PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kopstoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ondra The Hammerfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kopstoot
vs
The Hammerfist

195 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Kopstoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ondra The Hammerfist!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hammerfist swings for the body but Kopstoot moves out of range.
The Hammerfist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Hammerfist looks to land a right hand but Kopstoot moved out of range.
Kopstoot looks to land a left hand but The Hammerfist moved out of range nicely.
Kopstoot throws a series of punches but The Hammerfist moves out of range.
The Hammerfist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kopstoot shoots in but The Hammerfist avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kopstoot misses with a body shot.
The Hammerfist waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kopstoot.
Kopstoot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Hammerfist throws out the jab.
The Hammerfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopstoot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Kopstoot misses.
Kopstoot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopstoot lands a left and a right that sends The Hammerfist crashing to the canvas! Kopstoot dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Ondra The Hammerfist has been cut.

Kopstoot stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopstoot looks to land a right hand but The Hammerfist moved out of range.
Kopstoot misses with a looping right.
The Hammerfist misses with a jab to the body
and Kopstoot counters with a low kick, right behind The Hammerfist 's knee.
The Hammerfist checks a leg kick.
The Hammerfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopstoot waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract The Hammerfist.
Kopstoot tests The Hammerfist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ondra The Hammerfist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hammerfist throws out a loose jab but Kopstoot uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopstoot drops The Hammerfist with a nice combination! Kopstoot dives into The Hammerfist's guard, looking to finish!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Hammerfist is on top in guard.
The Hammerfist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kopstoot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Hammerfist looks gassed!
Kopstoot wants to get back to his feet but The Hammerfist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Hammerfist is working Kopstoot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kopstoot pushes The Hammerfist off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammerfist's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and The Hammerfist duly obliges.
Kopstoot throws the left hand but The Hammerfist avoids the punch easily.
The Hammerfist drops Kopstoot with a beautiful combination! Kopstoot stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Hammerfist is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopstoot moves away from the strike by The Hammerfist.
Kopstoot throws a hook but The Hammerfist avoids it easily.
The Hammerfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopstoot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Hammerfist looks to land a left hand but Kopstoot moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Kopstoot does no damage.
The Hammerfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hammerfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Hammerfist misses with a double jab
and Kopstoot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kopstoot misses with a looping right.
The Hammerfist misses with a shot to the body
and Kopstoot counters with a nice body shot.
The Hammerfist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kopstoot was well out of range. Poor timing from The Hammerfist.
Horrible takedown by Kopstoot or perhaps it was just good defense by The Hammerfist which made him look bad.
The Hammerfist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hammerfist throws a combination that misses
and Kopstoot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kopstoot moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Kopstoot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ondra The Hammerfist's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Hammerfist throws an overhand right that lands on Kopstoot's shoulder, as Kopstoot tries to avoid the shot.
The Hammerfist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kopstoot avoids the body shot from The Hammerfist.
The Hammerfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hammerfist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kopstoot looks to land a left hand but The Hammerfist moved out of range nicely.
Kopstoot throws a combination that misses
and The Hammerfist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kopstoot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Hammerfist to score with a decent uppercut.
Kopstoot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopstoot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The Hammerfist throws a combination that misses
and Kopstoot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Hammerfist misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from The Hammerfist.
Kopstoot moves out of range as The Hammerfist strikes.
Kopstoot misses with a two punch combination.
The Hammerfist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kopstoot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Hammerfist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for The Hammerfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Hammerfist moves out of range as Kopstoot strikes.
Kopstoot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dave Kopstoot is winning the standup battle so far.
The Hammerfist jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Hammerfist slips a straight right by Kopstoot.
The Hammerfist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Hammerfist throws a shot to the body.
Kopstoot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ondra The Hammerfist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Kopstoot misses.
The Hammerfist thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hammerfist throws a looping overhand right but Kopstoot ducks down to avoid it.
The Hammerfist cracks Kopstoot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Hammerfist misses with a hook. Kopstoot ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammerfist missing with a left hand there. Kopstoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Hammerfist misses with a two punch combination.
Kopstoot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kopstoot throws a solid leg kick but The Hammerfist takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kopstoot.
The Hammerfist missing with a left hand there. Kopstoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Hammerfist throws a hook but Kopstoot avoids it easily.
Kopstoot lands a nice shot that snaps The Hammerfist's head back.
The Hammerfist misses with a double jab
and Kopstoot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ondra The Hammerfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hammerfist moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopstoot throws out a loose jab but The Hammerfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopstoot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Hammerfist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Hammerfist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kopstoot is looking to chop away at The Hammerfist's legs.
A combination from The Hammerfist does no damage.
Kopstoot throws a front kick aimed at The Hammerfist's knee but The Hammerfist avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hammerfist looks to land a left hand but Kopstoot moved out of range nicely.
Kopstoot connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ondra The Hammerfist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ondra The Hammerfist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The Hammerfist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kopstoot throws a hook to the side of The Hammerfist's head but The Hammerfist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from The Hammerfist both land. Nice combination.
The Hammerfist looks to land a left hand but Kopstoot moved out of range nicely.
The Hammerfist looks to throw the jab but Kopstoot is out of range.
Kopstoot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Hammerfist.
The Hammerfist throws a right hand that Kopstoot ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopstoot also avoids with ease.
The Hammerfist waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kopstoot.
A bone on bone clash there as The Hammerfist blocks the leg kick.
Kopstoot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kopstoot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Hammerfist gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopstoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Hammerfist misses with a shot to the body
and Kopstoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Hammerfist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kopstoot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Hammerfist momentarily.
The Hammerfist looks to land a right hand but Kopstoot moved out of range.
Kopstoot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hammerfist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Hammerfist throws a right hand that Kopstoot ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopstoot also avoids with ease.
Kopstoot with a nice cross.
The Hammerfist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopstoot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by The Hammerfist.
The Hammerfist missing with a left hand there. Kopstoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kopstoot scores with a sloppy right hand. The Hammerfist should have avoided that one.
The Hammerfist walks into a left hand.
The Hammerfist throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kopstoot, as that shot connected.
The Hammerfist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Hammerfist lands a with a good body shot.
The Hammerfist walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - The Hammerfist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopstoot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Hammerfist looks to land a combination but Kopstoot avoids it well.
The Hammerfist throws a hook to the side of Kopstoot's head but Kopstoot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Hammerfist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kopstoot scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Hammerfist in his tracks.
The Hammerfist throws a jab but it's blocked by Kopstoot.
Kopstoot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Hammerfist throws a combination that misses
and Kopstoot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Kopstoot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Hammerfist fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Hammerfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kopstoot counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Kopstoot.
Kopstoot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from The Hammerfist misses its intended target.
The Hammerfist moves away from the strike by Kopstoot.
The Hammerfist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kopstoot counters with a left and a right that stings The Hammerfist.
A nice combination there by Kopstoot.
The Hammerfist jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kopstoot.
A jab from The Hammerfist misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ondra The Hammerfist.
I think The Hammerfist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ondra The Hammerfist!