PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kullervo Haikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stan Macnturf was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Haikas
vs
Macnturf

180 cm
24
198 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
31
196 lbs
18 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Haikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haikas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Macnturf on the side of the head.
Macnturf misses with a left hand
and Haikas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haikas lands a lovely overhand right.
Macnturf throws a front kick aimed at Haikas's knee but Haikas avoids it well.
Macnturf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haikas.
Macnturf scores with a jab to the body.
Haikas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macnturf moves out of range as Haikas strikes.
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Haikas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf throws a nice looking combination but Haikas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stan Macnturf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macnturf cracks Haikas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Macnturf misses with a double jab
and Haikas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haikas.
Kullervo Haikas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macnturf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macnturf missing with a left hand there. Haikas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macnturf thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Macnturf moves into the clinch.

Macnturf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haikas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haikas throws the left hand but Macnturf avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Macnturf catches Haikas right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Macnturf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macnturf stuns Haikas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macnturf wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf throws an off balance right hand
and Haikas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haikas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Macnturf.
Macnturf throws a right and a left that Haikas avoids nicely.
Macnturf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haikas.
Haikas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haikas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haikas blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haikas throws a leg kick but Macnturf checks it.
Haikas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macnturf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haikas defending well as Macnturf loads up on a big left hand.
Macnturf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haikas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haikas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Macnturf dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Haikas stuffs the takedown.

Macnturf rushes Haikas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Macnturf has hold of one of Haikas's legs. Haikas is fighting the takedown attempt but Macnturf gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Haikas keeping full guard, as Macnturf tries to pass.
Macnturf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Macnturf decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Macnturf misses with a double jab
and Haikas counters with a straight right hand.
Macnturf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haikas lands an overhand right.
Macnturf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haikas.
Haikas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haikas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Macnturf checks a low kick from Haikas.
Macnturf swings widly with a right hand
and Haikas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macnturf thinking.
Haikas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macnturf scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Macnturf rushes Haikas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haikas wants to get back to striking at distance but Macnturf won't allow it.
Macnturf tries for a takedown but Haikas manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kullervo Haikas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Macnturf.
Haikas working hard to break the clinch.
Macnturf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Macnturf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Macnturf as he connects with a hook.
Haikas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haikas duly obliges.
Macnturf fails to land with a series of punches.
Haikas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haikas tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haikas circles away quickly and effectively.
Macnturf takes a swing at Haikas's ribcage but misses.
Haikas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Macnturf's head.
Macnturf with a lazy takedown attempt
and Haikas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macnturf connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Macnturf fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Macnturf avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stan Macnturf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Haikas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No luck for Macnturf with that takedown attempt.
Macnturf jabs at Haikas's body.
A jab from Haikas misses.
Macnturf moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haikas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horrible takedown by Macnturf or perhaps it was just good defense by Haikas which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf throws a hook to the side of Haikas's head but Haikas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Macnturf cracks Haikas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Macnturf ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Macnturf misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macnturf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macnturf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Macnturf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haikas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Macnturf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macnturf misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haikas counters with a three punch combo that has Macnturf backing up. Macnturf nods at Haikas to acknowledge the strikes.
Stan Macnturf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Macnturf scores with a jab. Haikas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macnturf lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haikas fails to land with a series of punches.
Macnturf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haikas.
Macnturf scores with a shot to the body.
Macnturf lands with an overhand left.
Haikas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Macnturf's sensitive parts.
Macnturf throws a jab but it's blocked by Haikas.
Macnturf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haikas doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Haikas.
Macnturf throws a right hand that Haikas ducks under and follows up with a left that Haikas also avoids with ease.
A big left from Macnturf misses.
Haikas connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macnturf misses with a shot to the body
and Haikas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kullervo Haikas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haikas throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Macnturf counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Macnturf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Macnturf 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Macnturf!