PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and U Sanna Ova Bich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nyrkki
vs
Sanna Ova Bich

193 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, U Sanna Ova Bich!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bich. Bich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nyrkki looks to score with a jab to the body but Bich is just out of range.
Nyrkki lands with a good body shot.
Bich throws out a leg kick but Nyrkki moves out of range and Bich only half commits.
Bich dodges the punch combination from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bich. Nyrkki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nyrkki slips a jab and a cross from Bich.
Nyrkki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bich moves away.
Nyrkki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nyrkki throws a hook but Bich blocks it.
Bich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyrkki.
Bich missing with a left hand there. Nyrkki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bich misses with an uppercut. Nyrkki saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Nyrkki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bich looks to throw the jab but Nyrkki is out of range.
Nyrkki lands a jab to the nose.
Nyrkki lands with a straight right. Bich didn't see that one coming.
Bich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bich throws a hook but Nyrkki avoids it easily.
Bich throws a hook but Nyrkki blocks it.
Bich looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyrkki is just out of range.
Nyrkki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Nyrkki tries to keep at a distance but Bich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bich swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyrkki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bich tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Bich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki is trying to break the clinch but Bich has him pressed against the cage.
Bich keeps control of Nyrkki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nyrkki is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Bich.
Nyrkki blocks a body shot from Bich.
Bich misses with a body punch.
Bich lands an uppercut.
Bich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Bich.

It looks like Pekka Nyrkki has been cut.
Bich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nyrkki backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bich.
Bich has a couple of punches blocked by Nyrkki.
Nice body punch from Bich - that landed with a thud.
Bich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Bich.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyrkki's elbow.
Bich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bich effectively controlling the action here.
Bich is leaning against Nyrkki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nyrkki prevents a body shot from Bich.
Bich effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bich.
A short right from Bich.
Bich lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Bich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bich lands with a short shot to the head.
Bich scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Nyrkki is rocked!
Bich misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bich drops Nyrkki onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Nyrkki is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Nyrkki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bich is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Nyrkki tries to break Bich's hands from around his neck, Bich unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Nyrkki will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). U Sanna Ova Bich!
In his post fight interview, U Sanna Ova Bich gave a big smile as he said 'How'd you like my knees to that guy's face? '.