PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Tuomela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tuomela
vs
Groove

184 cm
23
191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

197 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Slaughterhouse Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Tuomela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendall Groove!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Tuomela does no damage.
Groove falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tuomela counters with a nice right hand that sends Groove toppling to the canvas! Groove scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tuomela finish him?!

Groove is rocked!

It looks like Kendall Groove has been cut.

Groove closes the distance and clinches.
Tuomela blocks the elbow strike.
Groove wants to break the clinch but can't.

Groove breaks from the clinch.
Groove walks into a straight right hand from Tuomela.
Groove is still on wobbly legs! Can Tuomela finish him?
Kendall Groove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Groove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuomela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tuomela connects with a stiff jab that staggers Groove - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raimo Tuomela!