PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Ahola (ranked 5910 p4p, 3379 weight class) and Big Zhang (ranked 242 p4p, 169 weight class). Zhang has chosen Xue Hua Piao Piao as his entrance music. Big Zhang is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ahola
vs
Zhang

199 cm
20
300
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
280
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Ahola forces Zhang back against the cage and clinches.
Zhang is trying to break free.
Zhang avoids the elbow strike from Ahola, against the cage.
Ahola keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahola keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ahola lands a body punch.
Ahola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
Zhang looks winded!
Ahola lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahola lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahola lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
Ahola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ahola misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a body punch.
Ahola lands with a left to the head.
Ahola lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ahola.
Ahola scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
Ahola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ahola lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ahola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ahola lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Ahola as the two fighters clinch.
Ahola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhangs head.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola digs a right hand underneath Zhang's ribcage. Zhang let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ahola cracks Zhang with a nice body shot.
Ahola is working Zhang over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ahola throws an elbow but misses.
Ahola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.
Zhang being controlled against the cage.
Zhang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
Ahola lands a body shot.
Ahola presses Zhang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ahola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahola digs a right hand underneath Zhang's ribcage. Zhang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Ahola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola lands with a right to the head.
Ahola stalling against the cage.
Ahola creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zhang's defenses.

It looks like Big Zhang has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
Still in the clinch, Ahola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ahola.

Zhang is rocked!
Ahola lands with a right to the head.
Zhang is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahola finish him?
Ahola creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Zhang's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Zhang drops to his knees and Ahola pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Ahola!
Big Zhang was interviewed post fight and said '我必须在我的生活、我的个人生活中做出一些艰难的改变，才能真正以正确的方式度过我的余生。对于那些不知道老鹰做什么的人来说，老鹰的寿命是 70 年。到了40岁，鹰的喙就失去了锋利，羽毛也不再那么好，爪子也变弱了。'.