PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alchuk Andromov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Haukka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Andromov
vs
Haukka

175 cm
21
181 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
163 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alchuk Andromov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andromov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Daniel Haukka has been cut.
Andromov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andromov misses with a straight left.
Andromov misses with a straight right.
Crunch! Haukka slams his shin into Andromov's torso.
Andromov misses with a leg kick
and Haukka counters with a low kick, right behind Andromov 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haukka wants to clinch up but Andromov keeps it at a distance.
Andromov keeps the fight on the outside.
Andromov slips a jab and a cross from Haukka.
Haukka tries to clinch up.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andromov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haukka staying out of range there.
Haukka wants to clinch up but Andromov keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Andromov misses
and Haukka counters with a nice body kick.
Haukka misses with a few strikes there.

Haukka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andromov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alchuk Andromov has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andromov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.

Haukka manages to break the clinch.
Haukka wants to clinch up but Andromov keeps it at a distance.
Andromov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haukka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andromov throws a leg kick that misses.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Andromov will feel that in the morning.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andromov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haukka throws a head kick that misses.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andromov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haukka.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andromov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andromov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Andromov circles away.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Andromov circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Andromov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Andromov circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haukka has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haukka.
Andromov is breathing heavily.
Haukka lands an elbow inside that Andromov shrugs off.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andromov is trying to break free.
Haukka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haukka working Andromov over with knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Andromov blocks with his arms.
Andromov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andromov's efforts to push away.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Andromov blocks with his arms.
Haukka prevents Andromov from breaking the clinch.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Andromov is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Andromov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Andromov is blocking nicely.
Andromov is trying to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Andromov tries to circle away but Haukka has him pinned against the cage.
Andromov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka avoiding damage.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andromov blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Andromov up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andromov is trying to break free.
Andromov is trying to break free.
Haukka lands a damaging elbow.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andromov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haukka connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Andromov misses with a two punch combination.

Haukka rushes Andromov and presses him up against the cage.
Daniel Haukka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andromov wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.
Andromov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andromov is trying to break the clinch but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Andromov breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andromov misses with a low kick.
Andromov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alchuk Andromov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Andromov.
Haukka lands a high kick!
Andromov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haukka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haukka scores with a head kick. Andromov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haukka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haukka scores with a leg kick.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Andromov circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka scores with a head kick. Andromov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Andromov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Andromov. Beautiful body shot.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Andromov circles away.
Haukka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haukka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andromov misses with a series of wild punches.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andromov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Andromov gets tackled into the cage by Haukka. Haukka maintains the clinch.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Andromov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andromov is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Haukka. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Andromov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andromov is trying to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling him.

Andromov breaks from the clinch.
Andromov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andromov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haukka counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haukka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andromov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andromov throws a right hand that Haukka ducks under and follows up with a left that Haukka also avoids with ease.
Haukka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andromov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andromov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Andromov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haukka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andromov misses with a wild combination.
Andromov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Haukka counters with a solid body kick.
Haukka lands with a kick to the temple. Andromov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andromov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haukka counters with an inside leg kick.
Haukka fakes the leg kick and cracks Andromov in the body.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andromov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haukka connects with a high kick.
Andromov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haukka lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andromov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haukka throws a series of strikes that have Andromov backpedaling.
Haukka wants to clinch.
Haukka tries to bum rush Andromov with a series of wild strikes but Andromov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andromov thuds his right hand into Haukka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haukka tries to clinch up but Andromov circles away and keeps his distance.
Haukka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Haukka drives through and clinches with Andromov against the cage.
Andromov is trying to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling him.
Haukka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Andromov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haukka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Andromov wants to break free but Haukka has control.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Andromov blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andromov's face.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andromov blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Haukka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Andromov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Andromov misses with a two punch combination.
Andromov misses with the combination.
Haukka ducks under a wild hook from Andromov.
Andromov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haukka wants to clinch.
Andromov misses with a hook. Haukka ducked under it nicely.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andromov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andromov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A low kick from Andromov misses

and Haukka moves into the clinch.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andromov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haukka lands a knee to the head.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Andromov takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but Andromov blocks it.
Andromov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andromov wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.
Haukka prevents Andromov from breaking the clinch.
Andromov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haukka working Andromov over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haukka.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Haukka landing knees to the head.

Andromov is rocked!
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Andromov is blocking nicely.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andromov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haukka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andromov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andromov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haukka with a knee to the head.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Andromov wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Andromov blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Andromov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andromov tries to circle away but Haukka has him pinned against the cage.
Haukka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andromov's defenses.
Haukka lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haukka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andromov's efforts to push away.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Andromov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniel Haukka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andromov is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka keeps control of Andromov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haukka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Haukka has Andromov pressed against the cage, preventing Andromov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andromov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andromov wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andromov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andromov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Andromov blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Haukka.
Haukka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haukka misses with a knee strike.
Haukka has Andromov pressed against the cage, preventing Andromov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andromov is trying to break free.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andromov has had enough of the clinch but Haukka keeps him there for the moment.
Haukka lands a left hand.
Alchuk Andromov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haukka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andromov's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Haukka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haukka 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Haukka!