PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ding Troach (ranked 6512 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Poika (ranked 6459 p4p, 0 weight class). Jukka Poika acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Troach
vs
Poika

170 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ding Troach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jukka Poika!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troach takes a swing at Poika's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Poika forces Troach back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Troach.
Poika taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poika dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Troach misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poika.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troach wants to stall.
Troach looking to stall.
Poika avoiding damage as Troach throws knees to the body.
Poika lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poika scores with a shoulder strike.
Poika stalling in the clinch.
Poika gets through Troach's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Troach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Troach wants to get back to striking at distance but Poika won't allow it.
Troach could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Poika dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poika has Troach pushed against the cage.
Poika will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Troach up against the cage.
Troach is trying to break the clinch but Poika has him pressed against the cage.
Troach can't break the clinch.
Poika leaning against his opponent.
Poika controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Poika's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jukka Poika.
Poika connects with the punch.
Troach tries to clinch there but Poika circles away.

Poika has closed the distance and engaged Troach in a clinch.
Poika lands with a left to the head.
Poika lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Poika scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poika lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Troach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poika moves into range and connects with a jab.
Troach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Poika has closed the distance and engaged Troach in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poika lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poika takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Poika has Troach pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Poika scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Troach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Troach is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poika is keeping busy.
Poika pushes Troach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poika.
Troach is breathing heavily.
Poika lands a hook that snaps the head of Troach backwards.
Troach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poika creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Troach's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Troach drops to his knees and Poika pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jukka Poika!