PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Essien Ekuoba (ranked 853 p4p, 3397 weight class) and Ville Valo (ranked 62 p4p, 187 weight class). Ekuoba comes to the cage accompanied by Pure Water. Ville Valo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ekuoba
vs
Valo

183 cm
23
302
11 - 2 - 0

225 cm
33
300
7 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Essien Ekuoba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valo throws a leg kick

and Ekuoba counters with a shoot takedown. Valo fights it but they end up in guard.
Ekuoba trying to control the position from guard on top but Valo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekuoba.
Ekuoba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ekuoba wants to get up but he can't break Valo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valo working a defensive guard here.
Ekuoba is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ekuoba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valo for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ekuoba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ekuoba works on Valo's body with a couple of short punches.
Valo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ekuoba stalling against the cage.
Valo misses with an elbow over the top.
Ekuoba is pushing Valo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Ekuoba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valo ducks under a wild hook from Ekuoba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ekuoba has closed the distance and engaged Valo in a clinch.
Ekuoba stalling in the clinch.
Ekuoba presses Valo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Valo managing to block the knees to the body from Ekuoba.

Ekuoba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ekuoba throws a jab but it's blocked by Valo.
Valo tries to counter with a clinch but Ekuoba shakes him off and moves away.
Valo tries a head kick but it misses.
Valo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ekuoba.
Ekuoba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Ville Valo has been cut.
Ekuoba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Essien Ekuoba has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valo walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valo. That's going to slow Ekuoba down.
Valo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekuoba throws out the jab.
Ekuoba connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Valo out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Essien Ekuoba!
Essien Ekuoba is the new super heavyweight champion!
Ville Valo spoke after the fight, saying 'Sleep with both your eyes open. '.