PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Booms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eero Pelkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Booms
vs
Pelkonen

193 cm
27
270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

196 cm
27
262 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Booms!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Pelkonen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booms cracks Pelkonen with a good jab.

It looks like Eero Pelkonen has been cut.
Pelkonen tries to clinch up but Booms circles away and keeps his distance.
Booms moves out of range as Pelkonen throws a body kick.
Booms lands a lovely overhand right.
Pelkonen takes one to the side of the head.

Pelkonen closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pelkonen throws an elbow but it misses.
Pelkonen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tom Booms has been cut.
Pelkonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pelkonen lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pelkonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Booms avoids the damage to the body.
Booms is looking to break free of the clinch but Pelkonen has double underhooks.
Pelkonen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Booms's defenses.
Booms wants to get back to striking at distance but Pelkonen won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelkonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Booms is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Pelkonen.
Booms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pelkonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pelkonen lands an elbow just above Booms 's eye.

Tom Booms's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Booms wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pelkonen trying to land knees to the body.

Pelkonen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Booms clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Booms is keeping busy.
Pelkonen throwing sloppy strikes.
Pelkonen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Booms's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eero Pelkonen! Eero Pelkonen retains his heavyweight title!