PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalja Turpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickel The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Turpa
vs
The

181 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

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 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalja Turpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickel The!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

The rushes Turpa and presses him up against the cage.
The has Turpa pushed against the cage.
The stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turpa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The.
Turpa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turpa uses from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The is pulling down on Turpa's head to control his posture.

The has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Turpa has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The jumps into guard, dragging Turpa to the mat.

The uses the cage to get back to his feet.

The clinches up with Turpa and pushes him back against the cage.
The lands with a light punch inside.
Turpa takes a shot to the head.
Turpa looking for a takedown.
The lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cracks Turpa with a nice body shot.
Turpa is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The landing knees to the head.

Turpa is rocked!
Turpa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Turpa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The misses with a punch on the inside.
Turpa could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turpa.
The tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The jerks Turpa's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Turpa drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! The goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from The because Turpa was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mickel The!