PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hakkinen (ranked 5161 p4p, 5196 weight class) and Timo Forssell (ranked 414 p4p, 416 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hakkinen
vs
Forssell

175 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
145
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Hakkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Forssell!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Forssell throws a looping overhand right but Hakkinen ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hakkinen scores with a jab to the head.
Forssell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hakkinen as he connects with a hook.
Forssell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakkinen.
Hakkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Forssell misses with a straight right.
Forssell throws a looping overhand right but Hakkinen ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hakkinen scores with a nice right hand.
Forssell throws an overhand right that lands on Hakkinen's shoulder, as Hakkinen tries to avoid the shot.
Forssell throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hakkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Forssell throws a looping overhand right but Hakkinen ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Forssell's hands.
Hakkinen throws a hook but Forssell avoids it easily.
Hakkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forssell.
Nice uppercut lands for Hakkinen. That snapped Forssell's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forssell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Forssell misses with a looping left.
Hakkinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forssell.
An attempted straight right counter from Hakkinen misses the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forssell missing with a left hand there. Hakkinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hakkinen throwing a counter right hand but Forssell manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Hakkinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Forssell throws a poor cross that misses
and Hakkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Hakkinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hakkinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ispa Hakkinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Forssell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forssell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hakkinen lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakkinen throws a hook but Forssell blocks it.
Hakkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hakkinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forssell misses with a hook. Hakkinen ducked under it nicely.
Hakkinen is looking to counter punch.
Hakkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forssell can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hakkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forssell misses with a lunging right hand
and Forssell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forssell misses with a right hand
and Hakkinen counters with a straight right hand.
Forssell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forssell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forssell defending well as Hakkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hakkinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Hakkinen lands with a cross.
Forssell swings widly with a right hand
and Hakkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hakkinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Forssells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, jab by Hakkinen - just one landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forssell misses with a straight right.
Hakkinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Hakkinen dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

A big left from Forssell misses.
Ispa Hakkinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hakkinen throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Forssell misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forssell throws the left hand but Hakkinen avoids the punch easily.
Forssell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hakkinen.
It seemed like Forssell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Forssell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forssell defending well as Hakkinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hakkinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Forssell. Forssell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Forssell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hakkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hakkinen loads up on a big right hand but Forssell slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forssell takes one on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hakkinen throws a lazy right hand but Forssell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forssell! But no joy.
Forssell misses the jab.
Hakkinen throws a looping overhand right but Forssell ducks down to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Forssell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hakkinen has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hakkinen misses its intended target.
Forssell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Forssell throws a hook but Hakkinen avoids it easily.
Hakkinen misses with an uppercut. Forssell saw that one coming.
Forssell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forssell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Forssell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forssell slips a jab from Hakkinen.
Hakkinen throws a hook but Forssell blocks it.
Forssell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Forssell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forssell ducks under a wild hook from Hakkinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Hakkinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hakkinen 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Hakkinen!