PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Potku (ranked 4653 p4p, 515 weight class) and Reggie Grimdal (ranked 7939 p4p, 647 weight class). Paavo Potku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Potku
vs
Grimdal

182 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reggie Grimdal!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grimdal.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potku, right into the meat.
Potku digs a good body shot into Grimdal's ribs.
Potku lands with a kick to the ribs.

Potku feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Grimdal sprawling to the canvas! Grimdal rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Potku finish him?!

It looks like Reggie Grimdal has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grimdal closes the distance and clinches.
Potku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Grimdal is rocked!
Potku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimdal.
Grimdal is still on wobbly legs! Can Potku finish him?

Grimdal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Potku drops Grimdal with a huge uppercut! Grimdal drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Potku is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Potku!