PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold has chosen Pursuit of vikings as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hand
vs
Yelgersmold

201 cm
24
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

218 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loan

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yelgersmold, as that shot connected.

It looks like Stone Hand has been cut.
Hand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yelgersmold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Hand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

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

It looks like Drakaath Yelgersmold has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yelgersmold thuds his right hand into Hand's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yelgersmold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hand.
Yelgersmold is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hand swinging wildly here.
Yelgersmold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hand falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yelgersmold counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hand! Yelgersmold lets Hand back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yelgersmold.

Yelgersmold drops Hand with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hand looks back up at him and smiles so Yelgersmold waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Stone Hand's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yelgersmold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hand moves away.
A nice combination there by Hand.
Hand swinging wildly here.
Hand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yelgersmold counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Hand to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Yelgersmold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Drakaath Yelgersmold!
Post fight, Drakaath Yelgersmold stared into the camera and said 'I come from the land of frost giants and will not be pushed around by mere mortals ever again!!!!'.