PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Llaripukinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. Walls comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last Resort - Papa Roach kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Llaripukinen
vs
Walls

193 cm
27
260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

198 cm
23
283 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Walls!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walls takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Llaripukinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Llaripukinen throws a body punch but Walls moves out of range.
Guntur Llaripukinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walls keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Llaripukinen.
Walls misses with a wild body shot.
Walls misses with a looping left.
Walls cracks Llaripukinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen throws the left hand but Walls avoids the punch easily.
Llaripukinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Llaripukinen throws a series of punches but Walls moves out of range.
Llaripukinen misses with a looping right.
Walls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Llaripukinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walls stalks Llaripukinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Llaripukinen's face. Llaripukinen staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walls misses with a lunging right hand
and Llaripukinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Llaripukinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Llaripukinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Llaripukinen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Walls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Llaripukinen.
Walls fails with the takedown.
Llaripukinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Llaripukinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Walls.
Llaripukinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Llaripukinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walls on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walls tries to close the distance and clinch but Llaripukinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Llaripukinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Guntur Llaripukinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Llaripukinen sends Walls crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Llaripukinen is motioning to the referee to let Walls up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Walls is rocked!

Walls has Llaripukinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Walls tries a knee to the head but Llaripukinen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walls swings wildly with an uppercut but Llaripukinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walls keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llaripukinen's efforts to push away.
Walls misses with a punch on the inside.
Walls throws a punch but it's blocked by Llaripukinen.
Walls lands a shot to the body.
Llaripukinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walls.
Llaripukinen jumps guard but Walls stands there with Llaripukinen around his waist. Llaripukinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walls working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Llaripukinen gets through Walls's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Llaripukinen.
Walls works on Llaripukinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Walls lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Llaripukinen is breathing heavily.
Walls throws a head punch that misses.
Llaripukinen prevents a body shot from Walls.

Walls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Walls throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walls.
Walls connects with a good right hand that stumbles Llaripukinen. Llaripukinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Llaripukinen throws a looping overhand right but Walls ducks down to avoid it.
Walls throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Walls misses.
Llaripukinen looks to land a combination but Walls avoids it well.
Walls lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Llaripukinen slips under a jab.
Llaripukinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walls.
Llaripukinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walls misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Llaripukinen lands a left and a right that send Walls crashing to the mat, dazed. Llaripukinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Walls is still on wobbly legs! Can Llaripukinen finish him?

It looks like Brandon Walls has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walls is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Llaripukinen just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Walls has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guntur Llaripukinen!
Guntur Llaripukinen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.