PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Einari Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Martial Delicat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hautamaki
vs
Martial Delicat

175 cm
23
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

160 cm
23
168 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einari Hautamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Martial Delicat!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautamaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hautamaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hautamaki is staying active underneath Martial Delicat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hautamaki looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hautamaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Martial Delicat working the head and body with strikes.
Hautamaki trying to get back to full guard but Martial Delicat takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Martial Delicat tries to control but Hautamaki wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat controlling the position easily from mount.
Martial Delicat lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Martial Delicat working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hautamaki is looking to improve his position but Martial Delicat isn't that keen on the idea.
Martial Delicat lands a couple of good shots and Hautamaki has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Martial Delicat working for a choke but Hautamaki is defending well.
Hautamaki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hautamaki turns into Martial Delicat and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat wants to sweep but no luck.
Hautamaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hautamaki has gone for a leg lock! Martial Delicat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hautamaki's guard.
Martial Delicat chips away with some ground and pound.
Hautamaki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Hautamaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martial Delicat wants to stand but Hautamaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hautamaki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Martial Delicat uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat cracks Hautamaki with a big right hand but Hautamaki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Martial Delicat scoring with punches and elbows.
Martial Delicat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hautamaki regains half guard.
Martial Delicat looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Martial Delicat wants to control but Hautamaki is keeping him busy.

Martial Delicat is working for a kimura but Hautamaki is defending it quite comfortably.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hautamaki is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki is refusing to be controlled, as Martial Delicat sits in half guard.
Martial Delicat tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Martial Delicat is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martial Delicat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martial Delicat controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Martial Delicat dominated that round.
That's time! Hautamaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Hautamaki misses.
Martial Delicat stuffs the takedown attempt from Hautamaki. Hautamaki gets slowly back to his feet.

Martial Delicat drives through with a takedown into Hautamaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hautamaki keeping moving, preventing Martial Delicat from controlling successfully.

Hautamaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martial Delicat wants to stand but Hautamaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hautamaki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Martial Delicat has picked Hautamaki up and slammed him! Hautamaki can't keep hold of the triangle and Martial Delicat manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautamaki is looking for a sweep.
Martial Delicat lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hautamaki sneaks back into half guard.
Martial Delicat controlling the action here.

Hautamaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martial Delicat pulls his head out easily.

Hautamaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Martial Delicat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat trying to control from half guard but Hautamaki is working away.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fred Martial Delicat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martial Delicat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Martial Delicat decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Martial Delicat gets caught napping as Hautamaki dives in and scores a takedown. Martial Delicat manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Martial Delicat is retaining full guard.
Hautamaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martial Delicat pulls Hautamaki in close to his closed guard and prevents Hautamaki from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martial Delicat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hautamaki is one step ahead there.

Hautamaki has gone for a leg lock! Martial Delicat slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hautamaki's guard.
Martial Delicat seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hautamaki keeping moving, preventing Martial Delicat from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hautamaki working for a triangle but Martial Delicat defends it easily.
Hautamaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martial Delicat advances position into side control!
Hautamaki throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Martial Delicat trying to control the position but Hautamaki is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hautamaki is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fred Martial Delicat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hautamaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hautamaki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hautamaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Hautamaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hautamaki throwing shots but Martial Delicat is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat gets back to full guard.
Martial Delicat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martial Delicat doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Martial Delicat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hautamaki is one step ahead there.
Martial Delicat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martial Delicat seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Martial Delicat's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Martial Delicat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hautamaki manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martial Delicat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martial Delicat not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Martial Delicat stands up from Hautamaki's guard - Martial Delicat perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hautamaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Martial Delicat clinches up against the cage.
Hautamaki is trying to pull guard but Martial Delicat has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martial Delicat decides to pull guard.

Hautamaki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martial Delicat dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martial Delicat trying to control but Hautamaki is working from the bottom.

Hautamaki has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Martial Delicat should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hautamaki has tightened it up now! Martial Delicat should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Einari Hautamaki!
Einari Hautamaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fight Night Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.