PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Panavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Almeida has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Almeida
vs
Panavas

196 cm
25
238 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ignas Panavas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida dodges the punch combination from Panavas.
Panavas throws a right hand that Almeida ducks under and follows up with a left that Almeida also avoids with ease.
Panavas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Panavas throws a right and a left that Almeida avoids nicely.
Panavas lands a jab-cross combination.
Panavas looks to land a combination but Almeida avoids it well.
Panavas lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Panavas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almeida.
Panavas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panavas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panavas scores with a one two! Almeida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Panavas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panavas misses with a wild combination.
Panavas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panavas feints with a jab and clips Almeida right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Almeida is sent crashing into the canvas and Panavas leaps in for the kill! Almeida tries to get to his feet but Panavas is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Almeida is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ignas Panavas!
Ignas Panavas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.