PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellscream comes to the cage accompanied by Sure shot. This should be a great matchup!

Hellscream
vs
Tapio

178 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grom Hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tapio!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellscream displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tapio throws out the jab.
Tapio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hellscream dodges the punch combination from Tapio.
Tapio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tapio has eaten all the pies!
Tapio swings for the body but Hellscream moves out of range.
Hellscream shoots in looking for a takedown. Tapio tries to sprawl out of it but Hellscream keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tapio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tapio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellscream is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hellscream.
Hellscream fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grom Hellscream. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Tapio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream throws a sloppy head kick and Tapio moves out of range easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Tapio as he connects with a hook.
Kari Tapio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Tapio as Hellscream shoots in.
A jab from Tapio does it's job there.
Hellscream checks a low kick from Tapio.
Hellscream definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tapio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tapio lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tapio jabs at Hellscream's body.
Hellscream takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tapio lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Tapio as he connects with a hook.
Hellscream on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapio throws a nice looking combination but Hellscream bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hellscream shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tapio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hellscream at a distance.
Tapio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tapio drops Hellscream with a naaaaasty hook - Hellscream is in real trouble here! Tapio dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Tapio!
Grom Hellscream spoke after the fight, saying 'Lock tar'.