PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bachelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Soininvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bachelor
vs
Soininvaara

186 cm
20
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Bachelor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Soininvaara!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soininvaara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soininvaara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soininvaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara misses with a straight right.
Bachelor throws the left hand but Soininvaara avoids the punch easily.
Bachelor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bachelor slips under a jab from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Soininvaara takes one on the button.
Soininvaara jabs Bachelor right on the nose. Bachelor blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara misses with a hook. Bachelor ducked under it nicely.
Soininvaara misses with a body shot.
Soininvaara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bachelor throws a right hand that Soininvaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Soininvaara also avoids with ease.
Soininvaara tests Bachelor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Soininvaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soininvaara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bachelor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Bachelor is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bachelor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Bachelor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bachelor moves in looking to clinch but Soininvaara pushes him off.
Bachelor seems to have got his legs back now.
Bachelor moves in looking to clinch but Soininvaara pushes him off.
Bachelor tries to clinch up but Soininvaara circles away and keeps his distance.
Soininvaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bachelor.
Bachelor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soininvaara.
Bachelor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soininvaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John Bachelor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Soininvaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bachelor, pushing him back against the cage.
Soininvaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Soininvaara - that landed with a thud.
Soininvaara is working Bachelor over against the cage.
Bachelor is breathing heavily.
Bachelor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Bachelor.
A body shot lands from Soininvaara.
Bachelor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bachelor has a couple of punches blocked by Soininvaara.
A hook to the body from Soininvaara.
Soininvaara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Soininvaara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soininvaara scores with the left hand. Bachelor knows he should have avoided that one.
Soininvaara digs a good hook to Bachelor's body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bachelor missing with a left hand there. Soininvaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Soininvaara! Bachelor is backing up but he can't get away as Soininvaara lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bachelor and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Osmo Soininvaara!