PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monte Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taalasmaa comes to the cage accompanied by Smurffit - Tunteisiin. Christo has chosen Walk this way - Run DMC & Aerosmith as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Taalasmaa
vs
Christo

172 cm
28
162 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

162 cm
21
166 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monte Christo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christo circles away.
Christo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christo throws a right hand that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christo throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christo is fending him off so far but Taalasmaa persists. Nope, Christo circles away and we're back to standing.
Christo lands with an uppercut that bounces Taalasmaa off the cage and back into rage.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christo misses with an uppercut
and Taalasmaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taalasmaa counters with a right hand to the body.
Monte Christo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christo throws a combination that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christo is looking to clinch.
Christo lands with a good body shot.
Christo misses with an uppercut
and Taalasmaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christo misses with a shot to the body
letting Taalasmaa counter with a right hand.
Christo lands a jab to Taalasmaa's midsection.
Taalasmaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christo.
Christo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice body shot.
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Taalasmaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Taalasmaa there.
Christo just misses with a punch to the body.
Christo blocks a jab.
Christo lands with a good body shot.
Christo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Taalasmaa misses with a shot to the body
and Christo counters with a straight right hand.
Taalasmaa takes a swing at Christo's ribcage but misses.
Christo scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Taalasmaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but Christo controlling him for the moment.
Christo wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Taalasmaa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christo is one step ahead there.
Christo trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Monte Christo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Christo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Christo misses with a double jab
and Taalasmaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christo moves out of range of the strikes.
Christo misses with a double jab
letting Taalasmaa counter with a right hand.
Christo misses with a jab to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a crisp right that sends Christo to the canvas! Taalasmaa follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seppo Taalasmaa!