PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santeri Sikaniska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massa Make (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sikaniska's entrance music is 2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Fairytales. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sikaniska
vs
Make

205 cm
22
300 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
307 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Sikaniska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Massa Make!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikaniska tries to bum rush Make with a series of wild strikes but Make uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Make rushes Sikaniska and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Make is struggling to control the position.
Make tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sikaniska tries to score a body lock takedown but Make shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Make stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Make with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sikaniska wants to get back to striking at distance but Make won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Make takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Make tries to land a knee to the head but Sikaniska blocks with his arms.
Sikaniska wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Make slowing the pace effectively.
Make has Sikaniska pressed against the cage, preventing Sikaniska from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sikaniska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Make throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Make is stalling here.
Sikaniska swings wildly with an uppercut but Make uses good head movement to avoid it.
Make looking to throw knees to the head but Sikaniska is blocking nicely.
Make landing knees to the head.
Make lands an elbow inside that Sikaniska shrugs off.

It looks like Santeri Sikaniska has been cut.
Sikaniska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Make scores with a knee to the head.
Make stalling the fight.
Make with a knee to the head.
Make with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Make takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Sikaniska is off balance and as he stumbles, Make throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Sikaniska's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Massa Make!