PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Lipponen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipponen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rainbow - Man on the Silver Mountain. 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.

Bodhidharma
vs
Lipponen

180 cm
29
265 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

191 cm
33
272 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160
Tab out

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Lipponen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodhidharma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bodhidharma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bodhidharma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lipponen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bodhidharma lands a head kick. Lipponen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Pekka Lipponen has been cut.
Bodhidharma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick but Lipponen moves out of range.
Lipponen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lipponen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bodhidharma was well out of range. Poor timing from Lipponen.
Bodhidharma connects with a body shot that sends Lipponen's belly button to the back.
Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Lipponen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bodhidharma counters with a head kick. That will keep Lipponen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lipponen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bodhidharma is fending him off so far but Lipponen persists. Nope, Bodhidharma circles away and we're back to standing.
Damo Bodhidharma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pekka Lipponen.
Bodhidharma feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Lipponen collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Damo Bodhidharma!
Damo Bodhidharma very nearly forgot to thank Tab out amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.