PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeeAnne Marie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka has chosen Antero's Walkout as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marie
vs
Rokka

186 cm
21
222 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
21
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, LeeAnne Marie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Marie off balance momentarily.
Marie misses with a left hand
and Rokka counters with a nice uppercut.

Rokka lands a big head kick that sends Marie tumbling to the mat! Rokka takes a step backwards and waves Marie back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like LeeAnne Marie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marie throws a looping overhand right but Rokka ducks down to avoid it.
Marie throws a hook but Rokka blocks it.

Rokka rushes Marie and presses him up against the cage.
Rokka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marie.
A head punch on the inside from Marie fails to land.

Rokka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rokka takes one on the button.
Marie slips under a jab.
Rokka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Rokka pushes Marie up against the cage in a clinch.
Rokka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rokka misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka pushes Marie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rokka blocks a body shot from Marie.
Marie throws a punch but it's blocked by Rokka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rokka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marie's efforts to push away.
Marie working aggressively here.
Rokka keeps control of Marie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokka.
Rokka lands with a light punch inside.
Rokka scores with a shot to the side of Marie's head.
The referee calls for Rokka to work.

Rokka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Rokka instigates a clinch.

Rokka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marie connects with a right hand. Rokka shakes it off.
Rokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marie misses with a hook.
Rokka scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marie works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marie is looking to clinch.
Marie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
Rokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Rokka dips to his left and cracks Marie with an uppercut!
Marie connects with a body shot that sends Rokka's belly button to the back.
Marie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crunch! Rokka slams his shin into Marie's torso.
Marie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marie is breathing heavily.
Marie misses with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a nice leg kick.
Rokka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rokka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rokka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rokka throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Marie crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antero Rokka!
Antero Rokka thanked the fans post fight for their support.