PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Palli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Palli
vs
Hook

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Palli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bam Hook!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook throws a jab when Palli was well out of range.
Palli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Palli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hook quickly recovers to half guard.
Hook manages to get to full guard.
Hook wants to sweep but no luck.
Palli throws an elbow that misses. Hook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Palli's guard. Nice move by Hook!
Hook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hook trying to control but Palli is working from the bottom.
Hook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hook lands a couple of elbows.
Palli wants to stand up but Hook is controlling him.
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!
Hook stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palli is looking to stand up but Hook isn't so interested in that idea.
Hook landing some decent shots from guard.
Hook throwing strikes from guard but Palli blocks nicely.
Hook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hook won't allow Palli to get back to his feet.

Palli uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Palli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palli fails with a takedown attempt.
Palli is breathing heavily.
Palli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iiro Palli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hook throws a leg kick but Palli moved away.
Hook darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hook cracks Palli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palli shoots for a double leg takedown but Hook sprawls well. He's pushed Palli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hook listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hook throws a leg kick but Palli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hook lands a nice hook to Palli's body. Palli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hook tests Palli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hook throws a leg kick that misses.
Palli walks into a jab.
Jab, jab by Hook - just one landing.
Hook is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Hook.
Hook has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hook misses with a low kick.
Hook lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Palli is rocked!

It looks like Iiro Palli has been cut.
Hook looks to land a right hand but Palli moved out of range.
Oh Palli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hook misses the target.
Hook throws a shot from downtown. Palli moves away and avoids it.
Hook throws a hook but Palli avoids it easily.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Palli.
Palli tries for a takedown but Hook circles away easily
and Hook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palli thinking.
Hook misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palli.
Iiro Palli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Palli colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hook as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Palli is left battered and dazed whilst Hook and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Hook!