|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve Jr (ranked 2441 p4p, 233 weight class) and Harri Haaparanta (ranked 2345 p4p, 226 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.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
25
150 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
|
181 cm
24
157 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Haaparanta!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steve Jr cracks a nice hook into Haaparanta's ribs.
Both fighters circling a little - Haaparanta finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haaparanta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve Jr. Steve Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haaparanta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haaparanta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haaparanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve Jr.
Haaparanta sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haaparanta pushes Steve Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Haaparanta has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Haaparanta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steve Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haaparanta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haaparanta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haaparanta crunches a lovely knee into Steve Jr's ribcage.
Steve Jr misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haaparanta.
Steve Jr stalling in the clinch but Haaparanta improves position.
Haaparanta stalling against the cage.
Haaparanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steve Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Haaparanta is keeping busy.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haaparanta throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haaparanta misses with a knee strike.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Haaparanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Haaparanta lands an elbow just above Steve Jr 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Haaparanta.
Still in the clinch, Steve Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Haaparanta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haaparanta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haaparanta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Steve Jr as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Steve Jr.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haaparanta.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haaparanta throws an elbow but it misses.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but Steve Jr blocks with his arms.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
A short right from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Haaparanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haaparanta misses with an elbow strike.
Steve Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haaparanta backwards.
Steve Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Haaparanta tries to stall but Steve Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta is trying to stall.
Haaparanta is stalling here.
Steve Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Haaparanta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steve Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haaparanta is pushing Steve Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steve Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haaparanta backwards.
Steve Jr tries to work over Haaparanta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haaparanta.
Haaparanta avoiding damage.
Haaparanta prevents a body shot from Steve Jr.
Haaparanta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Haaparanta prevents a body shot from Steve Jr.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haaparanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch.
Steve Jr dodges an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Haaparanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve Jr blocks an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haaparanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haaparanta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
A short body shot lands from Steve Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Haaparanta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Haaparanta moves into range and clinches up with Steve Jr.
Haaparanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like George Steve Jr has been cut.
Haaparanta blocking some punches.
Steve Jr is struggling to control the position.
Haaparanta lands an elbow inside.
Steve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haaparanta tries to work over Steve Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haaparanta blocking some punches.
Haaparanta misses with an elbow over the top.
Steve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Haaparanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haaparanta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Haaparanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Haaparanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaparanta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steve Jr is keeping busy.
Haaparanta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Haaparanta.
Steve Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haaparanta's elbow.
Haaparanta scores with a knee to the head.
Haaparanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haaparanta pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haaparanta taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haaparanta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steve Jr's brow.
Steve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haaparanta can't find room to land a body shot as Steve Jr controls the action.
Haaparanta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Haaparanta controls the action.
Steve Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Haaparanta is looking to control Steve Jr's arms but Steve Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haaparanta has his back to the cage.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch.
Haaparanta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haaparanta lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haaparanta looking to slow down the pace here.
Haaparanta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Haaparanta just leaning against Steve Jr, taking a breather.
Steve Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but Haaparanta blocks it.
Haaparanta wants to stall.
Haaparanta lands a knee to the head.
Steve Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haaparanta backwards.
Haaparanta tries a knee to the head but Steve Jr blocks it.
Haaparanta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haaparanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Steve Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Haaparanta pushes Steve Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haaparanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steve Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Haaparanta controls the action.
Haaparanta blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve Jr avoiding damage as Haaparanta throws knees to the body.
Haaparanta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haaparanta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but Haaparanta blocks it.
Haaparanta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Haaparanta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steve Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steve Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haaparanta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steve Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haaparanta with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Haaparanta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Steve Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Haaparanta is looking to clinch but Steve Jr is avoiding it.
Steve Jr throwing a counter right hand but Haaparanta manages to avoid it.
Steve Jr walks into a left hand.
Steve Jr looks to throw the jab but Haaparanta is out of range.
Haaparanta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haaparanta scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve Jr blocks the body kick.
Haaparanta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Haaparanta tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haaparanta.
Haaparanta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haaparanta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Haaparanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaparanta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Haaparanta avoids it easily.
Haaparanta blocks a jab.
Steve Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haaparanta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haaparanta tries to clinch up.
Haaparanta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve Jr takes a swing at Haaparanta's ribcage but misses.
Haaparanta has Steve Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Haaparanta lands an elbow inside.
George Steve Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr presses Haaparanta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Well,Steve Jr is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Steve Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Haaparanta misses with a knee strike.
Haaparanta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steve Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haaparanta scores with a knee to the head.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Haaparanta misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haaparanta.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haaparanta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haaparanta trying to land knees to the body.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haaparanta throws an elbow that misses.
Haaparanta takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haaparanta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steve Jr's brow.
Steve Jr lands a left hand.
Haaparanta lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Haaparanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Haaparanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Steve Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Steve Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Haaparanta controls his hands.
Haaparanta just leaning against Steve Jr, taking a breather.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve Jr avoids the elbow strike from Haaparanta, against the cage.
Haaparanta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steve Jr up against the cage.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Haaparanta lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Steve Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Haaparanta missing with knees to the body.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Haaparanta missing with knees to the body.
Haaparanta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaparanta lands an elbow inside.
Haaparanta lands an elbow just above Steve Jr 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haaparanta blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Steve Jr.
Haaparanta blocks an uppercut.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but Steve Jr blocks with his arms.
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!
Haaparanta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haaparanta misses with an elbow strike.
Haaparanta trying to land knees to the body.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Haaparanta.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haaparanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Steve Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Haaparanta scores a nice knee to the body.
Steve Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Harri Haaparanta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Steve Jr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Haaparanta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haaparanta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Harri Haaparanta!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Harri Haaparanta!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Harri Haaparanta!
Harri Haaparanta wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Harri Haaparanta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
