PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pat Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Takatukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Small
vs
Takatukka

182 cm
21
178 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Takatukka!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small scores with a hook to the body. Takatukka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Small takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Takatukka misses the target.
Takatukka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Small looks to land a right hand but Takatukka moved out of range.
Small cracks a nice hook into Takatukka's ribs.
Small blocks a jab.
Small misses with an uppercut
and Takatukka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Small moves into range and clinches up with Takatukka.
Takatukka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Small misses with the head strike.
Small is trying to break free.
Takatukka throws a head punch that misses.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Small blocks an uppercut.
Takatukka throws a head punch that misses.
Small wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Takatukka has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takatukka throws a head punch that misses.
Takatukka struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
Takatukka blocking some punches.
Small scores with a hook to the body.
Takatukka can't find room to land a body shot as Small controls the action.
Takatukka has a couple of punches blocked by Small.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takatukka lands a right hand.
Takatukka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takatukka.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Takatukka is trying to maintain a safe position but Small gets an underhook and turns Takatukka into the cage.
Small lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takatukka backwards.
Small lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Small manages to break the clinch.
Takatukka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Small swings for the body but Takatukka moves out of range.
Small drops Takatukka with a huge uppercut! Takatukka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Small is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Small!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pat Small made sure he mentioned GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.