PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanibal Hanyszewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakari Sammio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hanyszewsky
vs
Sammio

191 cm
24
199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanibal Hanyszewsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Sammio!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been told by Hanyszewsky's head coaches at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanyszewsky avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sammio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Hanyszewsky checks it.
Sammio moves out of range as Hanyszewsky strikes.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Hanyszewsky moved away.
Hanyszewsky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sammio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sammio.
Sammio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanyszewsky checks it well.
Sammio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hanyszewsky is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hanyszewsky throws a body punch but Sammio moves out of range.
Hanyszewsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sammio backs up against the cage.

It looks like Sakari Sammio has been cut.
Sammio cracks the inside of Hanyszewsky's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sammio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hanyszewsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sammio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanyszewsky blocks the leg kick.
Sammio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sammio dodges the punch combination from Hanyszewsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sammio. That's going to slow Hanyszewsky down.
Hanyszewsky misses with a body shot.
Hanyszewsky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hanyszewsky with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanyszewsky blocks the leg kick.
Hanyszewsky 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.
Sammio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hanyszewsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sammio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanyszewsky if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanyszewsky blocks a head kick by Sammio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook but Sammio avoids it easily.
Sammio tests Hanyszewsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sammio scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanyszewsky should have avoided that one.
Sammio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hanyszewsky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sammio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hanyszewsky jabs Sammio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sammio, right into the meat.
A nice combination there by Hanyszewsky.
Sammio ducks under a wild hook from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky misses with a looping right.
Sammio tries to clinch but Hanyszewsky is having none of it.
Sammio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanyszewsky if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanyszewsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sammio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hanyszewsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sammio.
Sammio slips a jab from Hanyszewsky.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sammio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sammio looks to throw a body kick
and Hanyszewsky counters with a slapping leg kick.

Sammio moves into the clinch.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanyszewsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio stalling.
Hanyszewsky taking a breather.

Sammio manages to break the clinch.
Sammio throws a front kick aimed at Hanyszewsky's knee but Hanyszewsky avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sammio.
Hanyszewsky keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio misses with a body shot

and Hanyszewsky counters with a crisp one two that drops Sammio! Hanyszewsky thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sammio to his feet! Sammio is in big trouble!

Sammio is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sammio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanyszewsky's sensitive parts.
Sammio throws out a leg kick but Hanyszewsky moves out of range and Sammio only half commits.
Hanyszewsky blocks a leg kick.
Hanyszewsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanyszewsky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sammio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hanyszewsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanyszewsky avoids the head kick by Sammio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Sammio!
Sammio takes one to the chin there.
Sammio is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanyszewsky finish him?
Hanyszewsky throws a front kick aimed at Sammio's knee but Sammio avoids it well.
Sammio seems to have recovered his senses.
Sammio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanyszewsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sakari Sammio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sammio lands a front kick.
Sammio lands a leg kick that knocks Hanyszewsky off balance momentarily.
Sammio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanyszewsky has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sakari Sammio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanyszewsky swings for the body but Sammio moves out of range.
Sammio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanyszewsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sammio.
Sammio throws the kick towards the body but Hanyszewsky avoids it.
Sammio works Hanyszewsky's body with a nice hook.
Sammio moves out of range of the body kick from Hanyszewsky.

Sammio pushes Hanyszewsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanyszewsky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hanyszewsky blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Sammio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanyszewsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Sammio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sammio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sammio.

Sammio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hanyszewsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Sammio.
A good leg kick by Sammio.
Sammio digs a good hook to Hanyszewsky's body.
Sammio throws a body kick that misses.
Sammio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sammio throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sammio. That's going to slow Hanyszewsky down.
Sakari Sammio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammio scores with a nice body kick.
Hanyszewsky throws a hook but Sammio avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio lands a nice hook to Hanyszewsky's body. Hanyszewsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanyszewsky looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Sammio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hanyszewsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Sammio is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sammio.
Hanyszewsky throws the left hand but Sammio avoids the punch easily.
Sammio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sammio scores with a jab. Hanyszewsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sammio catches Hanyszewsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanyszewsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hanyszewsky swings for the body but Sammio moves out of range.
Sammio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sammio takes a swing at Hanyszewsky's ribcage but misses.
Sammio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sammio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanyszewsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sammio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanyszewsky if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Hanyszewsky misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Hanyszewsky misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sammio.
Sammio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanyszewsky checks the leg kick.
Sammio throws a front kick that sends Hanyszewsky stumbling back into the cage.
Sammio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanyszewsky throws out the jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sammio.
Sammio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sammio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sammio throws the kick towards the body but Hanyszewsky avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio looks for the body kick but Hanyszewsky saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sammio.
A low kick from Sammio misses
and Hanyszewsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sammio misses with a low kick.
Sammio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sammio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sammio - just one landing.
Sammio throws a leg kick
and Hanyszewsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanyszewsky misses with a low kick.
Sammio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Hanyszewsky is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sammio.
Oh Hanyszewsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack! Sammio lands a heavy head kick that drops Hanyszewsky. The ref tackles Sammio to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hanyszewsky was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Sakari Sammio!