PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Korpisuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korpisuo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eläkeläiset - Humpparaakki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Korpisuo
vs
Arantes Do Nascimento

183 cm
29
203 lbs
14 - 17 - 1

210 cm
29
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 14 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Korpisuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Do Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do Nascimento closes the distance but Korpisuo moves to the side

and Korpisuo counters by moving into the clinch.
Do Nascimento scores with a shoulder strike.
Do Nascimento is looking for a takedown.
Do Nascimento is trying to break the clinch but Korpisuo has him pressed against the cage.
Do Nascimento wants a takedown but no success here.
Korpisuo gets underhooks to prevent Do Nascimento's takedown attempt.
Risto Korpisuo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Arantes Do Nascimento.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Korpisuo obliges.
Korpisuo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Do Nascimento up against the cage.

Korpisuo manages to break the clinch.
Do Nascimento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Nascimento throws a combination that misses
and Korpisuo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do Nascimento is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice uppercut lands for Korpisuo. That snapped Do Nascimento's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Nascimento closes the distance but Korpisuo moves to the side
and Korpisuo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korpisuo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Korpisuo scores with a takedown into Do Nascimento's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korpisuo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Nascimento working a defensive guard here.
Korpisuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do Nascimento is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpisuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Do Nascimento is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Korpisuo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Do Nascimento gets caught napping as Korpisuo dives in and scores a takedown. Do Nascimento manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korpisuo postures up in Do Nascimento's guard and throws a big left but Do Nascimento blocks it.
Korpisuo throwing strikes from guard but Do Nascimento blocks nicely.
Korpisuo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Korpisuo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Korpisuo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Do Nascimento trying to keep a closed guard but Korpisuo is proving a slippery customer.
Do Nascimento is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Korpisuo is controlling him.
Korpisuo throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento keeping moving, preventing Korpisuo from controlling successfully.
Do Nascimento wants to sweep here but Korpisuo controlling him for the moment.
Korpisuo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Do Nascimento is on top in guard.
Korpisuo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korpisuo is on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Korpisuo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Korpisuo trying to control but Do Nascimento is working from the bottom.
Do Nascimento lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Korpisuo!
Korpisuo is desperately trying to improve his position but Do Nascimento has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Nascimento is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Korpisuo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Do Nascimento with shots to the head and body - Korpisuo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do Nascimento working Korpisuo over with strikes here.
Do Nascimento sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Do Nascimento looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Korpisuo covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Arantes Do Nascimento!