PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Skott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hulk
vs
Skott

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oskar Skott!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skott closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Skott.

Skott manages to break the clinch.
Skott circles away from the clinch attempt

and Skott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Skott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulk shoots and misses

and Skott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skott.

Skott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hulk scores with a takedown into Skott's guard.
Hulk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skott can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skott wants to sweep here but Hulk controlling him for the moment.
Skott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulk.
Hulk stops Skott from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk looking to sit in guard and control but Skott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Skott won't allow Hulk to get back to his feet.

Skott stands up and waves to Hulk to follow him.
Skott throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hulk is defended easily by Skott.
Skott misses the jab.
Hulk dodges the punch combination from Skott.
Skott throws a right hand that Hulk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hulk also avoids with ease.

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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hulk working aggressively here.
Hulk can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Skott has hold of one of Hulk's legs. Hulk is fighting the takedown attempt but Skott gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hulk is breathing heavily.
Skott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Skott gets to his feet. Hulk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hulk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hulk.
Hulk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Skott.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Skott sprawls well. Skott wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hulk gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Skott does no damage.

Skott moves into the clinch.

Skott lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Skott has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skott throwing shots but Hulk is blocking nicely.
Skott not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Skott stands up from half guard.
Nice defenses there by Skott.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Skott. No joy for Hulk on that attempt.
Skott lands a nice looking body shot.

Hulk tries to keep at a distance but Skott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skott tries for a takedown but Hulk manages to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk can't get the takedown.

Skott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skott scores with the left hand. Hulk knows he should have avoided that one.
Hulk tries for a takedown but Skott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hulk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hulk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hulk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Skott moves into the clinch.
Hulk is looking to break free of the clinch but Skott has double underhooks.

Skott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skott throws a series of strikes that have Hulk backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Hulk does it's job there.

Skott closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulk fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskar Skott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Skott shoots in and drives through. Hulk sprawls well.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown but Skott shows good takedown defense.
Skott looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
Skott tries to clinch up but Hulk circles away and keeps his distance.
Skott keeps the fight on the outside.
Hulk connects with a right hand. Skott shakes it off.

Hulk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skott to the mat! Skott manages to get full guard.
Hulk is fighting to break Skott's control of his arms but Skott is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hulk trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Skott manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Skott gets to his feet. Hulk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Skott.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk shoots for a takedown but Skott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hulk counters with a three punch combo that has Skott backing up. Skott nods at Hulk to acknowledge the strikes.
Hulk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skott's waist but Skott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hulk off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hulk manages to avoid it.
Skott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hulk rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hulk is defended easily by Skott.

Skott has Hulk up against the cage in a clinch.
Hulk can't get the takedown.

Skott breaks from the clinch.

Skott moves into range and clinches up with Hulk.
Skott stalling in the clinch.

Skott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Skott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skott throws a nice looking combination but Hulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skott tries to bum rush Hulk with a series of wild strikes but Hulk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skott wants to clinch up but Hulk keeps it at a distance.
The Hulk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skott swats away the attempt to clinch by Hulk.

Skott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Skott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hulk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skott fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk shoots for a takedown but Skott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skott misses with a combination

and Hulk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Skott throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk is looking to get to half guard.
Hulk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Skott.
Skott throws some wild stikes that Hulk manages to avoid easily.
Hulk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skott sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Hulk defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Skott.

Skott is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hulk can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hulk blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hulk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hulk blocking the ground and pound.
Hulk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Skott throwing strikes here but Hulk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hulk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Skott.
Oskar Skott has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skott wants to control the pace but Hulk is squirming around nicely.
Skott is landing with some decent strikes but Hulk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skott looking to finish with strikes here!
Hulk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hulk is working hard here to advance position.
Skott looking to finish Hulk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hulk!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oskar Skott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Skott looks to land a combination. Hulk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Hulk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skott was covering up waiting for the punch and Hulk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hulk scoring with some ground and pound.

Skott has his feet on Hulk's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Skott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hulk manages to avoid it.
Skott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hulk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skott counters with a three punch combo that has Hulk backing up. Hulk nods at Skott to acknowledge the strikes.
Hulk is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hulk shoots in for a double leg but Skott sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skott misses with a series of wild punches.
Skott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hulk somewhat.
Skott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hulk.
Hulk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hulk shoots in but Skott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulk circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skott is defended easily by Hulk.
Hulk wants to clinch but Skott slips to the side
and Skott counters with a nice uppercut.
Skott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hulk pinned against the cage. Hulk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Skott throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
Skott fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Skott. No joy for Hulk on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Skott moves into range and clinches up with Hulk.

Skott manages to break the clinch.
Hulk fails with a takedown attempt.
Skott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skott stuffs the takedown attempt from Hulk. Hulk gets slowly back to his feet.
Skott misses with a two punch combination.
Hulk tries to clinch but Skott is having none of it.
Skott throws a series of strikes that have Hulk backpedaling.
Skott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hulk wants to clinch

and Skott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hulk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hulk wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk can't get the takedown.

Skott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skott shoots for a takedown but Hulk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hulk looks to land a combination but Skott avoids it well.
Skott throws a right and a left that Hulk avoids nicely.
Hulk tries to clinch up.
Skott throws a series of punches but Hulk avoids them all with ease.
Hulk wants to clinch but Skott slips to the side

and Skott counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Skott is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Skott.

Skott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hulk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skott was covering up waiting for the punch and Hulk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Skott keeping full guard, as Hulk tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk throwing strikes but missing.
Hulk throws and elbow that misses. Skott uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hulk's guard. Nice move by Skott!

Skott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Hulk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skott was covering up waiting for the punch and Hulk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hulk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Hulk.
I think Skott 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Oskar Skott!