PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eliza Marie II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marie II comes to the cage accompanied by You´re the voice - John Farnham. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Marie II
vs
Saukko

200 cm
23
282 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

192 cm
26
272 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Gilop®

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliza Marie II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marie II on the side of the head.
Marie II changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marie II changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marie II throws a body punch but Saukko moves out of range.
Nice cross by Saukko.
Marie II connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saukko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marie II misses with a hook
and Saukko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saukko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marie II stuns Saukko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marie II throws a hook to the side of Saukko's head but Saukko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marie II cracks Saukko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marie II misses with an uppercut.
Saukko dodges the punch combination from Marie II.

Saukko scores a takedown into full mount!
Saukko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marie II?
Marie II blocking the ground and pound.
Saukko looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Marie II is squirming around, avoiding Saukko's attempts to control the action.
Saukko controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukko working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Eliza Marie II has been cut.
Saukko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marie II on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marie II tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saukko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Saukko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marie II hang on?

Eliza Marie II's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Per Saukko!