PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Valo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Nozek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valo
vs
Nozek

193 cm
20
224 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Valo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andre Nozek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nozek moves into range and clinches up with Valo.
Nozek leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Nozek.
Valo can't break the clinch.
Nozek tries a body shot but Valo blocks it.
A short right from Nozek on the inside.
Nozek misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Valo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nozek as Valo tries to tie him up.
Nozek lands with a right to the head.
Nozek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valo wants to break free but Nozek has control.
Nozek's coach down at The Meat Market was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nozek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valo tries to circle away but Nozek has him pinned against the cage.
Nozek lands a damaging elbow.
Valo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nozek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nozek has him pressed against the cage.
Nozek working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Valo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valo backwards.
Nozek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nozek lands a nice uppercut.

Valo breaks from the clinch.

Nozek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Valo, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nozek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Valo is rocked!
Nozek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Valo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valo.
Nozek working aggressively here.
Nozek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nozek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nozek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valo's defenses.
Nozek working aggressively here.
Nozek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valo.
Nozek stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nozek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nozek has him pressed against the cage.
Valo has had enough of the clinch but Nozek keeps him there for the moment.
Valo blocks an uppercut.
Nozek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nozek working aggressively here.
Nozek working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nozek swings wildly with an uppercut but Valo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valo seems to have got his legs back now.
Valo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Nozek.
Nozek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valo's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozek digs a right hand underneath Valo's ribcage. Valo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nozek has Valo pressed against the cage, preventing Valo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nozek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valos head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valo.
Nozek lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Valo to his knees! Nozek keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Nozek!