PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aalio Paalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paalio has chosen Motörhead - Iron Fist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

John Doe
vs
Paalio

225 cm
22
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

225 cm
29
285 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aalio Paalio!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doe lands a head kick!

It looks like Aalio Paalio has been cut.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Doe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doe throws a body kick that misses.

Doe pushes Paalio up against the cage in a clinch.
Doe missing with knees to the body.
Doe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paalio blocks it with crossed arms.
Paalio wants to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe looking to throw knees to the head but Paalio is blocking nicely.
Doe misses with a knee to the head.
Paalio leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe working Paalio over with knees to the body.
Paalio is trying to drag Doe to the mat but Doe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paalio is looking to control Doe's arms but Doe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paalio has his back to the cage.
Doe scores with a knee to the head.
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paalio avoids it.
Paalio slows down the pace here.
Doe trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paalio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doe with a knee to the head.
Doe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doe lands a good knee to the midsection. Paalio won't want to take too many of those.
Doe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paalio is defending well for now.
Paalio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a knee to the body.
Doe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paalio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paalio avoids the damage to the body.
Doe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paalio takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Aalio Paalio's cut even more.
Paalio lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paalio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Doe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paalio managing to block the knees to the body from Doe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a knee to the body.
Paalio looks gassed!
Doe tries to land a knee to the head but Paalio blocks with his arms.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Paalio blocks it.
Doe misses with a knee to the head.
Doe missing with knees to the body.
Paalio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doe with a knee to the head.
Doe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paalio.
Doe scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Doe.
Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paalio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paalio managing to block the knees to the body from Doe.
Doe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr John Doe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aalio Paalio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doe scores with a leg kick.
Doe tries a low kick but Paalio avoids it.
Doe throws a sloppy head kick and Paalio moves out of range easily.
Doe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paalio is out of range.
Doe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paalio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe cracks the inside of Paalio's front leg.
Paalio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doe tries to clinch but Paalio is having none of it.

Doe moves into the clinch.
Paalio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Paalio fails to land.
Paalio managing to block the knees to the body from Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paalio's face.

The cut above Aalio Paalio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A knee to the head by Doe.
Paalio is trying to maintain a safe position but Doe gets an underhook and turns Paalio into the cage.
Doe misses with a knee to the head.
Doe misses with a knee strike.
Doe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paalio can do to turn this around?
Paalio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doe avoids it.
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paalio avoids it.
Mr John Doe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paalio is defending well for now.
Doe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paalio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doe tries a knee to the head but Paalio blocks it.
Doe trying to land knees to the body.
Doe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paalio avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paalio avoids it.
Doe throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe lands a nice knee to the body.
Paalio trying to control the position but instead, Doe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paalio into the cage.
Doe working Paalio over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paalio is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paalio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paalio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aalio Paalio.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paalio paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a head kick that misses.
Paalio throws a lazy right hand but Doe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paalio throws a hook but Doe avoids it easily.
Paalio avoids the head kick by Doe.
Paalio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doe.
Aalio Paalio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paalio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe walks into a straight right hand from Paalio.
Doe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doe misses with a body kick.

Paalio clinches.
Doe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paalio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe with a knee to the head.

Aalio Paalio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doe missing with knees to the body.
Doe scores with a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr John Doe!