PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Val Halla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ohto Alanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halla
vs
Alanko

195 cm
25
257 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ace of Spades
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Val Halla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ohto Alanko!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alanko misses the jab.
Alanko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alanko slips under a jab from Halla.
Alanko tries to clinch but Halla moves out of range.
Alanko throws a leg kick
and Halla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halla lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Ohto Alanko has been cut.
Alanko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alanko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halla counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alanko thinking.
Alanko avoids the body shot from Halla.
Alanko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alanko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alanko cracks the inside of Halla's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halla looks to land a left hand but Alanko moved out of range nicely.
Alanko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alanko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alanko eats them both and turns towards Halla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alanko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halla.

Alanko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alanko lands with a short shot to the head.
Alanko throws a punch but it's blocked by Halla.
A head punch on the inside from Alanko fails to land.
Halla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alanko lands a body punch.
Come on Halla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alanko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halla backwards.
Alanko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alanko misses with a hook to the ribs.

Halla drops Alanko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Alanko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Alanko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halla unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Alanko! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Halla is unloading with more strikes now! Alanko drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Val Halla!
Val Halla decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.