PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sobral
vs
Tapio

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tapio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobral fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Tapio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tapio is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Tapio circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Sobral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Tapio.
Tapio fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral shoots for a takedown but Tapio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobral closes the distance and clinches up with Tapio, looking for a takedown. Sobral pushes Tapio against the cage but Tapio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapio connects with a nice cross there... Sobral is looking wobbly and Tapio recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sobral to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tapio jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kari Tapio!