PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eero Jukola (ranked 599 p4p, 1319 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 71 p4p, 154 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jukola
vs
Bandini

165 cm
26
155
13 - 4 - 0

179 cm
28
153
9 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eero Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Some bone on bone action there as Jukola checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jukola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Bandini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Bandini lands a jab.
Jukola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Nice takedown defense from Bandini. No joy for Jukola on that attempt.
Bandini is looking for the big counter here.
Bandini scores with the left hand. Jukola knows he should have avoided that one.
Jukola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukola stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandini. Bandini gets slowly back to his feet.
Bandini thows a leg kick but Jukola checks it
and Bandini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bandini.
Bandini misses with a combination
and Jukola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jukola throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Bandini throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jukola half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Jukola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jukola.
Bandini misses with a right hand
letting Jukola counter with a right hand.
Bandini misses with the combination.
Jukola appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bandini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bandini is rocked!
Jukola pounces like a tiger and cracks Bandini with a vicious hook! Bandini is down but not out! Jukola follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eero Jukola!
Eero Jukola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.