PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aarne Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juutilainen comes to the cage accompanied by Legenda - Cohorts Of Demons. Hart has chosen The Sharpshooter as his entrance music. 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.

Juutilainen
vs
Hart

188 cm
21
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarne Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick from Hart misses.
Juutilainen is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Aarne Juutilainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juutilainen manages to avoid it.

Juutilainen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart is trying to improve his position.
Juutilainen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hart is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Juutilainen off and has taken his back!
Hart has the hooks in. Juutilainen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hart lands strikes to the head.
Hart is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Juutilainen tries to roll but Hart sticks to his back.
Hart trying to control momentarily.
Hart controlling well, preventing Juutilainen from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen trying to control the action but Hart just sinks the hooks in.

Hart looking for the choke but no joy.
Juutilainen staying busy and making it hard for Hart to control.
Hart looking to hold on to the position here but Juutilainen rolls and ends up regaining guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juutilainen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarne Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Juutilainen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hart is trying to defend but Juutilainen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hart is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Juutilainen pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hart tries to get to full guard but Juutilainen has control of the leg.
Hart is trying is best to control the position here.
Juutilainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hart is refusing to be controlled, as Juutilainen sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control but Juutilainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hart regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juutilainen!
Juutilainen tries to lock up and control but Hart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juutilainen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Juutilainen controls the position.
Hart throws some wild stikes that Juutilainen manages to avoid easily.

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.
Juutilainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hart looking to ground and pound but Juutilainen is blocking nicely.
Juutilainen tries to hold on but Hart postures up.
Juutilainen is looking to improve his position but Hart isn't that keen on the idea.
Hart landing punches.
Juutilainen is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Juutilainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aarne Juutilainen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Juutilainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hart circles away.

Juutilainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Juutilainen working the head with strikes.
Hart wants to control but Juutilainen postures up.
Juutilainen working the ground and pound.
Juutilainen tries to move to mount but Hart blocks the move with his legs.
Juutilainen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hart struggling a bit here.
Juutilainen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hart sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Juutilainen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hart is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hart tries to escape but Juutilainen is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juutilainen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hart works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Juutilainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Hart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hart stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarne Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juutilainen shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Juutilainen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hart avoiding damage.
Hart tries a knee to the head but Juutilainen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes an elbow to the temple.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juutilainen backwards.
Juutilainen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hart cracks Juutilainen with a nice body shot.
Hart blocks an elbow strike from Juutilainen.
Hart lands an uppercut.

It looks like Aarne Juutilainen has been cut.
Hart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juutilainen misses with an elbow strike.
Juutilainen trying to stall but Hart improves his position.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juutilainen tries to stall but Hart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juutilainen keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juutilainen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Juutilainen dodges an elbow strike from Hart.
Stalling in the clinch from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen throws an elbow that misses.
Hart blocks the elbow strike.
Juutilainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Juutilainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Juutilainen.
Hart is trying to stall.
Hart scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Juutilainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juutilainen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hart's brow.
Hart blocks an elbow strike from Juutilainen.

Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart lands a right hook to the body.
Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juutilainen has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Juutilainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hart sprawls well. He's pushed Juutilainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juutilainen walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Juutilainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juutilainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hart sprawls well. He's pushed Juutilainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Juutilainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hart keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to hold on to Juutilainen's head to control him but Juutilainen postures up.
Juutilainen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hart controls Juutilainen momentarily but Juutilainen frees himself.
Juutilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aarne Juutilainen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aarne Juutilainen'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.

Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juutilainen slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Juutilainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juutilainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hart circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aarne Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Juutilainen is defended easily by Hart.
Juutilainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juutilainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juutilainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Juutilainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart stuffs the takedown.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juutilainen.
Juutilainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hart's waist but Hart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juutilainen off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
Juutilainen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Juutilainen tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
Juutilainen wants to control but Hart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hart trying to control the action but Juutilainen is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Hart passes to full mount!
Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Juutilainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Juutilainen tries to hold on but Hart postures up.
Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Juutilainen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hart avoids the attempt from Juutilainen to control.
Hart looking to control but Juutilainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen wants to control but Hart is having none of it.
Hart throws some wild stikes that Juutilainen manages to avoid easily.
Juutilainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hart lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Juutilainen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juutilainen with a nice head shot there.
Juutilainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Aarne Juutilainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juutilainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Juutilainen trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

Hart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bret Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Juutilainen's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juutilainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aarne Juutilainen!