PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martti Aho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Aho
vs
Pablo

185 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aho misses with a few strikes there.
Martti Aho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Aho as Pablo shoots in.
Aho tries to bum rush Pablo with a series of wild strikes but Pablo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aho misses with a two punch combination.

Pablo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pablo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aho wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Pablo.
Aho wants to break free but Pablo has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aho wants to break free but Pablo has control.
Aho is trying to break free.
Pablo tries to pull guard but Aho holds him up against the ropes and eventually Pablo drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pablo breaks from the clinch.
Aho keeps the fight on the outside.
Aho keeps the fight on the outside.
Pablo tries to clinch but Aho moves out of range.
Aho tries to bum rush Pablo with a series of wild strikes but Pablo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aho lands a left and a right that sends Pablo crashing to the canvas! Aho dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Esa Pablo has been cut.
Pablo working to try and regain half guard.
Pablo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aho controlling his opponent.
Pablo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pablo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Martti Aho just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Aho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pablo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aho.
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pablo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aho stalks Pablo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pablo's face. Pablo staggers backwards, shaken.
Aho throws an overhand right that drops Pablo like a sack of potatoes! Aho dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martti Aho!