PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mcsweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nak Hoon Im (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mcsweeney
vs
Hoon Im

193 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Mcsweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nak Hoon Im!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Im misses the shot to the body.
Im lands a slapping body shot.
Mcsweeney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Im circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcsweeney walks into a jab.
Mcsweeney tries to clinch but Im is having none of it.
Mcsweeney doesn't manage to clinch there - Im circles away.
Mcsweeney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mcsweeney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Im paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcsweeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Mcsweeney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Im avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcsweeney doesn't manage to clinch there - Im circles away.
Mcsweeney tries to clinch up but Im circles away and keeps his distance.

Im closes the distance and clinches.
Mcsweeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Im throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Im is trying to break the clinch but Mcsweeney is controlling him.
Im avoiding damage as Mcsweeney throws knees to the body.
Im is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcsweeney has double underhooks.
Im throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcsweeney prevents Im from breaking the clinch.
Im lands an uppercut.
Im avoiding damage as Mcsweeney throws knees to the body.
Mcsweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Im.
Im avoiding damage as Mcsweeney throws knees to the body.
A short right from Im on the inside.
Mcsweeney missing with knees to the body.
Mcsweeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Im is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Im lands with a right to the head.
Im is trying to break the clinch but Mcsweeney is controlling him.
Im on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Im managing to block the knees to the body from Mcsweeney.
Im lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcsweeney backwards.
Im blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mcsweeney is breathing heavily.
A short right from Im on the inside.
Im managing to block the knees to the body from Mcsweeney.

Im breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcsweeney tries to clinch up

and Im moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Im's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Im is trying to break the clinch but Mcsweeney has him pressed against the cage.
Mcsweeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Im is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Im.
Mcsweeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Im.
Mcsweeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Im.
Im lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Im lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Mcsweeney is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Im.
Oh Mcsweeney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Im throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Im escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Im drops Mcsweeney with a huge uppercut! Mcsweeney drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Im is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nak Hoon Im!