PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Villemagn Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Villemagn Valo enters the cage!

James
vs
Valo

206 cm
23
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Villemagn Valo!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lands a head shot.

It looks like Villemagn Valo has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James blocks the body kick.
Valo scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Valo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valo thows a big elbow that misses.
Valo wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valo throws and elbow that misses. James uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valo's guard. Nice move by James!
Valo working a defensive guard here.
James has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valo is proving hard to escape from.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James wanted to stand there but Valo had control of the position.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in James's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Valo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valo wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Villemagn Valo.
Valo throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Nice shot by James.
James lands a head shot.
Valo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo walks straight into a right hand from James - that's dropped him! James jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Valo from any more punishment! Valo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lebron James!