PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Haavisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Haavisto
vs
Calaway

185 cm
24
255 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

218 cm
27
300 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Haavisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Calaway!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haavisto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haavisto. That's going to slow Calaway down.
Haavisto throws an overhand right that lands on Calaway's shoulder, as Calaway tries to avoid the shot.
Calaway throws a lazy right hand but Haavisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Haavisto.
Haavisto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haavisto missing with a left hand there. Calaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haavisto takes a swing at Calaway's ribcage but misses.
Calaway has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Calaway moves away from the strike by Haavisto.
Haavisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calaway finds it's way round the side to connect with Haavisto's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calaway takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haavisto throws out the jab.
A jab from Haavisto misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haavisto misses with a body kick.
Calaway slips a jab from Haavisto.
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Haavisto.
Haavisto throws a combination that misses
and Calaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haavisto misses with a hook to the body
letting Calaway counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haavisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haavisto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calaway.
Haavisto catches Calaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haavisto lands a nice looking body shot.
Haavisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Hannu Haavisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haavisto loads up on a big right hand but Calaway slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haavisto misses with the combination.
Haavisto dodges the punch combination from Calaway.
Haavisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haavisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haavisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Calaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haavisto.
Haavisto misses with a looping left.
Haavisto thuds his right hand into Calaway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto misses with a left hand
and Calaway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haavisto thinking.
A big left from Haavisto misses.
Calaway slips a jab from Haavisto.
Haavisto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haavisto swings for the body but Calaway moves out of range.
Haavisto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Haavisto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Calaway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haavisto cracks Calaway with a good jab.
Haavisto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Calaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calaway looks winded!
Haavisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calaway doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haavisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Calaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calaway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haavisto.

Oooooh!!! Haavisto has knocked Calaway down with a huge combo! Haavisto steps away and waves a wobbly Calaway back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Mark Calaway has been cut.

Calaway is rocked!
Haavisto loads up on a big right hand but Calaway slips the punch.
Haavisto throws a shot from downtown. Calaway moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Haavisto.
Calaway misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haavisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calaway in his tracks.

Haavisto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Calaway sprawling to the canvas! Calaway rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Haavisto finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Haavisto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Calaway's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Haavisto.
Haavisto lands a nice looking body shot.
Calaway dodges the punch combination from Haavisto.
Haavisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Calaway.
Calaway ducks under a wild hook from Haavisto.
Haavisto throws a hook but Calaway blocks it.
Haavisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haavisto misses with a wild combination.
Haavisto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway slips under a jab from Haavisto.
No joy there for Haavisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calaway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Calaway slips under a jab from Haavisto.
Haavisto connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Haavisto finds it's way through Calaway's defenses.
Calaway slips under a jab from Haavisto.
Haavisto throws a right and a left that Calaway avoids nicely.
Haavisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calaway.
Haavisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haavisto takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haavisto misses with a right hand
and Calaway counters with a stiff right hand.
Calaway takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calaway takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Calaway throws a looping overhand right but Haavisto ducks down to avoid it.
Haavisto misses with a lunging right hand
and Calaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haavisto misses with the combination.
Haavisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haavisto lands a nice shot that snaps Calaway's head back.
Haavisto throws a series of punches but Calaway avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Haavisto is just out of range.
A lazy left from Haavisto finds it's target.
Haavisto throws a nice looking combination but Calaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaway moves out of range as Haavisto strikes.
Haavisto throws an overhand right that lands on Calaway's shoulder, as Calaway tries to avoid the shot.
Haavisto lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haavisto. Calaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haavisto throws a poor cross that misses
and Calaway counters with a three punch combo that has Haavisto backing up. Haavisto nods at Calaway to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haavisto looks to throw the jab but Calaway is out of range.
Haavisto throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haavisto.

Oooooh!!! Haavisto has knocked Calaway down with a huge combo! Haavisto steps away and waves a wobbly Calaway back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Calaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Haavisto finish him?
Calaway is breathing heavily.
Calaway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haavisto.
Calaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Calaway throws a body punch but Haavisto moves out of range.
Haavisto misses with an uppercut
and Calaway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Haavisto cracks Calaway with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Calaway looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haavisto finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Haavisto. Those never looked like landing.
Haavisto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Haavisto misses the target.
Haavisto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Haavisto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Calaway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Haavisto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calaway counters with a straight right hand.

Haavisto cracks Calaway with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Haavisto has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Calaway to stand back up!
Mark Calaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calaway staying out of range there.
Hannu Haavisto is winning the standup battle so far.
Haavisto walks into a left hand.
Haavisto misses the jab.
Haavisto throws the left hand but Calaway avoids the punch easily.
Haavisto throws a looping overhand right but Calaway ducks down to avoid it.
Calaway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haavisto.
Calaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haavisto circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haavisto throws a right hand that misses
and Calaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haavisto fakes the leg kick and cracks Calaway in the body.
Calaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haavisto throws a lazy right hand but Calaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Haavisto lands.
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!
Calaway moves out of range of the body kick.
Haavisto throws a jab when Calaway was well out of range.
Haavisto drops Calaway with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Calaway! Haavisto dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannu Haavisto!