PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bari Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rogers
vs
Pasanen

190 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
20
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

KAISER
Just Fight

FinnSubs

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bari Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasanen takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Donk. Rogers catches Pasanen right on the button with a cross.
Bari Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Rogers.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Pasanen.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pasanen.
Rogers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pasanen can pounce on him.
Rogers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers takes a swing at Pasanen's ribcage but misses.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers is looking to wear down Pasanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pasanen cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pasanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rogers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Pasanen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pasanen forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
Pasanen working Rogers over with knees to the body.
Pasanen connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bari Rogers has been cut.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Pasanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Pasanen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rogers is trying to keep an underhook but Pasanen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasanen working over Rogers with some ground and pound. Rogers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pasanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Rogers is rocked!
Pasanen lands a big elbow - Rogers is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Pasanen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Pasanen!
Pertti Pasanen took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnSubs for their support in the buildup to the fight.