PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Falco (ranked 4439 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Paul Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Falco
vs
Jake

150 cm
18
130
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 Helsinki, Scott Falco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Jake!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Falco takes the fight into the clinch.
Falco could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jake.
Jake lands a hook that snaps the head of Falco backwards.
Jake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falco backwards.
Jake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Falco is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Jake.
A left hand lands to the body for Jake.
Jake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
A hook to the body from Jake.
Jake scores with a hook to the body.
Jake works on Falco's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Jake on the inside.
Jake lands with a light punch inside.
Jake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jake lands with a left to the head.
Falco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Falco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Falco is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Jake.
Jake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jake.
Oh Falco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jake.
Jake scores with a shot to the side of Falco's head.
A nice left hand lands by Jake.
A left hand lands to the body for Jake.
Still in the clinch, Jake scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Jake.
Jake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falco or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jake.
Jake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jake is leaning against Falco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Jake.
Jake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jake works on Falco's body with a couple of short punches.
Jake lands with a short shot to the head.
Jake digs a right hand into Falco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falco's gas tank.
Jake digs a right hand underneath Falco's ribcage. Falco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jake lands a body punch.
Falco seems to have got his legs back now.
Jake is leaning against Falco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jake.
Nice body punch from Jake.
Jake is working Falco over against the cage.
Jake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jake.
Jake lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Jake.
Falco tries to pull guard but Jake won't allow it.
A short left from Jake.
Jake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falco.
Jake lands a left hand.
Jake scores with a hook to the body.
Jake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jake pushes Falco against the cage. Jake is working some dirty boxing. Jake pushes off with a quick right hook! Falco goes down! Falco tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jake moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Jake!