PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitorio Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hempii Sapponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitorio Santi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Santi
vs
Sapponen

178 cm
28
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
213 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitorio Santi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hempii Sapponen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santi wants to clinch but Sapponen slips to the side
and Sapponen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santi misses with a takedown attempt
and Santi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Vitorio Santi has been cut.
A big left from Sapponen misses.
A jab from Sapponen misses.
Sapponen fails to land with a series of punches.
Santi has his takedown stuffed
and Sapponen counters with a stiff right hand.

Santi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sapponen works Santi's body with a nice hook.
Santi is breathing heavily.
Santi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sapponen.
Santi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Sapponen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Santi is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hempii Sapponen!