PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wu Hu (ranked 4872 p4p, 4411 weight class) and Henri Saari (ranked 461 p4p, 442 weight class). Hu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 'Song 2' by Blur. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hu
vs
Saari

182 cm
25
192
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
192
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Hu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henri Saari!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hu shoots in but no luck this time.
Saari is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Saari swings for the body but Hu moves out of range.

Saari clinches up against the cage.
Hu looking for a takedown.
Saari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Hu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hu is trying to pull guard but Saari has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wu Hu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hu tries to circle away but Saari has him pinned against the cage.
Saari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Hu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hu swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Saari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari lands a left hand.
Hu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saari to keep the fight standing.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saari lands a left hand.
Hu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
Hu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short left from Saari.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
Hu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saari lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saari misses with some punches.
A short left from Saari.

It looks like Wu Hu has been cut.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hu backwards.

Hu is rocked!
Saari working aggressively here.
Oh Hu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hu seems to have got his legs back now.
Saari lands a left hand.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Hu.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
Saari lands a body shot.
Saari digs a right hand into Hu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hu's gas tank.
Hu is breathing heavily.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hu backwards.
Hu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saari walks away with a smile on his face. Hu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Saari's waist but Saari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hu off to one side.
It seemed like Saari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Saari clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saari lands with a left to the head.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saari lands a right hand.
Saari lands with a right to the head.
Saari pushes Hu against the cage. Saari is working some dirty boxing. Saari pushes off with a quick right hook! Hu goes down! Hu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Saari moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henri Saari!
Henri Saari gave a mention to LazyCombat Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).