PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi has chosen Slipknot's Psychosocial as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jussila
vs
Uzi

195 cm
23
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jussila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Uzi lands.
Jussila misses with a straight left.
Jussila looks to land a right hand but Uzi moved out of range.
Jussila needs to keep his hands up - Uzi had a free shot at his head there.
Jussila throws a series of punches but Uzi avoids them all with ease.
Jussila tries to clinch there but Uzi circles away.
Jussila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jussila just misses with a punch to the body.
Uzi defending well as Jussila loads up on a big left hand.
Jussila throws a right hand that Uzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzi also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Uzi.
Jussila throws a sloppy body shot
and Uzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jussila throws a right hand that Uzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Uzi also avoids with ease.
Uzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jussila.
Uzi dodges the punch combination from Jussila.
Jussila just misses with a punch to the body.
Jussila cracks Uzi with an open hand slap.
Jussila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jussila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jussila takes a swing at Uzi's ribcage but misses.
Jussila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jussila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uzi.
Uzi defending well as Jussila loads up on a big left hand.
Jussila moves in looking to clinch but Uzi pushes him off.
Uzi misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jussila misses with a leg kick.
Jussila looks to throw the jab but Uzi is out of range.
Uzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Jussila.

It looks like Roger Uzi has been cut.
Uzi working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Jussila on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jussila obliges.
Jussila gets through Uzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Uzi tries to circle away but Jussila has him pinned against the cage.
Uzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jussila controls his hands.
Uzi tries to work over Jussila's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jussila pressing his opponent against the cage.
Uzi is trying to force a seperation but Jussila has the dominant position.
Jussila lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Jussila.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jussila lands with a left to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uzi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Uzi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jussila lands a damaging elbow.
Uzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jussila controls his hands.
Jussila has Uzi pressed against the cage, preventing Uzi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uzi is trying to break free.
Jussila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzi's defenses.
Jussila lands a shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jussila.
Uzi takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Jussila on the inside.
A short right from Jussila.
Jussila lands an elbow just above Uzi 's eye.
Jussila pressing his opponent against the cage.
Uzi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jussila has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jussila.

That has opened up Roger Uzi's cut even more.
Jussila lands a good knee to the midsection. Uzi won't want to take too many of those.
Jussila is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jussila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jussila lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Uzi takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jussila.
Jussila lands a damaging elbow.
Jussila stalling against the cage.
Uzi tries to break free but Jussila pushes him back against the cage.
Uzi misses with a punch to the body.
Jussila digs a right hand into Uzi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uzi's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jussila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzi's defenses.

The cut above Roger Uzi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Uzi tries a body shot but Jussila blocks it.
Jussila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jussila gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Roger Uzi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Uzi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jussila's elbow.
Jussila gets through Uzi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Jussila.

Uzi is rocked!
A short right from Jussila.
Uzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Jussila finish him?
Jussila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jussila stalling.
Uzi takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Jussila to work.
Uzi tries to circle away but Jussila has him pinned against the cage.
Uzi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jussila lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roger Uzi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaakko Jussila!