PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haffaz Aladeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Aladeen
vs
Paakkari

185 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
167 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

VIRAL COMBAT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Haffaz Aladeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ville Paakkari!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aladeen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aladeen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aladeen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aladeen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Aladeen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aladeen.
Paakkari looks to throw the jab but Aladeen is out of range.
Paakkari misses with an uppercut. Aladeen saw that one coming.
Aladeen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aladeen throws a leg kick

and Paakkari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aladeen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aladeen.
Aladeen swings wildly with an uppercut but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aladeen managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkari.
Paakkari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aladeen.
Aladeen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aladeen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aladeen throws a head punch that misses.
Paakkari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paakkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aladeen.
Paakkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Aladeen won't want to take too many of those.
Aladeen working hard to break the clinch.
Aladeen crunches a lovely knee into Paakkari's ribcage.
Aladeen managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkari.
Aladeen missing with knees to the body.

Aladeen breaks the clinch.

Paakkari clinches up against the cage.
Paakkari lands an elbow inside.
Aladeen landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakkari.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen tries a knee to the head but Paakkari blocks it.
A short left from Aladeen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aladeen obliges.
Paakkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Aladeen managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkari.
Aladeen avoids the elbow strike from Paakkari, against the cage.
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paakkari trying to land knees to the body.
Aladeen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paakkari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aladeen working aggressively here.
Paakkari missing with knees to the body.
Aladeen managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkari.
Aladeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Paakkari avoids the damage to the body.
Aladeen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paakkari backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari has Aladeen pressed against the cage, preventing Aladeen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aladeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Paakkari avoids the damage to the body.
Aladeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paakkari avoids it.
Paakkari lands a hook that snaps the head of Aladeen backwards.
Aladeen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aladeen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aladeen swings wildly with an uppercut but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aladeen.
Paakkari misses with an elbow over the top.
Aladeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Paakkari avoids the damage to the body.

Aladeen manages to break the clinch.
Paakkari checks a leg kick nicely.

Aladeen has closed the distance and engaged Paakkari in a clinch.
Aladeen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aladeen is defending well for now.
Aladeen landing knees to the body.
Paakkari pushes off an throws an elbow but Aladeen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aladeen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paakkari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aladeen backwards.
Aladeen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paakkari misses with a knee strike.
Aladeen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paakkari.
Paakkari lands a damaging elbow.
Paakkari throws an elbow that misses.
Aladeen misses with a punch on the inside.
Aladeen looking to throw knees to the head but Paakkari is blocking nicely.
Paakkari missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Aladeen.
Paakkari takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haffaz Aladeen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aladeen throws the left hand but Paakkari avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Aladeen is predictable there

and Paakkari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paakkari.
Aladeen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paakkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aladeen.
Aladeen takes a shot to the head.
Aladeen managing to block the knees to the body from Paakkari.
Paakkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aladeen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aladeen fails to land.
Paakkari working Aladeen over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aladeen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paakkari working aggressively here.
Aladeen has a couple of punches blocked by Paakkari.
Aladeen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paakkari is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aladeen looking to throw knees to the head but Paakkari is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paakkari.
A short right from Aladeen on the inside.
Haffaz Aladeen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aladeen gets through Paakkari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aladeen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paakkari landing knees to the body.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Aladeen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paakkari misses with an elbow strike.
Aladeen swings wildly with an uppercut but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aladeen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aladeen lands with a left to the head.
Aladeen avoids the elbow strike from Paakkari, against the cage.
Aladeen scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aladeen lands a right hand.
Paakkari lands a knee to the head.
Paakkari trying to land knees to the body.
Paakkari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aladeen.
Aladeen missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aladeen.
Aladeen lands an uppercut.
Aladeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paakkari avoids it.
Aladeen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paakkari is defending well for now.
Aladeen lands an uppercut.
Paakkari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paakkari working Aladeen over with knees to the body.
Paakkari misses with an elbow strike.
Aladeen lands a left hand.
Aladeen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paakkari scores with a shot to the side of Aladeen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paakkari tries to land knees in the clinch but Aladeen avoids the damage to the body.
Paakkari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paakkari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Paakkari.
Aladeen blocks an elbow strike from Paakkari.
Paakkari misses with a body punch.
Paakkari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aladeen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paakkari throws an elbow that misses.
Aladeen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paakkari avoids it.
Paakkari throws an elbow that misses.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Aladeen blocks an elbow strike from Paakkari.
Aladeen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen missing with knees to the body.
Aladeen lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Aladeen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paakkari tries to work over Aladeen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aladeen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paakkari.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paakkari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aladeen's brow.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Aladeen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paakkari.
Aladeen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paakkari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paakkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paakkari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paakkari tries to land knees in the clinch but Aladeen avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Aladeen.
Aladeen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haffaz Aladeen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aladeen scores with a leg kick.
Haffaz Aladeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aladeen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paakkari checks a low kick from Aladeen.
Paakkari misses with a body shot.
Paakkari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aladeen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paakkari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aladeen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aladeen misses with a looping left.
Aladeen tries to work over Paakkari's front leg with a kick but Paakkari checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Paakkari blocks the leg kick.
Aladeen tries to clinch up but Paakkari circles away and keeps his distance.
Paakkari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Aladeen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paakkari can do to turn this around?
Aladeen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aladeen takes the fight into the clinch.
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aladeen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aladeen swings wildly with an uppercut but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aladeen misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Paakkari.
Paakkari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aladeen missing with knees to the body.
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aladeen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paakkari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Aladeen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paakkari backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paakkari misses with a punch on the inside.
Paakkari avoiding damage as Aladeen throws knees to the body.
Aladeen trying to land knees to the body.
Paakkari lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paakkari throws an elbow that misses.
Aladeen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paakkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Paakkari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paakkari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aladeen's defenses.
Aladeen avoiding damage as Paakkari throws knees to the body.
Aladeen trying to land knees to the body.
Aladeen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aladeen trying to land knees to the body.
Paakkari lands a shoulder strike.
Aladeen misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen lands a hook that snaps the head of Paakkari backwards.
Aladeen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aladeen lands a left hand.
Paakkari tries to land knees in the clinch but Aladeen avoids the damage to the body.
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paakkari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aladeen blocks it with crossed arms.
Aladeen misses with a punch on the inside.
Aladeen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Paakkari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Aladeen.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Paakkari misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aladeen.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aladeen blocks the elbow strike.
Aladeen tries to land knees in the clinch but Paakkari avoids the damage to the body.
Aladeen swings wildly with an uppercut but Paakkari uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Aladeen lands with a right to the head.
Paakkari avoiding damage as Aladeen throws knees to the body.
Paakkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paakkari throws an elbow but it misses.
Paakkari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aladeen is defending well for now.
Paakkari managing to block the knees to the body from Aladeen.
Ville Paakkari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aladeen missing with knees to the body.
Paakkari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aladeen avoids it.
Haffaz Aladeen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paakkari tries to land knees in the clinch but Aladeen avoids the damage to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Haffaz Aladeen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aladeen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haffaz Aladeen!