PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Poro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kita has chosen Aleja Gwiazd as his entrance music. Damian Kita struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poro
vs
Kita

191 cm
26
240 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
286 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Poro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kita!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kita looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Poro misses the target.
Poro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poro jabs Kita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poro.
Kita throws a sloppy head kick and Poro moves out of range easily.

Poro clinches.
Poro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kita's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kita's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A right hand to the body from Poro.
Poro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poro has Kita pressed against the cage, preventing Kita from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poro lands a right hand.
Poro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Poro on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poro pushes Kita back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kita looks winded!
Poro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kita backwards.
The referee calls for Poro to work.
Poro lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poro is pushing Kita up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poro lands a body shot.
Poro lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poro.
Poro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poro lands a shoulder strike.
Poro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Poro on the inside.
Poro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poro lands an uppercut.

Kita is rocked!

Poro drops Kita onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kita is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kita is still on wobbly legs! Can Poro 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!
Poro drops Kita with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Kita is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pekka Poro!
In defeat, Damian Kita stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back!'.