PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Trabowski (ranked 3289 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asko Vilenius (ranked 8523 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trabowski
vs
Vilenius

189 cm
29
252 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

193 cm
47
272 lbs
45 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jakub Trabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asko Vilenius!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trabowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trabowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vilenius is fending him off so far but Trabowski persists. Nope, Vilenius circles away and we're back to standing.
Vilenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trabowski manages to avoid it.
Vilenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trabowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trabowski shoots in but Vilenius avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Vilenius gets tackled into the cage by Trabowski. Trabowski maintains the clinch.
Trabowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trabowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trabowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilenius.
Vilenius lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vilenius.
Vilenius misses with a punch to the body.
Vilenius blocking some punches.
Vilenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Vilenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Trabowski.
Trabowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilenius won't want to take too many of those.
Vilenius looks winded!
Vilenius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Trabowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Trabowski lands a shot to the body.
Trabowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trabowski.
Trabowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trabowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilenius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trabowski landing knees to the body.
Trabowski presses Vilenius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Trabowski.
Trabowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilenius managing to block the knees to the body from Trabowski.
Trabowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trabowski.
Knees to the body from Trabowski.
Trabowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Trabowski.
A short right from Trabowski on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilenius has a couple of punches blocked by Trabowski.
Trabowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trabowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trabowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trabowski.
Vilenius can't find room to land a body shot as Trabowski controls the action.
Trabowski is working Vilenius over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trabowski.
Trabowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vileniuss head.
Vilenius takes a shot to the head.
Trabowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Trabowski connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Vilenius goes down! Trabowski jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Vilenius is rocked!

It looks like Asko Vilenius has been cut.
Trabowski is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Vilenius goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Trabowski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jakub Trabowski!
After winning the bout, Jakub Trabowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.