PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Jaloviina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaloviina is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UNKLE - Reign. Jaloviina has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sabre
vs
Jaloviina

189 cm
28
212 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

209 cm
25
293 lbs
10 - 7 - 2

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Jaloviina!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sabre.
Jaloviina looks gassed!
Sabre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sabre connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaloviina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaloviina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Sabre pushes Jaloviina up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sabre as the two fighters clinch.
Sabre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Sabre.
Sabre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sabre missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Sabre.
Sabre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaloviina backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sabre.
A short left from Sabre.
Jaloviina takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaloviina managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Sabre tries to work over Jaloviina's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sabre.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabre.
Sabre presses Jaloviina against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaloviina backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sabre.
Knees to the body from Sabre.
Sabre taking a breather.
Sabre lands a body punch.
Sabre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jaloviina.
Jaloviina avoiding damage as Sabre throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabre lands a nice knee to the body.
Jaloviina managing to block the knees to the body from Sabre.
Nice body punch from Sabre - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Sabre.
Sabre slows down the pace here.
Sabre lands an elbow just above Jaloviina 's eye.
Sabre lands an elbow inside that Jaloviina shrugs off.
Sabre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sabre pushes Jaloviina back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee calls for Sabre to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sabre.
A left hand lands to the body for Sabre.
Sabre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sabre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Sabre.
Sabre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sabre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sabre.
Sabre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sabre.
Sabre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Risto Jaloviina has been cut.
Sabre lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sabre digs a right hand underneath Jaloviina's ribcage. Jaloviina let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sabre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Jaloviina is rocked!
Sabre lands a nice elbow.
Jaloviina is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabre finish him?
Sabre lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jaloviina to his knees! Sabre keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.