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PFC 16 Mfer vs Tepes PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orava lunges at Wannanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wannanen's hand.
Wannanen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Performance Center in the buildup to the fight.
Matias Orava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orava misses with a lunging right hand
and Orava takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wannanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orava.
Orava loads up on a big right hand but Wannanen slips the punch.
Orava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orava.
Orava throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wannanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wannanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orava gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wannanen.
Orava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wannanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orava scores with a nice right hand.
Orava scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wannanen instigates a clinch.
Wannanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava throws a head punch that misses.
Wannanen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wannanen lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wannanen.
Wannanen prevents Orava from breaking the clinch.
Orava takes an elbow to the temple.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Wannanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wannanen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wannanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orava tries a body shot but Wannanen blocks it.
Wannanen slows down the pace here.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wannanen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orava throws a punch but it's blocked by Wannanen.
Orava lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wannanen gets through Orava's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orava lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wannanen scores with a shot to the side of Orava's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wannanen tries to work over Orava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wannanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oravas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orava tries to throw a body punch but Wannanen avoids it by throwing Orava back against the cage.
Orava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wannanen leaning against his opponent.
Wannanen pushes off an throws an elbow but Orava leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wannanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wannanen.
Wannanen pushes Orava back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow.
Orava takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orava working aggressively here.
Wannanen lands a damaging elbow.
Wannanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orava backwards.
Wannanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wannanen lands a nice uppercut.
Orava lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wannanen is leaning against Orava and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orava takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wannanen lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Wannanen.
Orava tries to break the clinch but Wannanen is controlling the position.
Wannanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orava's defenses.
Wannanen gets through Orava's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wannanen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wannanen lands an elbow just above Orava 's eye.
It looks like Matias Orava has been cut.
Wannanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orava takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orava misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wannanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wannanen lands an elbow inside that Orava shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wannanen lands a nice elbow.
Orava is rocked!
Wannanen has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Orava - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Wannanen, and another! Orava is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pekko Wannanen!
Pekko Wannanen took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want a top 5 guy next! I'm good enough to win then belt! Stop giving me these bums, who aren't even in the top ten....'.
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