PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veli Urhola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Urhola
vs
King

194 cm
26
270 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

200 cm
33
281 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Veli Urhola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a nice looking combination but Urhola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urhola throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urhola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Urhola slips a straight right by King.
Urhola wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Veli Urhola has been cut.

Urhola darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Urhola tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Urhola has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Urhola unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Urhola.
Urhola stalling against the cage.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urhola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
King looks winded!
Urhola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Urhola landing knees to the body.
Urhola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urhola lands a knee to the head.
Urhola lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urhola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Urhola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urhola unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Urhola.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Urhola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Don King has been cut.
A short left from Urhola.
Urhola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urhola gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Urhola lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Urhola stalling the fight.
Urhola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Urhola unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urhola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Urhola lands a nice elbow.
Urhola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Urhola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Urhola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urhola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urhola.

That has opened up Don King's cut even more.
Urhola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Nice body punch from Urhola.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Urhola obliges.
Urhola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Urhola.
Urhola stalling in the clinch.
Urhola scores a nice knee to the body.
Urhola lands an uppercut.
Urhola lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Urhola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urhola pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Urhola lands a big uppercut and King is down! He's in big trouble - Urhola follows him to the mat!

King is rocked!

The cut above Don King's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
King trying to control but Urhola postures up.
King is still in real trouble! Can Urhola finish him?
Urhola lands strikes from half guard.
Urhola controlling the action here.
Urhola trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urhola stalling.
Urhola wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Veli Urhola just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Urhola.
King misses with a double jab.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urhola.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urhola.
Urhola misses with a double jab.
King lands a head shot.
Urhola bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Urhola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urhola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urhola tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
King wants to stay close but Urhola steps back to make room for something. King seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Urhola and King drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Veli Urhola!
Veli Urhola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.