PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erling Mathias Havna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vellu Kuikka (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.

Mathias Havna
vs
Kuikka

225 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
280 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erling Mathias Havna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vellu Kuikka!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuikka tries to clinch up but Havna circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Havna.

Havna shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Havna showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuikka looks gassed!
Kuikka is looking to improve his position.
Havna wants to stand but Kuikka has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuikka is trying to control but Havna manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havna wants to get back to his feet but Kuikka is holding on tight.

Havna stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Havna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A combination from Havna does no damage.
Kuikka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Havna!

It looks like Vellu Kuikka has been cut.
Havna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Havna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Havna throws a low kick, looking for Kuikka's leg but Kuikka calmly moves out of range.
Havna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Havna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Havna misses with a wild combination.
Kuikka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havna.
Havna motions for Kuikka to come forward. Havna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Havna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Havna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A right-left combo lands from Havna.
Havna feints and then cracks Kuikka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuikka down.
Havna misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Havna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Havna seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Havna decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Havna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Havna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Havna tries to bum rush Kuikka with a series of wild strikes but Kuikka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuikka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuikka checks a leg kick.
Havna fails to land with a series of punches.
Havna connects with a solid leg kick.
Havna misses with a series of wild punches.
Havna swinging wilding here.
Havna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Havna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Havna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuikka.
Havna misses with a low kick.
Havna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Havna throws a leg kick but Kuikka sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Havna.
Havna throws a series of punches but Kuikka moves out of range.

Havna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Havna stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kuikka to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erling Mathias Havna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vellu Kuikka's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Havna swinging wilding here.
Havna misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Havna.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Havna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuikka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuikka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Havna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Erling Mathias Havna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havna misses with a takedown attempt - Kuikka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Havna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Havna throws a low kick, looking for Kuikka's leg but Kuikka calmly moves out of range.
Havna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuikka.
Havna misses with a low kick.
Kuikka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Havna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuikka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuikka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Havna can pounce on him.
Kuikka is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Havna shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kuikka as he jumps to the side.
Havna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kuikka backs up against the cage.
Havna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Havna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuikka's calf.
Havna throws a leg kick which misses Kuikka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuikka tries to avoid it.

Havna darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuikka wants to improve his position but Havna is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havna tries to stand and escape but Kuikka is controlling the position.

Havna stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havna swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Havna wants to land a leg kick but Kuikka is out of range.
Havna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuikka can do to turn this around?
Havna swinging wilding here.
Erling Mathias Havna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Havna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havna throws a leg kick but Kuikka sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Kuikka gets caught flat footed, as Havna shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Havna wants to stand but Kuikka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Havna will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Havna stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Havna looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erling Mathias Havna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuikka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Havna can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Havna scores with a four punch combination!
Havna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuikka blocks the leg kick.
Havna closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kuikka circles away.
Havna throws a one two combo.
Kuikka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Havna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuikka.
Havna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kuikka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Havna to the mat! Havna manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Havna manages to escape and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havna fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuikka dodges the punch combination from Havna.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Havna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erling Mathias Havna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vellu Kuikka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Havna throws a leg kick but Kuikka checks it.
Havna keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuikka fails with the takedown.
Kuikka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuikka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuikka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havna.
Havna does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Havna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuikka.
Havna throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Havna.

Havna decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kuikka to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuikka is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Havna.
Kuikka slips a jab and a cross from Havna.
Havna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Havna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Havna looks to land a combination but Kuikka avoids it well.
Havna throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuikka.

Kuikka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Havna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuikka on the ground.
Havna prevents Kuikka from getting back to his feet.

Kuikka is working an open guard so Havna takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuikka checks it well.
Havna throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Havna.
Kuikka slips a jab and a cross from Havna.

Kuikka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Havna tries to pull guard but Kuikka won't allow it.
Havna tries to pull guard but Kuikka holds him up against the cage and eventually Havna drops back down to his feet.
Kuikka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Havna pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Havna jumps guard but Kuikka stands there with Havna around his waist. Havna gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erling Mathias Havna. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havna managing to block the knees to the body from Kuikka.
Havna jumps guard but Kuikka stands there with Havna around his waist. Havna gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Havna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuikka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Havna has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kuikka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Havna lands a takedown into guard.
Vellu Kuikka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kuikka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Havna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Havna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Havna wanted to stand there but Kuikka had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erling Mathias Havna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erling Mathias Havna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Havna, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erling Mathias Havna!