PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Kovanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kronburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kovanen
vs
Kronburger

182 cm
25
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

184 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Kovanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Kronburger!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovanen tries to clinch but Kronburger moves out of range.
Kovanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kronburger misses with a looping left.
Kovanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kronburger throws a jab when Kovanen was well out of range.
Kronburger fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronburger misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Kronburger.
Kovanen moves in looking to clinch but Kronburger pushes him off.
Kovanen wants to clinch up but Kronburger keeps it at a distance.
Kronburger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kovanen wants to clinch up but Kronburger keeps it at a distance.
Kovanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kronburger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovanen is looking to clinch but Kronburger is avoiding it.
Kovanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovanen wants to clinch up but Kronburger keeps it at a distance.
Kovanen tries to clinch there but Kronburger circles away.
Kovanen ducks right into an uppercut from Kronburger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kronburger, as that shot connected.
Kovanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kronburger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kronburger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kronburger throws a big shot that misses.
Kovanen tries to clinch but Kronburger moves out of range.
Kovanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovanen is looking to clinch.
Kovanen slips under a jab from Kronburger.
Kovanen moves in looking to clinch but Kronburger pushes him off.
Kronburger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronburger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Kronburger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kovanen wants to clinch.
Kronburger throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kronburger lands a left and a right that send Kovanen crashing to the mat, dazed. Kronburger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kovanen is rocked!
Shawn Kronburger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kronburger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kovanen! Kronburger dives in looking to finish! Kovanen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Kronburger!