PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Jauhaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jauhaja has chosen 2 pac : ambitionz az a ridah as his entrance music. Jaakko Jauhaja will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Shango
vs
Jauhaja

174 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
202 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jauhaja!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jauhaja!
Jauhaja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shango misses with a looping left.
Shango connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jauhaja's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shango avoids the body shot from Jauhaja.
Jauhaja throws a head kick but Shango moves out of range.
Jauhaja wants to clinch.
Jauhaja slips under a jab from Shango.
Jauhaja lands a body shot.
Shango tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shango looks to land a right hand but Jauhaja moved out of range.

Shango darts in and clinches Jauhaja up against the cage.
Jauhaja keeps control of Shango as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jauhaja.
Shango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jauhaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Shango takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shango lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shango.
Shango lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Jauhaja.
Shango misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jauhaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jauhaja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shango's efforts to push away.
Jauhaja has a couple of punches blocked by Shango.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango taking a breather.
Shango misses with a punch to the body.
Shango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jauhaja with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jauhaja trying to stall but Shango improves his position.
Shango scores with a shoulder strike.
Shango taking a breather.
Shango lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jauhaja backwards.
Shango has a couple of punches blocked by Jauhaja.
Shango works on Jauhaja's body with a couple of short punches.
Shango blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jauhaja is struggling to control the position.
Shango digs a right hand underneath Jauhaja's ribcage. Jauhaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shango misses with a short punch on the inside.

Shango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jauhaja blocks a jab.
Shango tries to clinch but Jauhaja is having none of it.
Shango throws out a loose jab but Jauhaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shango misses with a hook. Jauhaja ducked under it nicely.
Shango walks into a left hand.
Shango fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shango is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jauhaja's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jauhaja throws a combination. Shango tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jauhaja connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jauhaja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Shango closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jauhaja tries to stall but Shango uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jauhaja misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Shango.
Shango blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jauhaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shango.
Jauhaja looks gassed!
Shango wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jauhaja throws a head punch that misses.
Jauhaja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shango is trying to break the clinch but Jauhaja has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jauhaja.
Shango fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jauhaja.
Shango stalling in the clinch but Jauhaja improves position.
Shango seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Jauhaja is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Jauhaja stalling in the clinch.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Jauhaja fails to land.
Jauhaja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shango throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jauhajas head.
Shango taking a breather.
Shango throws a head punch that misses.
Shango throws a punch but it's blocked by Jauhaja.
Jauhaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jauhaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jauhaja tries to land a knee to the head but Shango blocks with his arms.
Shango blocks an uppercut.
Shango taking a breather.
Jauhaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jauhaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shango misses with some punches.
Shango taking a breather.
Shango makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shango has had enough of the clinch but Jauhaja keeps him there for the moment.
Jauhaja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shango misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shango tries to circle away but Jauhaja has him pinned against the cage.
Jauhaja blocking some punches.
Shango tries to work over Jauhaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shango.
Jauhaja lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shango backwards.
Shango misses with a body punch.
Jauhaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shango blocks it with crossed arms.
Shango scores with a shot to the side of Jauhaja's head.
Jauhaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shango backwards.
Jauhaja landing knees to the head.
Shango swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shango misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jauhaja is trying to maintain a safe position but Shango gets an underhook and turns Jauhaja into the cage.
Shango has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jauhaja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shango content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Shango breaks the clinch.
Shango is looking to clinch but Jauhaja is avoiding it.
Shango works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Shango moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jauhaja is pushing Shango up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Shango.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shango.
Jauhaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Jauhaja.
Jauhaja misses with some punches.
Shango dodges an elbow strike from Jauhaja.

Shango breaks from the clinch.
Jauhaja attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shango fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jauhaja on the side of the head.
Shango lands with a shot to the body.
Shango cracks Jauhaja with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Jauhaja is rocked!
Shango shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Jauhaja takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Shango sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Jauhaja bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Shango!