PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Vesuri (ranked 4744 p4p, 4721 weight class) and Vlad Draculo (ranked 555 p4p, 552 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Vesuri
vs
Draculo

188 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Vesuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Draculo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draculo misses with a hook.
Vesuri moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draculo.
Vlad Draculo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesuri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draculo.
Vesuri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draculo.
Draculo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesuri manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vesuri.
Draculo looks to land a right hand but Vesuri moved out of range.
Draculo misses with an uppercut. Vesuri saw that one coming.
Vesuri tried to counter with a leg kick but Draculo avoided it.

Vesuri has closed the distance and engaged Draculo in a clinch.
Draculo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vesuri blocking some punches.
Vesuri wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vesuri missing with knees to the body.
Vesuri working aggressively here.
Draculo misses with a punch on the inside.
Draculo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draculo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vesuri trying to stall but Draculo improves his position.
The referee calls for Vesuri to work.
A head punch on the inside from Draculo fails to land.
Draculo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Draculo misses with some punches.
Vesuri tries to stall but Draculo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Vesuri.
Vesuri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vesuri looking to stall.
Draculo misses with a punch on the inside.
Draculo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vesuri backwards.
Draculo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draculo throws a punch but it's blocked by Vesuri.
Draculo lands a body shot.
Vesuri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draculo's face.

It looks like Vlad Draculo has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draculo throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draculo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draculo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draculo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draculo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vesuri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draculo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Vesuri.
Draculo looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draculo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vesuri effectively controlling the action here.
Vesuri connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vesuri.
Vesuri lands a knee to the body.
Vesuri crunches a lovely knee into Draculo's ribcage.
Vesuri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vesuri stalling in the clinch but Draculo improves position.

Vesuri breaks from the clinch.
Vesuri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vesuri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Vesuri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vesuri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 10:9
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Vesuri!