PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyrkki Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Esposito might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sukh Knight. Sankari has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Esposito
vs
Sankari

195 cm
37
285 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

225 cm
32
300 lbs
22 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

GREEN!

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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nyrkki Sankari!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sankari throws a big shot that misses.
Sankari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sankari misses with a body punch
and Esposito counters with a right hand to the body.
Sankari throws a head kick that Esposito semi-blocks.

It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Esposito lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Sankari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esposito scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sankari doesn't seem bothered though.
Sankari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Nyrkki Sankari has been cut.
Sankari misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Esposito misses its intended target.
Esposito lands with an uppercut that bounces Sankari off the cage and back into range.
Esposito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sankari lands a slapping body shot.
Sankari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Espositos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Esposito connects with a right hand. Sankari shakes it off.
Sankari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That has opened up Nyrkki Sankari's cut even more.
Sloppy strikes from Esposito. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankari thows a body shot but no joy.
Esposito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sankari.
Esposito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sankari throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sankari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sankari right on the button. Sankari goes down! Esposito follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Esposito gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Esposito!
John Esposito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.