PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ajo Koira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sascha Von Bismark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sascha Von Bismark enters the cage!

Koira
vs
Von Bismark

189 cm
25
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ajo Koira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sascha Von Bismark!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koira slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Bismark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Koira misses.
Von Bismark fails with the takedown
and Koira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Von Bismarks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Bismark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koira circles away.
Ajo Koira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sascha Von Bismark.
Von Bismark staying out of range there.
Koira looks to land a left hand but Von Bismark moved out of range nicely.
Koira with a hook.

Von Bismark clinches up against the cage.

Koira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Bismark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Von Bismark drives through and clinches with Koira against the cage.
Koira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koira has Von Bismark pressed against the cage, preventing Von Bismark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Koira as the two fighters clinch.
Von Bismark looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Koira - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Koira on the inside.
Koira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koira lands a nice uppercut.
Von Bismark should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice body punch from Koira - that landed with a thud.
Koira working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Koira.
Koira lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koira.
A short right from Koira.
A hook to the body from Koira.
Koira lands a shoulder strike.

Von Bismark is rocked!
Koira lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Von Bismark to his knees! Koira keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ajo Koira!