PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Valtamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Boxer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Valtamo
vs
Boxer

195 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Valtamo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtamo stalks Boxer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boxer's face. Boxer staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Bruce Boxer has been cut.
Valtamo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valtamo throws a one two combo.
Valtamo walks into a left hand.
Valtamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxer.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valtamo moves away.
Some wild striking there from Valtamo.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Valtamo's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valtamo misses with an uppercut. Boxer saw that one coming.
Valtamo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valtamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from Boxer.
Valtamo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Good standup being displayed there by Valtamo as he connects with a hook.
Boxer walks into a left hand.
Valtamo throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer cracks Valtamo with a good jab.
Valtamo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boxer takes a swing at Valtamo's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valtamo swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Valtamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boxer.
Valtamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valtamo.
Boxer moves into range and connects with a jab.

Valtamo is rocked!
Valtamo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxer.
Oh Valtamo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valtamo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Valtamo duly obliges.
Valtamo seems to have got his legs back now.
Valtamo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valtamo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer misses with a body punch
and Valtamo counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Boxer misses.
Valtamo misses with a combination
and Boxer counters with a right hand to the body.
Valtamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valtamo misses with a few strikes there.
Valtamo misses with a wild combination.
Boxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boxer slips a jab and a cross from Valtamo.
Some wild striking there from Valtamo.
Valtamo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valtamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boxer scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxer tries to move into range but Valtamo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valtamo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Valtamo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boxer.
Boxer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Boxer misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer misses with an uppercut. Valtamo saw that one coming.
Boxer misses with a looping left.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Valtamo avoids it well.
Boxer looks gassed!
Valtamo lands a jab to Boxer's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Valtamo. That snapped Boxer's head back.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Valtamo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valtamo swinging wildly here.
Valtamo scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Boxer connects with a nice looking jab.
Valtamo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Boxer counter with a right hand.
Boxer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Valtamo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Boxer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Boxer!
Bruce Boxer is the new light heavyweight champion!