PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Saarrinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jja Naksuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saarrinen
vs
Naksuu

188 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

178 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Saarrinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jja Naksuu!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarrinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Naksuu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarrinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Naksuu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saarrinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Naksuu.
Naksuu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Naksuu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saarrinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saarrinen tries to clinch up but Naksuu circles away and keeps his distance.
Naksuu throws a body punch but Saarrinen moves out of range.
Saarrinen tries to clinch up but Naksuu circles away and keeps his distance.
Saarrinen tries to clinch but Naksuu moves out of range.
Saarrinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Naksuu circles away.
Saarrinen wants to clinch.
Saarrinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naksuu.
Mikael Saarrinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarrinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naksuu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saarrinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Naksuu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Saarrinen closes the distance and clinches.
Naksuu wants to break free but Saarrinen has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saarrinen manages to break the clinch.
Naksuu swings for the body but Saarrinen moves out of range.
Saarrinen wants to clinch.
Saarrinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saarrinen lands a head kick. Naksuu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jja Naksuu has been cut.
Naksuu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saarrinen defending well as Naksuu loads up on a big left hand.
Saarrinen tries to clinch but Naksuu is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saarrinen wants to clinch.
Naksuu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saarrinen tries to clinch up but Naksuu circles away and keeps his distance.
Naksuu lands a jab.
Saarrinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saarrinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naksuu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarrinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Naksuu misses the target.
Saarrinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saarrinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saarrinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naksuu.
Saarrinen is breathing heavily.
Naksuu misses the shot to the body.
Naksuu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Naksuu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Saarrinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saarrinen is looking to clinch but Naksuu is avoiding it.
Naksuu lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Naksuu there.
Saarrinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naksuu with a nice cross.
Saarrinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naksuu.
Saarrinen tries to move into range but Naksuu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Saarrinen is rocked!
Naksuu measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Saarrinen! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jja Naksuu!