PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sauli Niinisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Niinisto
vs
Giel

190 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sauli Niinisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Giel!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinisto wants to clinch up but Giel keeps it at a distance.
Niinisto wants to land a leg kick but Giel is out of range.
Niinisto wants to clinch.

Niinisto drives through and clinches with Giel against the cage.
Niinisto prevents Giel from breaking the clinch.
Niinisto lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mark Giel has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niinisto.
Giel looks gassed!
Niinisto connects with a knee to the head.
Niinisto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niinisto lands a knee to the body.
Niinisto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Niinisto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Niinisto landing knees to the body.
Niinisto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands an elbow just above Giel 's eye.
Niinisto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niinisto lands an elbow inside.
Niinisto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niinisto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Mark Giel's cut even more.
Niinisto lands an elbow inside.
Niinisto connects with a knee to the head.
Niinisto scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Niinisto.
Niinisto scores a nice knee to the body.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niinisto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Giel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Niinisto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Niinisto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

The cut above Mark Giel's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Giel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giel takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Niinisto to work.
Niinisto connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Niinisto.
Niinisto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Giel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Niinisto lands a knee to the head.
Niinisto lands an elbow inside.

Mark Giel's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Niinisto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giel being controlled against the cage.
Niinisto scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinisto lands a knee to the body.
Niinisto connects with a knee to the head.
Niinisto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niinisto lands an elbow inside.
Niinisto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niinisto lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Giel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sauli Niinisto!