PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frazier's entrance music is Conquerers - M.O.P.. A fine choice. Llaripukinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Frazier
vs
Llaripukinen

190 cm
24
267 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

193 cm
26
260 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Llaripukinen misses.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Llaripukinen.
Frazier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Llaripukinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Llaripukinen has Frazier up against the cage in a clinch.
Frazier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llaripukinen backwards.

It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Llaripukinen tries to pull guard but Frazier holds him up against the cage and eventually Llaripukinen drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frazier.
Frazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Frazier on the inside.
Llaripukinen can't break the clinch.
Llaripukinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Frazier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frazier lands a nice knee to the body.
Llaripukinen looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier lands with a left to the head.
Frazier tries to throw a body punch but Llaripukinen avoids it by throwing Frazier back against the cage.
Frazier misses with the head strike.
Llaripukinen fails to pull guard.

Llaripukinen successfully pulls guard.
Frazier wants to stand but Llaripukinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frazier stays in close to Llaripukinen's body and controls the position.
Frazier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Llaripukinen is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen is trying to keep Frazier in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frazier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frazier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Llaripukinen at a distance.
Frazier lands with a shot to the body.
Llaripukinen tries to clinch up but Frazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Llaripukinen wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llaripukinen lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Llaripukinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Llaripukinen misses with a looping left.
Llaripukinen wants to clinch up but Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Llaripukinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frazier slips a jab and a cross from Llaripukinen.
Frazier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Llaripukinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Llaripukinen closes the distance but Frazier moves to the side
and Frazier counters with a good low kick that Llaripukinen was not able to check.
Frazier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Llaripukinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Llaripukinen.
Frazier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Llaripukinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Llaripukinen tries to clinch but Frazier is having none of it.
Frazier connects with a body shot that sends Llaripukinen's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Frazier coming out on top.

That has opened up Guntur Llaripukinen's cut even more.
Frazier blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frazier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guntur Llaripukinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frazier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Llaripukinen's hands.

The cut above Guntur Llaripukinen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frazier throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Frazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guntur Llaripukinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Llaripukinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Llaripukinen misses with a hook.
Frazier throws a front kick that sends Llaripukinen stumbling back into the cage.
Llaripukinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier tests Llaripukinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frazier throws a monster overhand right that drops Llaripukinen! Frazier follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!