PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 3518 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Romulus Gerber (ranked 0 p4p, 422 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halli
vs
Gerber

180 cm
18
185
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
29
182
11 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli misses with a takedown attempt
and Gerber counters with a straight right hand.

Gerber lands a big head kick that sends Halli tumbling to the mat! Gerber takes a step backwards and waves Halli back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Simo Halli has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halli is defended easily by Gerber.
Gerber unleashes a big counter combination but Halli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Halli tries for a takedown but Gerber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Gerber's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halli misses with a takedown
and Gerber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halli with a poor takedown

and Gerber counters with a crisp one two that drops Halli! Gerber thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Halli to his feet! Halli is in big trouble!

Halli is rocked!
Gerber cracks Halli with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romulus Gerber!
Romulus Gerber seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.