PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastian Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Hokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sebastian Domingo
vs
Hokkanen

185 cm
22
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

St. Paul's Apparel

ENDLESS 152

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Sebastian Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olli Hokkanen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sebastian Domingo takes a swing at Hokkanen's ribcage but misses.
Sebastian Domingo dodges the punch combination from Hokkanen.
Sebastian Domingo misses with a body shot.
Sebastian Domingo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sebastian Domingo.
Hokkanen taking a bit of punishment here - Sebastian Domingo scoring with strikes.

Sebastian Domingo tries for a kimura but Hokkanen is defending well.
Sebastian Domingo throws an elbow but Hokkanen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hokkanen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sebastian Domingo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sebastian Domingo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sebastian Domingo wants to control but Hokkanen is keeping him busy.
Hokkanen tries to escape but Sebastian Domingo is in control.
Sebastian Domingo is looking to take a break and control but Hokkanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sebastian Domingo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sebastian Domingo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sebastian Domingo controlling from mount.
Hokkanen wants to control but Sebastian Domingo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sebastian Domingo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sebastian Domingo trying to control but Hokkanen is having none of it.

Sebastian Domingo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hokkanen is surviving well by controlling Sebastian Domingo's body position as best he can.
Hokkanen blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hokkanen is squirming around, avoiding Sebastian Domingo's attempts to control the action.
Hokkanen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sebastian Domingo controlling the pace for now.
Sebastian Domingo tries to control but Hokkanen wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Sebastian Domingo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sebastian Domingo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hokkanen as he avoids it easily.
Hokkanen tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Sebastian Domingo misses its intended target.
Sebastian Domingo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hokkanen sprawls well. He's pushed Sebastian Domingo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hokkanen works over Sebastian Domingo's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Juan Sebastian Domingo has been cut.
Sebastian Domingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hokkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hokkanen tries to clinch but Sebastian Domingo moves out of range.
No joy there for Hokkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hokkanen misses with a low kick as Sebastian Domingo jumps back.
Sebastian Domingo cracks Hokkanen with an open hand slap.

Sebastian Domingo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hokkanen is refusing to be controlled, as Sebastian Domingo sits in half guard.
Sebastian Domingo stops Hokkanen from getting back to his feet.
Hokkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sebastian Domingo. 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.
Sebastian Domingo wants to take a breather but Hokkanen is having none of it.
Sebastian Domingo moves into full mount! Hokkanen won't be happy about that!
Hokkanen is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Sebastian Domingo has taken his back.
Sebastian Domingo is looking to control Hokkanen but Hokkanen is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's two 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.
Sebastian Domingo misses with punches from the back.
Hokkanen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hokkanen is breathing heavily.
Sebastian Domingo biding his time, controlling Hokkanen.
Sebastian Domingo struggling to keep hold of the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Juan Sebastian Domingo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hokkanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hokkanen tries to bum rush Sebastian Domingo with a series of wild strikes but Sebastian Domingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sebastian Domingo closes the distance and clinches up with Hokkanen, looking for a takedown. Sebastian Domingo pushes Hokkanen against the ropes but Hokkanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastian Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo misses with a hook. Hokkanen ducked under it nicely.
Sebastian Domingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hokkanen.
Sebastian Domingo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hokkanen swinging wilding here.
Sebastian Domingo digs a good hook to Hokkanen's body.
Hokkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Sebastian Domingo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sebastian Domingo trying to control the action but Hokkanen is working from the bottom.
Sebastian Domingo passes to full mount!
Sebastian Domingo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastian Domingo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hokkanen for as long as he can get away with.

Sebastian Domingo looking to isolate an arm here. Hokkanen doesn't see it coming and as Sebastian Domingo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Sebastian Domingo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Sebastian Domingo!