PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer comes to the cage accompanied by Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Dakota Royer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Royer
vs
Hirvonen

185 cm
40
180 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

185 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen scores with the left hand. Royer knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen walks into a left hand.
Tukka Hirvonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royer is looking to slow Hirvonen down with leg kicks.
Hirvonen misses with a wild combination.
Royer misses with a kick to the body.
Hirvonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Royer.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Royer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Donk. Hirvonen catches Royer right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hirvonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Royer saw that one coming.
Hirvonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Royer.

Hirvonen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hirvonen lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Royer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Royer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hirvonen on the ground.
Hirvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royer is keeping the position for now.
Royer is trying to keep Hirvonen in close.
Hirvonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen passes into half guard.
Hirvonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Royer is staying active underneath Hirvonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen tries to pass to full mount but Royer defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hirvonen is nestled in close to Royer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Royer wants to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royer keeps working.
Hirvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hirvonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Royer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hirvonen.
Royer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Royer tries to get out of the position.
Hirvonen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hirvonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Royer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hirvonen lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hirvonen connects with a nice short shot to Royer's temple.
Hirvonen prevents Royer from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tukka Hirvonen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Royer lands a jab to the head.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royer.

Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown into Royer's guard.
Hirvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Royer is keeping the position for now.
Royer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hirvonen trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen postures up in Royer's guard and throws a big left but Royer blocks it.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Royer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hirvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hirvonen trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen wants to pass the guard but Royer is keeping the position.
Hirvonen wants to control from the top but Royer keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tukka Hirvonen.
Royer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hirvonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hirvonen loads up on a big right hand but Royer slips the punch.
Hirvonen cracks Royer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown into Royer's guard.
Hirvonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hirvonen trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Royer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hirvonen throwing strikes from guard but Royer blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hirvonen throwing strikes but missing.
Royer is pulling down on Hirvonen's head. It's preventing any offense from Hirvonen, at least for the moment.

Dakota Royer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Royer misses with an uppercut. Hirvonen saw that one coming.
Donk. Royer catches Hirvonen right on the button with a cross.
Hirvonen moves out of range as Royer throws a body kick.
Hirvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Royer counters with a body kick.
Hirvonen scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hirvonen finds it's way through Royer's defenses.
Hirvonen lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen looks to land a combination but Royer avoids it well.
Hirvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown into Royer's guard.
Hirvonen distracts Royer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Royer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen with a nice head shot there.
Hirvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hirvonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tukka Hirvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Royer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tukka Hirvonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hirvonen dives in and grabs Royer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royer pushes down on Hirvonen's head and hops out.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Royer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hirvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Royer keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royer.
Hirvonen scores with a decent looking hook.

Royer is rocked!
Hirvonen ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Royer's jaw. Royer's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Hirvonen does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tukka Hirvonen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tukka Hirvonen made sure he mentioned Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.