PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Atleetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willem DeFoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atleetti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beyonce - Halo. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Atleetti
vs
DeFoe

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

178 cm
22
177 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Atleetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willem DeFoe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atleetti swats away the attempt to clinch by DeFoe.
A combination from Atleetti does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeFoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

DeFoe takes the fight into the clinch.
DeFoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Atleetti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Atleetti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DeFoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeFoe digs a right hand into Atleetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atleetti's gas tank.

DeFoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeFoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
DeFoe defending well as Atleetti loads up on a big left hand.
DeFoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Atleetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeFoe moves in looking to clinch but Atleetti pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Atleetti misses the target.

DeFoe rushes Atleetti and presses him up against the cage.
Atleetti tries to pull guard but DeFoe won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Atleetti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeFoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atleetti backwards.
DeFoe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atleetti backwards.

Atleetti is rocked!
DeFoe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atleetti backwards.
Oh Atleetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

DeFoe breaks the clinch.
Atleetti swats away the attempt to clinch by DeFoe.
DeFoe is looking to clinch but Atleetti is avoiding it.
Atleetti seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atleetti misses the shot to the body.
DeFoe doesn't manage to clinch there - Atleetti circles away.
Atleetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atleetti misses with an uppercut.
DeFoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atleetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

DeFoe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, DeFoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeFoe lands with a right to the head.
DeFoe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
DeFoe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atleetti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeFoe.
Nice body punch from DeFoe.
Atleetti is breathing heavily.
DeFoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeFoe lands a nice uppercut.
DeFoe is leaning against Atleetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeFoe lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeFoe throws a big uppercut that drops Atleetti! More strikes from DeFoe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Atleetti lies dazed against the cage as DeFoe celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willem DeFoe!