PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Denke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Light
vs
Denke

185 cm
41
180 lbs
27 - 28 - 1

175 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Speedy Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karl Denke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denke scores with a punch to the head.
Denke looks to land a combination but Light avoids it well.
Light throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Denke misses with an uppercut.
Denke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Light misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Denke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Denke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denke misses with a lunging right hand
and Light counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Light takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Denke. That snapped Light's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denke throws a lazy right hand but Light sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Light appears to be looking for a big counter.
Light swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Denke.
Denke throws a poor cross that misses
and Light counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Denke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denke throws a right hand that misses
and Light connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Light.

Light moves into the clinch.

Light breaks the clinch.
Denke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Light counters with a right hand to the body.
Denke throws out a loose jab but Light uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Light.

It looks like Karl Denke has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Light makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denke throws a lazy uppercut
and Light connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Denke misses with a double jab.
Light swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Light is out of range.
Denke looks to throw the jab but Light is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Denke. Those never looked like landing.
Denke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Light is looking to counter punch.
Light slips under a jab from Denke.
Light moves forwards but Denke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Denke.
Denke throws a hook to the side of Light's head but Light sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Light is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Denke misses its intended target.
Oh Light is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Light throws a left and a right that both miss
and Denke scores with a counter punch that sends Light to the canvas! Denke smells blood - he's punishing Light with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Light has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Denke!