PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aro Niemi (ranked 5516 p4p, 4056 weight class) and Boxer Trainer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boxer Trainer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Niemi
vs
Trainer

190 cm
18
226
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aro Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boxer Trainer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trainer misses with a wild body shot.
Trainer misses with a hook
and Niemi counters with a series of strikes. Trainer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trainer throws an off balance right hand

and Niemi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Trainer!
Trainer is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Niemi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Niemi passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Trainer!
Niemi content just to control the position here.
Niemi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Niemi stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Niemi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemi wants to clinch
and Trainer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niemi avoids the body shot from Trainer.

Trainer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Trainer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Niemi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Niemi prevents a body shot from Trainer.
Trainer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trainer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trainer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niemi's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainer struggles to land a body shot inside as Niemi controls his hands.
Trainer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trainer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trainer prevents the takedown attempt.
Niemi prevents a body shot from Trainer.
Trainer wants to break free but Niemi has control.
Niemi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trainer pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aro Niemi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niemi manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trainer.
Trainer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Niemi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trainer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi goes for a double leg but Trainer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Trainer continues to drive forward.
Trainer is trying to push Niemi away but Niemi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niemi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Trainer is trying to push Niemi away but Niemi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trainer tries to throw a body punch but Niemi avoids it by throwing Trainer back against the cage.
Trainer tries to break free but Niemi pushes him back against the cage.
Niemi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Trainer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Niemi is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Trainer.
Trainer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trainer has had enough of the clinch but Niemi keeps him there for the moment.
Trainer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Trainer.
Trainer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trainer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niemi or not.
Niemi blocks a body shot from Trainer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi prevents a body shot from Trainer.
Trainer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niemi prevents Trainer from breaking the clinch.
A hook to the body from Trainer.
Trainer can't find room to land a body shot as Niemi controls the action.
Trainer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niemi.
Trainer can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Trainer.
Trainer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niemi's elbow.
Trainer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niemi's efforts to push away.
Trainer misses with a punch to the body.
Trainer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niemi.
Trainer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trainer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxer Trainer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trainer lands a big uppercut and Niemi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Niemi looks OK. Trainer waves Niemi back to his feet!

Niemi is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

It looks like Aro Niemi has been cut.
Niemi leaves his chin hanging out and Trainer seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Niemi crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boxer Trainer!