PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asser Toropainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cypress Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toropainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Paleface-Syntynyt rellestää. Cassidy has chosen C.$krilla ft. AEV & DVD - Streets as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Toropainen
vs
Cassidy

188 cm
26
210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

194 cm
28
218 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Reaper Combatwear
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asser Toropainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cypress Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy misses with a hook.
Toropainen stuns Cassidy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toropainen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cassidy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toropainen loads up on a big right hand but Cassidy slips the punch.
Cassidy throws a leg kick which misses Toropainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Toropainen tries to avoid it.
Cassidy lands a head kick!
Cassidy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cassidy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Asser Toropainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Toropainen misses.
Cassidy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cassidy wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Cassidy.
Toropainen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asser Toropainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassidy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cassidy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toropainen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy lands with a straight right. Toropainen didn't see that one coming.
Cassidy throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Asser Toropainen has been cut.
Toropainen throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toropainen walks into a left hand.
Cassidy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Cassidy.
Toropainen looks for a takedown but Cassidy sprawls well.
Cassidy staying out of range there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cassidy! Toropainen is out on his feet! Cassidy rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Toropainen is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Toropainen is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cypress Cassidy!
A very excited looking Cypress Cassidy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.