PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Sinisalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinisalo comes to the cage accompanied by Jos rakastat. Bautin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lobotomy by The Ramones. Sergei Bautin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taisto Sinisalo's chin.

Sinisalo
vs
Bautin

210 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

220 cm
27
290 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taisto Sinisalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin staying out of range there.
Sinisalo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bautin's sensitive parts.
Sinisalo throws the left hand but Bautin avoids the punch easily.
Bautin misses with a lunging right hand
and Sinisalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo misses with a body kick.
Bautin throws a head kick that misses.
Bautin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinisalo as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinisalo avoids the body shot from Bautin.
A low kick from Sinisalo is predictable there
and Sinisalo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinisalo wants to clinch up but Bautin keeps it at a distance.
Sinisalo moves to clinch but Bautin breaks away
and Bautin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sinisalo circles away.
Bautin clobbers Sinisalo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinisalo lands with a hook. Bautin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bautin tests Sinisalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinisalo manages to avoid it.
Sergei Bautin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautin throws the left hand but Sinisalo avoids the punch easily.
Sinisalo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sinisalo clobbers Bautin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautin misses with a straight left.
Sinisalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sinisalo connects with a high kick.
Sinisalo dodges the punch combination from Bautin.
Bautin checks a low kick from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo avoids the body shot from Bautin.
Bautin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bautin throws a series of punches but Sinisalo moves out of range.
Bautin throws out a loose jab but Sinisalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bautin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taisto Sinisalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Bautin.
Sinisalo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bautin.
Sinisalo walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Bautin.
Bautin tries to land a leg kick but Sinisalo saw it coming and moves away.
Bautin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bautin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sinisalo cracks the inside of Bautin's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sinisalo's head.
Nice shot lands for Sinisalo.
Sinisalo misses with a straight left.
Bautin throws a series of punches but Sinisalo moves out of range.
Bautin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bautin avoids the body shot from Sinisalo.
Bautin cracks Sinisalo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautin swings for the body but Sinisalo moves out of range.
Sinisalo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sinisalo moves out of range as Bautin throws a body kick.
Sinisalo throws a body punch but Bautin moves out of range.
Sinisalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sinisalo throws a body punch but Bautin moves out of range.
Sinisalo cracks a nice hook into Bautin's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bautin drops Sinisalo with a right and a left! Bautin comes rushing in but Sinisalo regains his composure and manages to keep Bautin in guard.

Sinisalo is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bautin loads up on a big left hand. Sinisalo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bautin looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sinisalo can't hide his disappointment, as Bautin celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Bautin!