PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. call to prayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keijo Kerjalainen's chin.

Kerjalainen
vs
Smith

179 cm
38
131 lbs
37 - 19 - 0

169 cm
37
135 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen scores with a nice right hand.
Kerjalainen shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Kerjalainen takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Kerjalainen tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerjalainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kerjalainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kerjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Kerjalainen moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a body punch but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Kerjalainen throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kerjalainen tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerjalainen shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kerjalainen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keijo Kerjalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kerjalainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kerjalainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.

Kerjalainen is rocked!
Kerjalainen looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Oh Kerjalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Kerjalainen misses with a straight left.
Kerjalainen cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Kerjalainen misses the jab.
Kerjalainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Kerjalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kerjalainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kerjalainen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Smith dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Smith!
An intense looking Paul Smith took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'The Jihad has arrived. The Order 777 is ready to fight. The future will judge us as the resistance when liberals were begging the enemy to takeover. No surrender, ever!'.
Keijo Kerjalainen spoke after the fight, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.