PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hitokage Hakaisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo has chosen CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet as his entrance music. Brutaali Keijo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hakaisha
vs
Keijo

175 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
174 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Jihad Fight Gear-Cage Wars version
M/S Paint Fightwear

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hitokage Hakaisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hakaisha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hakaisha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Keijo blocking the ground and pound.
Hakaisha cracks Keijo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Keijo wants to control but Hakaisha is having none of it.
Keijo is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakaisha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Keijo hang on?

Hakaisha looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hakaisha lands with some strikes.
Hakaisha misses with a head shot.
Keijo tries to reverse the position but Hakaisha maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakaisha blocks Keijo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hakaisha landing punches.
Hakaisha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keijo is looking to escape.
Keijo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hakaisha.
Hakaisha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keijo is looking to escape.
Keijo is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Hakaisha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha scoring with strikes but Keijo is staying in there.
Hakaisha trying to control but Keijo is having none of it.
Keijo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keijo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hakaisha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hakaisha's back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hakaisha is really stuck here.
Keijo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keijo controlling well, preventing Hakaisha from escaping the position.
Hakaisha tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hakaisha is looking to improve his position but Keijo isn't that keen on the idea.
Keijo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hakaisha hang on?

Keijo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hakaisha working to try and regain half guard.
Hakaisha is working hard here to advance position.
Keijo looking to finish Hakaisha with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hakaisha!
Keijo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hakaisha tries to hold on but Keijo pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Keijo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakaisha working to try and regain half guard.
Hakaisha wants to control but Keijo is having none of it.
Keijo controlling the position easily from mount.
Hakaisha can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hitokage Hakaisha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Keijo tries to sprawl but Hakaisha drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Hakaisha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keijo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hakaisha.
Keijo tries to get to full guard but Hakaisha has control of the leg.
Hakaisha working Keijo over with strikes.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hakaisha is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Keijo looking for submissions off his back.
Hakaisha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keijo wants to control but Hakaisha is keeping busy.
Hakaisha slips a nice elbow through Keijo's hands, connecting with Keijo's forehead.
Keijo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hakaisha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hakaisha's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo missing with strikes.
Hakaisha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Keijo's guard. Nice work there by Hakaisha.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Hakaisha from controlling successfully.
Keijo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hakaisha postures up.

Keijo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hakaisha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hakaisha cracks Keijo with a solid left hand.
Hakaisha wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha is really struggling to control Keijo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hakaisha throws an elbow that misses. Keijo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hakaisha's guard. Nice move by Keijo!

Hakaisha has his foot on Keijo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Keijo works his way back into a safe position though.
Keijo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hakaisha looking for a sweep. Not yet Hakaisha, not yet.

Hakaisha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keijo defends it easily.
Keijo scoring with some ground and pound.
Keijo wants to control from the top but Hakaisha keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Keijo distracts Hakaisha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Keijo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hakaisha has wrist control.

Hakaisha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keijo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakaisha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keijo wants to control from the top but Hakaisha keeps moving.

Hakaisha is looking for a triangle here but Keijo uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Keijo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hakaisha has escaped the position, nice work there.
Keijo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hakaisha keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hitokage Hakaisha will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Keijo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakaisha.

Hakaisha 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.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hakaisha here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hakaisha trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.

Keijo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hakaisha trying to control the position from guard on top but Keijo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keijo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hakaisha stands and throws Keijo's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hakaisha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Keijo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hakaisha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Keijo regains half guard.
Hitokage Hakaisha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hakaisha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keijo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hakaisha is keen to just control but Keijo is a slippery customer.

Keijo actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keijo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hakaisha.

Keijo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hakaisha defends it easily.

Keijo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hakaisha defends well.
Hakaisha trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.
Brutaali Keijo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Keijo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hakaisha doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hakaisha manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hakaisha is in close to Keijo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hakaisha wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Hakaisha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Keijo looking for subs off his back but Hakaisha has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hitokage Hakaisha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hakaisha looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakaisha wants to pass the guard but Keijo is defending well.
Hakaisha keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hakaisha wants to control but Keijo is keeping him busy.
Hakaisha controlling the action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hakaisha throwing shots but Keijo is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hitokage Hakaisha just wasn't active enough.
Keijo misses with a low kick as Hakaisha jumps back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hitokage Hakaisha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hakaisha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitokage Hakaisha!