PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hovi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die for Metal. 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.

Hovi
vs
Daross

200 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
23
202 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarmo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi looks to land a right hand but Daross moved out of range.
Daross lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daross.

Hovi clinches up with Daross and pushes him back against the cage.
Hovi has Daross pressed against the cage, preventing Daross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hovi has a couple of punches blocked by Daross.
Hovi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hovi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a punch to the body.
Daross working aggressively here.
Hovi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hovi backwards.
Daross misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hovi.
Daross tries to break the clinch but Hovi is controlling the position.
Hovi scores with a shot to the side of Daross's head.
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!
Hovi controlling the action here for a moment.
Hovi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daross backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daross's elbow.
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Daross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hovi throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut.
Daross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi needs to keep his hands up - Daross had a free shot at his head there.
Daross checks a leg kick.
Hovi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daross's sensitive parts.
Hovi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daross.
Daross throws out a leg kick but Hovi moves out of range and Daross only half commits.
Daross fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hovi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daross is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daross throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hovi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Daross.
Hovi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tarmo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hovi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daross misses with a kick to the body.
Daross throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
A big left from Daross misses.
Hovi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daross throws a leg kick but Hovi checks it.
Hovi throws a lazy right hand but Daross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hovi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hovi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Darosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hovi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hovi ducks under a wild hook from Daross.
Daross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi cracks Daross with an open hand slap.
Daross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hovi.
Daross scores with a jab. Hovi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daross drops his hands momentarily and Hovi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hovi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daross. That did some damage!
Hovi misses with a head kick.
Daross connects with a high kick.
Hovi lands a leg kick that knocks Daross off balance momentarily.
Daross keeps the fight on the outside.
Hovi loads up on a big right hand but Daross slips the punch.
Hovi lands a nice shot that snaps Daross's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hovi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daross.
Daross blocks the body kick.
Hovi scores with a body shot.
Daross scores with a leg kick.
Daross walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Daross's shoulder, as Daross tries to avoid the shot.
Daross throws the kick towards the body but Hovi avoids it.
Daross motions for Hovi to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hovi checks a leg kick.
Hovi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi checks a low kick from Daross.
Hovi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Daross is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Hovi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daross has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daross there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daross connects with a leg kick. Hovi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hovi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daross.
Hovi throws a front kick that sends Daross stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hovi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hovi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daross buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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 Tarmo Hovi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut.
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.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hovi, right into the meat.
Hovi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hovi.
Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Hovi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daross is looking to score with low kicks.
Hovi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daross.
Hovi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
Hovi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Hovi.
Daross cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
Hovi misses with a kick to the body.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daross throws a sloppy head kick and Hovi moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daross.
Hovi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hovi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Daross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hovi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hovi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hovi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hovi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Daross is looking to land body kicks.
Hovi slips a jab from Daross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Daross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daross manages to avoid it.
Daross lands with a slapping head kick.
Hovi blocks a leg kick.
Hovi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi digs a good hook to Daross's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a shot from downtown. Daross moves away and avoids it.
Daross throws a head kick that misses.
Hovi tries to land a front kick but Daross steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Daross moved away.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi cracks Daross with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Daross dodges the punch combination from Hovi.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Daross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarmo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Daross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daross misses with a hook. Hovi ducked under it nicely.
Hovi sizes up Daross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Daross momentarily.
Hovi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Daross is rocked!
Hovi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daross is still on wobbly legs! Can Hovi finish him?
Hovi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Daross right on the button. Daross goes down! Hovi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hovi gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarmo Hovi!
Tarmo Hovi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.