PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haskins has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wight
vs
Haskins

205 cm
29
200 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

185 cm
34
188 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Wight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Todd Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wight closes the distance and pushes Haskins back into the cage.

Wight turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Haskins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haskins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wight trying to control the pace.
Wight is looking to advance position but Haskins won't allow it.
Well, if Wight is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Haskins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Wight seems content to control.
Wight prevents Haskins from improving his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lex Wight.
Haskins tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wight gets caught napping as Haskins dives in and scores a takedown. Wight manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haskins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wight pulls Haskins in close to prevent any damage.
Haskins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haskins looking to pass the guard.
Haskins throws a big elbow that misses.
Haskins throwing strikes from guard but Wight blocks nicely.
Haskins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haskins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wight is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Haskins is controlling him.
Haskins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haskins is stalling in the full guard.
Haskins looking to sit in guard and control but Wight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wight will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haskins wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haskins is keeping the position for now.
Wight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Haskins working for a triangle but Wight defends it easily.
Wight looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lex Wight just wasn't active enough.
Haskins throws a right and a left that Wight avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wight instigates a clinch.

Wight has picked Haskins up - he's going for a ride! Wight dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Haskins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Haskins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wight pulls his head out easily.
Wight is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wight is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskins tries to roll over but Wight keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lex Wight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wight gets caught flat footed, as Haskins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Haskins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wight looking for a sweep. Not yet Wight, not yet.
Wight is trying to control the position but Haskins postures up.
Wight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Haskins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wight keeping moving, preventing Haskins from controlling successfully.
Wight wants to sweep here but Haskins controlling him for the moment.
Wight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins throws a big elbow that misses.
Haskins passes Wight's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haskins trying to control from Wight's half guard. Wight has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haskins throws a big right hand that misses.
Haskins is looking to work some ground and pound but Wight has wrist control.

Haskins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wight is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haskins, into his guard.
Haskins trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight trying to control but Haskins is working from the bottom.
Haskins looking for a sweep. Not yet Haskins, not yet.
Wight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wight preventing the sweep.
Wight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wight preventing the sweep.
Wight slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wight wants to control from the top but Haskins keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lex Wight has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Wight feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wight slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haskins keeping moving, preventing Wight from controlling successfully.

Wight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haskins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wight has managed to get both his arms back between Haskins's legs - danger averted.
Wight pushing down on Haskins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Wight seems content to control.
Wight wants to take a breather but Haskins is having none of it.
Wight is really struggling to control Haskins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haskins trying to control here.
Wight is looking to advance position but Haskins won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wight prevents Haskins from getting the reversal.
Haskins wants to control but Wight is having none of it.
Haskins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Wight looking for a guillotine from mount but Haskins is having none of it.
Haskins wants to control but Wight is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskins is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lex Wight will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haskins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wight defends it nicely.
Haskins moves to clinch but Wight breaks away
and Wight counters with a big head kick but Haskins shrugs it off.
Lex Wight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wight dives in and scores a takedown into Haskins's guard.
Wight trying to control the position from guard on top but Haskins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haskins trying to strike off his back.
Wight pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haskins is keeping the position for now.
Wight advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wight is thwarting Haskins's attempts to control the position.
Wight is trying to control. Haskins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight is controlling the pace.
Lex Wight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haskins trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wight looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

We're going to have a standup here because Lex Wight wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Wight works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wight slips nicely into half guard.
Wight wants to control but Haskins is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haskins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haskins is looking to improve his position.
Haskins is trying to maintain the position but Wight is very close to passing his half guard.

Haskins actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Wight seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lex Wight wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wight misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wight drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haskins is not content to let Wight control the position.
Haskins is looking for a sweep.
Wight tries to stand but Haskins is controlling his head.
Wight controlling the position.
Haskins is looking to reverse the position.
Todd Haskins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wight is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Haskins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haskins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wight off and has taken his back!

Wight is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Haskins gets his way!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wight is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskins thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lex Wight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haskins doesn't have the hooks in and Wight manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Wight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wight 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Wight!
During a confident post fight interview, Lex Wight thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.