PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Styles
vs
Saarinen

194 cm
18
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derric Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikko Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen misses with a jab, cross combination.

Oooooh!!! Styles has knocked Saarinen down with a huge combo! Styles steps away and waves a wobbly Saarinen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Mikko Saarinen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Styles scoring well with a low kick there.
Saarinen looks gassed!
Saarinen misses with a straight right.

Saarinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saarinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Styles's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Saarinen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Styles is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Styles trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Styles somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Saarinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Styles somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Styles lands with a nice body punch.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarinen.
Styles lands a nice hook to Saarinen's body. Saarinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Styles jabs at Saarinen's body.
Styles lands a nice looking body shot.
Styles sizes up Saarinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saarinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saarinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Styles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saarinen.
Styles throws a combination. Saarinen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That has opened up Mikko Saarinen's cut even more.
Styles lands a body shot.
Styles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saarinen momentarily.
Saarinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Styles digs a good hook to Saarinen's body.
Styles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Styles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Styles slips under a jab from Saarinen.
Styles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The cut above Mikko Saarinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Styles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saarinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Saarinen is rocked!
Styles drops Saarinen with a naaaaasty hook - Saarinen is in real trouble here! Styles dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derric Styles!