PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wursty has chosen Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santoro
vs
Wursty

160 cm
24
150 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
153 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wursty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wursty delivers a nice body kick.
Wursty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wursty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wursty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santoro's sensitive parts.
Wursty misses with a hook to the body

and Santoro counters with a single leg into guard. Wursty didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wursty keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Santoro stays in close to Wursty's body and controls the position.
Santoro is pushing down on Wursty's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wursty is fighting to maintain full guard but Santoro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santoro thows a huge punch but Wursty dodges it nicely.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wursty keeps working.
Santoro performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Santoro is thwarting Wursty's attempts to control the position.
Santoro wants to take a breather but Wursty is having none of it.

Santoro seems to be looking for submissions.

Santoro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wursty has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wursty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santoro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throws a strike but Wursty avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Santoro stands up over Wursty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Wursty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wursty keeping full guard, as Santoro tries to pass.
Wursty trying to control the position.
Santoro sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wursty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wursty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santoro will feel that in the morning.
Wursty punishes Santoro's body with a nice straight punch.
Wursty thumps Santoro with a low kick.
Santoro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wursty to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick from Wursty lands but Santoro takes it in his stride.

Santoro is rocked!
A head kick by Wursty - that's a beauty! Santoro is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Wursty can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antero Wursty! Antero Wursty retains his featherweight title!