PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto comes to the cage accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Runnisto
vs
McCullough

182 cm
22
192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

184 cm
27
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

NUTROID

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sherman McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runnisto scores with a nice right hand.
Runnisto with a jab.
Runnisto misses with a double jab.
Runnisto cracks McCullough with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCullough with a jab.
Sherman McCullough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runnisto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McCullough misses with a wild combination.
McCullough misses with a body punch
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runnisto avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Runnisto - just one landing.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCullough.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Runnisto swings for the body but McCullough moves out of range.
McCullough lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Runnisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCullough at a distance.
McCullough misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Runnisto scores with a punch to the head.
Runnisto lands with a cross.
McCullough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCullough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands a right hook to the body.
Runnisto throws out a loose jab but McCullough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runnisto lands a glancing blow to the side of McCullough's head.
McCullough takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCullough throws a left and a right that both miss
and Runnisto counters with a lovely straight right hand!

McCullough is rocked!

Runnisto lands a big uppercut and McCullough crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McCullough looks OK. Runnisto waves McCullough back to his feet!
McCullough is still on wobbly legs! Can Runnisto finish him?
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!
McCullough tries to get into range but Runnisto steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops McCullough! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Runnisto scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iikka Runnisto!
Iikka Runnisto retains his light heavyweight title!
Iikka Runnisto made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Now would be time to send me contract mr.boss man! Thanks fans and to Pete.. Nice try'.