PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Nurmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Säkkijärvenpolkka. Sakari Nurmi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nurmi
vs
Magalhaes

176 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Nurmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucio Magalhaes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magalhaes 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.
Nurmi lands a shot to the body.
Nurmi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magalhaes backwards.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Magalhaes has eaten all the pies!
Nice body punch from Nurmi - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Nurmi.
A right hook to the body lands for Nurmi.
Magalhaes being controlled against the cage.
Nurmi scores with a hook to the body.
Magalhaes looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nurmi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nurmi tries to bum rush Magalhaes with a series of wild strikes but Magalhaes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nurmi delivers a nice body kick.

Nurmi lands a big uppercut and Magalhaes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Magalhaes looks OK. Nurmi waves Magalhaes back to his feet!

It looks like Lucio Magalhaes has been cut.

Nurmi has Magalhaes up against the cage in a clinch.

Nurmi breaks from the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Nurmi has knocked Magalhaes down with a huge combo! Nurmi steps away and waves a wobbly Magalhaes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nurmi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nurmi closes the distance and pushes Magalhaes back into the cage.
Nurmi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Nurmi.
Magalhaes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nurmi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nurmi lands a shot to the body.

Nurmi manages to break the clinch.
Nurmi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakari Nurmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nurmi lands a nice hook to Magalhaes's body. Magalhaes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nurmi scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Nurmi lands a left and a right that send Magalhaes crashing to the mat, dazed. Nurmi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Magalhaes is rocked!
Magalhaes leaves his chin hanging out and Nurmi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Magalhaes crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sakari Nurmi!