PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pirkka Lagre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tall
vs
Lagre

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Tall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pirkka Lagre!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tall.
Lagre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lagre throws a hook to the side of Tall's head but Tall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lagre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tall.
Lagre throws an overhand right that lands on Tall's shoulder, as Tall tries to avoid the shot.
Pirkka Lagre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tall.
Lagre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lagre throws a looping overhand right but Tall ducks down to avoid it.
Tall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lagre.
A telegraphed right hand from Lagre misses the target.
Lagre checks a low kick from Tall.
Lagre is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

Tall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lagre is trying to defend but Tall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Tall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tall throwing shots but Lagre is blocking nicely.
Tall not doing much here.
Lagre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tall postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lagre to stand up.
Nice takedown defense from Lagre. No joy for Tall on that attempt.
Tall blocks a jab.
Tall shoots in for a takedown but Lagre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Tall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagre misses with an uppercut. Tall saw that one coming.
Lagre might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Lagre misses.
Lagre throws out a loose jab but Tall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagre misses with an uppercut. Tall saw that one coming.

Tall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tall lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tall wants to control from the top but Lagre keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tall stands up and waves to Lagre to follow him.
Lagre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Lagre. No joy for Tall on that attempt.
Lagre throws a hook but Tall blocks it.
Tall shoots in for a takedown but Lagre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pirkka Lagre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lagre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lagre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tall passes Lagre's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tall tries to stand and escape but Lagre is controlling the position.
Tall is taking a breather. Lagre says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tall tries to stand and escape but Lagre is controlling the position.
Lagre wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Tall dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagre throws out the jab.
Tall slips under a jab.
Tall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lagre.
Tall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lagre circles away.
Lagre misses with a hook. Tall ducked under it nicely.
Tall cracks Lagre with a hook to the temple - Lagre is on wobbly legs here! Tall swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Lagre falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Tall wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Tall!