PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes to the cage accompanied by Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mack
vs
Raymore Ardonia

192 cm
29
272 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

191 cm
30
221 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hammer Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Ardonia.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.
Ardonia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ardonia misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Mack tries to move into range but Ardonia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ardonia misses with a left hand
and Mack counters with a body kick that stops Ardonia in his tracks momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ardonia misses with a hook to the body
and Mack counters with a good, hard body kick but Ardonia shrugs it off.
Mack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ardonia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ardonia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.
Ardonia on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ardonia throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia jabs Mack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ardonia misses the shot to the body.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardonia.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardonia misses with a jab to the body
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ardonia lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Ardonia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ardonia throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Ardonia misses.
Ardonia connects with a single shot there.
Ardonia throws a big shot that misses.
Ardonia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
Ardonia throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Ardonia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
Ardonia takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Ardonia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Ardonia moves out of range easily.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.
Ardonia misses with a combination
and Mack counters with a series of strikes. Ardonia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Mack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Raymore Ardonia 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.

A thudding body kick lands there by Mack!
Ardonia avoids the head kick by Mack.
Ardonia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ardonia ducks right into an uppercut from Mack.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Ardonia avoids it.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ardonia misses with an uppercut.
Ardonia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ardonia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ardonia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Ardonia. Those never looked like landing.
Ardonia lands with a cross.
Ardonia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ardonia tries to bum rush Mack with a series of wild strikes but Mack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ardonia swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ardonia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ardonia misses with a few strikes there.
Mack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ardonia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ardonia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ardonia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ardonia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mack.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ardonia. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardonia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardonia misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia scores with a jab. Mack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ardonia avoids a punch combination nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ardonia. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ardonia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ardonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ardonia thows a body shot but no joy.
Ardonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ardonia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mack throws a head kick that misses.
Mack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ardonia.
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.
Ardonia throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ardonia misses the shot to the body.
Ardonia 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.
Ardonia misses with a few strikes there.
Mack throws a head kick but Ardonia moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Raymore Ardonia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ardonia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ardonia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Ardonia.
Ardonia misses with a two punch combination.
Ardonia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ardonia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Ardonia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ardonia misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardonia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ardonia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ardonia misses with a looping right.
Ardonia throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
Ardonia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mack counters with a two punch combo.
Ardonia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ardonia swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardonia.
Ardonia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Mirko Raymore Ardonia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mack.
A combination from Ardonia does no damage.
Hammer Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ardonia looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Ardonia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ardonia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mack rather than just go for the knockout.
Ardonia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ardonia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardonia swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia misses with a series of wild punches.
Ardonia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ardonia misses with a wild combination.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Ardonia moves out of range easily.
Ardonia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ardonia throws a combination that misses
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
Ardonia jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ardonia lands a jab-cross combination.
Ardonia misses with a double jab.
Mack walks into a left hand.
Ardonia looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Good shot there by Ardonia.
Ardonia throws a sloppy body shot
and Mack counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Mirko Raymore Ardonia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
Mack takes a shot to the body in his stride.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mirko Raymore Ardonia.
Well Ardonia 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Raymore Ardonia!