PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Like Weeds by His Hero Is Gone. George Wood has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mauri Nyrkki's chin.

Nyrkki
vs
Wood

188 cm
27
217 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

185 cm
31
216 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Adrenaline
Adrenaline

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Wood!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nyrkki misses with an uppercut. Wood saw that one coming.

Nyrkki closes the distance and clinches.
Wood can't get the takedown.
Nyrkki tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyrkki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wood as Nyrkki tries to tie him up.

Nyrkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wood doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nyrkki. That's going to slow Wood down.
Wood looks gassed!
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Nyrkki. Beautiful body shot.

Nyrkki has managed to clinch.

Nyrkki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Nyrkki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wood doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like George Wood has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Nyrkki moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Nyrkki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nyrkki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Nyrkki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nyrkki lands with a good body shot.
Nyrkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nyrkki instigates a clinch.
Nyrkki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Nyrkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nyrkki pressing his opponent against the cage.

Nyrkki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nyrkki digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Nyrkki lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
Wood walks into a stiff left hand from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki weaves into range and cracks Wood right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Wood goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Nyrkki is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauri Nyrkki!