PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Handfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hogg Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handfast's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Two Steps from Hell - Heaven and Hell. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Handfast
vs
Brett

181 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
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, Lucas Handfast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hogg Brett!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handfast tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Handfast thows a body shot but no joy.
Handfast jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Handfast throws a combination that misses
and Brett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Handfast jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Handfast tries to bum rush Brett with a series of wild strikes but Brett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Handfast to score with a decent uppercut.
Handfast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brett.
Brett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Handfast fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett slips a jab and a cross from Handfast.

Brett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brett is controlling the pace.
Handfast wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handfast gets full guard.
Brett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handfast pulls Brett in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucas Handfast.
Handfast scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Hogg Brett has been cut.
Brett scores with a nice head shot.

Handfast closes the distance and clinches.
Brett tries to circle away but Handfast has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brett can't break the clinch.
Handfast can't break the clinch.
Handfast is trying to break the clinch but Brett has him pressed against the cage.
Handfast wants to break free but Brett has control.
Brett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brett trying to stall but Handfast improves his position.
Handfast lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Handfast is trying to break the clinch but Brett is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handfast is trying to break free.
Brett keeps control of Handfast as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Handfast is trying to break the clinch but Brett is controlling him.

Handfast breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Brett misses the target.
Handfast swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handfast. Brett does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handfast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handfast looks to land a combination but Brett avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Handfast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hogg Brett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brett has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Handfast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Handfast tries to bum rush Brett with a series of wild strikes but Brett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brett misses with a hook
and Handfast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Handfast.
Handfast misses with a series of wild punches.
Handfast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Handfast tries to bum rush Brett with a series of wild strikes but Brett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Handfast moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Handfast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handfast swinging wildly here.
Brett pushes Handfast away with a front kick.
Lucas Handfast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handfast misses with a few strikes there.
Lucas Handfast is winning the standup battle so far.
Brett scores with a leg kick.
Brett tries to clinch there but Handfast circles away.
Handfast throws a nice looking combination but Brett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handfast.
The fighters circling - Brett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Handfast lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Handfast misses the target.
Handfast lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Handfast slips a jab from Brett.
Brett throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Brett misses.
Brett is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handfast misses with a double jab
letting Brett counter with a right hand.
Handfast misses with a two punch combination.
Lucas Handfast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Handfast finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Handfast. Those never looked like landing.
Handfast throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Handfast scores with a one two! Brett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Handfast throws a body punch but Brett moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Brett.
Handfast throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Handfast tries to clinch up
and Brett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handfast scores with a nice head shot.

Brett gets tackled into the cage by Handfast. Handfast maintains the clinch.
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!

Brett breaks from the clinch.
Handfast wants to clinch up but Brett keeps it at a distance.
Handfast moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Brett moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handfast is trying to break the clinch but Brett is controlling him.
Handfast stops a takedown attempt from Brett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Handfast dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hogg Brett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Handfast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handfast cracks a nice hook into Brett's ribs.
Handfast pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brett back to the cage. Handfast follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brett ducks right into an uppercut from Handfast.
Brett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Handfast misses with a double jab.
Handfast throws a right hand that Brett ducks under and follows up with a left that Brett also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Handfast misses
and Brett counters with a big head kick but Handfast shrugs it off.
Handfast misses with a body shot.
Brett slips a jab and a cross from Handfast.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handfast misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Handfast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brett tries to clinch up but Handfast circles away and keeps his distance.
Handfast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brett circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Handfast connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Handfast. That snapped Brett's head back.
Handfast throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brett misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Handfast.
Brett lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handfast throws out the jab.
Handfast moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Handfast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handfast misses with a two punch combination.
Brett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Handfast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Handfast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handfast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brett loads up on a big right hand but Handfast slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handfast throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handfast bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Handfast avoids the body shot from Brett.
Brett misses with a right hand
and Handfast counters with a three punch combo that has Brett backing up. Brett nods at Handfast to acknowledge the strikes.
Brett throws a jab but it's blocked by Handfast.
Brett moves in looking to clinch but Handfast pushes him off.

Brett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Handfast is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brett wants to control but instead Handfast manages to regain half guard.
Handfast is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lucas Handfast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handfast is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Handfast kicks off Brett and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Handfast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handfast 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Handfast!
A very excited looking Lucas Handfast made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.