PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tsakada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eevertti Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by U Can't Touch This. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tsakada
vs
Vasara

192 cm
21
198 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
27
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Tsakada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eevertti Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsakada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vasara misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsakada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasara shoots and misses
and Tsakada counters with a left to the body.
Lee Tsakada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eevertti Vasara.
Vasara fails with the takedown
and Vasara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tsakada swinging wildly here.
Vasara shoots and misses

and Tsakada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tsakada scores with a shot to the side of Vasara's head.
Tsakada lands with a light punch inside.
Vasara working aggressively here.
Vasara misses with the head strike.
Vasara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsakada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasara looks gassed!
Tsakada scores with a shot to the side of Vasara's head.
Tsakada lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Tsakada on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tsakada.
Still in the clinch, Tsakada scores with a nice short uppercut.

Vasara breaks the clinch.
Tsakada catches Vasara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vasara misses with a takedown
and Tsakada counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Vasara badly! He tries to strike back but Tsakada puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Vasara out cold! Oh man, Vasara will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lee Tsakada!