PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Heilimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Norzu's choice of entrance music: Anekdoten - Karelia. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Heilimo
vs
Norzu

178 cm
24
159 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sauli Heilimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norzu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Norzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heilimo slips a jab and a cross from Norzu.

Heilimo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Heilimo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Heilimo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Norzu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Norzu!
Norzu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Heilimo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Norzu has picked Heilimo up and slammed him! Heilimo can't keep hold of the triangle and Norzu manages to pass to side control!
Heilimo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Norzu presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Norzu controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norzu prevents Heilimo from getting the reversal.
Heilimo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Norzu.
Norzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Norzu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Norzu.
Heilimo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Norzu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heilimo can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norzu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heilimo tries to hold on but Norzu postures up.
Norzu controlling the position easily from mount.
Heilimo wants to hold on but Norzu pushes him away.
Heilimo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Norzu content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Norzu has a good base and remains in mount.
Norzu blocks Heilimo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Heilimo can't escape the position.
Norzu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Heilimo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Heilimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Norzu has a good base and remains in mount.
Heilimo is breathing heavily.
Norzu controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, Santeri Norzu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Norzu lands a big right hand that sends Heilimo crashing to the mat! Norzu stays standing though and waves Heilimo back to his feet!

Heilimo is rocked!

It looks like Sauli Heilimo has been cut.
Norzu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Heilimo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norzu connects with a nice cross there... Heilimo is looking wobbly and Norzu recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Heilimo to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Norzu jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santeri Norzu!