that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hattu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hattu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Pasha is rocked!
Pasha taking shots to the head.
Oh Pasha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pasha tries to hold on but Hattu postures up.
Pasha seems to have got his legs back now.
Hattu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hattu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hattu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pasha?
A nice elbow there by Hattu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hattu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hattu controlling from the full mount.
Hattu punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha is trying desperately to improve position.
Hattu landing strikes from the mount and Pasha is in trouble!
Pasha wants to hold on but Hattu pushes him away.
Pasha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hattu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hattu lands with some strikes.
Hattu scoring with strikes but Pasha is staying in there.
Hattu lands a nice shot to the head.
Hattu landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hattu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hattu breaks from Pasha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pasha is bucking up trying to escape but Hattu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pasha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pasha regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kukka Hattu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pasha tries to clinch but Hattu moves out of range.

Hattu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pasha avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hattu.
Pasha is in trouble now - Hattu has advanced to mount!
Pasha is bucking up trying to escape but Hattu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hattu is landing with some decent strikes but Pasha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hattu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pasha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hattu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pasha because Hattu loaded up on that one.
Hattu is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Hattu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pasha wants to control but Hattu is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pasha can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasha is working to get back to half guard.
Hattu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hattu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hattu with a couple of short strikes.
Pasha is bucking up trying to escape but Hattu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hattu breaks from Pasha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hattu cracks Pasha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hattu lands a heavy elbow.
Pasha is trying to escape the mount.
Hattu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pasha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hattu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hattu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha is squirming around, avoiding Hattu's attempts to control the action.
Pasha is trying desperately to improve position.
Pasha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pasha can't escape the position.
Hattu lands with some strikes.
Hattu looking to finish Pasha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pasha!
Hattu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pasha's face.
Hattu landing punches.
BOOM! Hattu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pasha tries to hold on but Hattu pushes him away.
Hattu landing shots from mount.
Hattu cracks Pasha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hattu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hattu working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hattu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pasha tries to buck Hattu off but he can't manage it.
Hattu lands with some strikes.
Hattu landing shots from mount.
Pasha is trying to escape the mount.
Pasha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hattu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hattu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pasha hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hattu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hattu landing shots from mount.
Hattu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pasha's face.
Hattu cracks Pasha with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kukka Hattu!