PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Virne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virne has chosen Jeff van Dyck - Soldier's Chant as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

At Hammed
vs
Virne

190 cm
31
265 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

187 cm
37
262 lbs
18 - 25 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarppi Virne!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Virne instigates a clinch.

Virne manages to break the clinch.
Virne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Virne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

At Hammed tries to keep at a distance but Virne has taken the fight into the clinch.
At Hammed has a couple of punches blocked by Virne.
Virne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
At Hammed is trying to drag Virne to the mat but Virne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
At Hammed lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jarppi Virne has been cut.

Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Virne misses with a few strikes there.
At Hammed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Virne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Virne takes the fight into the clinch.
At Hammed goes for a takedown attempt but Virne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brah At Hammed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
At Hammed feints and then cracks Virne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Virne down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Virne.

Virne pushes At Hammed up against the cage in a clinch.
At Hammed connects with a knee to the head.
At Hammed keeps control of Virne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've been hearing reports that At Hammed has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
At Hammed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
At Hammed misses with a head kick.
At Hammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Virne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with At Hammed, pushing him back against the cage.
At Hammed lands a shoulder strike.
At Hammed throws a knee to the head but misses.

Virne manages to pull guard.
Virne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Virne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of At Hammed's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne working the ground and pound effectively.
Virne with the ground and pound from mount.
At Hammed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
At Hammed is looking to improve his position but Virne isn't that keen on the idea.
Virne lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
At Hammed bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
At Hammed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Virne keeping full guard, as At Hammed tries to pass.
Virne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Virne is trying to control the position but At Hammed postures up.
At Hammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed trying to control but Virne is working from the bottom.
At Hammed won't allow Virne to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Virne checks a leg kick.
At Hammed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
At Hammed avoids a punch combination nicely.
At Hammed scoring well with a low kick there.

Virne closes the distance and clinches.
At Hammed lands a nice knee to the body.
Virne looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, At Hammed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Virne crunches a lovely knee into At Hammed's ribcage.
At Hammed looking to throw knees to the head but Virne is blocking nicely.
At Hammed landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jarppi Virne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

At Hammed throws a head kick that misses.

At Hammed closes the distance and pushes Virne back into the cage.
At Hammed lands a hook that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
Virne scores with a nice hook to the head.
At Hammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
At Hammed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Virne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Virne drives through and clinches with At Hammed against the cage.
At Hammed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Virne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but At Hammed is keeping busy.
Virne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Virne blocks a body shot from At Hammed.
At Hammed scores with a hook to the body.
Virne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with At Hammed's elbow.
At Hammed missing with knees to the body.
Brah At Hammed has scored more points in the clinch so far.
At Hammed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
At Hammed has Virne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Virne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virne takes a shot to the head.
At Hammed scores with a shot to the side of Virne's head.
Virne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Virne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
At Hammed misses with a body punch.
A short right from At Hammed on the inside.
At Hammed looking to throw knees to the head but Virne is blocking nicely.
At Hammed tries a body shot but Virne blocks it.
Virne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Virne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
At Hammed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Virne blocks it with crossed arms.
At Hammed avoiding damage as Virne throws knees to the body.

Virne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Virne misses with a body shot
and At Hammed counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Virne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but At Hammed circles away quickly and effectively.

Virne rushes At Hammed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virne tries to stall but At Hammed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. At Hammed obliges.
At Hammed drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virne pulls his leg out and moves away.

Virne has At Hammed up against the cage in a clinch.
At Hammed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
At Hammed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
At Hammed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virne trying to land knees to the body.
Virne misses with a hook from the clinch.
At Hammed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Virne's face.
At Hammed looking to throw knees to the head but Virne is blocking nicely.
At Hammed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Virne misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne managing to block the knees to the body from At Hammed.
At Hammed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Virne.
At Hammed crunches a lovely knee into Virne's ribcage.
Virne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of At Hammeds head.
At Hammed has a couple of punches blocked by Virne.
At Hammed tries to work over Virne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
At Hammed lands a hook to the side of the head.
At Hammed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Virne is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Virne.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
At Hammed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
At Hammed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virne wants to break free but At Hammed has control.

At Hammed jumps into guard, dragging Virne to the mat.
At Hammed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Virne!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virne is squirming around, avoiding At Hammed's attempts to control the action.

At Hammed is working for a guillotine from mount but Virne frees his head quite easily.
At Hammed fails to move to back control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Virne tries to lock up and control but At Hammed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brah At Hammed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarppi Virne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A head kick misses from At Hammed.
Virne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Virne rushes At Hammed and presses him up against the cage.
At Hammed prevents a body shot from Virne.
A head punch on the inside from Virne fails to land.
Virne has had enough of the clinch but At Hammed keeps him there for the moment.
At Hammed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virne struggles to land a body shot inside as At Hammed controls his hands.
Virne tries to break the clinch but At Hammed is controlling the position.

Virne breaks from the clinch.
Virne misses with a few strikes there.
Virne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
At Hammed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virne throws a series of punches but At Hammed avoids them all with ease.
At Hammed cracks Virne with a good jab.
Virne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

At Hammed moves into the clinch successfully.
Virne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Virne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
At Hammed throws a knee to the head but misses.

Virne manages to break the clinch.
Virne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
At Hammed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Virne misses with a double jab
and At Hammed counters with a nice leg kick.
Virne takes one on the button.
At Hammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

At Hammed closes the distance and pushes Virne back into the cage.
At Hammed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
At Hammed tries to land knees in the clinch but Virne avoids the damage to the body.
At Hammed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Virne misses with the head strike.
At Hammed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Virne backwards.
A nice left hand lands by At Hammed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

At Hammed works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
At Hammed is pushing down on Virne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Virne is fighting to maintain full guard but At Hammed has managed to sneak the leg through.
At Hammed passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Virne!

At Hammed working for a submission but Virne is keeping him at bay.

At Hammed looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
At Hammed trying to control but Virne is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virne is desperately trying to improve his position but At Hammed has a good base and remains in mount.
At Hammed content just to control the position here.
Brah At Hammed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Virne tries to hold on but At Hammed pushes him away.
At Hammed wants to control the pace but Virne is squirming around nicely.
Virne is looking to improve his position but At Hammed isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Virne is holding on tight.
Virne is working to get back to half guard.

Virne defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from At Hammed.
Virne is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

At Hammed working for a guillotine from mount but Virne is in no mood to give up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brah At Hammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well At Hammed 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brah At Hammed!
An out of breath Brah At Hammed thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.