PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vanja Mac An Fhilidh (ranked 4787 p4p, 1689 weight class) and Hemmo Partanen (ranked 551 p4p, 250 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Mac An Fhilidh
vs
Partanen

187 cm
25
194
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
195
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vanja Mac An Fhilidh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hemmo Partanen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac An Fhilidh wants to clinch
and Partanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mac An Fhilidh blocks a jab.

Mac An Fhilidh has Partanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Mac An Fhilidh throws a punch but it's blocked by Partanen.
Partanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mac An Fhilidh backwards.

Partanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Partanen misses its intended target.
Mac An Fhilidh slips under a jab from Partanen.
Partanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Partanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mac An Fhilidh moves away.
Mac An Fhilidh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanja Mac An Fhilidh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mac An Fhilidh has taken the fight to the clinch.

Partanen manages to break the clinch.
Mac An Fhilidh ducks under a wild hook from Partanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac An Fhilidh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac An Fhilidh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac An Fhilidh tests Partanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mac An Fhilidh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac An Fhilidh avoids the body shot from Partanen.
Mac An Fhilidh is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Partanen.
Mac An Fhilidh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac An Fhilidh tries to clinch up
and Partanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Mac An Fhilidh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Partanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac An Fhilidh slips under a jab from Partanen.
Partanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mac An Fhilidh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac An Fhilidh closes the distance looking to clinch

and Partanen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mac An Fhilidh! Partanen lets Mac An Fhilidh back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Mac An Fhilidh is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac An Fhilidh drops his hands momentarily. Partanen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Mac An Fhilidh staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Mac An Fhilidh doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hemmo Partanen!