PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teukka Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Worrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salama's entrance music is The Temple Of The King. A fine choice. Worrell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feuer Frei by Rammstein kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Teukka Salama has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Teukka Salama seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Salama
vs
Worrell

195 cm
30
213 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

187 cm
37
215 lbs
30 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Conquer
Perkele!

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teukka Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Worrell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salama's corner calls for a 1-2. Salama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Peter Worrell has been cut.
Salama throws a head kick but Worrell moves out of range.
Worrell misses with a left hand
and Salama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Salama misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salama.
Worrell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salama throws a big counter combination but Worrell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Worrell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Worrell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salama lands with a nice body punch.
Salama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Peter Worrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worrell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Worrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worrell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salama.
Worrell throws a lazy head kick
and Salama counters with a stiff right hand.
Salama connects with an inside leg kick.
Salama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salama jabs Worrell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worrell wants to clinch.
A jab from Worrell misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Worrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Salama.
Worrell's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Worrell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Worrell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salama jabs Worrell right on the nose. Worrell blinks but takes it well.
Salama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worrell was well out of range. Poor timing from Salama.
Salama misses with the combination.
Salama throws a leg kick but Worrell moved away.
Jab, jab by Worrell - just one landing.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch but Worrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salama slips under a jab.
Worrell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Salama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Worrell throws an off balance right hand
and Salama counters with a stiff right hand.
Worrell wants to clinch.
Salama lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Worrell moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Worrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salama tries to throw a body punch but Worrell avoids it by throwing Salama back against the cage.
Salama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Worrell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Salama - that landed with a thud.
Salama with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Worrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salama's brow.
Worrell tries a body shot but Salama blocks it.
Salama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Worrell looks winded!
Worrell takes a shot to the head.
Salama lands with a left to the head.
Worrell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Salama tries a body shot but Worrell blocks it.
Salama tries to work over Worrell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salama scores with a shot to the side of Worrell's head.

Salama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salama misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrell looks for the body kick but Salama saw that one coming.
Worrell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Worrell under the eye.
Salama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Worrell misses with a looping right.
Salama misses with a body kick.

Salama lands a big head kick that sends Worrell tumbling to the mat! Salama takes a step backwards and waves Worrell back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Worrell is rocked!
Worrell throws out a loose jab but Salama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worrell is still on wobbly legs! Can Salama finish him?
Worrell looks up at the clock. Bad move! Salama lands a right hand from hell, dropping Worrell. Salama pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teukka Salama!
In his post fight interview, Teukka Salama gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you Ascension for all the great shows!'.