PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Tal (ranked 3776 p4p, 2933 weight class) and Ando Rowan (ranked 468 p4p, 391 weight class). Tal comes to the cage accompanied by Go With the Flow by Queens of the Stone Age. Ando Rowan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alan Tal's chin.

Tal
vs
Rowan

194 cm
19
195
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
190
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

PWNAGE

Conviction

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Tal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ando Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Tal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rowan.

It looks like Alan Tal has been cut.

Rowan closes the distance and pushes Tal back into the cage.
Rowan misses with a body punch.
Tal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rowan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Rowan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A hook to the body from Rowan.
A shot in the inside from Rowan.
A head punch on the inside from Tal fails to land.
Rowan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rowan.
Tal is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rowan - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Rowan.
Rowan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tal.

Rowan drops Tal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Tal is rocked!
Rowan lands a big right hand that drops Tal! The killer instinct kicks in and Rowan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rowan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ando Rowan!
A relieved looking Ando Rowan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.