PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arto Takalaukaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davi is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Arto Takalaukaus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Davi
vs
Takalaukaus

177 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

178 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Davi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arto Takalaukaus!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takalaukaus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davi is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Takalaukaus misses.
Takalaukaus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Takalaukaus.
Takalaukaus cracks Davi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Takalaukaus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Davi to stand back up!

Davi is rocked!
Arto Takalaukaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takalaukaus lands with a right and another and another! Davi is in big trouble! Takalaukaus lands again and this time it's lights out for Davi! A quality knockout there for Takalaukaus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arto Takalaukaus!