PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aamu Hannu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bell
vs
Hannu

180 cm
19
203 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aamu Hannu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hannu misses with an uppercut.
Bell throws a one two combo.
Hannu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aamu Hannu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Hannu's head back.
Hannu tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell throws a right hand that Hannu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannu also avoids with ease.
Bell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bell defending well as Hannu loads up on a big left hand.
Hannu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hannu 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.
Hannu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Bell as Hannu shoots in.
Bell misses with the combination.
Hannu scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Bell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hannu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Bell wants to finish this one by submission but Hannu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bell.
Hannu wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell looking to ground and pound but Hannu is blocking nicely.

Bell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hannu tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Bell misses with a head shot.
Hannu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hannu wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Hannu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bell.

Bell is working for a guillotine from mount but Hannu frees his head quite easily.
Bell avoids the attempt from Hannu to control.
Hannu can't escape the position.
Bell throwing strikes here but Hannu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hannu tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Hannu is looking to get to half guard.

Bell working for a guillotine from mount but Hannu is in no mood to give up.
Bell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hannu is looking to escape.
Bell misses with a head shot.
Hannu wants to control but Bell is having none of it.
Hannu is looking to get to half guard.
Bell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hannu wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell looking to secure an arm triangle but Hannu defends it well.
Bell landing shots from mount.
Bell avoids the attempt from Hannu to control.
Bell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hannu holds on, trying desperately to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Bell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hannu tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Bell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hannu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hannu can't escape the position.
Bell wants to control the pace but Hannu is squirming around nicely.
Bell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hannu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bell has hold of Hannu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hannu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bell is breathing heavily.

Bell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hannu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hannu wants to control from the top but Bell keeps moving.
Hannu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hannu wants to pass the guard but Bell is keeping the position.
Hannu trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bell working for a triangle but Hannu defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stringer Bell dominated that round.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hannu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bell.

Hannu gets the takedown into side control.
Hannu trying to control the action but Bell is working from the bottom.
Bell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hannu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hannu is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bell can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell sneaks back into half guard.
Bell is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannu controlling the pace.
Hannu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hannu pulls his head out easily.
Hannu is looking to take a break and control but Bell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hannu misses with a head shot. Bell uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bell keeping moving, preventing Hannu from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hannu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Bell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Hannu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell is working hard here to advance position.
Hannu is controlling the pace.
Bell is trying to get back to full guard.
Hannu trying to mount his opponent but Bell defends it.
Hannu stalling.

Bell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hannu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bell momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannu misses with a takedown attempt
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hannu misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.

Hannu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Hannu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hannu uses his free foot to push down on Bell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bell.
Hannu avoids the attempt from Bell to control.
Hannu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hannu controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bell tries to hold on but Hannu pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is trying to escape the mount.
Hannu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bell is looking to escape.
Bell is looking to improve his position but Hannu isn't that keen on the idea.
Hannu controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bell is squirming around, avoiding Hannu's attempts to control the action.
Bell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hannu wants to take a breather but Bell is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aamu Hannu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bell throws a right and a left that Hannu avoids nicely.
Bell scores with a hook to the body. Hannu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Aamu Hannu has been cut.
Hannu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bell counters with a takedown into side control.
Hannu struggling a bit here.

Bell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hannu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bell controls the position.
Hannu wants to control but Bell postures up.
Bell working the head and body with strikes.
Hannu can't do much from the bottom here.
Bell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hannu wants to control but Bell postures up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Aamu Hannu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hannu misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hannu.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Hannu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hannu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bell lands with an overhand left.
Hannu misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a left to the body.
Hannu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Hannu - just one landing.
A combination from Bell does no damage.

Bell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bell stays in close to Hannu's body and controls the position.
Bell is looking to work some ground and pound but Hannu has wrist control.
Hannu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hannu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bell wants to control from the top but Hannu keeps moving.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Hannu's head but Hannu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hannu with a poor takedown
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Hannu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hannu throws a combination that misses
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hannu tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hannu tries for a takedown but Bell circles away easily
and Bell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stringer Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aamu Hannu.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hannu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bell throws a right hand that Hannu ducks under and follows up with a left that Hannu also avoids with ease.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hannu with a poor takedown
and Bell counters with a nice uppercut.
Stringer Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Hannu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bell.
Bell dips to his left and cracks Hannu with an uppercut!
Bell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hannu walks into a jab.
Hannu tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bell gets a takedown into half guard.
Bell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hannu is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell trying to control from half guard but Hannu is working away.
Bell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hannu's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannu is looking to improve his position.
Hannu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Bell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hannu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hannu misses with a takedown
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Hannu will be more careful next time no doubt.

Hannu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hannu lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannu trying to control but Bell is working from the bottom.
Hannu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hannu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bell is keeping the position for now.
Bell looking to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stringer Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stringer Bell!