PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uljas Tossavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tossavainen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Macho Man Randy Savage Theme Song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Kick out the Jams by The MC5s. Uljas Tossavainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tossavainen
vs
Lee

180 cm
28
190 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

185 cm
30
201 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uljas Tossavainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a straight right by Tossavainen.
Tossavainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Tossavainen lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Tossavainen misses with a body shot
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tossavainen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Uljas Tossavainen has been cut.
Tossavainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Tossavainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Tossavainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tossavainen throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Tossavainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tossavainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Tossavainen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tossavainen.
Tossavainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tossavainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Rufus Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a series of punches but Tossavainen moves out of range.
Tossavainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Tossavainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
Tossavainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tossavainen scores with a body shot.
Tossavainen lands with a nice body punch.
Tossavainen lands with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Tossavainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids the body shot from Tossavainen.
A punch combination from Tossavainen misses.
Tossavainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tossavainen wants to land a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Tossavainen lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tossavainen slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Tossavainen.
Tossavainen scores with a jab.

Lee is rocked!
Tossavainen fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lee square on the jaw! Damn, Lee is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uljas Tossavainen!