PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Valo
vs
Ike

193 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Perkele!

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Valo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Ike!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo misses with the combination.

Ike takes the fight into the clinch.
Valo is trying to break the clinch but Ike is controlling him.
Ike is working for takedown but Valo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ike wants a takedown.
Valo wants to break the clinch but can't.

Ike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valo connects with a crisp jab.

Oooooh!!! Valo has knocked Ike down with a huge combo! Valo steps away and waves a wobbly Ike back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Mike Ike has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Valo lands a big right hand that sends Ike crashing to the mat! Valo stays standing though and waves Ike back to his feet!

Ike is rocked!
Iso Valo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ike.
Iso Valo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Ike.

Valo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ike sprawling to the canvas! Ike rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Valo finish him?!
Ike is still on wobbly legs! Can Valo finish him?
Ike takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Valo.
Ike seems to have recovered his senses.
Valo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo throws a right and a left that both miss.

Valo cracks Ike with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Valo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ike to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ike looks winded!
Ike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valo.
Valo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ike.
No luck for Ike with that takedown attempt.
Ike finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Valo's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ike falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iso Valo!