PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugen Schauman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmet Sable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Schauman
vs
Sable

193 cm
19
272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
281 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

M/S Paint Fightwear **Laundry service**
Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $99)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eugen Schauman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mehmet Sable!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sable lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schauman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schauman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schauman's corner calls for a 1-2. Schauman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Schauman.
Sable cracks Schauman with an open hand slap.

It looks like Eugen Schauman has been cut.
Sable looks to throw the jab but Schauman is out of range.
Sable throws a jab when Schauman was well out of range.
Sable throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schauman swings widly with a right hand
and Sable counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schauman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sable to counter with a crisp jab.
Schauman misses with an uppercut. Sable saw that one coming.
Sable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schauman.
Sable bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Schauman is breathing heavily.
Schauman misses with an uppercut
and Sable counters with a body kick.
Schauman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sable's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sable thuds his shin into the meat of Schauman's side.
Sable thows a body kick. Schauman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sable bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Schauman's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sable tries a head kick but it misses.
Sable punishes Schauman's body with a nice straight punch.
Sable connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sable swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sable ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Sable.
Sable lands a nice looking body shot.
Sable lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Eugen Schauman's cut is getting worse.
Sable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sable scores with a jab to the body.
Sable lands with a nice body punch.
Schauman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sable finds it's way round the side to connect with Schauman's head.
Sable lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sable connects with a right that clearly hurt Schauman. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Sable proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Schauman collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehmet Sable!