PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sankari has chosen Finlandia - Hymn as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Love
vs
Sankari

190 cm
22
249 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Sankari!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Love rushes Sankari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Love pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sankari lands a big head kick that sends Love tumbling to the mat! Sankari takes a step backwards and waves Love back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jonny Love has been cut.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Sankari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sankari throws the kick towards the body but Love avoids it.
Love will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sankari lands an overhand right.
Good leg kick by Sankari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Love stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sankari.
Love is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.
Love blocks a head kick by Sankari.
Sankari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sankari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Sankari lands a big head kick that sends Love tumbling to the mat! Sankari takes a step backwards and waves Love back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Love is rocked!
Sankari lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Love crumples to the floor! Sankari milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tero Sankari!