PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppala has chosen Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tyson
vs
Seppala

180 cm
27
199 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

182 cm
24
194 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson throws a low kick but Seppala moves out of range easily.
Seppala looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seppala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seppala looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Seppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Seppala throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Seppala misses with a straight right.
Tyson lands with a hook. Seppala tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seppala cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seppala checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Seppala misses with a combination
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seppala has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyson.
Seppala misses with a wild combination.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Some bone on bone action there as Seppala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seppala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Seppala checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seppala takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Seppala misses the target.
No joy there for Seppala, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seppala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seppala throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Seppala looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Seppala blocks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Seppala. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Tyson tries to bum rush Seppala with a series of wild strikes but Seppala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seppala avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Seppala connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Tyson misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson thows a body kick. Seppala tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Seppala cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seppala throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Seppala lands a jab.

Tyson is rocked!
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Seppala is out of range.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Seppala.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppala moves away.
Seppala takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. Seppala backs away looking to recover.
Seppala keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Seppala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Seppala misses.
Seppala misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Tyson tenderised Seppala's leg. Seppala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seppala blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Seppala moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seppala.
Seppala swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a good low kick that Seppala was not able to check.
Seppala throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Seppala lands with a good body shot.
Tyson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tyson scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seppala throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Tyson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Seppala drops Tyson with a right and a left! Seppala comes rushing in but Tyson regains his composure and manages to keep Seppala in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henkka Seppala dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seppala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

It looks like Meldrick Tyson has been cut.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Seppala avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Seppala coming out on top.
Seppala throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson throws a low kick but Seppala avoids it.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Seppala checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seppala lands a big head kick that sends Tyson to the canvas! Seppala follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henkka Seppala!
After winning the bout, Henkka Seppala thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.