PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Wagon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoppla Polle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Wagon
vs
Polle

211 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
25
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Chuck Wagon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hoppla Polle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polle moves forwards but Wagon connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Hoppla Polle has been cut.
Polle moves forwards but Wagon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wagon scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wagon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Polle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagon scrambles back to his feet.
Wagon throws out a powerful jab.
Polle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Polle just misses with a punch to the body.
Polle misses with a jab to the body

and Wagon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wagon.
Polle blocking some punches.
Wagon tries a body shot but Polle blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagon prevents Polle from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wagon fails to land.
Come on Wagon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wagon misses with a punch on the inside.
Polle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wagon is pushing Polle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wagon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagon keeps control of Polle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Polle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wagon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Polle manages to break the clinch.
Wagon tries to clinch up but Polle circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Wagon misses its intended target.
Wagon throws out a loose jab but Polle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polle dips to his left and cracks Wagon with an uppercut!
Wagon misses the shot to the body.

Wagon clinches.
Polle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wagon's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polle blocking some punches.
Polle wants to stall.

Polle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polle defending well as Wagon loads up on a big left hand.
Wagon walks into a jab.
Polle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wagon is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Polle misses its intended target.
Polle feints a jab promting Wagon to slip. Polle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wagon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Polle takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polle misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Polle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagon darts in trying to clinch
and Polle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Polle misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Wagon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Polle lands with a nice body punch.
Wagon walks into a jab.
Wagon works the jab nicely.

That has opened up Hoppla Polle's cut even more.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wagon throws a hook to the side of Polle's head but Polle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Wagon finds it's target.
Polle throws a poor cross that misses
and Wagon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Polle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polle works Wagon's body with a nice hook.
Wagon slips a straight right by Polle.
Wagon misses with an uppercut
enabling Polle to counter with a crisp jab.
Wagon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Polle.

Wagon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagon lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Polle blocking some punches.
Wagon works on Polle's body with a couple of short punches.
Polle is trying to break the clinch but Wagon has him pressed against the cage.
Wagon throws a head punch that misses.
Polle blocks an uppercut.
Polle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wagon.
Wagon stalls.
Wagon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polle blocks an uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Polle is trying to break the clinch but Wagon is controlling him.
Wagon pushes Polle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Wagon fails to land.

Polle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polle keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wagon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wagon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wagon slips a straight right by Polle.
Polle scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Polle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Polle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wagon moves out of range of the strikes.
Polle misses with a straight right.
Polle tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagon lands a head shot.
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!
Wagon throws a hook to the side of Polle's head but Polle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wagon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Polle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wagon throws an off balance right hand
and Polle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Polle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Polle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagon.
Polle throws a hook but Wagon avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagon misses with a straight right.
Polle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wagon.
Wagon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polle.
Polle misses with a series of wild punches.

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 Chuck Wagon.
I think Wagon 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 10:10
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 9:10

The fight is ruled a draw!