PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugen Schauman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Vanica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schauman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Finland's National Anthem . Vanica has chosen Muay Thai Classic as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Schauman
vs
Vanica

193 cm
20
272 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

M/S Paint Fightwear **Laundry service**

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugen Schauman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrei Vanica!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanica steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schauman.
Vanica tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vanica tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Schauman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vanica throws a poor cross that misses
and Schauman counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Andrei Vanica has been cut.
Schauman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schauman lands with a hook. Vanica tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vanica misses with an uppercut

and Schauman counters with a nice right hand that sends Vanica toppling to the canvas! Vanica scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Schauman finish him?!

Vanica is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanica misses with a few strikes there.
Schauman ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Vanica's jaw. Vanica's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Schauman does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eugen Schauman!