PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santeri Norzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norzu has chosen Cult of Luna - Back To Chapel Town as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cole
vs
Norzu

175 cm
28
157 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

185 cm
29
163 lbs
25 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Santeri Norzu!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Hank Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norzu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norzu lands a jab.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.
A big right from Cole misses.
Norzu slips under a jab.
Cole stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norzu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Norzu slips under a jab.
Cole misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Norzu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norzu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cole is out of range and Norzu settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Norzu.
Cole stuns Norzu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cole lands a nice looking body shot.
Cole is looking to wear down Norzu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole throws a lazy uppercut
and Norzu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
Norzu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norzu slips a straight right by Cole.
Cole lands a jab-cross combination.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Norzu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole swings for the body but Norzu moves out of range.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole lands with a shot to the body.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norzu's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Norzu on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Norzu.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norzu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Santeri Norzu has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Norzu or perhaps it was just good defense by Cole which made him look bad.
Hank Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santeri Norzu.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Norzu shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Cole misses with the combination.
Norzu blocks a jab.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norzu.
Norzu throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norzu moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norzu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with Norzu's head.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norzu cracks a nice hook into Cole's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Norzu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norzu moves away.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but Norzu slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Norzu counters with a left to the body.
Cole scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norzu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Cole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santeri Norzu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cole takes a swing at Norzu's ribcage but misses.
Norzu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cole throws out the jab.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Norzu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hank Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole lands with a hook. Norzu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norzu dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norzu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Norzu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cole avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Norzu does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole walks into a jab.
Norzu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but Norzu persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Cole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cole connects with a jab.
Cole throws a lazy right hand but Norzu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Norzu is just out of range.
Norzu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norzu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Norzu is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cole is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Norzu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norzu is defended easily by Cole.
Hank Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santeri Norzu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Norzu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cole thinking.
Cole with a hook.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norzu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norzu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Norzu ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Norzu shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Norzu moved out of range.
Norzu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole slaps away a takedown attempt from Norzu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cole lands a jab to the nose.
Cole swings widly with a right hand
and Norzu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norzu misses with a takedown
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.

Norzu is rocked!
Nice body punch from Cole.
Norzu is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Norzu throws a wild hook but Cole just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Norzu gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Cole raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Cole!
Hank Cole really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.