PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Jalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Schroeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jalo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aino Venna - Waltz to Paris. Schroeder has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Jalo
vs
Schroeder

203 cm
28
266 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

198 cm
27
282 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iivana Jalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Schroeder!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schroeder drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jalo throws a big shot that misses.
Schroeder's corner calls for a 1-2. Schroeder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jalo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schroeder. Schroeder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Schroeder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jalo.
Schroeder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schroeder misses with a left hand

and Jalo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jalo.
Schroeder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jalo prevents a body shot from Schroeder.
Jalo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schroeder backwards.
Jalo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schroeder is keeping busy.
Schroeder wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schroeder backwards.

Jalo breaks from the clinch.
Schroeder moves out of range of the strikes.
Schroeder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jalo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Schroeder.
Jalo thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalo thuds a left hand into Schroeder's body.
Jalo misses the shot to the body.
Schroeder scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Iivana Jalo has been cut.
Schroeder staying out of range there.
Jalo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jalo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schroeder misses with an uppercut.
Jalo throws a jab when Schroeder was well out of range.
Schroeder lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Schroeder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jalo throws a body punch but Schroeder moves out of range.
Schroeder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schroeder misses with a straight right.
Schroeder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jalo in his tracks.
Schroeder lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schroeder scores with a shot to the body.
Jalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schroeder manages to avoid it.
Schroeder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalo throws a jab but it's blocked by Schroeder.
Jalo misses with a body punch
and Schroeder counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Jalo badly! He tries to strike back but Schroeder puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Jalo out cold! Oh man, Jalo will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Franklin Schroeder!
After winning the bout, Franklin Schroeder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.