PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Sipila (ranked 1251 p4p, 1875 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 152 p4p, 212 weight class). Erikson has chosen Gåte - Statt Opp as his entrance music. Juha Sipila has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Sipila
vs
Erikson

224 cm
26
265
6 - 1 - 0

199 cm
30
256
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Sipila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sipila closes the distance and clinches.
Sipila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sipila throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
Erikson tries to stall but Sipila uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Our sources have told us that Sipila has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sipila.
Erikson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sipila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Erikson is defending well for now.
Sipila presses Erikson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erikson looks winded!
Sipila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eriksons head.
Sipila lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Sipila.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sipila.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sipila obliges.
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!
Sipila blocking some punches.
Sipila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sipila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sipila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eriksons head.
Erikson can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sipila.

It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.
Sipila tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Sipila back against the cage.
Erikson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Erikson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sipila is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Erikson is defending well for now.
Sipila lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sipila - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Sipila.
Sipila lands a shoulder strike.
Sipila tries a body shot but Erikson blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Erikson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sipila.
Sipila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sipila looking to throw knees to the head but Erikson is blocking nicely.
Erikson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sipila works on Erikson's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Sipila.
Sipila lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sipila lands an elbow that stopped Erikson in his tracks for a moment.
Sipila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sipila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eriksons head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sipila tries to throw a body punch but Erikson avoids it by throwing Sipila back against the cage.
Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sipila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been informed that Erikson 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.
Sipila lands an uppercut.
Erikson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sipila blocks an uppercut.
Sipila lands a body punch.
Nice elbow from Sipila.
Sipila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sipila throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eriksons head.
Sipila really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short left from Sipila.
Sipila lands an uppercut.
Sipila digs a right hand underneath Erikson's ribcage. Erikson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Sipila.
Sipila lands a hook that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.

Erikson is rocked!
Sipila gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erikson is still on wobbly legs! Can Sipila finish him?
Sipila lands an elbow inside.
Sipila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sipila is leaning against Erikson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sipila creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Erikson! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sipila.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juha Sipila!