PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jenkem Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aalio Paalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fields comes to the cage accompanied by Trilogia - Nyytit. Paalio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motörhead - Iron Fist kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fields
vs
Paalio

194 cm
24
289 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

225 cm
26
322 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jenkem Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paalio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paalio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fields sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paalio misses with a right hand
and Fields counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paalio swings widly with a right hand
and Fields connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Fields looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paalio!
Fields trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paalio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fields is landing with some decent strikes but Paalio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like Aalio Paalio has been cut.
Fields thowing shots but they're missing.
Paalio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fields.
Fields punching from mount but Paalio doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields unloads with some shots from mount but Paalio bucks and avoids them well.
Fields throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fields lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Aalio Paalio's cut even more.
Fields controlling his opponent.
Fields thowing shots but they're missing.
Fields trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields throws a strike there. Paalio manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Fields with the ground and pound but Paalio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fields throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paalio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fields tries to free his leg and advance position but Paalio is retaining full guard.
Fields works over Paalio with some ground and pound from guard.
Fields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fields tries to free his leg and advance position but Paalio is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields looking to sit in guard and control but Paalio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fields pulls Paalio in close to his closed guard and prevents Paalio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fields is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fields is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fields has Paalio pulled in close to control his posture.
Fields is trying to keep Paalio in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fields controlling the position.

Jenkem Fields has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fields walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paalio cracks Fields with a good jab.
Paalio misses with a lunging right hand

and Fields counters with a shoot takedown. Paalio fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenkem Fields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aalio Paalio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Paalio throws a right hand that misses
and Paalio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paalio misses with a left hand

and Fields counters by clinching up.
Fields lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paalio backwards.
Paalio is trying to break free.
Paalio jumps guard but Fields stands there with Paalio around his waist. Paalio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Paalio - that landed with a thud.
Fields throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paalio blocks an elbow strike.
Fields lands an uppercut.
Fields comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Aalio Paalio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fields throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fields throws an elbow but misses.
Fields lands an elbow that stopped Paalio in his tracks for a moment.

Aalio Paalio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jenkem Fields!