PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Topal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Hokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Topal
vs
Hokkanen

209 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mehmet Topal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olli Hokkanen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokkanen misses with a few strikes there.
Topal drops Hokkanen with a left right combo! Topal follows him down to the ground into side control.

Hokkanen is rocked!

It looks like Olli Hokkanen has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hokkanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Topal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hokkanen is still in real trouble! Can Topal finish him?
Topal throws a strike aimed at the side of Hokkanen's head but Hokkanen avoids it well.
Hokkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Topal working the strikes but Hokkanen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Topal misses with a head shot. Hokkanen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hokkanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Topal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Topal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Topal trying to control the position from guard on top but Hokkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Topal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Topal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Topal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Topal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hokkanen on the ground.
Topal wants to control from the top but Hokkanen keeps moving.

Hokkanen has his feet on Topal's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Topal throws the left hand but Hokkanen avoids the punch easily.
Hokkanen moves away from the strike by Topal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mehmet Topal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Topal throws a right hand that Hokkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hokkanen also avoids with ease.
Topal looks to land a left hand but Hokkanen moved out of range nicely.
Hokkanen moves out of range as Topal strikes.
Hokkanen lands with a nice combination. Topal backs away looking to recover.
Hokkanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hokkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hokkanen looks gassed!
Good shot there by Topal.

The cut above Olli Hokkanen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hokkanen throws a nice looking combination but Topal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Topal catches Hokkanen napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Hokkanen to the canvas!

Olli Hokkanen'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 Olli Hokkanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mehmet Topal!