PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Nurminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Lomo Toure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nurminen
vs
Lomo Toure

174 cm
18
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasi Nurminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frederick Lomo Toure!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomo Toure throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nurminen's waist but Nurminen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lomo Toure off to one side.

Nurminen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lomo Toure working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Nurminen.
Lomo Toure tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurminen scores with a hook to the body.
Lomo Toure tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nurminen scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Frederick Lomo Toure has been cut.
Nurminen stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nurminen.
Lomo Toure looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen stalls.
Still in the clinch, Nurminen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Nurminen on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Nurminen.
Come on Nurminen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nurminen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lomo Toure takes a shot to the head.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lomo Toure backwards.
Lomo Toure looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nurminen just leaning against Lomo Toure, taking a breather.
Nurminen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nurminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lomo Toure backwards.
Come on Nurminen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen pushes Lomo Toure back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Nurminen.
Nurminen works on Lomo Toure's body with a couple of short punches.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen lands a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Frederick Lomo Toure's cut even more.
A short uppercut from Nurminen.
A shot in the inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurminen.

Lomo Toure is rocked!
Nurminen is stalling here.
Lomo Toure is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurminen finish him?
Nurminen scores with a hook to the body.
Lomo Toure seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen lands with a right to the head.

The cut above Frederick Lomo Toure's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nurminen has Lomo Toure pushed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nurminen.
Nurminen lands with a light punch inside.
Lomo Toure drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pasi Nurminen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederick Lomo Toure.
Nurminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nurminen has Lomo Toure pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurminen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurminen lands a body shot.
Nurminen lands a hook to the side of the head.

Frederick Lomo Toure's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nurminen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nurminen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurminen.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frederick Lomo Toure's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pasi Nurminen!