PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Jussila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury has chosen Shawn Michaels -Sexy Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Jussila
vs
Mercury

195 cm
23
225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
28
215 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Jussila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jussila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercury under the eye.
Mercury throws a wild body kick that Jussila sees coming a mile off.
Jussila lunges at Mercury with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercury's hand.
Jussila lands with a nice body punch.
Jussila moves in looking to clinch but Mercury pushes him off.
Mercury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jussila tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jussila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercury.
Mercury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jussila counters with a nice uppercut.
Jussila throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
Jussila misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Jussila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaakko Jussila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussila thuds his right hand into Mercury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jussila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercury throws a series of punches but Jussila moves out of range.
Jussila with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jussila thuds his right hand into Mercury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jussila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jussila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jussila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jussila tries to clinch there but Mercury circles away.
Eddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mercury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercury circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mercury counters with a low kick, right behind Jussila 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Jussila moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury has his takedown stuffed
enabling Jussila to counter with a crisp jab.
Jussila tries to bum rush Mercury with a series of wild strikes but Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mercury shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mercury punching from mount but Jussila doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mercury throws some wild stikes that Jussila manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Mercury connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercury throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jussila because Mercury loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throwing strikes here but Jussila is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mercury throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mercury misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jussila is breathing heavily.
Mercury throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jussila blocking the ground and pound.
A nice elbow there by Mercury.
Jussila is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mercury thowing shots but they're missing.
Mercury throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mercury with shots to the head and body - Jussila looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mercury unloads with some shots from mount but Jussila bucks and avoids them well.
A big strike lands for Mercury! That's really hurt Jussila and he's turned his back - Mercury keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Mercury jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Mercury!