PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Emil Vanaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emil Vanaja
vs
Speed

196 cm
31
300 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

192 cm
28
295 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jukka Emil Vanaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Vanaja.
Vanaja walks into a left hand.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Vanaja walks into a straight right hand from Speed.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed scores with a jab. Vanaja acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vanaja has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vanaja lands a jab to the head.
Vanaja throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
Vanaja throws a lazy uppercut
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
Speed connects with a body shot that sends Vanaja's belly button to the back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Speed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Speed is leaning against Vanaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Speed leaning against his opponent.
Vanaja wants a takedown.
Vanaja tries to pull guard but Speed holds him up against the cage and eventually Vanaja drops back down to his feet.
Speed leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Speed.
Vanaja is breathing heavily.
Speed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanaja.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Speed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Speed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed gets through Vanaja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Vanaja is rocked!
Speed creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Vanaja drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Speed!
After the big win, Tyson Speed made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.