PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Sadlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrki Katainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sadlovsky
vs
Katainen

192 cm
20
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
20
194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Sadlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jyrki Katainen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sadlovsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Katainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Katainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sadlovsky manages to avoid it.
Sadlovsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Sadlovsky looks for the body kick but Katainen saw that one coming.
Katainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Roman Sadlovsky has been cut.
Sadlovsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky slips a jab from Katainen.
Sadlovsky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sadlovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sadlovsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Katainen dodges the punch combination from Sadlovsky.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sadlovsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Katainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that misses.
Jyrki Katainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadlovsky scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadlovsky swinging wildly here.
Sadlovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sadlovsky scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadlovsky delivers a nice body kick.
Katainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katainen tries to bum rush Sadlovsky with a series of wild strikes but Sadlovsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Katainen drops his hands momentarily and Sadlovsky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Katainen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Katainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Sadlovsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sadlovsky is just out of range.
A combination from Katainen does no damage.
Sadlovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sadlovsky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Sadlovsky throws a low kick but Katainen avoids it.
Katainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Sadlovsky.
Sadlovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Sadlovsky lands a head kick!

It looks like Jyrki Katainen has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katainen looks gassed!
Sadlovsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sadlovsky!
Katainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sadlovsky counters with a big head kick but Katainen shrugs it off.
Sadlovsky throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sadlovsky punishes Katainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sadlovsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Sadlovsky.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sadlovsky, right into the meat.
Sadlovsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sadlovsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sadlovsky sizes up Katainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sadlovsky throws a nice head kick!

Katainen is rocked!
Katainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sadlovsky lands a high kick to the side of Katainen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sadlovsky dives into guard, looking to finish.
Katainen is still in real trouble! Can Sadlovsky finish him?

Sadlovsky stands and steps away. Katainen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadlovsky drops Katainen with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Katainen! Sadlovsky dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Roman Sadlovsky!