PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vihanen Thaikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Thaikku
vs
Cole

189 cm
22
189 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vihanen Thaikku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Travis Cole!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Thaikku.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thaikku is looking to clinch but Cole is avoiding it.
Thaikku tries to clinch but Cole moves out of range.
Thaikku throws a head kick but Cole moves out of range.
Thaikku has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thaikku tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thaikku swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole looks to land a combination. Thaikku sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cole shoots in but no luck this time.
Vihanen Thaikku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Cole.
Cole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thaikku looks to clinch

and Cole counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cole takes an elbow to the temple.
Thaikku connects with a knee to the head.
Cole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thaikku prevents it.
Thaikku lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thaikku has him pressed against the cage.
Cole is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thaikku pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Thaikku connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Cole goes down! Thaikku jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Cole is rocked!
Cole looks gassed!

Thaikku stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Thaikku finish him?
Vihanen Thaikku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaikku lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Cole crumples to the floor! Thaikku milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vihanen Thaikku!