PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tero Nuppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuolevi Liiska (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.

Nuppi
vs
Liiska

197 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 The Island, Tero Nuppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kuolevi Liiska!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liiska throws a head kick that misses.

Nuppi has closed the distance and engaged Liiska in a clinch.
Liiska working hard to break the clinch.
Nuppi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liiska backwards.

It looks like Kuolevi Liiska has been cut.

Nuppi manages to break the clinch.
Tero Nuppi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nuppi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Liiska should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nuppi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liiska looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuppi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Nuppi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nuppi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Nuppi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nuppi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liiska backwards.
Nuppi working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Nuppi drops Liiska onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Liiska is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nuppi is pressed up against the cage. Liiska has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nuppi down to the mat. Nuppi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nuppi darts in and clinches Liiska up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Nuppi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nuppi gets through Liiska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuppi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liiska trying to land knees to the body.
Nuppi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nuppi gets through Liiska's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nuppi.
A short left from Nuppi.
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!
Still in the clinch, Nuppi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liiska is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nuppi is defending well.
Good body shot from Nuppi.
Nuppi lands an uppercut.
Liiska letting Nuppi take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nuppi lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nuppi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nuppi.
Nuppi holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Nuppi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuppi drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Liiska's head, knocking him out cold! Nuppi is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tero Nuppi!