PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Taputtaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steen Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Christensen's choice of entrance music: Xzibit - Alcoholic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taputtaja
vs
Christensen

185 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Taputtaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steen Christensen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christensen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christensen connects with an inside leg kick.
Taputtaja is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Christensen lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Tauno Taputtaja has been cut.
Christensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Christensen lands with a left to the head.
Christensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taputtaja backwards.
Christensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christensen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Christensen.
Christensen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Christensen pushes Taputtaja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taputtaja takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Christensen on the inside.
Christensen lands a left hand.

Tauno Taputtaja's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Christensen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Christensen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taputtaja takes an elbow to the temple.
Christensen scores with a shot to the side of Taputtaja's head.

Tauno Taputtaja's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Taputtaja is rocked!
Christensen drops Taputtaja with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Taputtaja is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steen Christensen!