PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Arkhipov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unski Hallavaara is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hallavaara
vs
Arkhipov

188 cm
24
211 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Hellbent, Inc.

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasiliy Arkhipov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara throws a hook to the side of Arkhipov's head but Arkhipov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arkhipov moves out of range of the strikes.
Arkhipov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Vasiliy Arkhipov has been cut.
Hallavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arkhipov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara ducks under a wild hook from Arkhipov.
Arkhipov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A combination from Arkhipov does no damage.
Hallavaara has a takedown stuffed.
Hallavaara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arkhipov with a nice cross.
Arkhipov throws a nice looking combination but Hallavaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hallavaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arkhipov's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Arkhipov.
Hallavaara throws a hook but Arkhipov avoids it easily.
Arkhipov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallavaara tries to clinch there but Arkhipov circles away.
Arkhipov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hallavaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hallavaara defending well as Arkhipov loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkhipov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hallavaara cracks Arkhipov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Arkhipov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hallavaara finish him?
Hallavaara drops Arkhipov with a left and a right! Oh, Arkhipov is hurt - Hallavaara dives into side control looking to finish!

Arkhipov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hallavaara throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Arkhipov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hallavaara in side control, throwing shots but Arkhipov defends.
Hallavaara tries to advance to mount but Arkhipov denies him.
An elbow from Hallavaara crashes against the mat.
Hallavaara is putting a hurting on Arkhipov here, landing some big shots from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arkhipov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arkhipov is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara is looking to take a break and control but Arkhipov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arkhipov is trying to buck Hallavaara off.
Arkhipov looks gassed!

Hallavaara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hallavaara working the ground and pound from side control.
Hallavaara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arkhipov keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara throws an elbow but Arkhipov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hallavaara tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hallavaara trying to control the position but Arkhipov is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hallavaara in side control lands a decent elbow.
Arkhipov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hallavaara throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arkhipov ducks under a wild hook from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Hallavaara.
Arkhipov throws a series of punches but Hallavaara avoids them all with ease.
Hallavaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hallavaara shoots in but Arkhipov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unski Hallavaara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arkhipov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallavaara.
Arkhipov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arkhipov connects with a right hand. Hallavaara shakes it off.
Hallavaara slips a jab from Arkhipov.
Arkhipov moves away from the strike by Hallavaara.
Arkhipov misses with an uppercut. Hallavaara saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkhipov misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Hallavaara misses.
Hallavaara throws a hook but Arkhipov blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unski Hallavaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Arkhipov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Arkhipov swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallavaara.
Arkhipov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasiliy Arkhipov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arkhipov waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hallavaara.
Hallavaara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arkhipov misses the jab.
Hallavaara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arkhipov is out of range.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up.
Arkhipov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arkhipov ducks under a wild hook from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara walks into a stiff left hand from Arkhipov.
Nice body punch from Arkhipov.
Arkhipov lands a right hook to the body.
Arkhipov misses with a body shot.
Arkhipov stalks Hallavaara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hallavaara's face. Hallavaara staggers backwards, shaken.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hallavaara ducks under a wild hook from Arkhipov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Arkhipov sends Hallavaara down but not out. Arkhipov dives into side control looking to finish.
Hallavaara is not content to let Arkhipov control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to bench press Arkhipov off him but Arkhipov keeps the position.
Hallavaara manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arkhipov's best efforts.
Arkhipov is keen to just control but Hallavaara is a slippery customer.
Hallavaara gets full guard.
Hallavaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hallavaara lands a couple of nice shots there 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkhipov is working to get back to half guard.
Hallavaara punching from mount but Arkhipov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Hallavaara there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hallavaara cracks Arkhipov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hallavaara looking to finish Arkhipov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arkhipov!
Hallavaara is landing with some decent strikes but Arkhipov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hallavaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Hallavaara has control of Arkhipov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Arkhipov regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hallavaara landing strikes from the mount.

Hallavaara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hallavaara throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hallavaara unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hallavaara cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara looking to finish Arkhipov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arkhipov!
Hallavaara throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hallavaara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Arkhipov is in a horrible position here. Hallavaara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hallavaara looking to control but Arkhipov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hallavaara landing strikes from the mount and Arkhipov is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkhipov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Arkhipov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vasiliy Arkhipov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vasiliy Arkhipov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Hallavaara scores with a hook to the body. Arkhipov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arkhipov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallavaara moves away.
Hallavaara misses with the combination.
Arkhipov misses with an uppercut. Hallavaara saw that one coming.
Hallavaara throws a shot to the body.
Hallavaara drops Arkhipov with a nice combination! Hallavaara dives into Arkhipov's guard, looking to finish!
Arkhipov is still in real trouble! Can Hallavaara finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hallavaara trying to control but Arkhipov is working from the bottom.
Arkhipov seems to have recovered his senses.
Hallavaara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hallavaara 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.
Hallavaara throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hallavaara works over Arkhipov with some ground and pound from guard.
Arkhipov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hallavaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but Arkhipov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arkhipov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hallavaara lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hallavaara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hallavaara trying to control but Arkhipov is working from the bottom.
Hallavaara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arkhipov's head.
Hallavaara pushing down on Arkhipov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hallavaara is trying to control. Arkhipov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hallavaara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hallavaara throwing shots but Arkhipov is blocking nicely.
Hallavaara winds up and cracks Arkhipov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hallavaara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hallavaara wants to take a breather but Arkhipov is having none of it.
Arkhipov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hallavaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Unski Hallavaara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hallavaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hallavaara uses his free foot to push down on Arkhipov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Arkhipov.
Arkhipov is squirming around, avoiding Hallavaara's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara with good strikes from the mount here!
Hallavaara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hallavaara breaks from Arkhipov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hallavaara is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arkhipov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Hallavaara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hallavaara looking to finish Arkhipov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arkhipov!
Hallavaara raining down shots from the mount!

Hallavaara with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara lands a heavy elbow.
Hallavaara controlling from the full mount.
Hallavaara lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hallavaara scoring with strikes but Arkhipov is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arkhipov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Arkhipov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Unski Hallavaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hallavaara 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unski Hallavaara!