PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Key Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyyrikki Takaraivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nyyrikki Takaraivo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chain
vs
Takaraivo

185 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Key Clothing LLC

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Key Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyyrikki Takaraivo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaraivo misses with a head kick.
Nyyrikki Takaraivo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takaraivo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chain if he has to take too many more of those.
Chain swats away the attempt to clinch by Takaraivo.
Takaraivo avoids the head kick by Chain.
Chain throws a looping overhand right but Takaraivo ducks down to avoid it.
Takaraivo misses with a few strikes there.

Takaraivo has Chain up against the cage in a clinch.

Chain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takaraivo pushes Chain away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Takaraivo.
Chain is breathing heavily.
Takaraivo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chain's sensitive parts.

Takaraivo drops Chain with a beautiful combination! Chain stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Takaraivo is looking for the KO!

Chain is rocked!

It looks like Key Chain has been cut.
A head kick by Takaraivo - that's a beauty! Chain is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Takaraivo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nyyrikki Takaraivo!