PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahti Saarelainen (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.

Truck
vs
Saarelainen

167 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ahti Saarelainen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saarelainen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saarelainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Saarelainen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saarelainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saarelainen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Truck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saarelainen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saarelainen stopping the sweep attempt from Truck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saarelainen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Saarelainen landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarelainen is stalling in the full guard.
Truck wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Saarelainen is now in half guard.
Truck is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Saarelainen jumps into side control!
Truck takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Saarelainen working the body and head with strikes.

Truck is rocked!
Saarelainen in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Truck looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Saarelainen turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahti Saarelainen!