PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Aromaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Saarinen
vs
Aromaa

190 cm
22
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Aromaa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aromaa misses with a head kick.

Saarinen clinches up against the cage.
Saarinen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aromaa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saarinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Saarinen has Aromaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aromaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauri Saarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aromaa goes for a takedown attempt but Saarinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saarinen tries to clinch but Aromaa moves out of range.
Aromaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Aromaa wants to clinch

and Saarinen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aromaa!
Aromaa tries to hold on but Saarinen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Aki Aromaa has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saarinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That has opened up Aki Aromaa's cut even more.
Saarinen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aromaa wants to control but Saarinen is having none of it.
Aromaa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Saarinen. What's that going to do exactly?

Saarinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Aromaa is having none of it.
Aromaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saarinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aromaa's face.

The cut above Aki Aromaa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Aromaa tries to hold on but Saarinen postures up.
Saarinen blocks Aromaa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Saarinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aromaa?

Aki Aromaa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aki Aromaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauri Saarinen!