PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uno Louner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Palo
vs
Louner

183 cm
34
182 lbs
38 - 23 - 1

178 cm
34
183 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Louner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo misses with an uppercut. Louner saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Louner.
Palo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louner.
A cross from Palo lands.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Louner.

Louner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Palo quickly recovers to half guard.
Palo tries to kick Louner off but Louner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Palo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Palo.
Louner trying to control but Palo is working from the bottom.
Palo wants to sweep here but Louner controlling him for the moment.
Louner tries to free his leg and advance position but Palo is retaining full guard.
Louner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Louner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo is trying to keep Louner in close.

We're going to have a standup here because Tauno Palo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
That kick from Palo tenderised Louner's leg. Louner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Palo throws a series of punches but Louner avoids them all with ease.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo feints and then cracks Louner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Louner down.
Louner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palo pinned against the ropes. Palo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Louner.
Louner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louner scrambles back to his feet.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louner throws a shot from downtown. Palo moves away and avoids it.
Palo avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo throws a shot to the body.
Palo takes a swing at Louner's ribcage but misses.
Palo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Louner misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Palo misses
and Louner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louner thows a body shot but no joy.
Palo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Louner lands a glancing blow to the side of Palo's head.
Palo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Louner on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Palo misses its intended target.
Palo tries to clinch there but Louner circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Louner is defended easily by Palo.
Palo swings for the body but Louner moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo connects with a body shot that sends Louner's belly button to the back.
Palo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Louner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palo is looking to wear down Louner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Louner throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Louner's head.
Palo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Louner.
Good leg kick by Palo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palo tries to bum rush Louner with a series of wild strikes but Louner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palo tests Louner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Louner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Palo.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch but Louner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palo looks to land a right hand but Louner moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Louner.
Louner looks to land a combination. Palo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Palo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Louner throws a lazy right hand but Palo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Louner if he has to take too many more of those.
Palo takes one on the button.
Louner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Louner.
Palo slips under a jab.
Louner checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Louner misses with an uppercut. Palo saw that one coming.
Palo just misses with a punch to the body.
Palo's corner calls for a 1-2. Palo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Palo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Louner misses with a looping left.
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Palo.
Louner swinging wildly here.
Louner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Louner.

Palo darts in and clinches Louner up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Palo.
Louner is trying to break the clinch but Palo has him pressed against the ropes.
Palo has Louner pressed against the ropes, preventing Louner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Palo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Palo breaks from the clinch.
Louner is breathing heavily.
Palo dodges the punch combination from Louner.
Palo misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Uno Louner has been cut.
Palo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Louners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palo.
Louner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palo misses with a wild body shot.
Louner might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Palo throws a shot from downtown. Louner moves away and avoids it.
Palo defending well as Louner loads up on a big left hand.
Louner moves out of range as Palo throws a body kick.
Palo blocks a jab.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louner looks to land a left hand but Palo moved out of range nicely.
Palo throws a head kick but Louner moves out of range.
Palo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palo doesn't manage to clinch there - Louner circles away.
Tauno Palo is winning the standup battle so far.
Palo cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Palo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo scores with a nice right hand.
Palo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louner moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Palo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Louner if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Palo.
Palo misses the shot to the body.
Palo fails to land with a series of punches.
Louner throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo misses with a body kick.
Palo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Louner just misses with a punch to the body.
Louner keeps the fight on the outside.
Louner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Louner misses.
Louner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palo.
Palo misses with a wild combination.
Palo fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
Tauno Palo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palo looks to throw the jab but Louner is out of range.
Louner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Louner misses with a combination
and Palo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Palo misses with a hook
and Louner counters with a left and a right that stings Palo.
Palo looks for the body kick but Louner saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Palo. Beautiful body shot.
Louner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Palo scores with a shot to the body.
Palo avoids the body shot from Louner.
Louner missing with a left hand there. Palo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Louner misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louner misses with a straight right.
Louner blocks a leg kick.
Louner throws a looping overhand right but Palo ducks down to avoid it.
Louner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palo.
Louner misses with a two punch combination.
Louner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palo throws a leg kick but Louner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palo ducks under a wild hook from Louner.
Palo needs to keep his hands up - Louner had a free shot at his head there.
Palo misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palo.
Louner looks to throw the jab but Palo is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Louner in his tracks.
Louner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Palo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Palo is looking to clinch.
Palo throws a nice looking combination but Louner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Louner's calf.
Palo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Louner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Louner blocks a head kick by Palo.
Louner throws a hook but Palo avoids it easily.
Palo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louner. Louner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Louner misses with an uppercut
and Palo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Louner really felt that one!
Louner throws a nice looking combination but Palo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Palo.
Palo misses with a few strikes there.
Louner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palo.
Palo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palo misses with a low kick.
Palo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Louner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo tries to bum rush Louner with a series of wild strikes but Louner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Louner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Palo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Palo misses the target.
Palo misses with a body shot.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Louner moves away.
Palo lands a body shot.
Louner misses with a straight left.
Palo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo looks for the body kick but Louner saw that one coming.
Palo moves out of range as Louner strikes.
Louner keeps the fight on the outside.
Palo misses with a hook. Louner ducked under it nicely.
Palo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Palo.
Palo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Louner slips a jab from Palo.
Louner shoots for a double leg takedown but Palo sprawls well. He's pushed Louner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palo misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louner misses with a two punch combination.
Louner throws a series of punches but Palo avoids them all with ease.
Louner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palo thuds his shin into the meat of Louner's side.
Louner lands a high kick!
Palo lands with a good body shot.
Louner throws a shot from downtown. Palo moves away and avoids it.
Louner swinging wildly here.
Palo scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice shot by Palo.
Palo throws a right hand that Louner ducks under and follows up with a left that Louner also avoids with ease.
Louner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palo cracks Louner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palo throws a front kick that sends Louner stumbling back into the ropes.
Palo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louner.
Palo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louner at a distance.
Louner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palo.
Louner scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palo, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palo misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Louner.
Palo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Louner's sensitive parts.
Palo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Palo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Louner checks it well.
Louner looks to score with a jab to the body but Palo is just out of range.
Palo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner throws a combination. Palo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Palo connects with a leg kick. Louner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palo throws a sloppy body shot
and Louner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Palo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.
Palo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palo lands a glancing blow to the side of Louner's head.
Palo lands a jab to Louner's midsection.
Palo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Louner. That did some damage!
Louner throws a head kick but Palo moves out of range.
Palo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Louner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Palo scores with a decent looking hook.
Louner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palo lands a lovely overhand right.
Louner misses with an uppercut. Palo saw that one coming.
Palo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Louner fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Louner misses.
Louner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Louner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Louner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louner misses with a few strikes there.
Palo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louner can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Louner throws out a leg kick but Palo moves out of range and Louner only half commits.
Louner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palo.
Palo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Louner fails to land with a series of punches.
Louner walks into a jab.

Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Palo lands a right hand.
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Louner tries to break the clinch but Palo is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palo.
Louner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palo lands with a right to the head.
Palo misses with an elbow strike.
Palo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palo gets through Louner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Louner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo tries to throw a body punch but Louner avoids it by throwing Palo back against the ropes.
Palo lands with a short shot to the head.
Louner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Palo to keep the fight standing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Louner.
Palo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Palo.
Palo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Louner is looking to break free of the clinch but Palo has double underhooks.
Palo is looking to control Louner's arms but Louner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palo has his back to the ropes.
A short right from Palo on the inside.
Louner fails to pull guard.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Palo misses with a knee strike.

Palo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palo misses with a straight left.
Louner misses the shot to the body.
Louner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louner avoids the body shot from Palo.
Palo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Louner.
Louner throws out a powerful jab.
Louner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
Louner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palo.

Palo closes the distance and clinches.
Palo stops a takedown attempt from Louner.

Louner jumps guard.
Louner has a closed guard, preventing Palo from standing up.

Palo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Palo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palo. Louner does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo moves out of range as Louner strikes.
No joy there for Louner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Palo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palo misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Palo. That snapped Louner's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louner. Palo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louner checks a low kick from Palo.
Palo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palo tries a low kick but Louner avoids it.
Louner misses with a series of wild punches.
Palo misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Palo had his way with Uno Louner in that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Louner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Louner misses its intended target.

Palo moves into the clinch successfully.
Palo prevents the takedown attempt.
Palo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tauno Palo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Palo.
Palo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Louner backwards.
Louner tries to pull guard but Palo forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Palo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Louner.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Louner.
Palo lands a body shot.
Louner managing to block the knees to the body from Palo.
Louner is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Palo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palo has him pressed against the ropes.
Palo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Louner tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Louner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Louner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Palo smiles and moves away.
Palo scores with a kick to the body.
Louner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Palo.
Louner walks into a stiff left hand from Palo.
Palo cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Palo cracks the inside of Louner's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Louner throws a body punch but Palo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louner moves out of range of the body kick from Palo.
Nice defenses there by Palo.
Louner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Louner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Palo.
Palo thumps Louner with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palo keeps Louner at a distance using the push kick.
Palo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Louner misses with a hook. Palo ducked under it nicely.
Palo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Louner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palo lands with a shot to the body.
Louner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Louner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Louner doesn't seem bothered though.
Palo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Louner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palo.
A punch combination from Palo misses.
Louner checks a leg kick nicely.
Palo lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Palo misses the target.
Louner throws a lazy right hand but Palo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Louner misses with a body shot.
Louner defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.
Palo lands with a right hand.
Palo dodges the punch combination from Louner.

Palo has managed to clinch.
Louner is trying to drag Palo to the mat but Palo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Louner misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palo obliges.
Palo with a knee to the head.
Palo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Louner's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Louner takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Palo to work.

Palo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Louner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uno Louner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louner misses the jab.
Palo slips a straight right by Louner.
Louner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palo.
Palo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Louner manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tauno Palo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tauno Palo!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Tauno Palo!

Tauno Palo wins by unanimous decision!
Tauno Palo is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Tauno Palo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.