PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keijjo Hardhit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truffle Bluff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardhit
vs
Bluff

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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, Keijjo Hardhit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Truffle Bluff!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bluff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardhit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bluff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardhit throws a head kick that misses.
Bluff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardhit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bluff with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardhit shoots in but Bluff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bluff fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardhit shoots in and drives through. Bluff sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluff misses with a wild combination.
Bluff misses with a wild combination.
Bluff scores with a nice strike.
A right-left combo lands from Bluff.
Bluff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bluff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bluff lands with a shot to the body.
Bluff keeps the fight on the outside.
Bluff is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bluff misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardhit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bluff is fending him off so far but Hardhit persists. Nope, Bluff circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijjo Hardhit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bluff swinging wilding here.
Hardhit looks for a takedown but Bluff sprawls well.
Hardhit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bluff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bluff cracks Hardhit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardhit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bluff.
Hardhit has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardhit moves in looking to clinch but Bluff pushes him off.
Bluff throws a series of punches but Hardhit moves out of range.
Bluff thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardhit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bluff tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hardhit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardhit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bluff misses with a punch to the body.
Hardhit goes for a takedown attempt but Bluff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hardhit darts in and clinches Bluff up against the cage.
Bluff tries to pull guard but Hardhit won't allow it.
Bluff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bluff wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardhit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bluff has him pressed against the cage.
Bluff wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardhit won't allow it.
Bluff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bluff is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardhit has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bluff looking for a takedown.
Bluff wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardhit has him pressed against the cage.
Hardhit tries to land knees in the clinch but Bluff avoids the damage to the body.
Bluff wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Truffle Bluff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hardhit looks for a takedown but Bluff sprawls well.
Hardhit tries to clinch
and Hardhit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardhit throws a combination that misses
and Bluff counters with a one-two to the body.
Bluff scores with a nice right hand.
Hardhit shoots in and drives through. Bluff sprawls well.
Bluff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hardhit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardhit tries to score a body lock takedown but Bluff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijjo Hardhit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bluff has had enough of the clinch but Hardhit keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardhit prevents a body shot from Bluff.
Bluff wants to break free but Hardhit has control.

Hardhit breaks from the clinch.
Bluff cracks Hardhit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bluff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardhit wants to clinch.
Bluff lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bluff.
Hardhit slips a jab and a cross from Bluff.
Bluff falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hardhit counters by moving into the clinch.
Bluff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hardhit breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Bluff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardhit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardhit is looking to clinch.
Bluff lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bluff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardhit avoids the head kick by Bluff.
Bluff stalks Hardhit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardhit's face. Hardhit staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardhit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardhit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bluff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bluff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hardhit counters with a shoot takedown. Bluff fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bluff working a defensive guard here.

Hardhit decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Keijjo Hardhit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bluff lands with a straight right. Hardhit didn't see that one coming.
Bluff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hardhit clinches.
Bluff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardhit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardhit tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit goes for a takedown attempt but Bluff pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Bluff scores with a four punch combination!
Bluff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Bluff. No joy for Hardhit on that attempt.
No joy there for Bluff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bluff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardhit misses with a takedown
and Bluff counters with a left and a right that stings Hardhit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijjo Hardhit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bluff moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bluff digs a good hook to Hardhit's body.
Bluff stuffs the takedown.
Bluff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bluff shoots in but Hardhit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bluff throws a right and a left that Hardhit avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardhit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijjo Hardhit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bluff lands a with a good body shot.
Hardhit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bluff swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardhit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Bluff.
Bluff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bluff blocks a head kick by Hardhit.
Bluff slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardhit tries to clinch there but Bluff circles away.
Bluff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bluff throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bluff keeps the fight on the outside.
Bluff doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardhit circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardhit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bluff counters with a two punch combo.
Bluff is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bluff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bluff throws a right and a left that Hardhit avoids nicely.
Hardhit tries for a takedown but Bluff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bluff works over Hardhit's head and body with a nice combination.
Bluff doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardhit circles away.
Hardhit wants to clinch.
Bluff scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardhit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bluff is fending him off so far but Hardhit persists. Nope, Bluff circles away and we're back to standing.
Bluff is looking to clinch but Hardhit is avoiding it.
Bluff clobbers Hardhit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardhit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardhit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardhit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bluff throws a one two combo.
Hardhit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bluff dips to his left and cracks Hardhit with an uppercut!
Bluff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardhit is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardhit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardhit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bluff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bluff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardhit fails with the takedown.
Hardhit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bluff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardhit tries to clinch but Bluff is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Truffle Bluff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bluff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Truffle Bluff!