PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Orange has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Orange
vs
Nyrkki

200 cm
19
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Nyrkki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyrkki misses with the combination.
Nyrkki walks into a jab.
Orange comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nyrkki throws a looping overhand right but Orange ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Nyrkki misses
and Orange counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Orange there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orange throws a right and a left that Nyrkki avoids nicely.
Orange lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nyrkki.
Orange misses with a wild combination.
Orange swinging wilding here.
Orange catches Nyrkki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nyrkki misses the body punch
and Orange counters with an inside leg kick.
Orange is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nyrkki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orange counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nyrkki looks gassed!
Nyrkki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Orange shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Nyrkki is backing up but Orange catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Nyrkki covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Orange Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Orange!